Monday, September 29, 2025
By Stuart Miller... Tim Blake Nelson's play is a glimpse at where AI may be taking us.
The post “And Then We Were No More” – Raging Against the Machine… And Getting Nowhere appeare…
SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 03:12PMReview by Carol Rocamora... A riveting revival of this devastating melodrama shakes the rafters of TFANA
The post Ibsen’s “The Wild Duck” Flies Again appeared first on Theater Pizzazz.
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By Stuart Miller... John Leguizamo's family drama tackles too many issues with too much exposition
The post “The Other Americans” Fails to Fulfill Its Potential appeared first on Theate…
SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 10:34PMMonday, September 22, 2025
By Staurt Miller... Mike Bartlett's play shows two colleague gleefully goring the office's weak link.
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SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 03:05PMBy Adam Cohen... The Underground Railroad, hip-hop, looped musical offers sick beats to history (recent and past)
The post Mexodus Brilliantly Combines Beats, Loops and History appeared firs…
SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 02:55PMBy Stuart Miller... Julia McDermott generates heat in Brian Watkin’s one-woman show about a woman falling apart… and a planet doing the same.
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SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 02:22PMSunday, September 21, 2025
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: “A Man of Much Importance: The Art and …
SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 06:42PMFriday, September 19, 2025
By Samuel L. Leiter… New York has a number of institutions part of whose function is to introduce the artistic expressions of a particular national culture. I don’t know of any that, ove…
SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 09:42AMTuesday, September 2, 2025
By Barbara & Scott Siegel... Plays About Celebrities: Ava: The Secret Conversations and Gene & Gilda.
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SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 10:09PMWednesday, August 27, 2025
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: “Ben Hecht’s Theatre of Jewish Protes…
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By Sam Leiter... Casual notes on show biz books, memoirs, and studies, dust gatherers and hot off the presses
The post Leiter Looks at Books: “Theater Kid: A Broadway Memoir” appeared fi…
SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 10:16PMSaturday, July 26, 2025
By Adam Cohen... Creator Carl Holder captivates the audience with bold charm and embrace of story and life’s randomness
The post “Out of Order” is Endlessly Engaging and Honest appeare…
SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 02:17PMTuesday, July 22, 2025
By Abbe Sparks... Barbara Bleier & Austin Pendelton with Richard Maltby, Jr. and Gretchen Cryer are as fresh and hilariously funny as the best of 'em!
The post Forever Young: Veteran Per…
SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 02:58PMWednesday, July 16, 2025
Book reviews 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: “Diana Rigg: The Biography…
SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 02:31PMSaturday, July 12, 2025
Playwright Rishi Varma has officially announced the cast for his highly anticipated eco-gothic drama, Sulfur Bottom, which is set to grace the stage at The Jerry Orbach Theater.
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SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 10:22PMBy Alix Cohen...
A splashy satire that bakes bullying, teenage suicide, and sexual assault in dark, subversive humor.
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SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 12:42PMFriday, July 4, 2025
By Alix Cohen... A middle American nice guy shows his true colors seduced by lure of righteousness and male dominance.
The post “Angry Alan” – The Toxic Male Next Door appeared first…
SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 10:27AMFriday, June 27, 2025
By Eyal Solomon... The new rock adaptation captures Mozart’s spirit and wit, without missing a beat on vocal performance.
The post “Mozart’s Don Giovanni: A Rock Opera” – Wolfgang …
SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 01:34PMThursday, June 26, 2025
Playwright Rishi Varma announces the debut of his new play Sulfur Bottom, set to take the stage at The Jerry Orbach Theater.
SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 02:38PMBy Stuart Miller... Two damaged souls seek solace together while also pushing and prodding at each other's wounds.
SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 01:43PMMonday, June 16, 2025
Book 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 02:26PMThursday, 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
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