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Tuesday, February 22, 2022

MTF Evening of Songs at Joe’s Pub by Sandi Durell

For one-night-only, Musical Theatre Factory presents an evening of songs by MTF Makers, Jaime Jarrett and Tidtaya Sinutoke, and MTF artist, Isabella Dawis at Joe’s Pub on February 28. Join…

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Melissa Errico – Out of the Dark:  The Film Noir Project by Sandi Durell

By Andrew Poretz . . . <Narrator, over a lonely sax riff> It was a cold, dark night, when the dame called.  “The band is ready.  There’ll be a ticket with your name.  The man at…

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Monday, February 21, 2022

Lee Roy Reams – A Kentucky Boy by Sandi Durell

Join Lee Roy Reams at Feinstein’s/54 Below on March 10th and 11th live at 7 pm  (live-streamed March 11) as he takes us on a life journey from his hometown of Covington, Kentucky to the b…

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MISCAST22 – April 4 by Sandi Durell

MCC Theatre announces MISCAST22 returns LIVE and IN-PERSON Monday, April 4, 2022 at the Hammerstein Ballroom in New York City and so far, the lineup is what dreams are made of! Here are the…

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CELIA BERK – ON MY WAY TO YOU: Improbable Stories That Inspired An Unlikely Path by Sandi Durell

By Marilyn Lester . . . That disturbance in the Force, otherwise known as two years of Covid, has famously upended New York City’s cultural life. For Celia Berk, the award-winning vocalist…

SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 08:50AM
Saturday, February 19, 2022

FLORIDA Theater, Music, Cabaret by Sandi Durell

Mark Frangione, Owner/Chef of the popular restaurant Café Pelican, announced the launch of an exciting new dining and dancing series at his award-winning restaurant, located at 612 US-1 in…

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Theater Music and More by Sandi Durell

Everyone wants to be famous. It’s his fault. Ryan Raftery returns to Joe’s Pub for his sixth consecutive run, premiering his new celebrity biomusical comedy THE TRIAL OF ANDY WARHOL. Ins…

SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 08:35AM
Friday, February 18, 2022

ANN HAMPTON CALLAWAY – AFTERGLOW: A JAZZ VALENTINE by Sandi Durell

By Brian Scott Lipton . . . Don’t worry, Ann Hampton Callaway knows what day it is. Yes, February 14 is a not-too-distant memory, but there’s no reason not to celebrate love a few days l…

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Dianna Agron Returns to Cafe Carlyle by Sandi Durell

Acclaimed singer, dancer and actress Dianna Agron returns to the Café Carlyle, March 29 – April 9. Dianna has recently finished production for Mayim Bialik’s As Sick As They Made Us opp…

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Janie Barnett and Cole Porter by Sandi Durell

THE LOFT AT CITY WINERY presents Janie Barnett as she re-imagines Cole Porter on March 27, 2022. At this brunch show, Barnett throws Cole Porter’s sultry, steamy songs of love and lust int…

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Cady Huffman and Mary Ann McSweeney The Green Room 42 by Sandi Durell

Old friends, Cady Huffman (Tony winner for The Producers) and Mary Ann McSweeney (award winning jazz bassist, Girl From the North Country) come together on February 22 at 7 pm to inve…

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Gabrielle Lee: A Tin Pan Alley Black History Celebration by Sandi Durell

By Andrew Poretz . . . Gabrielle Lee is an actress and singer of considerable talent and charm who made her cabaret debut at the defunct Metropolitan Room back in 2013.  For Black History M…

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Thursday, February 17, 2022

High Noon Returns by Sandi Durell

Axis Theatre Company presents a limited return engagement of High Noon, their celebrated adaptation of the screenplay for the 1952 Western film, devised by an ensemble led by Artistic Dire…

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MACBETH 2022 TICKET INITIATIVE by Sandi Durell

The highly-anticipated upcoming Broadway production of MACBETH has announced the MACBETH 2022: Ticket Initiative, a program developed to provide students with a unique opportunity to see …

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Mark William  Love Sings! by Sandi Durell

By Andrew Poretz . . . Mark William, at first glance, seems like the kind of fresh-faced, wide-eyed boy who lands in Manhattan off a Greyhound bus from Ohio and winds up in a Broadway chorus…

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Wednesday, February 16, 2022

Theater Updates by Sandi Durell

New Shows Coming Up Include: Made by God, Penelope (or How The Odyssey Was Really Written), The Forest, Paradise Square, The Baker’s Wife, Cindy of Arc . . . Paradise Square new musical by…

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Cabaret Listings: More February Shows by Sandi Durell

February At 54 Below: Feb. 18/19 @ 7 pm – Melissa Errico: Out of the Dark, The Film Noir Project; Feb. 16 @ 7pm – Make Them Hear You: Ode to Black Musicals w/Salome Smith etc; Feb. 17 @ …

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PETE MALINVERNI TRIO at The Django by Sandi Durell

By Andrew Poretz .  .  . Pete Malinverni, a well-respected jazz pianist, composer and educator who has been on the New York jazz scene for nearly 40 years, brought his trio to one of the m…

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Gavin’s Back in Town! Creel Commemorates Homecoming with Heartfelt PBS Performance by Sandi Durell

by Matt Smith . . . “Gotta get your new tuxedo pressed / Gotta sew a button on your vest / ‘Cause tonight you wanna look your best / Someone’s back in town!” The someone in question …

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Rosie’s Theatre Kids ‘Passing It On’ Gala by Sandi Durell

Founder Rosie O’Donnell and Artistic and Executive Director Lori Klinger announce that Rosie’s Theater Kids will return to the stage to honor CBS President and CEO George Cheeks an…

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Rattlestick Benefit Reading ‘Unusual Acts of Devotion’ by Sandi Durell

Join Rattlestick Playwrights Theater in person or on-line for a Benefit Reading of Terrence McNally’s “Unusual Acts of Devotion” (in partnership with Tom Kirdahy Productions), directed…

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N’Kenge on Kentucky Ave by Sandi Durell

New York City’s Broadway and Opera star N’Kenge rejoins the cast in the award-winning production of On Kentucky Ave, a celebration of Atlantic City’s famed Club Harlem of the 1960s.…

SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 08:25AM
Tuesday, February 15, 2022

THEATER NEWS by Sandi Durell

Audible Inc. live events from Audible Theater recorded live from the Minetta Lane Theatre and released to a global audience as Audible Originals. For three nights Thursday, March 3 throu…

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Monday, February 14, 2022

“A CLASS ACT” ALL THE WAY by Sandi Durell

By Ron Fassler . . . The mission statement of the J2 Spotlight Musical Theater Company states their intention to bring back three lesser known Broadway musicals a season with minimal design …

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John Pizzarelli: A Tribute to George Shearing by Sandi Durell

By Marilyn Lester . . . On August 13, 2019, celebrated jazz pianist-composer George Shearing would have turned 100 years old. Shortly thereafter, celebrated jazz guitarist, John Pizzarelli, …

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FROM GODDESS TO BOMBSHELL QUINN LEMLEY is RITA HAYWORTH by Sandi Durell

The definitive Rita Hayworth is Quinn Lemley whose show Rita Hayworth – The Heat Is On – brings the 40s sex symbol to life. The show has been extended and extended some more at Don’t T…

SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 08:29AM

VALERIE LEMON and JANE FROMAN by Sandi Durell

By Sandi Durell . . . What to do when you’re a singer of note with a lovely soprano voice and one day you are chosen? That’s basically what happened to Valerie Lemon when she was ‘pick…

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Saturday, February 12, 2022

Major Attaway Is “Chillin’ with the Villains” in Inventive New Solo Show by Sandi Durell

by Matt Smith . . . “Hidee hidee hidee hi Hode hode hode ho Hee dee hee dee hee dee hee A hidee hidee hidee ho!” There was an extra dash of Disney magic in the air on January 31st, when …

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Friday, February 11, 2022

Piaf & Dietrich: A Cabaret Love Affair by Sandi Durell

Marlene Dietrich and Edith Piaf, both cabaret divas of their own accord, were close friends throughout the years of their careers. But were they more than that? Rumors of their romance wil…

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THE MUSIC MAN – ON THE RED CARPET by Sandi Durell

Music Man starring Hugh Jackman and Sutton Foster Opens on Broadway By Melissa Griegel . . . The Music Man opened to great fanfare last night with a 45-piece NYC high school marching band st…

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94 – Of Course There’s More! when you’re Marilyn Maye by Sandi Durell

The Queen of Cabaret, the Marvelous Marilyn Maye will be back to celebrate her birthday at Broadway’s living room, Feinstein’s/54 Below, April 7 thru 16 at 7 pm. She’ll only be 94 and …

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