Monday, April 28, 2025

The Billy Stritch Trio Soars at Birdland by Ron Fassler

Review by Ron Fassler . . . On the wings of angels comes The Billy Stritch Trio for a six-performance engagement at Birdland Jazz Club. Joined by Michael O’Brien on bass and Eric Halvorson…

SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 06:26PM

“Zorba,” A Golden Oldie, Returns to New York by Ron Fassler

Review by Ron Fassler . . . At the age of twelve, I began weekly sojourns into Manhattan from my home on Long Island with the mission of seeing every Broadway show possible. Keeping strict r…

SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 12:15PM

Granny Jackson’s Dead – How Is She Still Dancing? by Jk Clarke

In Granny Jackson’s Dead, “Granny” has died and her family receives guests at her home, where she lies in state.

SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 04:05AM
Sunday, April 27, 2025

“Dead Outlaw” Fires on All Cylinders by Ron Fassler

Review by Ron Fassler . . . With the Tony Awards deadline fast upon us, two final shows are slipping in under the wire, Dead Outlaw and Real Women Have Curves, both opening tonight (I’l…

SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 09:49PM
Saturday, April 26, 2025

“Floyd Collins”: The American Dream Realized for a Price by Admin

By Carole Di Tosti... The affecting and lyrical musical, "Floyd Collins," sports a glorious folk and bluegrass-inspired score to tell the harrowing but uplifting story of eponymous Kentucky …

SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 06:32PM
Thursday, April 24, 2025

Breezy Point – Faeries Lost and Family Found by Jk Clarke

Returning to the land of her father, Siobhan (Hannah Victoria Collins) goes to his house and finds a family secret that sets the story in motion

SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 02:54PM

Fina Strazza Talks About her Role in the new Broadway hit “John Proctor is the Villain” by Ron Fassler

By Ron Fassler . . . Having made her Broadway debut at the age of eight as a replacement in the title role of Matlida at the Shubert Theatre, actress Fina Strazza has returned to the nei…

SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 01:20PM
Wednesday, April 23, 2025

Charm abounds in Ryan J. Haddad’s new one man show “Hold Me In The Water.” by Admin

By Adam Cohen.... Affected by Cerebral palsy, a group of conditions that affect movement, balance, and posture, Haddad delivers a moving, honest portrait of seeking romantic connections that…

SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 11:16PM

How Award-Winning Designer Marg Horwell Costumed “Succession” Star Sarah Snook To Play Dorian Gray On Broadway by Admin

By Meredith Heyman... Olivier Award-winning designer Marg Horwell, discussess her Broadway debut with “The Picture of Dorian Gray” and creating the set and costumes for the famous charac…

SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 10:50PM
Tuesday, April 22, 2025

More Than 30 Years After Beth Leavel’s Broadway Debut, She’s Finally Singing Sondheim On The Great White Way by Admin

By Meredith Heyman... Tony Award-winner Beth Leavel, celebrating her 15th time starring alongside Bernadette Peters in “Stephen Sondheim’s Old Friends” recounts how opening nights have…

SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 11:28PM
Monday, April 21, 2025

How Tony Award-Nominated Camille A. Brown Inspired New Choreography For The Classic Broadway Musical Gypsy by Admin

By Meredith Heyman... Multi-Tony Award-nominated choreographer Camille A. Brown tells Theater Pizzazz how she reinterpreted some of the iconic dances in "Hell's Kitchen" and collaborated wit…

SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 11:09PM
Sunday, April 20, 2025

Lynne Charnay’s Centennial Show A Sold-Out Smash by Admin

By Andrew Poretz. . . . Making it to 100 years old is quite a milestone. On April 1st, chanteuse Lynne Charnay joined this exclusive club, celebrating with two sold-out nights at Don’t Tel…

SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 11:43PM
Friday, April 18, 2025

NICHOLAS BARASCH ON HIS ROLE IN ROUNDABOUT’S “PIRATES! THE PENZANCE MUSICAL.”

By Ron Fassler . . . In 1980, Gilbert and Sullivan’s comic opera The Pirates of Penzance was given a revival in Central Park at the open-air Delacorte Theatre, courtesy of producer Joseph …

SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 02:01PM
Wednesday, April 16, 2025

“John Proctor is the Villain” but he’s not the only one in this furiously funny new play.

Review by Stuart Miller... A searingly funny look at how girls and women are treated on stage and in life.

SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 10:34PM
Friday, April 11, 2025

“Old Friends”: A New Revue Reviews Sondheim by Ron Fassler

Review by Ron Fassler . . . One time, at the finish of one of the gatherings in his honor that Stephen Sondheim received regularly in his later years, the master composer-lyricist took to th…

SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 03:56PM

Ben Stanton Sheds Light On His Lighting Design For “Maybe Happy Ending” by Eyal Solomon

Interview by Meredith Heyman... Ben Stanton discussess how lighting helped to tell the high-tech musical’s story

SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 01:05PM
Thursday, April 10, 2025

Lynne Charnay’s Centennial Show A Sold-Out Smash by Andrew Poretz

By Andrew Poretz. . . . Making it to 100 years old is quite a milestone. On April 1st, chanteuse Lynne Charnay joined this exclusive club, celebrating with two sold-out nights at Don’t Tel…

SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 11:33PM

“Betty Boop” Returns in Living Color by Ron Fassler

Review by Ron Fassler . . . When a truly old-fashioned musical like Boop! The Musical opens, offering a beatific heroine, dazzling choreography, and hummable tunes that send you out into t…

SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 01:40PM
Wednesday, April 9, 2025

“The Picture of Dorian Gray” offers a wondrous portrait that gradually curdles. by Eyal Solomon

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 11:43PM

“All the Beauty in the World”: A Picture of Exhilaration and Exultation by Ron Fassler

Review by Ron Fassler . . . A dozen or so years ago, when journalist Patrick Bringley found himself unsure of what to do with the rest of his life, his restlessness caused him to quit his hi…

SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 11:17AM
Tuesday, April 8, 2025

Leiter Looks at Books: “No Applause—Just Throw Money: The Book That Made Vaudeville Famous” and “American Vaudeville” by Eyal Solomon

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 02:17PM
Monday, April 7, 2025

“A Mother” Updates Brecht in a Modern Mash-Up by Ron Fassler

Review by Ron Fassler . . . You may be forgiven if you’re not familiar with playwright Bertolt Brecht’s The Mother, as it did have its premiere nearly a century ago in 1932 Berlin. Writ…

SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 10:36PM

The Siegel Column: Excellent, Okay, and Uh Oh!  by Eyal Solomon

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 02:18PM
Thursday, April 3, 2025

“Danger and Opportunity” Fills a Small Space with Big Ideas by Ron Fassler

Review by Ron Fassler . . . I wasn’t sure what to expect when the location of Ken Urban’s new play Danger and Opportunity took me to a theater called East Village Basement. Located at …

SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 11:10PM
Wednesday, April 2, 2025

Deaths of Salesmen: “Glengarry Glen Ross” Returns  by Ron Fassler

Review by Ron Fassler . . . The first time that audiences heard the precise and profane language of David Mamet’s Glengarry Glen Ross was nearly forty-two years ago in September of 1983. …

SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 12:50PM
Tuesday, April 1, 2025

The Siegel Column: Finally, A Great Theater Season is Unfolding! by Eyal Solomon

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 11:24AM
Monday, March 31, 2025

“Purpose”:  A hilarious, harrowing news play family play by Brandon Jacobs-Jenkins by Eyal Solomon

Review by Carol Rocamora... The sins of the fathers are visited upon the sons in this hilarious, harrowing new American family play. The post “Purpose”:  A hilarious, harrowing news p…

SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 04:56PM
Saturday, March 29, 2025

“Operation Mincemeat”: Artistic Verisimilitude to an Otherwise Bald and Brassy Narrative by Eyal Solomon

Review by Marilyn Lester... "Operation Mincemeat," a screwball comedy that’s dead brilliant, follows London’s West End's tradition of wacky fun. The post “Operation Mincemeat”: Artis…

SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 04:21PM
Friday, March 28, 2025

“Love Life” Gets a Rare Encores Revival by Eyal Solomon

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 06:38PM
Thursday, March 27, 2025

Gabrelle Stravelli at Birdland by Andrew Poretz

By Andrew Poretz . . . . Gabrielle Stravelli has long been a favorite of this reviewer. She recently completed a weekly residency at Birdland Jazz of early Saturday sets. This reviewer atten…

SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 05:15PM

The York Theatre’s 2025 Spring Gala Blooms by Ron Fassler

By Ron Fassler . . .   The York Theatre, founded in 1969 by Janet Hayes Walker, has rightly earned its place as an integral part of the city landscape from which it draws its name. Walker,…

SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 02:38PM

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2024-2025 BROADWAY SEASON
Jun 05, 2024: Home - Todd Haimes Theatre
Jul 30, 2024: Job - Hayes Theater
Sep 12, 2024: The Roommate - Booth Theatre
Nov 14, 2024: Tammy Faye - Palace Theatre
Nov 17, 2024: Elf - Marquis Theatre
Dec 12, 2024: Cult of Love - Hayes Theater
Dec 19, 2024: Gypsy - Majestic Theatre
Mar 17, 2025: Purpose - Hayes Theater
Apr 10, 2025: Smash - Imperial Theatre