8,618 stories from Theater Pizzazz
By Ron Fassler . . . If the title of Will Arbery's new comedy-drama from the New Group sounds confusing, just put the emphasis on "climbing" and say it aloud as if it were a newspaper he…
Join The Classical Theatre of Harlem and Tony & Grammy nominee Joshua Henry for an intimate holiday concert and open bar at Harlem's famous Red Rooster on December 12th at 8:00 p.m. L…
The Jamie Lloyd Company, the successful partnership between Ambassador Theatre Group and Artistic Director Jamie Lloyd, announced that Academy Award® winner Jessica Chastai…
By Shari Upbin. . . A celebration of the Life of Jan McArt was celebrated at the Wold Performing Arts Theatre in Boca Raton on Nov. 14, 2022. Christine Andreas (with husband Martin Sil…
By Alix Cohen . . "You've got to have a dream, if you don't have a dream, how you gonna make a dream come true?" Oscar Hammerstein II (South Pacific) That Broadway brought in 1.43 billion do…
By Carol Rocamora . . . The story of summer love holds sweet promise in the theater, don't you agree? But not in the case of a certain summer, in a certain time and place . . . Playw…
By Carole Di Tosti . . . How far back can you trace your lineage? For Madeline Sayet, Native American theater-maker and lover of Shakespeare, the challenge of understanding her identity …
by Cooper Lawrence . . . If you were wondering where your favorite Broadway stars are hiding out on Monday nights when their shows are dark, well last night November 14, they were at the mos…
By Marcina Zaccaria . . . Slick and convincing, Good Enemy is more weighty than humorous, only sometimes erupting in a type of violence that is unfathomable. Driving the action is a hu…
By Melissa Griegel . . . The Miskoff Theatre at 201 West 44th Street welcomed back cast and creatives to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the show's opening 25 years ago on November 13t, 19…
By Andrew Poretz . . . Singer Madelaine Warren returned to the Laurie Beechman Theatre for an encore performance of Invitation. The classically trained soprano has been on the cabaret scene …
By Stuart Miller . . . On a well-worn couch, Andy and Em are struggling to talk about the past but their halting, tense conversation with Fred is undermined as the older man charms and defle…
Eddie Izzard will return to the New York stage this December for six weeks only playing 21 characters in Charles Dickens' Great Expectations, a classic tale of convicts, mystery, frien…
By Ron Fassler . . . The husband and wife team of John Pizzarelli and Jessica Molaskey have returned to the Café Carlyle for a two week engagement that is as warm and inviting as sitting by…
By Ron Fassler . . . Peter Fogel is a throwback to a time when you could watch a comedian like him on The Ed Sullivan Show, the CBS Sunday night variety series that ran from 1948 to 1971. Fa…
Many of your favorite shows and performers are readying to give you Holiday Cheer at some of your favorite clubs. We can't list them all, so here are some to whet your appetite. See the webs…
By Andrew Poretz … Bob O'Hare is a former actor who gave it up to become an attorney four decades ago, a profession he still practices. Like many attorneys, he's quite the raconteur.Â…
By JK Clarke . . . Ask any working comic and they'll tell you that the standup comedy business is more difficult now than it has been in over fifty years. Not since organized crime figur…
By Andrew Poretz … Have you ever wished you could brag that you caught an early version of a show like Hamilton or In the Heights before it hit Broadway? If you were at 54 Below on Nov…
By Carol Rocamora . . . Have you ever wanted to return to a show desperately, and see it one more time?  Especially for one unforgettable moment? That happened to me after attendi…
By Ron Fassler . . . No, the headline is not hyperbole. There were approximately 150 witnesses to the opening night performance of Leslie Uggams' weekend run of shows at 54 Below on Thur…
By Samuel L. Leiter . . . Once again this season, a writer with a gift for language has crafted a play that is essentially a work of literature, gussied up for the stage with creative de…
In Partnership with Heritage Auctions By Alix Cohen . . . There was and will always be only one Al Hirschfeld (1903-2003) After studying in London and Paris, the artist landed in New York. �…
Bob Fosse's DANCIN'Â " the American show business legend's landmark musical tribute to the art form that defined his life " will return to Broadway 41 years after the original smash-hit pr…
Gary Schweikhart, board president of the Carbonell Awards, South Florida's Theatre & Arts Honors, announced that the 45th annual awards"the first live ceremony since 2019"attracted…
