8,618 stories from Theater Pizzazz
By Andrew Poretz . . . The "Boy from Oz," the late, great entertainer Peter Allen, was many things: a song-and-dance man, sure; a composer of pop hits, absolutely. Allen was also the sensiti…
Free Public Works Musical AdaptationTHE TEMPESTBy William Shakespeare Music & Lyrics by Benjamin VelezChoreography by Tiffany Rea-Fisher   Directed by Laurie Woolery Augu…
New York City Center has announced programming for the 2023 " 2024 Season, 80 Years at the Center of the Arts. 30th Encores! Series " Once Upon a Mattress, Jelly's Last Jam, and Titani…
Clint Holmes " Amanda Green " Robbie Rozelle " Susan Mack Robbie Rozelle returns to the historic nightclub Birdland with an all-new show, "Bring Me Giants" on June 29, 2023 at 8:30p…
Thanks Raven Snook (TDF) for providing this wonderful list of New York's outdoor theatre season and more.  Shakespeare in the Park's mounting of Hamlet is just one of many alfresco …
By Sandi Durell . . . On May 25,2023 the OCC handed out awards to all the Winners, previously announced, making it so much easier and surely filled with less performer angst waiting to hear …
By Sandi Durell . . . It was a fortuitous happening when the Boathouse special events space ended its run in Central Park! Why? It opened up the opportunity to find a new location for one of…
By Andrew Poretz … Las Vegas-based singer Amanda King made a fine debut at 54 Below on May 19. Though she has appeared in New York before, this was her first solo show. Ms. King made a spl…
By Carol Rocamora . . . Meet Bert. He's the best friend a fellow could ever have"at least according to Kenneth. He's warm, funny, supportive, and always there when Kenneth needs him"espe…
The 2023 Chita Rivera Awards on May 22 at NYU Skirball Center for the Performing Arts proved to be one of the most exciting evenings in their history with an over-the-top enthusiastic audien…
Ronald 'Smokey' Stevens; Britney Spears' Once Upon a One More Time; Cow Girl; AntFEST; Teenagers in Love; Le Bijou de Paris Ronald "Smokey" Stevens, one of Broadway's great musical comedy pe…
John Kevin Jones/1832 Merchants House " Phillip Officer/Birdland " Natalie Douglas/Birdland " Sam Morrison/SoHo Playhouse " Danny Bacher/Terry Gibbs Songbook " Schmoozin' With Slutsky/The Tr…
By Samuel L. Leiter . . . Bernarda's Daughters, by Diane Exavier, is a title guaranteed to trigger thoughts of The House of Bernarda Alba, the distinguished play by Federico GarcÃa Lo…
Review/Photos By Ron Fassler . . . As a longtime visitor to 54 Below, something happened May 22nd I'll remember the rest of my life, a simple moment of pure synchronicity. As the hour-long t…
By Ron Fassler . . . In GuadalÃs Del Carmen's two-character play, Bees & Honey, the path from meet-cute to eventual marriage to sad dissolution is depicted across the span of two hour…
BIRDLAND THEATER will present the New York debut of the musical revue "Hooray for Hollywood!" on Thursday, June 15 at 8:30 PM. This enthralling tribute stars Billy Strit…
By Samuel L. Leiter . . . The Manhattan Theatre Club is having a friendship moment. Over at its Broadway venue, the Samuel J. Friedman Theatre, David Auburn's Summer, 1976 follows the on…
By Andrew Poretz … Margo Brown returned to her cabaret home base at Don't Tell Mama recently for two nights with her newest show, Forever Me with Love, which celebrated the release of her …
By Ron Fassler . . . When I was eighteen years old, Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975) played my local cinema. My brother and I went to see it and were among the few in the theater t…
Repertorio Espanol/Razdojka; Love+Science/NYC Center Stage; One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest Reading;Lena Hall/Roy Orbison Jukebox Musical; Roger Rees Awards The Broadway Education AllianceÂ…
By Samuel L. Leiter . . . Like courtroom dramas, plays about people involved with branches of psychotherapy have a built-in theatrical premise. One or more characters gradually expose tr…
Marieann Meringolo-Extends Residency; Broadway Sings Lady Gaga; Patti-Bottino Bravo; Quinn Lemley Returns to Residency; Jeff Harnar and Alex Rybeck " 40th Anniversary Jeff Harnar with Alex R…
Recipient of eight Tony Award nominations including BEST MUSICAL, the critically-acclaimed new musical KIMBERLY AKIMBO will launch the Great Adventure Grants, a unique initiat…
The 2023 Off Broadway Alliance Awards, as well as this year's Legends of Off Broadway, Off Broadway Hall of Fame inductees, and Friend of Off Broadway! Winners in the competitive categories …
The New York Drama Critics' Circle has announced that Carolee Carmello, Harvey Fierstein, Audra McDonald, Laurie Metcalf, and Brandon Uranowitz will be the presenters of its 2023 awards. The…
