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.
The post Leiter Looks at Books: "How to Survive a Killer M…
Review by Samual L. Leiter... Lisa Sanaye Dring wrestles Japan's national sport (aside from baseball) into theatrical shape.
The post "SUMO:" Pseudo Sumo Is Better than No Sumo at All appear…
"Sparking greater human connections through musical storytelling, providing unforgettable performances that reflect the world around us and reimagining what the choral experience can be." Th…
Video by Meredith Heyman... Marjan Neshat, star of "English," shares with Theater Pizzazz how she continues to relate to her character and why the play is particularly relevant today.
The p…
By Melissa Griegel… Fans of multi-hyphenate Lin-Manuel Miranda packed the entire sixth floor of the Marriott Marquis on February 8th, waiting over an hour to enter the BroadwayCon main sta…
Theater Review by Walter Murphy . . . Parodies require broad knowledge of their source materials. So, not all works are good sources. They need to be well-established and well-known. Wha…
Review by Samuel L. Leiter... Arthur Miller's 1968 drama of clashing brothers selling their family furniture could use some elbow grease.
The post "The Price:" When Brothers Clash appeared f…
Review by Carole did Tosti... This 1977 classic still resonates, featuring a stellar cast witha four-legged star worth the price of admission.
The post "Curse of the Starving Class:" Shepard…
Theatre Review by Ron Fassler . . . The plays of the prolific Samuel D. Hunter have one common theme: connection. The Idaho born and reared Hunter, the region in which he sets the …
Theater PIzzazz's Ron Fassler recently had the pleasure of discussing The Jonathan Larson Project with cast member Taylor Iman Jones. Currently in previews at the Orpheum Theatre on Second A…
Theater Review by Walter Murphy . . . Tony Award winner Enda Walsh's Safe House, now playing at St Ann's Warehouse in Brooklyn, is a sung-through musical about where safety and security …
Theatre Review by Ron Fassler . . . In the 1970s, it was extremely difficult for a woman in America to experience any sense of empowerment without first getting some sort of economic or soci…
In Doc Dougherty's solo show, Godzilla's Prince, Dougherty tells of his king of the monsters, his father
The post Godzilla's Prince " Beware of Monsters Within appeared first on Theater Pizz…
Cabaret Review by Ron Fassler . . . If you're a theatre fan then you are probably aware of Charles Kirsch's podcast "Backstage Babble." The now seventeen-year-old has recorded more than 2…
Cabaret Review by Ron Fassler . . . It was a pleasure on Saturday evening to catch the final performance of Joaquina Kalukango's four-night engagement at 54 Below. It was her birthday, which…
Wouldn't it be fun, and a lovely escape, to return to the happier times of childhood? The answer is to escape to Emilio's A Million Chameleons
The post Emilio's A Million Chameleons " Fun Fo…
By Eyal Solomon... Carnegie Hall was transformed into a glittering, jazz-infused celebration of Cole Porter's timeless musical brilliance.
The post The New York Pops' "Let's Misbehave: The S…
Video by Meredith Heyman... Sam Kissajukian, writer and star of "Sam Kissajukian: 300 Paintings," discussess drawing the lines between art, mental health and creativity.
Theatre Review by Ron Fassler . . . Idina Menzel's career in musical theatre was launched nearly thirty years ago as Maureen in the original company of Rent. A few years after that, she t…
By Melissa Griegel… In the spirit of shows like The Vagina Monologues, Joy Behar's new no-holds-barred show My First Ex-Husband opened on February 6th, after starting previews on January 2…
Theatre Review by Ron Fassler . . . I only got to Ken Ludwig's 2019 play Dear Jack, Dear Louise last night and since it closes this weekend please take my word that it's well worth rus…
By Andrew Poretz . . . . The very young cabaret singer Madalyn Matthews recently made her 54 Below debut with Fill My Cup With Blue. Madalyn first came to my attention at the Mabel Mercer Fo…
Review by Yani Perez... Bodas de Blood is a commendable effort to reintroduce Lorca's poignant tale tomodern audiences.
The post Bodas de Blood Brings Lorca's Tragic Classic to Contemporary …
Review by Stuart Miller... "Henry IV", currently playing at the Theater for a New Audience, is an entertaining, if overlong, coming of age story dressed in royal garb
The post Prince Hal Fin…
Theatre Review by Ron Fassler . . . When the curtain goes up on Lia Romeo's new play Still, we join two extremely attractive people, Helen and Mark, in mid-conversation at a hotel bar. He…
