By Tania Fisher Music, theater and creativity never take a break, even when the rest of the world tells us we have to stop. Thanks to modern technology, we’ve been able to stream Broadway musicals and theater productions and anything else that takes our...
by Marcina Zaccaria With the theaters closed for over a month, Artistic Teams have created home viewing. TheaterPizzazz.com's Marcina Zaccaria posed four questions to Artistic Directors, Managing Directors, and Producers about how they built a digital...
JOHN LEE BEATTY, PORTRAIT OF THE DESIGNER AS A YOUNG MAN: A LOST INTERVIEW Part 8: “From Realist Extraordinaire to Mr. No-Scenery” As told to Samuel L. Leiter This is the eighth installment in my previously unpublished 1980 interview with designer John...
JOHN LEE BEATTY, PORTRAIT OF THE DESIGNER AS A YOUNG MAN: A LOST INTERVIEW Part 7: “Realist Extraordinaire” As told to Samuel L. Leiter This is the seventh installment in my previously unpublished 1980 interview with designer John Lee Beatty, which is...
JOHN LEE BEATTY, PORTRAIT OF THE DESIGNER AS A YOUNG MAN: A LOST INTERVIEW Part 6: “I Don’t Like to Be Noodged” As told to Samuel L. Leiter This is the sixth installment in my previously unpublished 1980 interview with designer John Lee Beatty,...
By Brian Scott Lipton While Janet Dacal may not be a household name, theatergoers around the country certainly know her name – from starring in such Broadway shows as In The Heights, Wonderland and Prince of Broadway to the recently aborted national tour...
JOHN LEE BEATTY, PORTRAIT OF THE DESIGNER AS A YOUNG MAN: A LOST INTERVIEW Part 5: “You Have to Have a Little Charm to Do This Work” As told to Samuel L. Leiter This is the fifth installment in my previously unpublished 1980 interview with...
Part Two in a Two-Part Series By Cooper Lawrence Joe Iconis is sitting at a piano on stage at 54 Below describing a scene from The 40-Year-Old Virgin. He tells us that Steve Carell’s character, Andy, is riding through town pissing everyone off. He’s...
Magda Katz Reaches into her Treasure Trove of Photos and Video to Remember Mickey Rooney. Sandi Durell Looks Back at her Interview with Jan and Mickey Printed Below - The Bickersons! Thinking back to the most memorable times of my career (and I know for...
By Brian Scott Lipton Taylor Dayne has long been one of pop music’s most distinctive voices –- which may be why she has sold over 70 million albums and singles worldwide, including her mega-hits “Love Will Lead You Back” and “Tell It to My Heart.” She’s...
JOHN LEE BEATTY, PORTRAIT OF THE DESIGNER AS A YOUNG MAN: A LOST INTERVIEW Part 4: “Nails Rammed Into My Fingernails” As told to Samuel L. Leiter This is the fourth installment in my previously unpublished 1980 interview with designer John Lee...
by Melissa Griegel MG: Hi Andrew! Can you give me a little background about your theatre experience and producing credits? AH: Sure! “Fiddler” is my 4th national tour. I’ve performed in the national tours of Jekyll and Hyde, Bullets Over Broadway...
JOHN LEE BEATTY, PORTRAIT OF THE DESIGNER AS A YOUNG MAN: A LOST INTERVIEW Part 3: Sneaking in Through the Back Door As told to Samuel L. Leiter This is the third installment in my previously unpublished 1980 interview with designer John Lee Beatty,...
Part One in a Two-Part Series By Cooper Lawrence He has legions of young fans, numerous awards (including a TONY nomination), incredible hair, and does not wait for “permission”...but what really keeps JOE ICONIS going? Theater Pizzazz explores the life,...
JOHN LEE BEATTY - PORTRAIT OF THE DESIGNER AS A YOUNG MAN: A LOST INTERVIEW Part 2: From High School to Brown to Yale As Told to Samuel L. Leiter This is the second installment in my previously unpublished 1980 interview with designer John Lee...
By Brian Scott Lipton Linda Lavin has been the consummate entertainer for nearly 50 years, triumphing on stage in numerous shows such as Gypsy, Broadway Bound, and The Lyons – earning one Tony Award and six nominations in the process -- as well as...
JOHN LEE BEATTY, PORTRAIT OF THE DESIGNER AS A YOUNG MAN: A LOST INTERVIEW Part 1 As Told to Samuel L. Leiter In 1980, I interviewed John Lee Beatty in his apartment on West 86th Street. At the time, he was just emerging as one of the most brilliant...
W.I. Productions is now presenting The Sickness, a new play written and directed by Emil Varda at Access Theater at 380 Broadway at White Street, NYC. Theater Pizzazz’s Marcina Zaccaria recently had the opportunity to ask some questions of Mr.Varda about this...
Theater Pizzazz’ Sandi Durell visited with Grammy winning and Emmy nominated Desmond Child at his New York digs to talk about his most recent live recording at Feinstein’s/54 Below – ‘Desmond Child Live’ – a first performance outing for Desmond after a 40 year...
by Brian Scott Lipton Few people define the word multi-talented as well as Austin Pendleton. An acclaimed writer, director and, yes, singer, Pendleton – who turns 80 next March –continues to work practically non-stop. (In fact, we spoke while he was on a...
By Brian Scott Lipton Bronx-born Lea Michele quickly became one of Broadway’s brightest stars at age 10 as Tateh’s daughter in the original production of Ragtime, along with performing numerous roles in the original production of Les Miserables and,...
Interview/Filming: Magda Katz J. Robert Spencer rose to fame when he created the role of Four Seasons bassist, Nick Massi in the Tony Award- and Grammy Award-winning show Jersey Boys, with additional credits beyond as an independent film director,...
By Sandi Durell The cast and creative team of “Anything Can Happen in the Theater: The Musical World of Maury Yeston” met with the press at the York Theater today to present some of the musical numbers and provide interview time with...
By Brian Scott Lipton There can be no argument that Maury Yeston belongs in the pantheon of great musical theater composers. The 74-year-old New Jersey native has won Tony Awards for his scores of Nine and Titanic, as well as thrilled audiences...
by Sandi Durell Theater Pizzazz is always interested in getting to know about young theater companies and artistic directors on the rise not only in New York City, where so many blossom, but in the other boroughs. We seek to help get the word out and...
Interview By Brian Scott Lipton Is there anything Norbert Leo Butz can’t do? Or won’t do? In the past year, the two-time Tony Award winner has finished up his Broadway run as Alfred P. Doolittle in My Fair Lady, starred opposite Sherie Rene Scott in the...
An interview with Saturday Night Live Director, Don Roy King By Tania Fisher So how does the son of a mailman from a small town near Pittsburgh end up directing more live network television than anyone else in the history of the medium and...
Theater Pizzazz’ Marcina Zaccaria spoke with Hazen Cuyler about Greenhouse Ensemble’s upcoming production of Romeo and Juliet to gather more information about the Artistic Director/Founder and the company’s mission. Marcina Zaccaria: What is The...
By Brian Scott Lipton “Since day one of this show, we thought wouldn’t it be great to get a real singer-songwriter to play Carole King, and now, five-and-a-half-years later, we finally did it,” said “Beautiful” producer Mike Bosner to the crowd, just...
By Tania Fisher Sitting down with Roger Hendricks Simon is always an interesting experience. Director Oliver Stone put it most succinctly when he referred to Roger as “that wonderful actor and teacher in New York” after working with him on the 2010 film...
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