Friday, September 27, 2024

The Goldberg-Variations – Two Sides of One Idea by Jk Clarke

Theater Review by Walter Murphy . . .  George Tabori’s The Goldberg-Variations shifts swiftly between light and dark, serious and comical, while diffusing tension and disappointment with …

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Monday, September 16, 2024

Empire Records: The Musical by Jk Clarke

Theater Review by Brian Scott Lipton . . .  Do good things come to those who wait? In the case of Empire Records: The Musical, the extremely entertaining adaptation of the flop 1995 film (a…

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Sunday, September 15, 2024

Leiter Looks at Books by Jk Clarke

Casual notes on show-biz books, memoirs and studies, dust gatherers, and hot off the presses. Book Review by Samuel L. Leiter . . . Julian Schlossberg. My First Book—Part 2: A Producer’s…

SOURCE: theaterpizzazz.com at 03:40PM
Tuesday, September 10, 2024

A Converstaion with the Stars of Cellino v. Barnes by Eyal Solomon

The off-broadway play Cellino V. Barnes is running now at Asylum NYC. You may know the story of these lawyers. You probably definitely know their jingle. Stars of Cellino v. Barnes Eric Will…

SOURCE: theaterpizzazz.com at 01:15PM
Monday, September 9, 2024

Cabaret Shows Coming Up – Meet Our Advertisers by Sandi Durell

Renee Katz/Don’t Tell Mama – Ann Kittredge/Chelsea Table+Stage – Goldie Dver/Don’t Tell Mama – Margaret Curry/The Green Room42 – Bryce Edwards/Birdland MAC Award Winner Goldie Dv…

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Sunday, September 8, 2024

“Sump’n Like Wings” Sneak Preview by Andrew Poretz

Peek into the rehearsal room of Sump’n Like Wings by Lynn Riggs as the cast and company come together to read the play. (Click HERE). The show, directed by Raelle Myrick-Hodges, features J…

SOURCE: theaterpizzazz.com at 09:25AM
Saturday, September 7, 2024

Leiter Looks at Books by Jk Clarke

Casual notes on show-biz books, memoirs and studies, dust gatherers, and hot off the presses. Book Review by Samuel L. Leiter . . . Julian Schlossberg. Try Not to Hold it Against Me: A Produ…

SOURCE: theaterpizzazz.com at 06:47PM

Broadway For All Launches Front Door Reading Series by Andrew Poretz

Broadway For All, will launch its Front Door Reading Series program with three new works by both new and established playwrights. The Front Door Readings Series begins on Monday, September 1…

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“The Hills of California” Limited Broadway Engagement Starts September 11 by Andrew Poretz

Rehearsals are underway for the Broadway premiere of Jez Butterworth’s new play The Hills of California, directed by Sam Mendes. The limited engagement begins preview performances Septembe…

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Tuesday, September 3, 2024

Billy Baloo by Jk Clarke

Theater Review by Carol Rocamora . . .  What? You’ve never heard of Solderville, Colorado? That tiny mining village “on the highest mountain of the highest mountain range in North Ameri…

SOURCE: theaterpizzazz.com at 04:15AM
Sunday, August 18, 2024

Upcoming Cabaret Shows by Andrew Poretz

Broadway Bound: The Musicals That Never Came to Broadway/54 Below – Artemesia LeFay & The Harris Family Have 2 Shows/DTM – Seth Sikes & Nicholas King w/Billy Stritch/54 Below Set…

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Thursday, August 15, 2024

Details Announced For MasterVoices’ 83rd Season by Andrew Poretz

Ted Sperling, Artistic Director of MasterVoices, announced details of the renowned chorus’s 83rd season. The season opens with a new version of George and Ira Gershwin, George S. Kaufman a…

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Saturday, September 15, 2018

Desperate Measures Celebrates 100th Performance by Sandi Durell

    The hit musical comedy Desperate Measures, currently ensconced at New World Stages, celebrated its 100th Performance on Thursday September 13. Maryann Lopinto was there to cap…

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Friday, September 14, 2018

54 Sings Ain’t Misbehavin’: The Music of Fats Waller by Sandi Durell

  An exciting reprise of a beloved musical.     By Joel Benjamin   Ain’t Misbehavin’ was the little engine that could in the 1977-78 New York theatrical season.   How w…

SOURCE: theaterpizzazz.com at 01:12PM
Thursday, September 13, 2018

Broadway’s Marin Mazzie Dead at Age 57 by Sandi Durell

  Marin Mazzie was a three time Tony Award nominee and it’s painful to write that this lovely, talented and brave lady has passed away from ovarian cancer at the young age of 57. …

SOURCE: theaterpizzazz.com at 04:59PM

The Naturalists by Sandi Durell

  By Marilyn Lester   In The Naturalists, the Pond Theatre Company has tackled an ambitious play by Irish playwright Jaki McCarrick, featuring an interesting premise and strong act…

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Meaningful Conversation . . . Maybe by Sandi Durell

      By Sandi Durell   If you’re a millennial, this will probably have some meaningful impact. Generation Y or Z can readily relate to and understand the temporary hoo…

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Wednesday, September 12, 2018

Collective Rage: A Play in 5 Betties by Jk Clarke

        by JK Clarke   Note: If you are the sort of person who is offended by candid discussions of female genitalia and sex in general, and by the rampant use of th…

SOURCE: theaterpizzazz.com at 08:51PM

Jane Lynch and Kate Flannery: Two Lost Souls by Sandi Durell

    Review by Brian Scott Lipton   Put two women who have made TV audiences laugh out loud for years on a stage together and you can expect hilarity. Add in the fact that both…

SOURCE: theaterpizzazz.com at 12:04PM
Tuesday, September 11, 2018

Amanda McBroom: My Favorite Things by Sandi Durell

  Review by Brian Scott Lipton     The cabaret world is chock full of great artists, but few measure up to Amanda McBroom. A California-based singer-songwriter whose compositi…

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Monday, September 10, 2018

Heartbreak House: A Shaw Rarity by Sandi Durell

    Review by Beatrice Williams-Rude   As Joe Papp was to Shakespeare, Jose Quintero to Eugene O’Neill, David Staller is to George Bernard Shaw. David Staller is the best thing …

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Sunday, September 9, 2018

Separate and Equal by Sandi Durell

    by Michael Bracken   Basketball is the prism through which segregation is viewed in Separate and Equal at 59E59 Theaters. Presented by the University of Alabama, Seth Pani…

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A Tangled Unraveled by Sandi Durell

    By Myra Chanin   Jennifer Blackmer, the author of Unraveled, won the 2015 Pen/Laura Pels International Foundation for Theater Award for Emerging American Playwrights as w…

SOURCE: theaterpizzazz.com at 02:06PM
Saturday, September 8, 2018

The Stardust Ballroom Springs Back to Life at Feinstein’s/54Below by Sandi Durell

  By Myra Chanin   Like many of the folks at Feinstein’s/54Below on Tuesday night September 4, I remembered the musical Ballroom very fondly. How fondly? Fondly enough that as s…

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Jana Robbins & Haley Swindal – Two Pros Show You How It’s Done by Sandi Durell

  The Songs of Kander & Ebb – They Just Move On!     By Sandi Durell   Happily Jana Robbins & Haley Swindal’s Songs of Kander & Ebb are already scheduled …

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All the Girls: Rebecca Luker and Sally Wilfert by Sandi Durell

    by Brian Scott Lipton   Blonde, beautiful and both possessed of stunning voices that soar to the heavens, Rebecca Luker and Sally Wilfert are almost a modern-day, grown-up…

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Friday, September 7, 2018

The Joint Will be Jumpin’ for the American Songbook Association Benefit by Sandi Durell

  Marilyn Maye Will Receive an ASA Lifetime Achievement Award Presented by Bob Mackie!     By Sandi Durell     Cabaret keeps growing because there are enough people …

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Meet the Folks in Popcorn Falls – Christian Borle Makes Directorial Debut by Sandi Durell

  The press was invited for a sneak peek to see what’s up with the new comedy beginning performances shortly at the Davenport Theatre and featuring the directorial debut of two ti…

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Thursday, September 6, 2018

Private Peaceful by Sandi Durell

    by Brian Scott Lipton     There are few more daunting theatrical challenges than making the familiar seem fresh, which is why one must salute solo performer Shane O�…

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Super-Groovy Linda Purl by Sandi Durell

   A Great 21st Century Jazz Singer Honors Immortal 20th Century Songbirds and the Songs They Made Famous     by: Myra Chanin     Actress/Jazz Singer Linda Purl cer…

SOURCE: theaterpizzazz.com at 10:21PM
Wednesday, September 5, 2018

Hershey Felder as Irving Berlin by Sandi Durell

      “The Greatest Songwriter that has ever lived.” (George Gershwin) “Irving Berlin has no place in American music – he is American music.” (Jerome Kern)   &#…

SOURCE: theaterpizzazz.com at 10:27PM

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2024-2025 BROADWAY SEASON
Jun 05, 2024: Home - Todd Haimes Theatre
Jul 11, 2024: Oh, Mary! - Lyceum Theatre
Jul 30, 2024: Job - Hayes Theater
Sep 12, 2024: The Roommate - Booth Theatre
Nov 14, 2024: Tammy Faye - Palace Theatre
Dec 12, 2024: Cult of Love - Hayes Theater
Dec 19, 2024: Gypsy - Majestic Theatre
Mar 15, 2025: Purpose - Hayes Theater
Apr 01, 2025: Glengarry Glen Ross
TBA: Titanic