8,611 stories from Theater Pizzazz
By Barbara & Scott Siegel... Before this season's Broadway Onslaught, check out 'The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee' and 'About Time'
By Stuart Miller... The show finds laughter, absurdity and songs in nuclear bombs and socioeconomic divides.
By Andrew Poretz . . . Where does one hear music by the likes of Sam Cooke, Scott Joplin, George and Ira Gershwin, Willie Nelson, Irving Berlin, Talking Heads and Brian Eno, James Weldon Joh…
By Melissa Griegel… Photos by Melissa Griegel Photography Liz Callaway discovered Stephen Schwartz's Pippin when she was in high school and then made her off-Broadway debut in Schwartz's G…
Jesse Tyler Ferguson is charming, even if one wishes for someone in the role with a genuine score to settle
By Alix Cohen Brian Stokes Mitchell's life and career span both artistic triumph and personal resilience. Onstage, he rose to the top of Broadway with standout performances in Ragtime and Ki…
By Alix Cohen Alvin Ailey transformed modern dance by centering Black experience, spirituality, and community in works that speak to universal emotion. His legacy continues to expand access,…
By Alix Cohen What makes Sunset Circus different? "Two things: the story and the intimate environment. Ours is a theatrical show (on stage) in which the circus acts help tell the story. Phys…
By Melissa Griegel… Photos by Melissa Griegel Photography The second annual Ignite Concert Festival is a month-long series of performances at Baruch Performing Arts Center (55 Lexington Av…
By Alix Cohen Remember the Golden Age of musicals whose plots had a linear beginning, middle and end; thwarted lovers, apparent villains, drama, comedy relief, and lush music? Monte Cristo a…
A riveting 70-minutes.
By Alix Cohen Described by friends and associates as gentle, observant, ironic, and emotionally reserved, playwright Anton Chekhov exhibited those qualities in his work. The artist called on…
By Melissa Griegel… Two-time Tony® nominee Kate Baldwin (Hello, Dolly!, Finian's Rainbow, Big Fish) returned to 54 Below for three March performances.
By Alix Cohen This play sneaks up on one, its hero does not. Every minute Jordan Matthew Brown is onstage as Zack is captivating. The actor creates a sweet, bumbling, childlike young man for…
By Carol Rocamora.... Zieger's adaptation is a great surprise: entertaining, arresting, intense, and deeply moving.
By Alix Cohen British director Leigh Carver (Max Baker) practically salivates over having secured Academy Award winning Jay Conway (Michael Broderick) to star in his upcoming production abou…
Just sit back and appreciate songs filled with nostalgia, sentiment, humor, wisdom, longing, and regret.
Book review by Samuel L. Leiter... Lucian Msmati, The Godot Diaries: Behind the Scenes of Beckett's Play (London, New York: Methuen/Drama,2026). 213pp.
By Alix Cohen "Maybe if we stopped chasing grace, we'd learn to love the process of becoming Grace." Elizabeth Addison apparently has no theater and barely any music training. Like Irving Be…
By Alix Cohen Married 7 years, Bobby (Schoen Hodges) and his second wife, Elise (Leigh Wulff) are on the ropes. Her catering company has imploded; his assistant professorship replaced by sub…
By Andrew Poretz . . . . Italian singer Mafalda Minnozzi (who goes by her first name) and New York guitarist Paul Ricci returned to Pangea last week with a sold-out show, Courageous Voices: …
Review by Ron Fassler . . . Daniel Radcliffe has the distinction of being a worldwide household name and face for twenty-five of his thirty-six years. The British-born actor first burst onto…
By Stuart Miller... This play by two deaf actors finds creative ways to tell its story even when the protagonists can't reach each other.
By Alix Cohen Charles Strouse (1928-2025) composed music for 14 Broadway musicals, garnering three Tony Awards. An additional 16 musicals were produced elsewhere. Just out of school, playing…
By Melissa Griegel Photos by Melissa Griegel Photography Debby Boone seems to have discovered the fountain of youth. With her aptly named show It's Been a While…, Boone graced the 54 Below…
