8,501 stories from Theater Pizzazz
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…
By Alix Cohen Henry Darger was an American outsider artist and reclusive writer whose work remained largely unknown during his lifetime. Born in Chicago in 1892 his mother died when he was y…
By Stuart Miller... Issy Knowles' solo show about a sex worker knows how to get your attention but may not leave you satisfied.
By Alix Cohen The longevity industry in the United States"anti-aging medicine, supplements, biotech research, medical spas, and diagnostics"is worth tens of billions of dollars per year. Ant…
By Melissa Griegel Photos by Melissa Griegel Photography An evening spent listening to the velvety voice of Paulo Szot, looking debonair in a black tuxedo, is an enchanting one. Paulo Szot, …
By Alix Cohen Lillias White is an amalgam of Etta James, Mae West and Puck (A Midsummer Night's Dream.) She sizzles her way onstage with a defiant "I'm Getting' Along Alright" (Bobby Sharp/C…
By Alix Cohen Mel Tormé (1925-1999), known as "The Velvet Fog", impressed audiences and peers alike with his silken voice, innate swing, improvisational skill, and sophisticated arrangement…
By Carol Rocamora... A "woke" ogre  saves his town in a madcap new musical at New York City Center
By Alix Cohen Tin Pan Alley originated in the late 19th century on West 28th Street in New York City, where music publishers and songwriters clustered to produce and promote popular sheet mu…
You may never look at a treadmill the same way again.
By Alix Cohen Kenneth Ard was in bed when he received a text from a former mentee. Cats: The Jellicle Ball was coming to Broadway. Ard had originated the role of Macavity in the 1982 Winter …
