By Marilyn Lester***Make a list of items consistent and reliable, and without doubt Standard Time, the series helmed by Michael Feinstein, would be on it. In this latest edition at Zankel Hall, the theme was […]
By Marilyn Lester*** Notable composer-conductor Igor Stravinsky had a pretty low opinion of composers of film scores: he wrote in 1946 in the Musical Digest, the work was “namely to feed the composer:” i.e. his […]
By Marilyn Lester*** Two-time Tony Award® winner Norbert Leo Butz brought Girls, Girls, Girls back to 54 Below with perhaps more relevancy now than ever before. Girls, Girls, Girls debuted at the venue in 2013. […]
By Marilyn Lester***Exhilarating: that’s the sound of a first-class full jazz band combined with an extra-stellar performance by the always dependable Michael Feinstein. In this latest edition of the long-running series, Standard Time, I Won’t […]
By Marilyn Lester***By any other name… the concert was labeled a Blues Jam, but more to the point was an R&B jam with touches of soul jazz as well as funk. No matter, the end […]
By Marilyn Lester***Triple threat Tony Yazbeck has, in past appearances at 54 Below, been celebrating iconic show business greats, such as Fred Astaire, who’ve informed his own career trajectory . At this two-night outing at […]
By Marilyn Lester***The song lyric “Forget your troubles, come on get happy” may well be the message of playwright Ken Ludwig‘s Dear Jack, Dear Louise, now playing at 59E59 Theaters. Dear Jack, Dear Louise is […]
By Marilyn Lester***At the conclusion of actor-singer Norm Lewis‘ 10th Anniversary run of The Best of Christmas at 54 Below, there was no doubt—if there ever was—that this Broadway mega-star is in himself a gift […]
By Marilyn Lester***When Steve Allen wrote “This Could Be the Start of Something Big,” he was, of course, referring to romance; but the title aptly applies to Samantha Talora, who made her New York cabaret […]
By Marilyn Lester***As many of you know, Scott Barbarino is the publisher of NiteLife Exchange, but that’s but one of the hats that this man of many parts wears. He’s been a performer, producer, venue […]
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