1,037 stories by "Jk Clarke"
by Sophia Romma The St. Louis Actors' Studio presents LaBute Theater Festival featuring an evening of six one-act plays which debuted at the 59E59 Theaters, unveiling Ne…
by JK Clarke Imagine this luscious scenario: You head to Feinstein’s 54Below tonight to see An Evening With Lypsinka’s Maid, featuring John “Lypsinka&#…
Lincoln Center's American Songbook: Is That All There Is? Remembering Peggy Lee by Joe Regan Jr. January 21, 2016. In celebration of the paperback e…
by Kathryn Kitt The Public Theater has once again showcased a talent that bends musical convention. Part of the Under the Radar festival, Now I'm Fine is a pop opera from Seattle-…
Polished Performer Lets it all Hang Out by Kathryn Kitt I became a fan of Vanessa Williams back in the 1980s. I loved her slickly edited, up-tempo songs th…
Wednesday, January 20 saw the opening night festivities of Our Mother’s Brief Affair presented by the Manhattan Theatre Club at the Samuel J. Friedman Theatre. The play, …
by JK Clarke It's pretty much impossible to review Classic Stage Company's (CSC) Â new production of Bertolt Brecht's Mother Courage and Her Children without mentioning the c…
Tanya Tagaq: Goddess of Shrill Ice and Eruptive Lava by Rudy Gerson What is the sound of tectonic plates shifting, of our ancestors howling, of humanity's instinc…
by Jordan Cohen  Punk Kabarett International at Joe's Pub on Friday, January 15, brought together an eclectic roster of musicians and performance artists, all under …
by JK Clarke Despite being one of the 20th century's most prolific mass murderers"rivaled only by Hitler and Pol Pot"Soviet despot Josef Stalin's exploits are, sh…
by Monica Brown Known by many for his fantasy novel series The Chronicles of Narnia, C.S. Lewis is among the top twentieth century writers of Christian apologetics. Although he…
Singer, songwriter, movie star, stage actor, composer, lyricist and icon David Bowie (née Jones) has died at the age of 69. Confirming the rock star’s death, his son, Duncan Jo…
BREAKING NEWS " Sunday, January 10, 4:23PM Maurice Hines’ new production Tappin’ Thru Life was interrupted by a fire alarm and evacuated mid-performance. At this po…
by JK Clarke Review: Dragon Boat Racing Dragon Boat racing is a tradition that has spanned the centuries, having originated, some say, over 2500 years ago; and that has gained …
Talent and tastes vary writer to writer. And, of course, all Theater Pizzazz cabaret writers don’t get to see the same shows. But they all have strong opinions about the performers and…
It’s no simple matter to come up with a list of the Top Ten Plays and Musical productions of the year. Because of the countless productions from Broadway to Off-Broadway to Off-Off-Bro…
The exciting and energetic American Dance Machine for the 21st Century opened Monday night at the Joyce Theater. Directed by Tony Award winner Wayne Cliento, American Dance Machine is a stag…
Fiddler on the Roof Revival Opens on Broadway The fifth Broadway revival of the beloved musical, Fiddler on the Roof, opened Sunday night at the Broadway Theatre. Set in 1905 in a sht…
by Samuel L. Leiter I had two incentives for visiting the touring production of Annie at the Kings Theatre on Brooklyn's Flatbush Avenue. One, of course, was to see the musical…
by JK Clarke Greek plays, the foundation of Western theater, are often rather complex and layered stories. But when modern playwrights weave contemporary i…
Staceyann Chin, the well-known spoken-word poet, performer and LGBT activist, opened her new autobiographical solo show, Motherstruck!, Monday night, December 14 at the Lynn Redgrave …
Sunday night, December 13Â saw the opening night of Transport Group’s revival of Once Upon a Mattress at the Abrons Arts Center on Manhattan’s Lower East Side. Once Upo…
Andrew Lloyd Webber’s newest musical, School of Rock opened Sunday night at The Winter Garden theater. It’s the story of a sad sack, wannabe rocker, substitute teacher who…
by JK Clarke Sunday evening, November 29 saw the conclusion of La Mama Experimental Theatre Club's La Mama Puppet Series with a performance of Undefined Fraction by Loco7 Dance…
by JK Clarke Perhaps the most poignant moment in Bedlam Theatre's latest production, New York Animals"a new play by Steven Sater with songs by Burt Bacharach and …
