By Marilyn Lester***Singer-host-producer and otherwise multi-hyphenate, Jamie deRoy sure has a lot of great and talented friends, and her most recent award-winning Jamie deRoy & friends at Birdland showcased quite a few of them. As […]
By Marilyn Lester*** Beginning with Chelsea Table + Stage, there was the wonderfully creative Michael Kirk Lane performing Whatever I Feel, with pianist William TN Hall music directing and backup singers Brian Kalinowski and Jon […]
By Scott Barbarino***No matter how you dice it, Cabaret is a tough business. Most performers self produce their shows with tight budgets. Many are also their own marketing and social media people. Then there’s mounting […]
By Marilyn Lester***Wrapping up the three nights of the Mabel Mercer 34th Annual Cabaret Convention, As Time Goes By: Timeless Tunes delivered on the promise of classics of the American Songbook, sung by a top-drawer […]
By Marilyn Lester***Doris Mary Kappelhoff, who became known as Doris Day, thought she was born in 1924, but on her 95th birthday, the Associated Press found her birth certificate showing a 1922 date. No matter […]
By Andrew Poretz***Thespian Thomas G. Waites is one of those actors you’ve likely seen in movies for years (The Thing, Warriors), but perhaps you never caught his name. You may have learned he is also […]
By Scott Barbarino***Newcomer Elvira Tortora’s debut show The Bookmaker’s Daughter at Don’t Tell Mama was absolutely exquisite in every way. When I first saw the promo card in the racks around town, this kid from […]
By Marilyn Lester***Composer Kurt Julian Weill (March 2, 1900 – April 3, 1950) was German-born, finding success in the Weimar-era music scene, mostly pairing his work with Bertolt Brecht as lyricist. Their most enduring collaboration […]
By Maryann Lopinto*** Sold out the first time, Lee Roy Reams: Uncensored! For Adults Only! had to be presented again by popular demand. So, on October 12, he once more told all—about past encounters of […]
By Chris Struck***The premier, vintage ladies singing group, the Satin Dollz, have been performing globally for almost 20 years with well-rehearsed, choreographed sets, complete with stylish, era-appropriate costumes. The Dollz New York chapter is a […]
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