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Cabaret
Spotlight on You Open Mic Returns on Wednesday, February 5
The next Spotlight on You open mic, hosted by 2019 MAC award nominee for best emcee Natasha Castillo is scheduled for Wednesday, February 5th, from 5:45-8:30 pm at 53 Above Broadway. Sign up begins at […]
Cabaret
Spotlight on You Features Jon Weber and Marissa Mulder on Tuesday, October 22, at 53 Above
The next Spotlight On You open mic, hosted by 2019 MAC Award nominee for Best Emcee, Natasha Castillo, is scheduled for Tuesday, October 22 at 53 Above Broadway, 318 West 53rd Street, 1st floor, between […]
Cabaret
The Next Spotlight on You Open Mic Is Scheduled for Tuesday, July 9 at 53 Above
The next Spotlight on You open mic, hosted By 2019 MAC Award nominee for Best Emcee, Natasha Castillo, will be on Tuesday, July 9 at 53 Above. Featured are Broadway star and performance coach, Kristine […]
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A Feast of Open Mics Awaits Those Itching to Perform
The open mic—a time-honored way for singers to perform, test material, keep vocal chords in shape, socialize with peers and so much more. There are quite a few regular sessions in Manhattan—enough to keep anyone […]
Cabaret
Natasha Castillo’s Spotlight on You Features Tim Di Pasqua and Ian Herman, Friday, February 16th
Singer/Performer/Emcee/Writer Natasha Castillo not only contributes to NiteLife Exchange (Through the Lens of Natasha), she hosts a monthly open mic called Spotlight on You. This “Month of Love Spotlight,” at 53 Above, on February 16th, […]
Cabaret
Six Degrees of Cabaret Separation
By ROB LESTER****All roads lead to and from Marilyn Maye in cabaret. Also pointing to Kati Neiheisel‘s strong showing catchable on the 21st and a spotlight on Spotlight on You, here we have six degrees of separation […]
Picks of the Week
NiteLife Pick of the Week: Friday’s Spotlight on You–Open Mic/West 53 St.
By ROB LESTER****Open Mic #2 for the monthly Spotlight on You (this means YOU, attendees!) has Meg Flather, the most recent MAC Female Vocalist winner with Tracy Stark as your pianist. The location is 53 Above on the street-level floor of Broadway […]
Picks of the Week
Pick of the Week: Those Girls Triumph with Those Harmonies & Arrangements on Wednesday 5/17 at the Beechman
BY ROB LESTER**** To say that Those Girls have topped their spectacular debut-as-a-group, MAC Award-winning show is saying a lot. They’ve raised the bar sky high now, as the new show — vocally, visually, instrumentally emotionally — is as satisfying […]
Cabaret Reviews
A Benefit for Cabaret Scenes Hits All the Right Notes
Review by MARILYN LESTER ♠♣♥♦ Assembling a roster of A-list cabaret talent and crafting a variety evening to showcase them in is no small task. Happily, such a success was achieved with a nonpareil evening of […]