By: Brian Scott Lipton An exceptionally intelligent 15-year-old sets out to find who killed his neighbor’s dog, but discovers a great deal more about life in “The Curious Incident of the Dog In the Night-Time,” the Olivier...
By: Brian Scott Lipton An exceptionally intelligent 15-year-old sets out to find who killed his neighbor’s dog, but discovers a great deal more about life in “The Curious Incident of the Dog In the Night-Time,” the Olivier...
By: Brian Scott Lipton A young couple finds their very different families object to their pairing. That familiar plotline is told with comedy and heart in Moss Hart and George S. Kaufman’s Pulitzer...
By: Brian Scott Lipton Grab a spoon and get set to head over to City Center, where the popular country-flavored 1981 musical “Pump Boys & Dinettes,” is getting its first major New York City revival as...
By: Brian Scott Lipton What’s it all about, Ivar? That’s the question prospective audiences might be asking before buying a ticket to “Revolution in the Elbow of Ragnar Agnarasson Furniture Painter,” a new musical by Icelandic writer...
Interview By Brian Scott Lipton Tony Cointreau’s life has had enough excitement, drama, and colorful characters to fill up a three-act play, a movie, and probably several miniseries. But for now, people who want to know more about the 73-year-old...
Celebrity Interview By Brian Scott Lipton On its surface, the new musical “Holler If Ya Hear Me,” now in previews at the Palace Theatre before a June 19 opening, seems totally different from anything previously produced on the Great...
NY Theater News By Brian Scott Lipton The Drama League held its 80th Annual Drama League Awards at a star-studded luncheon ceremony hosted by stage and television favorite Jesse Tyler Ferguson at the Marriott Marquis Times Square on Friday, May...
NY Theater by Brian Scott Lipton The annual Drama Desk Award “Meet the Nominees” party was held on Wednesday, May 7 at the JW Marriott Essex House. ...
By: Brian Scott Lipton and Sandi Durell On Wednesday, April 30, the Tony Awards sponsored their annual “Meet the Nominees” event at the Paramount Hotel, and Theater Pizzazz got the inside scoop from some of Broadway’s biggest and brightest...
By Brian Scott Lipton “Mistake, Misstep, Outcast,” actor Steven Boyer joked about the name of MCC Theater’s annual “Miscast” benefit on Monday, March 31 at the Hammerstein Ballroom. But there could be no question that this star-studded fundraiser...
By Brian Scott Lipton Award-winning playwright Terrence McNally has not only been penning Broadway shows for almost 50 years, but as he proudly admits, he’s also been writing about gay men from the beginning of his storied career. That...
By Brian Scott Lipton “Funny.” “Touching.” “Sad.” These are just a few of the adjectives the cast of Tony Award winner Harvey Fierstein’s “Casa Valentina” are using to describe his new drama, which debuts at Manhattan Theatre Club’s...
by: Brian Scott Lipton Video and Photo Montage: Sandi Durell The night they invented champagne will be an extremely memorable one this winter, thanks to the talented cast and creators of “Gigi,” a re-imagined musical version of the classic Colette story, played...
By Brian Scott Lipton Get ready to jump on that magic carpet and experience a whole new world of romance and adventure when Disney’s latest musical, “Aladdin,” moves into Broadway’s New Amsterdam Theatre on February 26 (in advance of an official...
By Brian Scott Lipton Perhaps no actor is “hotter” right this second than Bryan Cranston, who recently added another Golden Globe and his first SAG Award for his seething portrayal of drug lord Walter White on AMC’s “Breaking Bad.” And this June,...
by: Brian Scott Lipton Sam Harris first rocketed to fame 30 years on the TV competition show, “Star Search,” becoming the series’ first grand champion and thrilling viewers with his amazing voice. Since then, he’s...
by: Brian Scott Lipton What would you do to hold on to an extremely valuable piece of New York real estate? That very timely question forms the basis for “The Tribute Artist,” an uproarious new comedy by the popular playwright Charles Busch, which will...
(click photos to enlarge) By Brian Scott Lipton Robert James Waller’s romance “The Bridges of Madison County” remains one of the best-selling novels of all time. Its enduring popularity, however, is just one reason Tony Award winners Jason Robert...
By Brian Scott Lipton For the past few years, Tony Award winner Laura Benanti has focused her considerable talents on building a television career, with featured roles on such series as “The Playboy Club,” “Go On,” and “Law & Order:...
By Brian Scott Lipton November 21st proved to be one fine day for the cast and creators of “Beautiful-The Carole King Musical” as they met the press just hours before their first Broadway preview at the Stephen Sondheim Theatre. The show, which...
By Brian Scott Lipton Where in the world is Kristin Chenoweth? While it’s been nearly two years since she last graced the Great White Way in “Promises, Promises,” the Tony and Emmy Award winner has let no grass grow under her feet lately,...
By: Brian Scott Lipton Everyone has had the urge to kill a relative from time to time, but Monty Navarro – the protagonist of “A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder,” the new musical which begins previews on October 22, and...
(click on photos to enlarge) By Brian Scott Lipton The sophistication and sass of Harlem’s heyday come to vivid life in the new Broadway musical “After Midnight,” which begins previews on Friday, October 18 at the Brooks Atkinson...
By Brian Scott Lipton John Pollono’s award-winning play, “Small Engine Repair,” will be presented by MCC Theater at the Lucille Lortel Theatre, October 30-December 8, under the direction of the estimable Jo Bonney. The comic...
By Brian Scott Lipton Roberto Bolle is not only one of the most recognizable names in the world of classical ballet, he’s also one of its most recognizable – and handsome – faces. A principal dancer with New York City’s American...
By: Brian Scott Lipton The role of Southern matriarch Amanda Wingfield in Tennessee Williams’ “The Glass Menagerie” is considered one of the most coveted parts for actresses. First created by the legendary Laurette Taylor in the show’s...
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