In his current show, You Fascinate Me So, Phillip Officer pays tribute to cabaret legend Mabel Mercer, with Mark Hartman at the piano, showcasing his versatility and heartfelt interpretations of timeless songs. As an ambassador […]
By Andrew Poretz***The third and final night of the 2024 New York Cabaret Convention, Everything Old Is New Again: Classic Songs, Old and New, was hosted by KT Sullivan, who arrived onstage in a resplendent […]
By Bart Greenberg***For the second night of the 35th Cabaret Convention, the Mabel Mercer Foundation paid tribute to the fabled singer-pianist Bobby Short on the centennial year of his birth with “I’m in Love Again” […]
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 special moments, both front stage and back stage, from night three of the 35th New York Cabaret Convention on Thursday, October 24th at Jazz at Lincoln Center’s Rose Theater. K.T. Sullivan, artistic […]
The Annual 35th Cabaret Convention of the Mabel Mercer Foundation will be held on Tuesday, October 22 through Thursday, October 24 at Rose Hall in Jazz at Lincoln Center. More than 80 performers will celebrate […]
By Marilyn Lester***Wrapping up the three nights of the Mabel Mercer 34th Annual Cabaret Convention, As Time Goes By: Timeless Tunes delivered on the promise of classics of the American Songbook, sung by a top-drawer […]
By Marilyn Lester***Doris Mary Kappelhoff, who became known as Doris Day, thought she was born in 1924, but on her 95th birthday, the Associated Press found her birth certificate showing a 1922 date. No matter […]
By Marilyn Lester***Composer Kurt Julian Weill (March 2, 1900 – April 3, 1950) was German-born, finding success in the Weimar-era music scene, mostly pairing his work with Bertolt Brecht as lyricist. Their most enduring collaboration […]
The New York debut of the musical revue Hooray for Hollywood! plays on Thursday, June 15 at 8:30 PM in the Birdland Theater. The show is a benefit for The Mabel Mercer Foundation. Devised by […]
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