By MARILYN LESTER**** “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the […]
By MARILYN LESTER****A catalog full of Cole Porter titles could easily define the magic spun by T. Oliver Reid in his turn at the newly established and utterly charming Beach Cafe cabaret. Try “Easy to […]
By MARILYN LESTER****Never mind the dog days of August. For relief from a currently fraught political situation – or any of life’s woes – Jerry’s Girls is just the ticket. This special Summer Musicals in […]
By MARILYN LESTER ****Singer Byron St. Cyr is, by his own strong admission, a musical theater animal. Yet, the music that informed him – especially in visiting beloved grandparents who lived at 4600 Mithra Street […]
MAC Hanson and Bistro Award-winning singer Sally Darling continues the run of her new show Love, Lust & Longing at Don’t Tell Mama on Wednesday, July 5 at 7 PM and Sunday afternoon, July 9 […]
BY Rob Lester (No relation) (…or is he???)— Born on the 4th of July, Marilyn Lester is that smiling, knowing cabaret and theatre and concert presence, writing for this website and others, sitting in the dark and shedding […]
BY MARILYN LESTER****The self-proclaimed “Gay Geezer,” Ira Lee Collings, is, at 81, still a work in progress. No matter that he’s been performing since he was a kid on the radio, the old guy is […]
By MARILYN LESTER**** Of the handful of truly iconic songs about show business, “That’s Entertainment” by Arthur Schwartz and Howard Dietz ranks at the very top of the tree. Seth Sikes‘ peppy rendition of the number […]
By MARILYN LESTER**** Sally Darling is a performer’s performer. With a combination of wit, good humor and enthusiasm – plus a Mabel Mercer-like approach to interpreting a song – she’ll leave you knowing you’ve just experienced […]
BY MARILYN LESTER**** It’s long been debated why creatives, as a body, tend to be liberally open-minded and progressive. Perhaps it’s a heightened sense of empathy, but artists seem to easily embrace the philosophy of the […]
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