By Bart Greenberg***Singers Niki Haris and Donna De Lory’s first careers were as back-up vocalists for Madonna. During the 14 years they spent with the superstar, they developed a deep friendship. Eventually each going their […]
By Maryann Lopinto***Sondheim Unplugged returned to 54 Below for it’s monthly presentation hosted by Rob Maitner, who’s taken the reigns from creator-host Phillip Bond. It was a lovely evening with music direction by John Fisher, […]
By Marilyn Lester***Encoring at 54Below, Jerry Orbach‘s Broadway, under the guiding hand of creator-director Michael Portantiere, filled the room with loads of Jerry love. If anyone needed convincing, by show’s end it was most certainly […]
By Marilyn Lester***Frivolity was promised and frivolity was delivered. The mutli-talented singer-musician Bryce Edwards performed his Frivolity Hour at a packed Birdland, and the result was, in the old show-biz tradition, a show that left […]
By Marilyn Lester***Fourteen years ago, as Fate would have it, multi-talented drummer Daniel Glass sat in on Jim Caruso’s Cast Party. It was a defining moment because Glass was quickly put on board as the […]
By Marilyn Lester***It’s not a crazy notion to assume that Frank Sinatra (1915-1998), who rightly deserves the tag “icon,” recorded just about every American Songbook tune ever written in a nearly six-decade career. His albums […]
By Scott Barbarino***Actor-singer Bob Ader’s Harry Who? (The Songs of Harry Warren), performed at Don’t Tell Mama, answers his question and solidifies the truth of the phrase “they don’t write ‘em like that anymore!” Bob […]
By Marilyn Lester***How long does it take for something to become “an institution” beyond being a tradition?” If 14 years suffices, then A Swinging Birdland Christmas at Birdland is most certainly an established Holiday institution, […]
By Marilyn Lester***With a steady flow of martinis delivered from the bar at Pangea, the internationally famous, or perhaps infamous, opera star, Amanda Reckonwith, once again captivated her audience with a voice that wouldn’t stop […]
By Marilyn Lester***When a sold-out audience can’t stop clapping and whooping for an encore, and won’t let up until that happens, you know the performer in question is special—even iconic. An indeed, R&B/soul Queen Bettye […]
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