By Marilyn Lester***Triple threat Tony Yazbeck has, in past appearances at 54 Below, been celebrating iconic show business greats, such as Fred Astaire, who’ve informed his own career trajectory . At this two-night outing at […]
By Maryann Lopinto***It’s been 60 years since the Broadway musical High Spirits opened at the Alvin Theatre (now the Neil Simon). For this 54 Below event, Walter Willison put together a staged reading as a […]
By Andrew Poretz***Guitarist-vocalist Allan Harris has it all—a smokey-smooth baritone, mad guitar chops, and he’s a masterful interpreter of jazz and blues standards. For many years, Harris and his wife, Patti Timura Harris, have hosted […]
By Andrew Poretz***Vocalist Amy Beth Williams is a Bistro Award-winning performer who finished up 2024 with three performances of this, her latest show, In Reverse, at Don’t Tell Mama, accompanied by music director and pianist […]
By Andrew Poretz***Jazz vocalist David Marino’s latest show at Birdland—an eclectic program of jazz—was a great way to end the year. This is the third show of Marino’s that this writer has covered since his […]
By Maryann Lopinto***Christmas brings many seasonal shows to cabaret, with different takes on the holidays, and starring some of our greatest cabaret performers. I attended two very different shows: We Love the Winter Weather—Songs of […]
By Marilyn Lester***In the Festive Season, the New York Pops certainly looms large in contributing to the sparkling and jolly spirit of the holidays. In this year’s edition of seasonal revelry, Merry and Bright, at […]
By Marilyn Lester***At the conclusion of actor-singer Norm Lewis‘ 10th Anniversary run of The Best of Christmas at 54 Below, there was no doubt—if there ever was—that this Broadway mega-star is in himself a gift […]
By Marilyn Lester***It started in 2011 at The Ansonia Hotel; home-schooling mom, pianist Renée Guerrero organized a series of Soirees as musical education and participation for the moms to bond. From there the Soirees grew […]
By Marilyn Lester***When Steve Allen wrote “This Could Be the Start of Something Big,” he was, of course, referring to romance; but the title aptly applies to Samantha Talora, who made her New York cabaret […]
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