by Magda Katz He may be president, but comedy is KING!  Me The People: The Trump America Musical, a new musical revue with a book and lyrics by Nancy Holson (Bush Wars, The News in Revue on PBS – 5 Emmy Awards, Ludwig Live!) and directed and choreographed by Jay Falzone (Bush...

  by Sandi Durell The stars came out to Sardi’s to accept their Awards from the Outer Critics Circle on May 25 . . . they already knew they were winners!  Over a delicious luncheon the journalists, critics, writers, press agents and  guests mixed and mingled and included: Bette...

  The Demon Barber of Fleet Street is ready to give you a shave at anytime down at the Barrow Street Theatre where the Tooting Arts Club production of Sweeney Todd  (music and lyrics Stephen Sondheim/book by Hugh Wheeler) is playing to sold out crowds under the direction of Bill...

Photos/Video: Magda Katz   The cast of Buddy: The Buddy Holly Story presented musical excerpts of the production at a press preview on May 18 as the producers of the historic Bucks County Playhouse and Philadelphia’s thriving Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts shared insight into...

      by Carole Di Tosti   After Barbra Streisand’s standing ovation at BMCC for Tribeca Film Festival’s Tribeca Talks: Barbra Streisand With Robert Rodriguez, Rodriguez shared that when he first met Streisand, he was star-struck. “No one has ever come close to your level...

    Photos/Video by Magda Katz   On Friday evening, April 14, Fox television anchor Kelly Wright performed with the Jeff Frazel Trio at the Metropolitan Room. He turned the room into a revival meeting with audience members singing and dancing in the aisles and having a great...

    By Marcina Zaccaria       At Cuisine and Confessions, anything can happen next. The tumbles, twists, and slides to the ground are truly extraordinary. The acrobatics and storytelling are perfectly rhythmic and absolutely stylish.   Directors Shana Carroll and...

  by Magda Katz   Theater Pizzazz’ Magda Katz visited with the cast of FIGARO! (90210) at rehearsals for interviews and musical previews as seen on this video piece. FIGARO! (90210) is the contemporary adaptation of Mozart’s classic comedic opera and features a diverse...

    by Matt Smith   As any true diehard classic theatre fan can resoundingly tell you, there’s simply no better musical pair than Kander and Ebb. Their compositions just exude — nay, define — classic Broadway, and anyone in doubt, or in need of a reminder, should look no...

                            by: Magda Katz The press event was for a special launch of Gershwin’s Tony Award-winning musical comedy, Crazy for You in advance of a sneak peek concert performance that will take place on...

  Video Interviews/Photos by Magda Katz   This year’s 27th Kleban Prize winners are Daniel Zaitchik (the most promising musical theater lyricist), and Lisa Kron (the most promising musical theater librettist).       Attendees included Judy Kuhn (Fun Home,...

    Photos/Video Interviews: Magda Katz   Jacqueline B. Arnold (Broadway: Priscilla Queen of the Desert; Off-Broadway: Martha Wash in Mighty Real; National tours: We Will Rock You, Hairspray, Rent; Harlette for Bette Midler) stars as Phyllis Hyman in An Evening With Phyllis...

  The press was invited for a sneak peek with the cast and creatives of Kid Victory, the new musical by John Kander (Four time Tony Award Winner) and Greg Pierce (The Landing), directed by Liesl Tommy (Eclipsed) set to open at the Vineyard Theatre on February 22nd; previews begin...

  The press got a sneak peek of what opened tonight January 5th at the David H. Koch Theater at Lincoln Center, as the new dance drama Confucius (performed by the China National Opera & Dance Drama Theater) brought its music, opulent costumes and expressive choreography to the stage...

    The star of Broadway’s Falsettos, Tracie Thoms, will make her Feinstein’s/54 Below debut January 11 and 14 at 7 pm.     Tracie is also the star of Broadway’s Rent and on the TV screen, Cold Case, Wonderfalls.  She’ll be presenting an evening of...

    The one and only Charles Busch is returning to Feinstein’s/54 Below on December 31 at 7 pm – New Years Eve – for one show!  The two-time MAC Award winner, Tony nominated playwright and star (The Divine Sister, Vampire Lesbians of Sodom) and drag legend will...

  Currently playing the role of King George on Broadway in Hamilton, Rory O’Malley can’t wait to bring his midwestern charm and story to Feinstein’s/54 Below as he comes Out of the Basement on December 11 and 12 at 9:30 pm.  It’s a campy masterpiece that will...

The Tony Nominated star of Phantom of the Opera, Porgy & Bess and Les Miz, returns to Feinstein’s/54 Below in “I’ll Be Home For Christmas,” as part of his 2nd holiday residency.  Norm Lewis‘ gorgeous voice will grace the stage for six performances through...

  For the second time, librettist-lyricist Michael Colby celebrated a birthday featuring songs from his career and the many shows he’s written with a variety of collaborator composers. The Big 65th Birthday event took place at the Triad Theater to a packed house on October 30 to...

    The Songs That Sing The Stories   by Lisa Joy Reitman-Dobi   As destiny would have it, Richard Holbrook’s most recent performance was slated during the Mabel Mercer Foundation’s Annual Cabaret Conference. While some might see this as a conflict, it is, in fact, one of...

      By Sandi Durell   Photos: Magda Katz     For the few who actually remember hearing the chilling CBS Mercury Theatre radio program of H.G. Wells’ The War of the Worlds, with Orson Welles in 1938, the clever powers that be at Abingdon Theatre decided to...

  Interview by Brian Scott Lipton Photos/Video by Magda Katz   A Broadway season without Kristin Chenoweth is, as the old saying goes, a day without sunshine. Fortunately, the Tony (and Emmy) Award-winning star is making a return, albeit a brief one, in her concert show, “My Love...

  Theater Pizzazz’ Sandi Durell and Magda Katz were on the moment at the meet and greet to bring you a sneak peek of Othello the Remix. Before there was Hamilton, before there was Something Rotten!, there were the Q Brothers, GQ and JQ who, together with Jackson Doran, Postell...

    Theater Pizzazz’ Magda Katz was on the scene to meet the cast and creative team of Ride the Cyclone, MCC Theatre‘s next production opening at the Lucille Lortel Theatre (121 Christopher Street) in previews on November 9th, opening night December 1, scheduled to run...

    By Sandi Durell   The glittering backdrop of the lights of New York City gleamed brighter, and the full moon smiled as marvelous Marilyn Maye took the stage at Dizzy’s Coca Cola at Jazz at Lincoln Center. It was a perfect union of artistic complement.   As always, the...