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Local Critics

Stephen Mosher
SENIOR EDITOR

Stephen Mosher

Stephen Mosher is the author of The Sweater Book (a collection of his photography featuring celebrated artists from the entertainment communities of New York, Los Angeles, and London), Lived In Crazy (a memoir about his colorful life and that of his family) and the upcoming Stephen Mosher Stories (a 'best of' collection of four decades of his photography).  He and his husband, actor Pat Dwyer, are the subjects of the romantic marriage equality documentary film Married and Counting (available on Amazon, Itunes, and Youtube).  Stephen was the Health and Fitness columnist for EDGE Magazine online and is occasionally a contributing writer for the entertainment website HOTCHKA.  Aside from his writing, Stephen's other passions are his work as a personal trainer and his family.  

Analisa Bell

Analisa Bell

ANALISA BELL was born and raised in Perth, the most isolated city in Australia. After high school, she auditioned and gained entry to the prestigious Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts where she studied musical theater. Upon graduating, she performed in a number of musicals and theatre productions in Perth, including Oklahoma, Les Misérables and The Vagina Monologues (Winner of 2007 ITA Best Actress Award). She also worked as a voice-over artist and on-air talent for Perth commercial radio stations 96fm and 92.9fm. After several years touring Australia as a children’s theatre entertainer, Analisa discovered the world of cabaret! She went on to tour the cabaret and festival circuits in Melbourne, Sydney, and Perth, before moving to NYC at the end of 2014. She is currently mentored by Tony Award-winner, Faith Prince, is an Alum of the International Cabaret Conference at Yale, won the 2015 Annual Broadway Spring Festival Shana Farr Cabaret Competition, was a Semi-finalist in the 2016 and 2017 MetroStar Challenges at the former Metropolitan Room, and has performed in a plethora of solo and collaborative cabarets at the former Metropolitan Room, The Duplex, The Triad Theater, Don’t Tell Mama, The Green Room 42, and 54 Below. She currently sits on the Manhattan Association of Cabarets (MAC) Board of Directors. For ten years, she managed the education portfolio at The New York Pops, but these days you'll find her managing nationwide School and Community Programs for Jazz at Lincoln Center.

Andrew Poretz

Andrew Poretz

Andrew Poretz, “The Boulevardier of Broadway,” is an entertainer (singer, guitarist, ukulele player and storyteller), producer, and a reviewer of jazz and cabaret shows, primarily for Theater Pizzazz. An early podcaster, his “Coaches’ Corner on BlogTalkRadio” segments are still available on iTunes. Andrew has performed in prominent venues throughout New York and the Bay Area. Andrew is also a board member of The American Popular Song Society. His blog, “The Boulevardier,” can be found at www.andrewporetz.com.

Rebecca Kaplan

Rebecca Kaplan

Rebecca Kaplan is a writer and standup comedian living in New York. You can follow her on Twitter and Instagram @rebeccatkaplan and find more of her upcoming shows and projects at https://linktr.ee/rebeccatkaplan

Rob Lester

Rob Lester

Rob Lester, native New Yorker, has been covering entertainment for more than 15 years for various outlets and has recently returned to Broadway World writing staff.  His involvement in cabaret has also led to involvement with the genre's awards as a voting judge and, pre-pandemic, he helped to curate the Artists In Partnership (AIP) Cabaret Festival. As far as musical theatre, he loves attending, researching, reviewing, directing, writing songs and scripts, as well as being a dramaturg.  He also worked with author Deb Berman on her book for kids about what happens before birth called "9 Months in The Play Womb: The Inside Story." He personally hails from the womb of a mother who loves the Great American Songbook and its singers, instilling that appreciation in him.

Sharon Ellman

Sharon Ellman

Sharon Ellman, a seasoned entertainment public relations professional  began her career as a broadcast journalist in NYC.  Now combining her two loves of journalism and entertainment, she is thrilled to be part of the Broadwayworld.com team!  

 

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