Saturday, July 22, 2023
By Andrew Poretz . . . Move over Michael Bublé, there’s a new Canadian heartthrob, eh, and that is one David Marino. The Montreal native made his rather auspicious New York cabaret debut …
SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 04:31AMSunday, July 16, 2023
By Andrew Poretz … Broadway great Norm Lewis wowed ‘em when he kicked off the Midsummer MusicFest at The 92nd Street Y. Working with the top trio – music director Billy Stritch, bassis…
SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 09:32AMMonday, July 10, 2023
The Stars of Tomorrow Project is the teen acting program founded by Tony Danza – the beloved star of Taxi and Who’s the Boss, as well as a fine song-and-dance man. The organization provi…
SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 09:10AMThe Theater Hall of Fame Inc. has announced its 2023 inductees: actors Bebe Neuwirth (Chicago, Sweet Charity), Judd Hirsch (Conversations With My Father, I’m Not Rappaport), and Laurie Met…
SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 08:50AMSunday, July 9, 2023
Catherine Waller’s The Creeps, after award-winning runs at Edinburgh Fringe Festival, Hollywood Fringe Festival, and United Solo Festival, makes its New York premiere Off-Broadway at Playh…
SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 08:50AMTuesday, July 4, 2023
Roundabout Theatre Company has announced the complete cast for Covenant by York Walker, directed by Tiffany Nichole Greene. Covenant explores the power of belief and the thin line between ru…
SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 01:47PMSunday, July 2, 2023
The final play of the acclaimed “Meet Miss Baker” Series Mint Theater Company will return to Theatre Row with the American premiere of Elizabeth Baker’s Partnership, directed by Jackso…
SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 02:32AMSaturday, July 1, 2023
A Broadway musical adaptation of Imitation of Life, based on the 1933 Fannie Hurst novel and the two screen adaptations by Universal Pictures in 1934 and 1959, is being developed for the Bro…
SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 11:32PMFriday, June 30, 2023
That’s the million-dollar question. Now playing for a limited run at Chicago’s Studebaker Theater, Personality: The Lloyd Price Musical celebrates the life, career, and unforgettable son…
SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 01:03PMThursday, June 29, 2023
Jerry Orbach’s Broadway will be presented at 54 Below on July 24. The evening of music honors the beloved performer, who started out Off-Broadway in The Threepenny Opera and The Fantastick…
SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 10:58PMWednesday, June 28, 2023
By Andrew Poretz . . . Popular New York entertainer Steven Maglio, with his “big band orchestra,” opened at the Cutting Room last week for the first of a monthly residency, in an impress…
SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 10:06PMThe New York Theater Workshop and co-producer American Repertory Theater will present The Half-God of Rainfall, a new play by award-winning poet and playwright Inua Ellams (Barber Shop Chron…
SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 02:25PMBy Cynthia Reitman … THE GREAT GATSBY, The Immersive Show, made its official American debut in New York City. This immersive theatrical adaptation of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s classic tale w…
SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 10:06AMMonday, June 26, 2023
Tony Winner and Broadway legend Faith Prince will teach a two-day, immersive master class in the art form of Cabaret in September at The 92nd Street Y, New York School of Music. The workshop…
SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 04:42PMSaturday, June 24, 2023
Backstage Babble Live! returns to 54 Below on July 17th. Based on the popular podcast hosted by 15-year-old expert Charles Kirsch, the concert will feature performances and stories from his …
SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 05:42PMBroadway Barks returns to Shubert Alley on Saturday, July 8, 2023, for the 25th annual star-studded dog and cat adoption event. Co-founded by Bernadette Peters and the late Mary Tyler Moore,…
SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 05:13PMThursday, June 22, 2023
It’s been 50 years since the TKTS booth in Times Square, where so many of us have waited on line to get half-price tickets for that day’s Broadway shows, first appeared. A grand celebra…
SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 06:16PMDrew & Dane Productions presents Dracula, A Comedy of Terrors by Gordon Greenberg and Steve Rosen in a limited 18-week engagement, September 4 – January 7, at New World Stages (340 Wes…
SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 03:15PMThe New Jersey Repertory Company will present the world premiere of Michael Tucker’s (LA Law, Radio Days) comedy A Tailor Near Me. Directed by James Glossman, the show stars Tony nominee …
SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 03:00PMSecond Stage Theater has announced complete casting for TOROS by Danny Tejera anddirected by Gaye Taylor Upchurch. Abubakr Ali (Anything’s Possible), b (American (Tele)Visions) and Tony Aw…
SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 03:00PMMonday, June 19, 2023
Bistro and MAC Hanson Award winning vocalist, Lucille Carr-Kaffashan, returns to Don’t Tell Mama with the summer installment of her 2023 series, Three Seasons of Singer-Songwriters. Unwrit…
SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 11:51PMBy Andrew Poretz … Victoria Guthrie, a former model, currently a working actress with many credits, made her cabaret debut this month at Don’t Tell Mama. Theater Pizzazz was on hand for …
SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 11:09PMThursday, June 15, 2023
By Andrew Poretz … The American Popular Song Society (“APSS”) held its second annual Gala Celebration at the off-Broadway venue Theater555, honoring cabaret legend Marilyn Maye with a …
SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 02:46PMWednesday, June 14, 2023
By Andrew Poretz … Australian-born pianist Matt Baker brought his latest show, A Rhapsody of Gershwin, to Chelsea Table + Stage on June 7. A fellow of considerable talent as a pianist and …
SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 03:13AMSaturday, June 10, 2023
By Andrew Poretz … MAC Award-winning vocalist Goldie Dver opened her new show, Bridges, at Don’t Tell Mama this week. The show is partly in support of her debut album, the newly released…
SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 08:32AMSaturday, June 3, 2023
By Andrew Poretz . . . The “Boy from Oz,” the late, great entertainer Peter Allen, was many things: a song-and-dance man, sure; a composer of pop hits, absolutely. Allen was also the sen…
SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 05:11AMFriday, May 26, 2023
By Andrew Poretz … Las Vegas-based singer Amanda King made a fine debut at 54 Below on May 19. Though she has appeared in New York before, this was her first solo show. Ms. King made a spl…
SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 06:30PMSaturday, May 20, 2023
By Andrew Poretz … Margo Brown returned to her cabaret home base at Don’t Tell Mama recently for two nights with her newest show, Forever Me with Love, which celebrated the release of he…
SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 08:05AMWednesday, May 17, 2023
By Andrew Poretz … Singer, guitarist and songwriter Allan Harris brought his golden baritone and his matching gold guitar to Chelsea Table + Stage for a grade-A set of jazz standards, Nat …
SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 05:08AMSaturday, April 29, 2023
By Andrew Poretz . . . This reviewer saw Seth Sikes and Nicolas King’s The New Belters when they first presented it last October at The Green Room 42. It showed promise, but, was certainly…
SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 09:30AMFriday, January 13, 2023
By Andrew Poretz … Broadway, film and pop star John Lloyd Young returned to 54 Below for a four-night residency. The Jersey Boys star had a new backup band, led by that long-haired geniu…
SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 06:37PM 
