By Marilyn Lester***Songwriter Jeff Flaster is by far not a newbie to the world of creating music, but he is in the world of cabaret. His singing and performing debut at Don’t Tell Mama can […]
By Marilyn Lester***Back in action now that pandemic restrictions are over, Hollywood Canteen—The Radio Show returned, scripted by and co-hosted by Warren Schein and Patricia Fitzpatrick, taking its Don’t Tell Mama audience back to the […]
By Bart Greenberg***Broadway, concert and cabaret star, Karen Mason, came striding onto the stage of Birdland Jazz Club, looking fabulous in a white pants suit and her new silver hair, to be greeted by a […]
By Marilyn Lester***At the newly reopened Iridium Jazz Club—shuttered since the pandemic struck in March 2020—the happiness at having the club back was sent off the scales by the ever-joyful Benny Benack III. In the […]
By Andrew Poretz***The New York Pops, under the direction of conductor Steven Reineke, presented a fabulous evening of songs in Get Happy: That Nelson Riddle Sound—a long-delayed concert to celebrate arranger Riddle’s 2021 centennial. Featuring […]
By Michael Barbieri***If indeed there is a pantheon of legendary song and dance men, you will most certainly find the name Lee Roy Reams enshrined there! In his knockout show at Feinstein’s/54 Below, he proved […]
By Marilyn Lester***The title of Susan Mack‘s show at Birdland Theater, Music in the Air, is a great indication of what the show’s about and how much Mack loves jazz. The eponymous tune, as she […]
By Marilyn Lester***Cabaret tribute shows can be tricky—the task is for the creator to find a balance between inhabiting the persona of the honoree while maintaining an identity of self. In Dawn Derow Sings Eydie […]
By Marilyn Lester***For a performer—especially a standup comedian—probably one of the most courageous steps to make its to command a stage solo. Monologist Tulis McCall is completely fearless in that pursuit, and we’re all the […]
By Marilyn Lester***In the way that royalty is preceded by a fanfare, the entrance of Norm Lewis on the Carnegie Hall Stern Auditorium/Perelman Stage was ushered in by the majestic sound of The New York […]
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