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Thursday, March 28, 2024

CABARET – MUSIC COMING UP by Sandi Durell

Jackie Draper/Beechman Theatre – Lorna Luft/54 Below – Quintin Harris/BirdlandJazz – Gotham Jazz Festival – Lea DeLaria/54 Below – Centennial Birthday Celebration Julie Wilson/Mabe…

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Off Broadway Theater Coming Up by Sandi Durell

David Letterman/PACNYC – Philip Galinsky/31 Triggers – October 7/Actors Temple – Small Acts of Daring Invention/HERE – The Art of Life/Open Jar Studios – What Became of Us/Atlantic…

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Wednesday, March 27, 2024

77th Annual Tony Awards Update by Sandi Durell

Academy Award winner and Tony Award nominee Ariana DeBose returns to host THE 77TH ANNUAL TONY AWARDS® for the third time, from the David H. Koch Theater at Lincoln Center for the Performi…

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Tuesday, March 26, 2024

THEATER and MORE INFORMATION by Sandi Durell

Broadway Celebrates Earth Day Concert – Epic Players/Spring Awakening – Extension of 20at20 Off Broadway – Tammy Faye/Palace Theatre – Sunset Blvd/St.James Theatre – Jennifer Hudso…

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Monday, March 25, 2024

John Philip: Oceans of Love and Life by Sandi Durell

Cabaret Review by Marilyn Lester . . . . Remember that 1984 hit film whose eponymous song had the call-and-response refrain: “Who ya gonna call? Ghostbusters!” Well, for aspiring cabaret…

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Saturday, March 23, 2024

MUSIC – CABARET – THEATER by Sandi Durell

54 Below welcomes back star of stage and screen Tony Danza on May 28, 29, 31 & June 1 at 7pm. Tickets can be purchased at 54below.org/TonyDanza.  Tony Danza and his four-piece band …

SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 09:35AM
Friday, March 22, 2024

92NY Honors Sondheim’s Birthday by Sandi Durell

Honoring Stephen Sondheim’s birthday today March 22, 92NY re-released a 1971 audio recording of Sondheim on the closing night of the first Lyrics & Lyricists season – here’s a li…

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Theater, Music Coming Up by Sandi Durell

Chavkin Way-Fabulation ReEducation of Undine-J2Spotlight Musical Theatre Season-Jennifer Roberts Loves Sheldon-Deborah & Joshua Zecher Ross-Best of Bway Flops-Origin 1st Irish 2024-Daryl…

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Wednesday, March 20, 2024

 Music and Theater Coming Up by Sandi Durell

Ben Platt will lend his vocals to an upcoming concert residency on Broadway this spring. The Tony Award-winning actor most recently seen onstage in “Parade” will offer audiences an 18-…

SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 11:12AM
Monday, March 18, 2024

Lempicka Meets with Press by Sandi Durell

Lempicka, the highly anticipated sweeping new musical portrait celebrating the gripping true story of renowned artist Tamara de Lempicka, released a new portrait of the principal company, a…

SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 09:20AM

THEATER – MUSIC COMING UP by Sandi Durell

SoHo Playhouse’s U.S. premiere of Epidermis Circus, The Weirdest Puppet Show You’ve Ever Seen!, co-created and performed by Ingrid Hansen (Puppeteer for Jim Henson Company’s Fraggle Ro…

SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 09:13AM
Thursday, March 14, 2024

Theater, Music and More by Sandi Durell

Todd Haimes, President/CEO, in memoriam; Scott Ellis, Interim Artistic Director) announces Emmy & Tony Award winner Kristin Chenoweth in KRISTIN: AN EVENING WITH FRIENDS FOR TODD,…

SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 10:06AM
Tuesday, March 12, 2024

CABARET and MUSIC UPDATES and MORE by Sandi Durell

Scott Siegel’s BROADWAY BY THE SEASON returns for its second year at Merkin Hall with an All-Star line-up for three Spring concerts: March 25, April 29, and June 17. For the first show, Br…

SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 03:01PM

Video Interview with Andrew Samonsky ‘Lempicka’ by Sandi Durell

by Meredith Heyman . . . . Broadway leading man, Andrew Samonsky, is returning to the boards in the new musical, Lempicka, playing Tamara de Lempicka’s husband, Tadeusz Lempicka. In a vide…

SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 08:38AM
Monday, March 11, 2024

Video Interview with Carson Kreitzer – Lempicka by Sandi Durell

by Meredith Heyman . . . . Writer Carson Kreitzer is preparing to make her Broadway debut in the new musical, Lempicka. Kreitzer wrote the show’s book and lyrics and also came up with the …

SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 10:05AM

Saxy Susie Clausen Oh What a Gal! by Sandi Durell

By Sandi Durell . . . . She’s got that thing That sexy thing Long blonde hair and . . . A saxophone? A lady with a sax, that’s a real fact! And, by the way, not only can she toot This ja…

SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 09:45AM

John Lloyd Young Returns to Café Carlyle by Sandi Durell

Tony Award winner John Lloyd Young returns to the Café Carlyle, May 14-18, with one of his most-popular sets. Original Jersey Boys screen and stage star, John Lloyd Young, is one o…

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Sunday, March 10, 2024

Irish Rep Presents Philadelphia, Here I Come! by Sandi Durell

Philadelphia, Here I Come!, presented by Irish Repertory Theatre. Philadelphia, Here I Come! is the third production in The Friel Project, a retrospective of the work of renowned Irish p…

SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 09:59AM

Growing A Theater Complex in Great Barrington by Sandi Durell

Great Barrington’s Historic Firehouse at 20 Castle Street is nearing completion of its restoration by Warrior Trading. Following a multi-million-dollar refurbishment, including a new roo…

SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 08:31AM
Saturday, March 9, 2024

All of Me Completes Casting by Sandi Durell

The New Group has announced complete casting for All of Me, by Laura Winters, with Lily Mae Harrington, Florencia Lozano, Brian Morabito and Kyra Sedgwick joining, as previously ann…

SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 09:38AM

The Lonely Few – MCC Theater by Sandi Durell

MCC Theater presents THE LONELY FEW April 27 thru June 2, a New York premiere rock musical about the forces that launch us from home and the gravitational pull that can bring us back. By aw…

SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 08:49AM
Friday, March 8, 2024

Make Me Gorgeous Celebrates 100th Performance by Sandi Durell

MAKE ME GORGEOUS!’ 100th performance was celebrated on March 7th.  Darius Rose aka Jackie Cox (“RuPaul’s Drag Race”), who stars as Kenneth “Mr. Madam” Marlowe, was joined by …

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UPCOMING THEATER AND MORE by Sandi Durell

The Wooster Group/Symphony of Rats – Out Of the Box Theatrics/Krysta Rodriguez – Othello/Denzel Washington & Jake Glyllenhaal – Jamie Lozano & La Familia – SoHo Playhouse/Mes…

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Thursday, March 7, 2024

First Look at the New Musical Suffs by Sandi Durell

By Melissa Griegel . . . . The cast and creative of the upcoming Broadway show Suffs presented a special sneak peek of the show on Wednesday, February 28th, 2024 at the Great Hall at Cooper …

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Video Interview with Director Gordon Greenberg by Sandi Durell

by Meredith Heyman . . . This spring it’s “hip” to be Huey Lewis on Broadway. The music of the iconic rock star will debut on the Great White Way in the new musical, Theater Pizzazz sp…

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Wednesday, March 6, 2024

MORE OFF-BROADWAY THEATER COMING UP by Sandi Durell

Joanna Rush/United Solo Festival – Antony and Cleopatra/The Acting Co – Caitlin Cook/SoHo Playhouse – Stalker/New World Stages – J2Spotlight Musical Theater 2024 Season – Jordans/P…

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THE SIEGEL COLUMN by Sandi Durell

By Barbara & Scott Siegel . . . . Rarely Commented Upon: The Foundation of Broadway’s Current Success – Mammoth Long Running Shows! When you consider the ebb & flow of shows that…

SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 09:39AM
Tuesday, March 5, 2024

Video Interview with Director Schele Williams by Sandi Durell

by Meredith Heyman . . . . Director, Schele Williams, is making her Broadway debut this spring in not one, but two, musicals. First up, Williams is bringing the stage musical adaptation of T…

SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 09:08AM
Monday, March 4, 2024

THEATER COMING UP by Sandi Durell

78th Annual Theatre World Awards – Patriots/Ethel Barrymore Theatre – Herself/A.R.T. – Gun & Powder/PaperMill Playhouse – Yoga for Billionaires/FrigidFestival The Drilling Compan…

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Marilyn Maye Sponsors Theater Pizzazz by Sandi Durell

Yes, that Marilyn Maye! The Queen and Grand Dame of Cabaret, jazz and pop! A musical theatre actress and masterclass educator, much in demand. The super singer and feisty lady who gets all t…

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Sunday, March 3, 2024

Richard Holbrook: Twenty + Four in 2024 by Sandi Durell

Cabaret Review By Melissa Griegel . . . . 54 Below was a veritable who’s who of cabaret and Broadway, as stars packed the house to see Richard Holbrook and the Tom Nelson Trio on February …

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All that Chat

2023-2024 BROADWAY SEASON
May 30, 2023: Grey House - Lyceum Theatre
Jun 26, 2023: Just For Us - Hudson Theatre
Jul 24, 2023: The Cottage - Hayes Theater
Nov 16, 2023: Spamalot - St. James Theatre
Dec 18, 2023: Appropriate - Hayes Theater
Mar 07, 2024: Doubt - Todd Haimes Theatre
Apr 14, 2024: Lempicka - Longacre Theatre
Apr 17, 2024: The Wiz - Marquis Theatre
Apr 18, 2024: Suffs - Music Box Theatre
Apr 25, 2024: Mother Play - Hayes Theater
Jun 10, 2024: The Drama Desk Awards