Editor’s Note: Scott Barbarino is the publisher and chief of NiteLife Exchange. Even though his busy schedule allows for only a curated number of shows, still, it’s not everyday that Scott is so moved to […]
By Andrew Poretz***Jazz singer-songwriter Nicole Zuraitis and her quintet made an auspicious Dizzy’s debut with her Flipside Sessions, a compelling set of mostly original tunes. The star, who frequently plays with her trio at Birdland […]
By Marilyn Lester***Individually they’ve each been singing in public since childhood. Nicolas King started as a professional actor at age 4. Seth Sikes was singing in church at age 6. Each is a powerhouse vocalist […]
By Marilyn Lester***What is Downtown anyway? In New York City artistic circles, Downtown performers offer offbeat, avant garde, novel and often edgy acts, played mostly in the East Village, but sometimes in the West Village […]
By Scott Barbarino***Last month I went to see Fabulous First Fridays at Pangea and at the end of the show had already made plans to attend this month’s performance. Due to scheduling issues the show […]
By Marilyn Lester***From a career path point of view, there are two Tedd Firths—the one that spends the major portion of his career arranging and playing piano for A-list vocalists such as Marilyn Maye, Michael […]
By Andrew Poretz***There are few cabaret performers more compelling than singer-songwriters Ann Hampton Callaway and Amanda McBroom. They first paired up for their Divalicious! show in 2016, which only last week made its triumphant New […]
By Marilyn Lester***It’s hard to believe that it’s been four years since Nicolas King appeared at Birdland—but there was that interlude of the pandemic after all. Needless to say, it was great to see him […]
By Marilyn Lester*** When Elena Bennett and Fred Barton recently debuted their new show, We Know A Swing Or Two at Chelsea Table + Stage, it was before an audience that included many cabaret friends […]
By Marilyn Lester***On the debut night of 54 Sings Broadway’s Greatest Hits! in 2015, a hurricane was just subsiding. On this particular Saturday night, a meteorlogically historic arctic freeze was coming to an end. Both […]
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