8,502 stories from Theater Pizzazz
Book Review by Samuel L. Leiter . . . Casual notes on show-biz books, memoirs and studies, dust gatherers, and hot off the presses.
Review by Ron Fassler . . . On the wings of angels comes The Billy Stritch Trio for a six-performance engagement at Birdland Jazz Club. Joined by Michael O'Brien on bass and Eric Halvorson o…
Review by Ron Fassler . . . At the age of twelve, I began weekly sojourns into Manhattan from my home on Long Island with the mission of seeing every Broadway show possible. Keeping strict r…
In Granny Jackson's Dead, "Granny" has died and her family receives guests at her home, where she lies in state.
Review by Ron Fassler . . . With the Tony Awards deadline fast upon us, two final shows are slipping in under the wire, Dead Outlaw and Real Women Have Curves, both opening tonight …
By Carole Di Tosti... The affecting and lyrical musical, "Floyd Collins," sports a glorious folk and bluegrass-inspired score to tell the harrowing but uplifting story of eponymous Kentucky …
Returning to the land of her father, Siobhan (Hannah Victoria Collins) goes to his house and finds a family secret that sets the story in motion
By Ron Fassler . . . Having made her Broadway debut at the age of eight as a replacement in the title role of Matlida at the Shubert Theatre, actress Fina Strazza has returned to…
By Adam Cohen.... Affected by Cerebral palsy, a group of conditions that affect movement, balance, and posture, Haddad delivers a moving, honest portrait of seeking romantic connections that…
By Meredith Heyman... Olivier Award-winning designer Marg Horwell, discussess her Broadway debut with "The Picture of Dorian Gray" and creating the set and costumes for the famous character,…
By Meredith Heyman... Tony Award-winner Beth Leavel, celebrating her 15th time starring alongside Bernadette Peters in "Stephen Sondheim's Old Friends" recounts how opening nights have evolv…
By Meredith Heyman... Multi-Tony Award-nominated choreographer Camille A. Brown tells Theater Pizzazz how she reinterpreted some of the iconic dances in "Hell's Kitchen" and collaborated wit…
By Andrew Poretz. . . . Making it to 100 years old is quite a milestone. On April 1st, chanteuse Lynne Charnay joined this exclusive club, celebrating with two sold-out nights at Don't Tell …
By Ron Fassler . . . In 1980, Gilbert and Sullivan's comic opera The Pirates of Penzance was given a revival in Central Park at the open-air Delacorte Theatre, courtesy of producer Joseph Pa…
Review by Stuart Miller... A searingly funny look at how girls and women are treated on stage and in life.
Review by Ron Fassler . . . One time, at the finish of one of the gatherings in his honor that Stephen Sondheim received regularly in his later years, the master composer-lyricist took to th…
Interview by Meredith Heyman... Ben Stanton discussess how lighting helped to tell the high-tech musical's story
By Andrew Poretz. . . . Making it to 100 years old is quite a milestone. On April 1st, chanteuse Lynne Charnay joined this exclusive club, celebrating with two sold-out nights at Don't Tell …
Review by Ron Fassler . . . When a truly old-fashioned musical like Boop! The Musical opens, offering a beatific heroine, dazzling choreography, and hummable tunes that send you out in…
Review by Stuart Miller.... Sarah Snook is phenomenal and the use of screens in this one-woman show works brilliantly--until it doesn't.
Review by Ron Fassler . . . A dozen or so years ago, when journalist Patrick Bringley found himself unsure of what to do with the rest of his life, his restlessness caused him to quit his hi…
Book Reviews by Samuel L. Leiter . . . Casual notes on show-biz books, memoirs and studies, dust gatherers, and hot off the presses.
Review by Ron Fassler . . . You may be forgiven if you're not familiar with playwright Bertolt Brecht's The Mother, as it did have its premiere nearly a century ago in 1932 Berlin. Writte…
By Barbara & Scott Siegel... can you always count on off-Broadway for high quality? The reviews are in, but the jury's still out.
Review by Ron Fassler . . . I wasn't sure what to expect when the location of Ken Urban's new play Danger and Opportunity took me to a theater called East Village Basement. Located at …
