By Brian Scott Lipton   Despite his Broadway credentials (as composer of “Spring Awakening” and “American Psycho”), Duncan Sheik is anything but razzle-dazzle. In his low-key yet entertaining cabaret debut at the swanky Café Carlyle, we witness a soulful, sensitive pop-rock...

      By Eric J. Grimm   The morbidity of Bret Easton Ellis’s novel American Psycho and Mary Harron’s film adaptation might be matched by an awkward post-mortem of Duncan Sheik’s ill-fated musical adaptation. Many of the performers from one of the season’s flops,...

It wasn’t that long ago, that Jennifer Damiano, then a 15 year old teenager, debuted in Spring Awakening. She’s had an amazing journey going on to a breakout performance in Next to Normal, and moving on to originate the role of Mary Jane in Spider Man: Turn Off the Dark. More...

    Theater Pizzazz is reposting some of its reviews of nominees in eight categories (click the titles): The 61st Annual Drama Desk Awards, hosted by Michael Urie, take place at The Town Hall on Sunday June 5th, 8 pm    www.DramaDeskAwards,com     Outstanding Play  The...

    Thursday, April 21 saw the opening night festivities for American Psycho, The Musical at the Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre where Theater Pizzazz’ JK Clarke was on the scene for Red Carpet, Curtain Calls and after party. The Red Carpet saw the who’s who of theater...

    By Sandi Durell   If you’re seeing American Psycho expecting a visually specific turn on the bloody bloody movie starring Christian Bale (based on Bret Easton Ellis’ 1991 novel), I must tell you, your expectations are high. The only real bloody bloody here is the star...

      Tuesday, April 16, 2016. The 2015-16 nominees for the 66th Annual Outer Critics Circle Awards were announced this morning by Broadway’s Brian d’Arcy James (Something Rotten!) and Jennifer Simard (Disaster!) at the Algonquin Hotel. This year a new category,...

  By Barbara & Scott Siegel     It’s rather remarkable that in a season in which everyone knows that Hamilton is the odds-on favorite to sweep the Tony’s in most of the major creative categories, that there are so many other musicals choosing to open at the end of the...

by Sandi Durell Media days will never be the same after Theater Pizzazz had the chance to meet, film and interview the cast of American Psycho, a thoroughly thrilling/chilling experience for Sandi Durell and photographer/videographer Evan Zimmerman. You may think you know American Psycho from...