An imaginative, frenetic combination of film noir, puppetry, political intrigue and sci-fi       By Joel Benjamin   In the distant future, New York City becomes Nyorg (pronounced nigh-yorg) and is ruled by an uneasy melding of shamanism and technology, at least...

    A rare adult puppet show exploring human emotions with grace and humor.       Editor’s Note: Theater Pizzazz has the rare privilege of offering separate reviews of Made in China by two of our esteemed critics. The following is Joel Benjamin’s review....

        Editor’s Note: Theater Pizzazz has the rare privilege of offering separate reviews of Made in China by two of our esteemed critics. The following is Samuel L. Leiter’s review. After enjoying this one, we invite you to read Joel Benjamin’s review...

      Insane in the Dane—Gary Busey’s One-Man Hamlet: As Performed by David Carl       by MR Anderson   The garish, screaming half-skull, half-Gary Busey face filling the room-size projector screen upstage does little to prepare you for the experience you’re...

      by JK Clarke   Historically, visions of the future have been optimistic about the quality of the people therein. The Jetsons always showed happy, zippy people in flying cars; and even dystopian visions of tomorrowland tend to show energized, smart, intense people....

  by JK Clarke   Sunday evening, November 29 saw the conclusion of La Mama Experimental Theatre Club’s La Mama Puppet Series with a performance of Undefined Fraction by Loco7 Dance Puppet Theatre Company. The performance is a stripped down version of Pedro Calderón de la Barca’s...

      By Marcina Zaccaria   Conceived by Manual Cinema, ADA/ AVA (winner of Best in Festival award at 2013’s National Puppetry Festival), brings shadow puppetry and live music to the stage, creating a stellar haunted house show. Walking into 3LD always feels like taking a...