Cabaret Photographers: Bobby Patrick
A look at and a thank you to the photographers who give Broadway World Cabaret their artistry.
By: Stephen Mosher Dec. 29, 2023
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Bobby Patrick is not a photographer. That is to say, they weren't a photographer - they certainly are one, now.
Bobby came to Broadway World Cabaret as a writer, a reviewer with a very interesting point of view. Bobby is a flamboyant, card-carrying member of our beautiful queer family and Bobby came to our team to cover all the beautiful queer artists working in cabaret and concert. The only thing is, we were short-staffed and, before you knew it, Bobby was covering shows starring major mainstream artists, jazz performers, tap dancers, stand-up comics, and more. And Bobby wanted to do a thorough job, so they started taking their camera to work... et voilà, nous avons un photographe. Bobby turned themself into a right and proper photographer and discovered a talent they did not know they have.
Bobby looks for the theatrical. Bobby makes photos that capture the experience of being in the room with the artists, pulling the lens back to show the whole room, the light fixtures, the standing ovations, the excitement of being a member of the audience. Bobby captures that which is theatrical and that which is emotional... ok, and that which is beautiful. Because Bobby loves theater, emotions, and beauty. And the people love Bobby. Bobby Patrick has, for the four years that I have sat behind the editor's desk, been the member of our Broadway World Cabaret team who gets the most fan mail - sometimes from very famous people. They even got mentioned on the Sherri Shepherd show. They're a force of nature and a force for good, and aren't we lucky they came along?
The photos in this article are all my personal favorites by the artist. --- SM
Aaron Kaburick - Joe's Pub
Alexandra Silber and Drew Wutke - 54 Below
Alton Fitzgerald White - 54 Below
Michele Brourman, Ann Hampton Callaway, and Amanda McBroom - 54 Below
Amber Martin - Joe's Pub
Amy Irving - City Winery
Amy Jo Jackson and Brian Nash - The Duplex
Ana Gasteyer - Joe's Pub
Angie Schworer and Lindsay Lavin - 54 Below
Anita Gillette - 54 Below
Arielle Jacobs and Alexandra Silber with Drew Wutke and a puppy - 54 Below
Austin Pendleton - 54 Below
Ben Jones and Ron Abel - 54 Below
Beth Fowler - 54 Below
Betsy Wolfe - The Green Room 42
Bianca Marroquin - The Green Room 42
Brad Simmons and Elizabeth Ward Land with John Miller - The Green Room 42
Brandon James Gwinn, Dylan Hartwell and Greg Sullivan - The Green Room 42
Carole Demas - 54 Below
Charles Busch - 54 Below
Christy Altomare - 54 Below
Danny Feldman and Courtney Bassett - 54 Below
David Jackson - 54 Below
David Rasche - 54 Below
Debbie Gibson - 54 Below
Deborah Stone and Tom Hubbard - Pangea
Devin Ilaw and Joe Kinosian - Joe's Pub
Donna McKechnie - 54 Below
Dragaret - Club Cumming
Ed Dixon - 54 Below
Elizabeth Ward Land - The Green Room 42
Flotilla DeBarge - The Green Room 42
Gloria Reuben - 54 Below
The next five photos are from the Grease Reunion at 54 Below.
Ray DeMattis and James Canning
Ilene Kristen Then and Now
The OG, Replacement, and Tour GREASE-ers
JJ Niemann - The Green Room 42
Jack Bartholet and Sean Harkness - Pangea
Jackie Hoffman and Steven Smyth with Lon Hoyt - Joe's Pub
Jamie deRoy - Birdland
Janeane Garafolo - City Winery
Jason Kravits and Clint Holmes with Ritt Henn - Birdland
John Tartaglia with Alexa Green and Matt SanGiovanni - 54 Below
Judy Kuhn and Brandon Uranowitz - The Green Room 42
Julie Halston - Birdland
Justin Vivian Bond - Joe's Pub
Karen Ziemba - 54 Below
Kyle Taylor Parker - 54 Below
Laura Benanti and Lauren Molina - Joe's Pub
Lee Roy Reams and Alex Rybeck - 54 Below
Len Cariou - 54 Below
Leslie Carrara-Rudolph - The Green Room 42
Lisa Howard - 54 Below
MargOH! Channing and Tracy Stark - Pangea
Marilyn Maye and Tom Hubbard - Birdland
Mark McKillop and Telly Leung - Birdland
Mason Alexander Park - Chelsea Table + Stage
Melissa Errico - 54 Below
Michael Feinstein and Tedd Firth - 54 Below
Miss Richfield 1981 - The Triad
Olivia Miller - Club Cumming
Paula Dione Ingram - 54 Below
Penny Fuller - 54 Below
Peter LaPrade - The Green Room 42
The next four photos are from the Pippin reunion at 54 Below.
John Rubinstein with Candy Brown, Cheryl Clark and Pamela Sousa
John Rubinstein and Leland Palmer with Candy Brown and Walter Willison
Robert Bannon - 54 Below
Robert Bannon and Marquise Hitchcock - 54 Below
Sally Mayes and George Dvorsky - 54 Below
Sherri Shepherd - City Winery
Sherri Shepherd and Kym Whitley - City Winery
Sheryl Lee Ralph - 54 Below
Sidney Myer and Tom Hubbard - Pangea
The next four photos are of the cast of Spies Are Forever at 54 Below.
Susie Mosher - The Green Room 42
T. Oliver Reid - 54 Below
Talia Suskauer and The Skivvies - Joe's Pub
Taylor Frey and Kyle Dean Morgan - 54 Below
Timothy Hughes and Jelani Remy et al at 54 Below.
Ute Lemper - 54 Below
Varla Jean Merman - Joe's Pub
Well Strung - 54 Below
Edmund Bagnell (1st violin), Chris Marchant (2nd violin), Daniel Shevlin (cello), and Trevor Wadleigh (viola).
Yasuhiko Fukuoka - 54 Below
Zane Phillips - 54 Below
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