By Marilyn Lester***Elegies, literary or musical, tend to be solemn affairs, but not so in the jazz world. Jazz elegies lean heavily toward celebratory, rooted in the New Orleans traditon of the “second line,” the […]
By Marilyn Lester***Several decades ago, two bright college kids thought it would be really cool to write a rock version of one of their favorite operas: Das Rheingold (the first of the four Richard Wagner […]
By Scott Barbarino***The CD Forever Me With Love was brought to my attention in a phone call with Ralph Lampkin, whose recent passing will be felt deeply by all who knew him, but especially by […]
By Marilyn Lester***It’s been too long since English chanteuse-comedian Melinda Hughes performed one of her magnificent cabaret acts in New York. Her last appearance, pandemic notwithstanding, was at the late Metropolitan Room in January 2017. […]
The American Popular Song Society (APSS) honored the legendary Marvelous Marilyn Maye at its “Second Annual Benefit Evening” on Monday, June 12 at Theater 555. The gala was followed by a festive reception at The Green […]
SCOTT SIEGEL: 54 SINGS BROADWAY’S GREATEST HITS. In this latest iteration of the long-running series, created, produced, written and hosted by Siegel, the key word is consistency. With a healthy talent pool to choose from, […]
By Andrew Poretz***Soprano Jessica Fishenfeld is a bit of a musical Zelig. She’s been an opera star, a musical theater marvel and even a jazz singer. She’s performed with the New York City Opera, appeared […]
By Scott Barbarino***Septuagenarian Otto Walberg opened his act at Don’t Tell Mama with the following declaration: “Welcome to my cabaret debut. You may think I’m a bit old to be having a debut… of anything. Most […]
By Marilyn Lester***Judging from the packed Laurie Beechman Theatre, filled with cabaret royalty (Marilyn Maye, Joyce Breach, Charles Busch, Rex Reed, Donna McKechnie, for starters), it seemed the assembled should have broken out in a […]
By Andrew Poretz***The joint was jumping at Smoke Jazz Club as California-based vocalist Paula West took the stage on the second night of an eight-set residency. West made a rare New York City appearance leading […]
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