8,550 stories from Theater Pizzazz
By Ron Fassler . . . "Is it so hard to satisfy your senses?" are the first words we hear in the opening song from the iconic Melissa Etheridge in her biographical musical play, Melissa E…
The curtain rose on the first performance of the final Stephen Sondheim musical. Here We Are, the new musical from David Ives and Sondheim, on stage at The Shed's Griffin Theater (5…
The Laramie Project/The Trevor Project " Donna Murphy/Victoria Clark " Arthur Miller Foundation/Leslie Odom Jr & Kara Young " Jaime Lozano/Florencia Cuenca/Frigid Festival " MasterVoices…
By Ron Fassler . . . Before getting to the question of how a sixty-two-year-old comedy like Ossie Davis's Purlie Victorious can remain current in its social concerns without changing a l…
Lisa Dawn Miller (lisadawnmiller.com) who manages the legacy song catalogue of her father, legendary songwriter, Ron Miller (1932-2007) (ronmillersongbook.com), hosts and performs i…
Emmy & Grammy-nominated and International Award-winning Songstress N'Kenge (pronounced "nuh-KEN-JEE") has been heralded by the New York Times as "a classically trained diva that ca…
By Sandi Durell . . . The cast and creatives of the upcoming new musical HARMONY were ready, willing and more than able, at Open Jar Studios, to show what they can do and what we can expect …
Every Wednesday Night announces a special concert version of the beloved musical, set to take place on October 4, 2023, at 7 p.m. This unique event will bring the powerful and moving story t…
 Broadway Inspirational Voices (BIV), adds additional guests to their fourth annual fundraising event, "Hope In Harmony: Award Ceremony & Fundraiser," scheduled to take place…
Alive/Theater555 " The Vanishing Elephant/Stage42 " Alice in Neverland/Reading " Stephanie J. Block/Club44 Records New Victory Theater, NYC's premiere performing arts hub for young audiences…
The court of the St. James Theatre is complete! Taran Killam ("Saturday Night Live") will join the cast of the Tony Award-winning Best Musical comedy Monty Python's SPAMALOT as S…
54 Sings ABBA " USA Brooklyn Deli/Satin Dollz " Quinn Lemley/Rita Hayworth " Marissa Mulder/Girl Talk " Therese Lee " Eadie Scott " Marieann Meringolo Extends Don't miss Quinn Lemley's month…
LA TI DO Productions in NYC presents Here Lies Love: A Homecoming Concert on Monday, October 9 at 9:30pm, featuring the cast, alumni and friends of David Byrne and Fatboy Slim's new hi…
By Andrew Poretz … Singer Kieran Brown, a very young, "up and coming" jazz and R&B singer with a strong proclivity for material from the Great American Songbook, took the stage at The …
The all-new production of the Tony Award-winning hit musical The Wiz will open on Broadway on Wednesday, April 17, 2024, in a limited engagement at the Marquis Theatre (210 West 46th…
Carol Sue will return to the stage at Don't Tell Mama, 10/31, 11/15 , and 12/10, following her sold out show at the Green Room 42 last fall. She started singing on a DARE in her mid 70…
The Fabulist Fox Sister " Scene Partners/Vineyard Theatre " Dreams of Dracula Immersive " Gabe Mollica " Andre Bishop " Amid Falling Walls/National Yiddish Theatre Folksbienne AÂ new theat…
By Marilyn Lester . . . When a playwright chooses a topic to write about, the roots of that choice can be intriguing indeed. In this case, T.J. Elliott was fascinated by the tale of Sain…
By Maryann Lopinto . . . Cheyenne Jackson performed at 54 Below this past week for five performances. Replacing a performer who had to cancel her gig about a month ago, all his sho…
By Sandi Durell . . . I should actually begin this with " Â how lucky can the theater and cabaret community get having the lovely, talented Melissa Errico in our midst as she reaches new h…
Amy Beth Williams " Goldie Dver " Madelaine Warren " Christine Ebersole/Billy Stritch " Andre De Shields " Hills on Fire " Myriam Phiro Goldie Dver returns to Don't Tell Mama to celebrate he…
By Andrew Poretz … Amanda McBroom, a singer-songwriter as well as a fine actress, sold out Birdland Jazz with an audience filled with bold-face names from the cabaret scene, including Mari…
By Marcina Zaccaria . . . Can piano music save the soul? This is the question I kept asking myself as I watched the courageous performance in 20 Seconds, written and performed by Thomas …
The Muftis are back! The York Theatre Co at Theatre at St. Jeans (150 E. 76 St.) presents a staged concert reading of Walter Marks' (music/lyrics) with book by Ernest Kinoy) from Sept. 23 to…
I Need That " Rip Tide/Edgar Oliver " Hedy Lamarr " The Second City " The Night of the Iguana " Cyclops A Rock Opera " Saw the Musical Forwood C. Wiser presents Sean Young (Blade Runne…
