Photos: The Broadway World Cabaret Studio Portraits
Broadway World Cabaret Editor Stephen Mosher picks his favorites from four years.
By: Stephen Mosher Dec. 30, 2023
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I had retired. In 2017 I made a very public exit from photography after thirty-six years. Everything went into storage, there was no trace of a photographer's life in my home, except for a few photo albums and two copies of THE SWEATER BOOK. And I was happy. I was really very happy. But in 2019 Rob Diamond asked me to be a reviewer for Broadway World Cabaret, and, after about eight reviews, I realized that I needed art for my articles; I needed to give our readers a complete idea of the art that was being created in the cabarets and clubs of New York City. So I got my camera out of mothballs, I got permission from the venues, and I started taking photos in the clubs. In January of 2020, I wanted to do a series of interviews that included studio portraits of the subjects, so I had to get my lighting equipment out of storage and I had to replace some things I had given away (I gave away a lot), but before you could say Milton Greene, I was making portraits again. I continued to do in-person interviews that included a photo shoot until I reached the point where, if someone asked for an interview, the first question out of my mouth was, "When are you available to do the photos?" It was fun being back in the studio - indeed, I had forgotten how much I loved the craft that was my original artistic love. Making those photos for my Broadway World Cabaret articles was an unexpected happy byproduct of the job to which I had said yes.
These are my favorites from the Broadway World Cabaret Studio Sessions.
Alexandra Silber and Alec Silver
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Arielle Jacobs and JJ Caruncho
Benny Benack III
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The Boy Band Project
Catherine Porter and Elizabeth Ward Land
Chita Rivera and Richard Ridge
Christine Andreas and Martin Silvestri
Dorian Woodruff
The Drinkwater Brothers
James Jackson Jr. and John-Andrew Morrison
Kevin Feguson
Maria Wirries and Matt SanGiovanni
Marissa Licata
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The Show Broads - Marta Sanders and Leanne Borghesi
This is not a studio shot, it was done on location (which I rarely do) for an article about the 54 Below disco series TURN THE BEAT AROUND, which our Broadway World Team loved and believed in, so I did a feature story that included photos of the cast made on location. It is my favorite photo I have made in the last four years.
This is not a studio shot, it was done in the dressing room at Carnegie Hall minutes before the Debbie Wileman Judy Garland show, which I was on hand to photograph for Broadway World Cabaret. I don't often go backstage before a show, but there are certain occasions that are special. This was one of those times.
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