By Maryann Lopinto***Christmas brings many seasonal shows to cabaret, with different takes on the holidays, and starring some of our greatest cabaret performers. I attended two very different shows: We Love the Winter Weather—Songs of […]
A special evening: We Love the Winter Weather: Songs of the Season–starring KT Sullivan, Jeff Harnar, Stacy Sullivan and Todd Murray, plays at Birdland on Monday, December 16 at 7 PM. Music director and jazz […]
By Marilyn Lester***In 2008 when he was a mere 80-year-old, the three-time Tony Award, and a two–time Grammy and Emmy Award winning composer and lyricist, Charles Strouse, authored his autobiography Put on a Happy Face: […]
My latest photo journal captures magical moments from the first night of the 35th New York Cabaret Convention, Put on a Happy Face—A Celebration of Charles Strouse, held on Tuesday, October 23rd at Jazz at Lincoln […]
By Andrew Poretz***The first surprise about Craig Rubano’s new show, Take the Moment, was his astonishing reveal that this was his first concert in a decade. Although this writer was not previously familiar with Rubano, […]
By Marilyn Lester***To know the work of vocalist Renee Katz is to understand that her well of creativity goes deep into realms untrod in the usual way. Her approach to music is sensitive, sophisticated, smart […]
My latest photo journal features images from the opening of Renee Katz‘s new show, Irving Berlin: Lost in His Arms, on Saturday, September 21st at Don’t Tell Mama. The show was directed by multi-award-winning performer-director […]
Birdland Jazz Club will present the return of MAC and Bistro Award-winning concert artist Jeff Harnar celebrating his new album, Jeff Harnar Sings Sammy Cahn: The Second Time Around, on Monday, October 7 at 7:00 […]
Don’t Tell Mama presents Renee Katz in Renee Katz Sings Irving Berlin—Lost In His Arms on September 21, Tuesday, November 12 and Saturday, November 16 at 7:00 PM. Joining her is arranger and musical director, […]
By Bart Greenberg***Sometimes the backstory for a cabaret show is just as fascinating as the show itself. This was definitely true of Jeff Harnar’s glowing salute to one of our most adept lyricists in Sammy […]
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