By Marilyn Lester***Contemplating the astounding Marilyn Maye on her annual birthday residency at 54 Below, two thoughts come immediately to mind: one, that the outworn phrase “timeless” truly applies to her at the remarkable age […]
By Bart Greenberg***The supremely elegant Jeff Harnar brought that, as well as wit and romance to 54 Below with his show, Confessions of a New Yorker. He continues to surprise by upholding such a high […]
By Bart Greenberg***Host Jamie deRoy took to the stage of Birdland Jazz Club looking like a million bucks—clad in an outfit that mixed classic glamour with show biz flash. With great enthusiasm and humor, she […]
By Bart Greenberg***Producer, writer, host Scott Siegel has been running a variety of series built around Broadway music for quite some time now and one of his current projects is Broadway Musical Brunch taking place […]
By Marilyn Lester***Make a list of items consistent and reliable, and without doubt Standard Time, the series helmed by Michael Feinstein, would be on it. In this latest edition at Zankel Hall, the theme was […]
By Andrew Poretz***Guitarist Frank Vignola has been hosting the weekly Wednesday Guitar Night series at Birdland since 2021, supported by pianist Ted Rosenthal, bassist Gary Mazzaroppi and drummer Alex Raderman, plus various guest guitarists, other […]
By Sue Matsuki***I have been inspired to come out of my self-imposed retirement as a reviewer and add Dan and Chrissy Pardo to my “Two more going into my ‘Talent Freak o’ Nature’ category!” I […]
By Bart Greenberg***Producer-performer Blake Gioviti assembled a company of 13 other youthful males (one more had to drop out at the last minute) to tackle a collection of Broadway tunes, mostly from contemporary shows, with […]
By Maryann Lopinto***Broadway’s Karen Mason returned to Birdland in a brand new show, Karen;s Back at Birdland, this time covering many songs from the catalog of John Kander and Fred Ebb, and also presenting many […]
By Bart Greenberg***Steve Schalchlin is a songwriter, a performer, an activist and a columnist. So when he brought his show Steve Schalchlin & Friends: From Off-Broadway to Beatles Magic to Don’t Tell Mama, the fact […]
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