Thursday, June 12, 2025
Ben Welch's "House of Life" combines elements of a sermon, a rebirth, and a party, all aimed at engaging with the audience to create a unique and euphoric experience.
SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 11:36AMTuesday, May 27, 2025
Review by Carol Rocamora… There are many ways to tell a life story on stage. In this season alone, we have several bio-musicals devoted to show business superstars: A Wonderful Life, whi…
SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 04:47PMMonday, May 26, 2025
Review by Adam Cohen... New Musical by Michael Thurber and Saheem Ali throbs with musical vibrancy thanks to Amber Iman
SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 12:36AMBook Review by Samuel L. Leiter Casual notes on show biz books, memoirs and studies, dust gatherers, and hot off the presses. Maureen Dowd, Notorious: Portraits of Stars from Hollywood, Fash…
SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 12:28AMBy Samuel L. Leiter... This jumbled fever dream undermines Nat King Cole’s legacy with tonal confusion, miscast mimicry, and emotional detachment.
SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 12:21AMTuesday, May 20, 2025
By Samuel L. Leiter... Cracked Open examines the emotional, social, and psychological fractures within a Brooklyn family when their high-achieving daughter suddenly exhibits signs of menta…
SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 10:01PMWednesday, April 30, 2025
By Marilyn Lester... Elder’s story sharply reflects the calamitous American legacy of racism, seen through the lens of the struggling Parker family.
SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 06:16PMBy Yani Perez... La MaMa's premiere of Class Dismissed is a wild ride through the surreal world of academia and philosophy, serving up a mix of lecture, party, and fever dreams.
SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 05:30PMBook Review by Samuel L. Leiter . . . Casual notes on show-biz books, memoirs and studies, dust gatherers, and hot off the presses.
SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 04:56PMFriday, April 11, 2025
Interview by Meredith Heyman... Ben Stanton discussess how lighting helped to tell the high-tech musical’s story
SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 01:05PMWednesday, April 9, 2025
Review by Stuart Miller.... Sarah Snook is phenomenal and the use of screens in this one-woman show works brilliantly--until it doesn’t.
SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 11:43PMTuesday, April 8, 2025
Book Reviews by Samuel L. Leiter . . . Casual notes on show-biz books, memoirs and studies, dust gatherers, and hot off the presses.
SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 02:17PMMonday, April 7, 2025
By Barbara & Scott Siegel... can you always count on off-Broadway for high quality? The reviews are in, but the jury's still out.
SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 02:18PMTuesday, April 1, 2025
By Barbara & Scott Siegel... looks like something very right is happening on Broadway!
The post The Siegel Column: Finally, A Great Theater Season is Unfolding! appeared first on Theate…
SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 11:24AMMonday, March 31, 2025
Review by Carol Rocamora... The sins of the fathers are visited upon the sons in this hilarious, harrowing new American family play.
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SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 04:56PMSaturday, March 29, 2025
Review by Marilyn Lester... "Operation Mincemeat," a screwball comedy that’s dead brilliant, follows London’s West End's tradition of wacky fun.
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SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 04:21PMFriday, March 28, 2025
Review by Brian Scott Lipton... Brian Stokes Mitchell and Kate Baldwin shine in this obscure 1948 musical.
The post “Love Life” Gets a Rare Encores Revival appeared first on Theater Pizz…
SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 06:38PMWednesday, March 26, 2025
LEITER LOOKS AT BOOKS: “Nancy Olson Livingston. A Front Row Seat: An Intimate Look at Broadway, Hollywood, and the Age of Glamour”
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SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 01:49PMFriday, March 21, 2025
Review by Stuart Miller... The actor dazzles in playing eight roles although the show ultimately falls short of the hype.
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SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 02:56PMThursday, March 20, 2025
By Stuart Miller... Josh Harmon relies too much on actual experience instead of diving deep in his new play.
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SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 03:31PMBy Carole Di Tosti... The stage adaptation of the Grammy Award-winning album highlights the stories of the its legendary cuban musicians.
The post “Buena Vista Social Club” – Where Ev…
SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 03:11PMMonday, March 17, 2025
Leiter Looks at Books: “Sonny Boy”... Casual notes on show-biz books, memoirs and studies, dust gatherers, and hot off the presses.
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SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 03:17PMReview by Samuel L. Leiter... Leonard Bernstein and Herbert von Karajan duke it out at Vienna’s Hotel Sacher
The post “LAST CALL”: Conductors Unbecoming appeared first on Theater Pizza…
SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 03:13PMMonday, March 10, 2025
Review by Carol Rocamora... Jack O’Brien directs a superb cast, featuring the charismatic debut of Levon Hawke
The post A Chilling, Thrilling Revival of Ibsen’s “Ghosts” at Lincoln C…
SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 09:10PMBy Barbara & Scott Siegel... Two Subscription Theatre Companies: Roundabout & MTC - Recent Shows That Lead The Way in Hard Times
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SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 03:59PMFriday, March 7, 2025
Theatre review by Carol Rocamora... Three timely London productions shed historic light on the perils of leadership in times of crisis
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SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 02:11PMBook Review by Samuel L. Leiter . . . Casual notes on show-biz books, memoirs and studies, dust gatherers, and hot off the presses.
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SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 08:25AMWednesday, March 5, 2025
Review by Samual L. Leiter... Lisa Sanaye Dring wrestles Japan’s national sport (aside from baseball) into theatrical shape.
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SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 08:51PMThursday, February 27, 2025
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…
SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 05:41PMTuesday, February 25, 2025
Review by Samuel L. Leiter... Arthur Miller's 1968 drama of clashing brothers selling their family furniture could use some elbow grease.
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SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 10:43PMReview 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:” She…
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