Monday, August 3, 2026
Review by Ron Fassler . . . With this being the centenary of Tony Bennett’s birth (in fact, he was born today, August 3, 1926), cabaret icon and pianist-singer Billy Stritch put together a…
SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 11:25AM[SHARE]Sunday, August 2, 2026
By Ron Fassler . . . At the moment, playwrights seem happy to dig into the dangers of AI because—let’s face it—there’s drama in them thar hills. Disruption, Andrew Stein’s new play…
SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 09:18PM[SHARE]Thursday, July 30, 2026
Jason Babinsky, Michael McKean and Adam Kantor in “Are You Now or Have You Ever Been.”July 30, 2026: Theatre Yesterday and Today, by Ron Fassler.About six years ago, my theatre going b…
SOURCE: ronfassler.medium.com at 04:49PM[SHARE]Thursday, July 23, 2026
Montgomery Clift (October 17, 1920 — July 23, 1966).Credited with bringing a bold and newfound realism to the big screen, Montgomery Clift distinctively transformed movie acting in th…
SOURCE: ronfassler.medium.com at 07:22PM[SHARE]Sunday, July 19, 2026
The 1967 cast of “Hello, Dolly!” led by Pearl Bailey (Friedman-Abeles Photography).July 19, 2026: Theatre Yesterday and Today, by Ron FasslerIf your love of Broadway musicals has brough…
SOURCE: ronfassler.medium.com at 01:35PM[SHARE]Sunday, July 12, 2026
Review by Ron Fassler . . . One of the first things you might be struck by while watching Jonathan Spector’s impressive three-hour and twenty-minute Birthright, currently playing at MCC, …
SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 06:13PM[SHARE]Wednesday, July 8, 2026
July 8, 2026: Theatre Yesterday and Today, by Ron FasslerWith this week’s official passing of the torch from one to another, the Belasco Theatre can now boast Will Aronson and Hue Park’…
SOURCE: ronfassler.medium.com at 03:02PM[SHARE]Saturday, July 4, 2026
The original cast on Jo Mielziner’s elegant set with Patricia Zipprodt’s stunning costumes (photo by Martha Swope).July 4, 2026: Theatre Yesterday and Today, by Ron Fassler.I’ve writ…
SOURCE: ronfassler.medium.com at 10:24AM[SHARE]Wednesday, July 1, 2026
Steve Kazee and Cristin Milioti in “Once” (2012). Photo by Sara Krulwich.July 1, 2026: Theatre Yesterday and Today, by Ron Fassler.The 21st century began on January 1, 2001 (this is a s…
SOURCE: ronfassler.medium.com at 01:28PM[SHARE]Monday, June 29, 2026
Review by Ron Fassler . . . Her mastery of cabaret should come as no surprise to fans of Megan Hilty’s Broadway work, already well aware how beautifully she knows her way around a song. …
SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 04:20PM[SHARE]Wednesday, June 24, 2026
Review by Ron Fassler ...
With so many interesting plays these days dealing with young teenage women, Dad Don't Read This struggles to find its place among them.
SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 05:13PM[SHARE]In front of the Apollo Theatre in the West End after attending “The Truth” (self-portrait by Ron Fassler).June 24, 2026: Theatre Yesterday and Today, by Ron FasslerYesterday, I wrote ab…
SOURCE: ronfassler.medium.com at 01:04PM[SHARE]Tuesday, June 23, 2026
The Royal Theatre Haymarket’s SAFETY CURTAIN — a thing of beauty and a joy to behold (photo by Ron Fassler).June 23, 2026: Theatre Yesterday and Today, by Ron FasslerWhile in London…
SOURCE: ronfassler.medium.com at 08:36AM[SHARE]Saturday, June 13, 2026
A chat with Megan Hilty about her new Café Carlyle show and what inspires her about playing at the legendary supper club.
SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 12:41PM[SHARE]Thursday, June 4, 2026
Review by Ron Fassler . . . There’s a relatively new theatre space off-Broadway (well, maybe off-off-Broadway, but who defines these things anyway?) and it goes by the moniker East Villa…
SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 02:03PM[SHARE]Wednesday, June 3, 2026
Basketball’s loss was musical theatre’s gain when Adrienne Warren switched her professional interest.
SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 06:04PM[SHARE]Monday, June 1, 2026
Laurence Olivier (1907–1989).June 1, 2026: Theatre Yesterday and Today, by Ron Fassler.With the month of May in the rearview mirror, I’ve taken the last few days to look back at eighty …
SOURCE: ronfassler.medium.com at 01:51PM[SHARE]Sunday, May 17, 2026
Review by Ron Fassler . . . In the mid-70s, pop composer Rupert Holmes was doing well writing and performing hits like “Him” and “The Pina Colada Song”, though their success did ha…
SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 12:11PM[SHARE]Friday, May 15, 2026
Audra McDonald with her six Tony Awards.May 15, 2026: Theatre Yesterday and Today, by Ron FasslerNow that the 2026 Tony Awards nominations have been announced and campaigning is in full sw…
SOURCE: ronfassler.medium.com at 09:40AM[SHARE]Wednesday, May 6, 2026
A peculiar show, it should still leave one grateful to see it after so many years and happy to support J2 Spotlight’s commitment to producing seldom-seen musicals
SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 12:02PM[SHARE]Tuesday, May 5, 2026
May 5, 2026: Theatre Yesterday and Today, by Ron FasslerWell, the 79th Annual Tony Nominations have just been announced and, as usual, theatre fans all over are reviewing the situation. In …
SOURCE: ronfassler.medium.com at 04:21PM[SHARE]Monday, May 4, 2026
Thought provoking and unsettling, "Kenrex" is a drama with a central performance by Jack Holden that should not be missed.
SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 11:43AM[SHARE]Sunday, May 3, 2026
By Samuel L. Leiter As I watched the revival of August Wilson’s emotionally explosive but dramatically stiff Joe Turner’s Come and Gone at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre, I was struck by …
SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 06:18PM[SHARE]Review by Ron Fassler . . . Famously, New York City’s Joe Allen restaurant on West 46th Street features a wall of shame; its brick walls decorated with the original posters of flop shows f…
SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 01:23PM[SHARE]Tuesday, April 28, 2026
Reporting by Ron Fassler and Melissa Griegel. Last night at a cocktail party at the Algonquin, on the site where Al Hirschfeld once hung out with the esteemed members of the hotel’s illust…
SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 03:07PM[SHARE]Sara Chase (center) and company in “Schmigadoon!”April 28, 2026: Theatre Yesterday and Today, by Ron Fassler.When I began writing this column ten years ago and titled it “Theatre Yest…
SOURCE: ronfassler.medium.com at 11:19AM[SHARE]Sunday, April 26, 2026
Wonderfully self-effacing in his well-structured cabaret act, Panaro is in love with performing and crafts an evening of pleasurable sincerity.
SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 01:06PM[SHARE]Friday, April 24, 2026
Review by Ron Fassler . . . As an avid theatregoer and critic, I consider myself fortunate that at the age of twelve, I saw the original 1969 Broadway production of 1776. A critic even back…
SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 01:04PM[SHARE]Thursday, April 23, 2026
By Samuel L. Leiter The Broadway revival of David Auburn’s 1999 drama Proof at the Booth Theatre, directed by Thomas Kail (Hamilton), has various laudatory features, but it fails to prov…
SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 05:33PM[SHARE]Wednesday, April 22, 2026
With two heaven-sent actresses, it is unfortunately left to the gifted Rose Byrne and Kelli O’Hara to grapple with a play that has always been a bit of a soufflé and is now downgraded to…
SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 05:18PM[SHARE]Tuesday, April 21, 2026
"The Ballusters" provides more gut-busting laughter than any show this season
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