By Scott Barbarino***I’ve been around awhile and have known Doris Dear for quite a few years now. I first met her when she joined Terese Genecco and her Little Big Band at Iridium as a […]
By Marilyn Lester***It’s always a treat when West Coast-er Amanda McBroom comes East, and this particular appearance at Birdland was no exception. With her musical director and songwriting partner Michele Brourman, the pair performed in […]
By Maryann Lopinto***It’s hard to believe that Cheyenne Jackson has never played 54 Below before. It’s true he’s been living on the West Coast for some time, but he has a big following here in […]
By Marilyn Lester***It’s probably safe to say that Noël Coward (1899-1973) was the Stephen Sondheim of his day. Of course he was quite, quite English, yet also accessible to appreciative Americans (listen to Steve Ross’ […]
By Marilyn Lester***Los Angeles-based jazz and contemporary pop vocalist, Judy Wexler has quite a pedigree. She’s a sophisticated performer who’s earned acclaim for her six album, and is by all accounts in press on the […]
By Marilyn Lester***Take a stellar cast, top musicians, great material and a seasoned impression to put it all together and you’ll get one of the best concerts that producer-writer-host Scott Siegel has mounted to date. […]
By Marilyn Lester***Had there not been a pandemic, young Charles Kirsch might have gone to theater camp, as so many stage-struck kids have done over the decades. But as the Covid plague descended and changed […]
By Andrew Poretz***There’s nothing like finding a hidden gem in New York. Even better? A double gem. Hidden in plain sight is the stunning venue called “Somewhere Nowhere,” a two-level indoor lounge and open-air rooftop […]
By Marilyn Lester***When the original Birdland opened in December 1949, jazz legend, alto sax player Charlie Parker was the headliner, but then, the club was named after him: “Bird” was his nickname. Fast forward to […]
By Marilyn Lester***It’s clever and witty and in the ongoing tradition of Forbidden Broadway, Forbidden Sondheim: Merrily We Stole a Song (presented by LePlaykill Productions, John Freedson, Harriet Yellen and Gerard Alessandrini) is still ultimately […]
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