Cabaret
Carol Shedlin Serenade in Blue
By DR. LARRY MYERS **** Editor’s Note: Here is the first in a series of pieces wherein Dr. M. takes a moment or two—or more— to tell us about some performers age 60+ who are still […]
Don’t Tell Mama
Cabaret
Halloween: Open Mic from MAC Makes for Merry Melodies
By ROB LESTER*** Trick or treat! It’s an easy trick to treat yourself to some cabaret singers (perhaps in costume!) on Halloween night at the monthly MAC Roving Open Mic. Don’t ask, don’t tell your mama […]
Cabaret
Marnie Klar in Bedtime Stories at Don’t Tell Mama 11/8, 11/10 & 12/9
Featuring songs by Sara Bareilles, Kye Flemng, Bobbie Gentry, Adam Gwon, Janis Ian, Nan Knighton, Cole Porter, Mary Rodgers, Carly Simon, Stephen Sondheim and Frank Wildhorn, actress/singer Marnie Klar presents her new show Bedtime Stories […]
Picks of the Week
Rick Is My Pick! NiteLife Pick of the Week: Rick Skye Returns (“Liza’s Back,” folks)
By ROB LESTER**** Friday is Skye Day! Want a sure sassy bet and belt? It’s Liza with a Z and “the guy named Skye” with an E at the end of his name– who also used […]
Cabaret
Reflecting on the Hanson Award(s) for Cabaret
By ROB LESTER**** I ran into a smiling Ira Lee Collings at intermission of the final Cabaret Convention song-a-rama. The self-“I just wanted to get closer to the stage and touch it,” said the frequent cabaret attendee and […]
Cabaret
Taffy Longvue, aka Robin Westle, Is Back With More Fabulous Adventures on October 22 and 29
That maven of fabulousness is back! Robin Westle, the creator, producer and host of Robin’s Nest, the successful variety show/ benefit series, returns with her solo show, The Adventures of Taffy Longvue, about finding your own FABULOUSNESS, on […]
Cabaret
Sue Matsuki & Gregory Toroian in Hey Boo! Stu Hamstra Memorial @ Don’t Tell Mama 10/14
Celebrating their 23rd year artistic collaboration with their new monthly Coming Home to Mama series, singer Sue Matsuki and pianist/music director Gregory Toroian present Hey Boo! Songs of Halloween & Friendship on Saturday, October 14 at 7 PM. An evening celebrating the loving […]
Six Questions
Six Questions for Andrea Bell Wolff
Broadway/regional theater/Las Vegas performer Andrea Bell Wolff brings her new cabaret show, Prisoner of Love, back to NYC’s Don’t Tell Mama on Sunday October 1st at 7pm and on Saturday November 11th at 5:30pm. The theme is love in all its guises, and she plays […]
Cabaret
“Gay Geezer” Ira Lee Collings Reboots at Don’t Tell Mama for 3 Shows, Starting Tuesday, Sept. 26
That charming and puckish cabaret doyen Ira Lee Collings is certified proof that “life begins at 80.” The self-described “Gay Geezer” is a delightful and dapper old boy who’s done a lot of living. (Featured photo: Ira […]
Cabaret
The Contest Is Over….and the Winner of Mama’s Next BIG! Act Is….
By ROB LESTER**** It was a long — but productive — summer of songs, and the top two winners of Don’t Tell Mama’s third annual Mama’s Next BIG! Act singing contest were announced at this week’s […]