8,547 stories from Theater Pizzazz
By Melissa Griegel . . . . The cast and creative of the upcoming Broadway show Suffs presented a special sneak peek of the show on Wednesday, February 28th, 2024 at the Great Hall at Cooper …
by Meredith Heyman . . . This spring it's "hip" to be Huey Lewis on Broadway. The music of the iconic rock star will debut on the Great White Way in the new musical, Theater Pizzazz spoke to…
Theater Review by Carole Di Tosti . . . . In Brooklyn Laundry, John Patrick Shanley elucidates profound themes about family, love, loss, responsibility, and the healing power of truth. The 8…
Cabaret Review by Ron Fassler . . . . I'm of an age when radio was the means by which people became familiar with popular songs. In my teenage years, a portable transistor was responsibl…
CD Review by Andrew Poretz . . . . Margot Sergent is a marvelous French performer I've caught a couple of times, including her Edith Piaf show at Birdland (reviewed HERE). As a jazz harpist,…
Joanna Rush/United Solo Festival " Antony and Cleopatra/The Acting Co " Caitlin Cook/SoHo Playhouse " Stalker/New World Stages " J2Spotlight Musical Theater 2024 Season " Jordans/Public Thea…
By Barbara & Scott Siegel . . . . Rarely Commented Upon: The Foundation of Broadway's Current Success " Mammoth Long Running Shows! When you consider the ebb & flow of shows that ope…
Theater Review by Stuart Miller . . . . Five years ago I saw Cayenne Douglass' one-act play, Oh My, Goodness, about suicide and survival, at the Ensemble Studio Theater and was moved by her …
by Meredith Heyman . . . . Director, Schele Williams, is making her Broadway debut this spring in not one, but two, musicals. First up, Williams is bringing the stage musical adaptation of T…
Theater Review by Carol Rocamora . . . . Context. That is what struck me as the value of Sunset Baby, Dominique Morisseau's gem of a play, now being given a mighty revival at the Signature T…
78th Annual Theatre World Awards " Patriots/Ethel Barrymore Theatre " Herself/A.R.T. " Gun & Powder/PaperMill Playhouse " Yoga for Billionaires/FrigidFestival The Drilling Company's 25 y…
Yes, that Marilyn Maye! The Queen and Grand Dame of Cabaret, jazz and pop! A musical theatre actress and masterclass educator, much in demand. The super singer and feisty lady who gets all t…
Cabaret Review By Melissa Griegel . . . . 54 Below was a veritable who's who of cabaret and Broadway, as stars packed the house to see Richard Holbrook and the Tom Nelson Trio on February 28…
Cabaret Review By Melissa Griegel . . . Husband and wife team Florencia Cuenca and Jamie Lozano have a unique take on Broadway, infusing their Mexican heritage into the genre. The couple emi…
Maestra Music, the Obie Award-winning nonprofit organization founded by Georgia Stitt to support the women and nonbinary musicians in the musical theatre industry, is pleased to announ…
Don't Tell Mama will present vocalist John Philip in Oceans of Love and Life, in a four-night encore engagement " Friday, March 22 at 7pm, Sunday, April 28 at 4pm, Friday May 17 at 7pm…
Windows/The Town Hall " Lucy Simon Tribute/Joe's Pub " A Wonderful World Armstrong Musical/Studio 54 " Queen of Versailles/Kristin Chenoweth  On Monday, March 25th at 7:00pm, a bevy of…
The Wicked Stage:Songs About Show Business " Ann Hampton Callaway " Lauren Worsham & Kyle Jarrow " Justin Elizabeth Sayre/La MaMa " Tim Connell " Late Night Vibing:Asian R&B " Chasin…
By Barbara & Scott Siegel . . . IN ORDER TO SURVIVE, BROADWAY GOES BACK TO THE FUTURE! Back to the Future: The Musical has been playing to packed houses for months, with no signs of lett…
Second Stage Theater, a leading nonprofit that presents work by living American writers both on and off Broadway, is giving up its Rem Koolhaas-designed Off Broadway home in a former bank ne…
Theater Review by Carol Rocamora . . . . Since when can theater of ideas be as exciting and as powerful as, let's say, a Beethoven symphony? When you emerge from a performance with the theme…
Cabaret Review by Ron Fassler . . . . While living in Los Angeles thirty-five years ago, I came to New York City for a wedding weekend and had the chance to see only one Broadway show. With …
Cabaret Review by Ron Fassler . . . . On February 22nd, last week, some three months prior to the next Mother's Day, Tony Award winner Stephanie J. Block performed a solo show titled The Mot…
Theater Review by Carol Rocamora . . . . Brace yourselves. Rupert Goold's riveting production of The Hunt, now playing at St Ann's Warehouse in Brooklyn, will have you hanging onto your seat…
Theater Review by Samuel L. Leiter . . . . I met Jordan Seavey, playwright of The Seven Year Disappear, the New Group's current production at the Pershing Square Signature Center, only once,…
