Tuesday, April 21, 2026
"The Ballusters" provides more gut-busting laughter than any show this season
SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 09:30PM[SHARE]Friday, April 17, 2026
By Alex Eichholz . . . If you haven't heard by now, Cats, now dazzlingly rebranded as Cats: The Jellicle Ball, has opened on Broadway at the Broadhurst Theatre after a critically acclaimed a…
SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 04:36PM[SHARE]Review by Ron Fassler . . . In a 2011 interview, the legendary composer Jerry Herman referred to Milk and Honey, his first musical produced on Broadway, as "an extraordinary adventure, fi…
SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 01:39PM[SHARE]Thursday, April 16, 2026
By Ron Fassler . . . The Annual fundraiser concert for Broadway Inspirational Voicers (BIV) was held Monday night at City Winery. As the sun set on the Chelsea Piers, a festive and happy cro…
SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 08:15AM[SHARE]Wednesday, April 15, 2026
Review by Ron Fassler . . . The early 20th century playwright Elmer Rice, born Elmer Leopold Reizenstein in New York City in 1892, had two dozen plays produced on Broadway in his lifetime ov…
SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 12:12PM[SHARE]Thursday, April 9, 2026
By Ron Fassler . . . Anyone serious about theatre will most likely recall their introduction to Arthur Miller's Death of a Salesman. At age eighteen, when director Mike Nichols saw its or…
SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 10:00PM[SHARE]Saturday, April 4, 2026
The original cast of "Beautiful Girls" from "Follies" (1971) with the inevitable Roscoe (Michael Bartlett). Photo by Martha Swope.April 4, 2026: Theatre Yesterday and Today, by Ron Fas…
SOURCE: ronfassler.medium.com at 09:17PM[SHARE]Thursday, April 2, 2026
Jon Bernthal commands the stage from start to finish, accomplishing that with an honest charisma, a true voice made for the theater, and solid acting chops.
SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 02:19PM[SHARE]Tuesday, March 31, 2026
Review by Ron Fassler . . . In 1966, children's book author Stoo Hample, along with Eric Marshall, co-edited a small volume of letters to God written by children, aptly titled Children's …
SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 11:09AM[SHARE]Monday, March 30, 2026
March 30, 2026: Theatre Yesterday and Today, by Ron Fassler.
Jonathan Groff at the curtain call of "Just in Time," his final performance as Bobby Darin. Photo by Ron Fassler.Almost a y…
SOURCE: ronfassler.medium.com at 01:51PM[SHARE]Friday, March 27, 2026
Monday, March 23, 2026
Jesse Tyler Ferguson is charming, even if one wishes for someone in the role with a genuine score to settle
SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 02:48PM[SHARE]Friday, March 20, 2026
Monday, March 16, 2026
Just sit back and appreciate songs filled with nostalgia, sentiment, humor, wisdom, longing, and regret.
SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 11:53AM[SHARE]Thursday, March 12, 2026
Review by Ron Fassler . . . Daniel Radcliffe has the distinction of being a worldwide household name and face for twenty-five of his thirty-six years. The British-born actor first burst onto…
SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 11:00PM[SHARE]Wednesday, March 11, 2026
Dual record set for "Sondheim: A Musical Tribute," or as it's commonly known, the "Scrabble Album" (1973).March 11, 2026: Theatre Yesterday and Today, by Ron Fassler
First published Ma…
SOURCE: ronfassler.medium.com at 09:43AM[SHARE]Thursday, March 5, 2026
Tuesday, March 3, 2026
Review by Ron Fassler . . . The title "Peter Filichia and Friends: Broadway Tale and Tunes" tells you what you're getting yourself into even if you have no idea who Peter Filichia is (a love…
SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 04:51PM[SHARE]Saturday, February 28, 2026
Charles Durning (1923"2012).February 28, 2026: Theatre Yesterday and Today, by Ron Fassler
An update of a column written and published in 2018.
Born on this date more than a hundred ye…
SOURCE: ronfassler.medium.com at 10:50AM[SHARE]Thursday, February 26, 2026
Monday, February 23, 2026
Review by Ron Fassler . . . In describing the place and time of her comedic play Mother Russia, playwright Lauren Yee writes: "Our story take place in fall 1992. St. Petersburg, Russia, w…
SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 09:16PM[SHARE]Tuesday, February 17, 2026
Review by Ron Fassler . . . Robert W. Schneider is a director, writer, producer, educator, podcaster, and historian. His desire for learning and communicating much of what he's gleane…
SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 03:41PM[SHARE]Monday, February 16, 2026
Louise Troy, Edward Woodward, and Tammy Grimes in "High Spirits" (1964). Photo by Friedman-Ables.February 16, 2026: Theatre Yesterday and Today, by Ron Fassler.
High Spirits, the musical …
SOURCE: ronfassler.medium.com at 04:15PM[SHARE]Thursday, February 12, 2026
Okieriete Onaodowan and Aigner Mizzelle are mesmerizing in this deceptively simple play about lost connections and an arduous path towards reconciliation.
SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 12:10PM[SHARE]Wednesday, February 11, 2026
Monday, February 9, 2026
By Ron Fassler . . . Constance Hauman's artistic journey as an international opera soprano, composer, and recording artist has been one of unorthodoxy and consistent change. This weeke…
SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 11:58AM[SHARE]Tuesday, February 3, 2026
Monday, February 2, 2026
Monday, January 12, 2026
John Cunningham (1932"2026) in "Rose" (1981). Photo by Martha Swope.January 12, 2026: Theatre Yesterday and Today, by Ron Fassler.
It took me a few days to talk to some people, look up…
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