Orson's Shadow by Jk Clarke

Theater Review by Michael Dale . . . . As an actor, director, playwright, and teacher, Austin Pendleton's sextet of decades as a mainstay of American theater, film, and television can certai…

SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 3:31am on March 27, 2024☆⚑

The Notebook by Jk Clarke

Theater Review by Carol Rocamora . . . .  The Notebook, a supremely sentimental new musical now on Broadway, might very well be upstaged this high-flying season by powerhouse productions …

SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 3:18am on March 27, 2024☆⚑

THEATER and MORE INFORMATION by Sandi Durell

Broadway Celebrates Earth Day Concert " Epic Players/Spring Awakening " Extension of 20at20 Off Broadway " Tammy Faye/Palace Theatre " Sunset Blvd/St.James Theatre " Jennifer Hudson/Smash Pr…

SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 9:44am on March 26, 2024☆⚑

Leiter Looks at Books by Jk Clarke

Casual notes on show-biz books, memoirs and studies, dust gatherers and hot off the presses. Book Review by Samuel L. Leiter . . . .  2nd edition: The Age and Stage of George L. Fox 1825-…

SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 9:14pm on March 25, 2024☆⚑

John Philip: Oceans of Love and Life by Sandi Durell

Cabaret Review by Marilyn Lester . . . . Remember that 1984 hit film whose eponymous song had the call-and-response refrain: "Who ya gonna call? Ghostbusters!" Well, for aspiring cabaret per…

SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 10:46am on March 25, 2024☆⚑

An Enemy of the People by Jk Clarke

Theater Review by Carol Rocamora . . . .  "Our town is sick . . . diseased . . . All our spiritual sources of life are poisoned, and our society is built on a heap of lies." Sounds like a…

SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 4:02am on March 25, 2024☆⚑

Dead Outlaw by Jk Clarke

Theater Review by Samuel L. Leiter . . . .  Like many reviewers, I'm always being asked what shows I've liked lately. Normally, my octogenarian brain is too crammed with recent shows to s…

SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 6:02pm on March 24, 2024☆⚑

The New York Pops Has Them Dancing In Their Seats With "Hitsville: Celebrating Motown" by Andrew Poretz

Music review by Andrew Poretz . . . . When is the last time you saw an entire audience clapping, singing along and dancing to a 78-piece orchestra? The New York Pops orchestra has had some o…

SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 10:15am on March 23, 2024☆⚑

MUSIC " CABARET " THEATER by Sandi Durell

54 Below welcomes back star of stage and screen Tony Danza on May 28, 29, 31 & June 1 at 7pm. Tickets can be purchased at 54below.org/TonyDanza.  Tony Danza and his four-p…

SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 9:35am on March 23, 2024☆⚑

92NY Honors Sondheim's Birthday by Sandi Durell

Honoring Stephen Sondheim's birthday today March 22, 92NY re-released a 1971 audio recording of Sondheim on the closing night of the first Lyrics & Lyricists season " here's a link…

SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 4:18pm on March 22, 2024☆⚑

A Toast to Steve and Eydie at Carnegie Hall by Jk Clarke

Music Review by Ron Fassler . . . . For more than a half-century, the husband and wife singing team of Steve Lawrence and Eydie Gormé performed live the world over"producing best-selling al…

SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 2:19pm on March 22, 2024☆⚑

Theater, Music Coming Up by Sandi Durell

Chavkin Way-Fabulation ReEducation of Undine-J2Spotlight Musical Theatre Season-Jennifer Roberts Loves Sheldon-Deborah & Joshua Zecher Ross-Best of Bway Flops-Origin 1st Irish 2024-Daryl…

SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 8:55am on March 22, 2024☆⚑

Like They Do in the Movies by Jk Clarke

Theater Review by Samuel L. Leiter . . . . Laurence Fishburne has been a TV, film, and TV presence for just about 50 of his vigorous 62 years. During that half-century of thespian activity, …

SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 8:00pm on March 21, 2024☆⚑

Leslie Uggams Astonishes at 54 Below by Jk Clarke

Cabaret Review by Ron Fassler . . . . Confession: I've been a fan of Leslie Uggams for more than sixty years, going back to when I first saw her on television as a small child. Of course, sh…

SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 2:19pm on March 21, 2024☆⚑

 Music and Theater Coming Up by Sandi Durell

Ben Platt will lend his vocals to an upcoming concert residency on Broadway this spring. The Tony Award-winning actor most recently seen onstage in "Parade" will offer audiences an 18-…

SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 11:12am on March 20, 2024☆⚑

Duke Ellington Orchestra " Featuring Lisa Fischer  by Jk Clarke

Music Review by Marilyn Lester . . . . This year, 2024, marks the 125th birthday of one of America's finest composers and musicians: pianist and band leader, Edward Kennedy (Duke) Ellington.…

SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 6:03am on March 20, 2024☆⚑

Leiter Looks at Books by Jk Clarke

Casual notes on show-biz books, memoirs and studies, dust gatherers and hot off the presses. Book Review by Samuel L. Leiter . . . . Michael Meyer, Not Prince Hamlet: Literary and Theatrical…

SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 5:37am on March 20, 2024☆⚑

43 Stages of Grieving " A Comedy by Jk Clarke

Theater Review by Michael Dale . . . .  A 333-year-old woman and a pregnant robot walk into a studio apartment in Williamsburg . . .  While the initial premise behind playwright/direct…

SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 5:09am on March 20, 2024☆⚑

Corruption " Ousting the Fox From the Henhouse by Jk Clarke

Theater Review by JK Clarke . . . . It seems oddly disconcerting this year that there are two significant Off-Broadway productions that confront eroding global standards of journalism. But t…

SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 11:45pm on March 18, 2024☆⚑

Atlanta's Out Front Theatre Company Presents "The Gulf" by Jk Clarke

Theater Review by Jeffrey Bruce . . . . Atlanta's leading LGBTQIA+ theater, Out Front, is presenting the premier of Audrey Cefaly's The Gulf directed by K. Parker. The two-character play tak…

SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 9:40pm on March 18, 2024☆⚑

Lempicka Meets with Press by Sandi Durell

Lempicka, the highly anticipated sweeping new musical portrait celebrating the gripping true story of renowned artist Tamara de Lempicka, released a new portrait of the principal company,…

SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 9:20am on March 18, 2024☆⚑

THEATER " MUSIC COMING UP by Sandi Durell

SoHo Playhouse's U.S. premiere of Epidermis Circus, The Weirdest Puppet Show You've Ever Seen!, co-created and performed by Ingrid Hansen (Puppeteer for Jim Henson Company's Fraggle Rock and…

SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 9:13am on March 18, 2024☆⚑

The Affections of May " Florida Theater Scene by Jk Clarke

Pigs Do Fly Brings a Second Course of Canadian-based Laughter to Fort Lauderdale's Empire Stage Theater Review by Myra Chanin . . . .  Ever heard of the playwright Norm Foster? If you lik…

SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 3:14am on March 16, 2024☆⚑

Ibsen's Ghost " An Irresponsible Biographical Fantasy by Jk Clarke

Theater Review by Samuel L. Leiter . . . .  It's always a pleasure to anticipate whatever popular playwright-drag artist-actor Charles Busch is cooking up for his next comedic endeavor. O…

SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 8:00pm on March 14, 2024☆⚑

The Effect by Jk Clarke

Theater Review by Brian Scott Lipton . . . . We've all heard that love is a drug. But can a drug cause love? That's the big practical question being posed"alongside a host of philosophical o…

SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 4:07pm on March 14, 2024☆⚑