Topic: David Pittu

In the Encores! revival of "Bells are Ringing," running through Sunday at City Center, O'Hara, makes her star turn as a switchboard girl Ella...

From: The Cultural Tourist

Last night, when I got home from the marvelous party Barry Singer, the propietor of Chartwell Booksellers, threw for his friend Stephen Sondheim to...

Twelfth Night

Ra?l Esparza (Orsino) Esparza is still hot from his scene-stealing turn opposite Jeremy Piven in Speed-the-Plow; he'll make the sometimes thankless role of Duke Orsino memorable.. Daniel Sullivan (director) America's go-to director for Pulitzer-caliber new drama (Rabbit Hole, Proof ...
There's something to be said for persistence, particularly when it's plied by actor David Pittu in his hilarious depiction of Jacob Sterling, a Broadway wannabe who has been " The Music of Jacob Sterling," a giddy send-up of those folks who ...

What's That Smell: The Music of Jacob Sterling

Making sport of musical theater is easy and fun, like shooting monkeys in a barrel. Such a man, in David Pittu's amusing What's That Smell, is Leonard Swagg (Bartlett), the flop-besotted host of Composers & Lyricists of Tomorrow (CLOT). His guest ...
David Pittus Whats That Smell: Mr. Pittus undeniably swishy Swagg is played by the indispensible Peter Bartlett, who famously played the undeniably swishy host of a low-budget cable TV show in Paul Rudnicks now immortal Mr. Charles, Currently of Palm Beach, which ...

Aroma therapist

You don't always know what to expect from a David Pittu performance, but you can bet it will be unforgettable. At the Atlantic, Pittu, 41, has been honing his writing and directing skills, too, and he uses all three in the ...