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Review: Diane D'Angelo Lands Happily at The Laurie Beechman Theatre in DESTINATION MOON
With her sweet soprano sound and soulful storytelling skills, Diane D'Angelo makes welcome return to the stage....
Review: Ella Mae Dixon Steps Smoothly Center Stage With I'M OLD FASHIONED at Birdland
The Fifties were in fashion at Birdland Theater when Ella Mae Dixon presented a show of vintage tunes and 'tudes....
Review: TCU SENIOR AND ALUMNI SHOWCASE Fills Me With Hometown Pride at 54Below
Last week, it was with great joy that I went to 54 Below to see the TCU Department of Theatre Senior and Alumni Showcase. As about half of the performers were graduating seniors, it isn't really fair to review the evening, but there was so much talent on the stage it is an event that should be noted...
Review: THE HEARTSTRINGS PROJECT Fills Rockwood Music Hall With Feelings And Fans
When a group of singing actors decide to make their own kind of music, you have to know the results will be rewarding....
Review: Sarah Carson Charms Don't Tell Mama Audience With ENGLAND AND AMERICA - A TRANS-ATLANTIC LOVE STORY
With her personal musical cabaret, Sarah Carson takes center stage as a new storyteller on the scene....
Review: Lane Bradbury An Absolute Delight In WE MUST REMEMBER THESE MOMENTS at Pangea
Lane Bradbury and her new musical show are enchantment on a cabaret stage....
Review: Wendy Scherl Shows What She Did For Love In THE SWEETNESS & THE SORROW: THE SONGS OF MARVIN HAMLISCH At Chelsea Table + Stage
Thursday night at Chelsea Table + Stage introduced this rainbow boy to award-winning vocalist, Wendy Scherl as she brought lovely vocals to her show, THE SWEETNESS & THE SORROW: THE SONGS OF MARVIN HAMLISCH....
Review: EVA NOBLEZADA: LET'S GO TO THE MOVIES at The Green Room 42
Who needs the Oscars for a movie-themed night when Eva Noblezada is doing her MOVIES show?...
Review: Alexandra Silber & Her Broadway Gal Pals Tribute Women's History Month With I WISH: THE ROLES THAT COULD HAVE BEEN at 54 Below
Suffice it to say that the Women’s History Month edition of I WISH: THE ROLES THAT COULD HAVE BEEN was another boffo installment of Al Silber’s cabaret offspring...
Review: TEDD FIRTH TRIO Top Shelf at Birdland Theater
Birdland Theater was all smiles and sighs when Tedd Firth, Mark McLean and David Finck made their yearly trip to the headliner spotlight....
Review: Taylor Iman Jones Goes All Original In 54 Below Solo Show Debut
Taylor Iman Jones wrote songs for healing and they were a tonic for the 54 Below patrons....
Review: Donna McKechnie Continues To Make Theatre History with TAKE ME TO THE WORLD – THE SONGS OF STEPHEN SONDHEIM At 54 Below
Ms. McKechnie's voice is, without a doubt, one that echoes down the hallways of theatre history and deserves to be heard in the here and now....
Music Review: Marissa Licata & The Rag Tag Collection Weave a Fascinating CAT'S CRADLE
It is this rainbow reviewer’s sincere hope that CAT’S CRADLE is the prelude to an entire album from The Rag Tag Collection....
Review: BLANK: AN ODE TO BROADWAY'S BLACK HISTORY IS A SHOWCASE OF ICONIC BLACK ROLES at The Green Room 42
There were many outstanding performances during this evening at the Midtown Manhattan nightclub The Green Room 42....
Review: Max Bartos is the Spooky Pop Punk King We Deserve at Berlin Under A
What spilled forth from Max was exactly the marketable kind of sound that bridges the divide between Broadway and punk...
Review: Brenda Braxton Cracks The Code With STARS TONIGHT! Premiere at The Green Room 42
Brenda Braxton is breaking out as a chat show host and the sold-out debut night sets the tone for a bright future....
Review: TURN THE BEAT AROUND Continues Smash Hit Residency at 54 Below
Now in its third month TURN THE BEAT AROUND continues to pack the room and the dancefloor at 54 Below....
Review: Marissa Licata And The Ragtag Collection Set The Stage Ablaze With STRINGS ON FIRE At Chelsea Table + Stage
Marissa Licata and The Rag Tag Collection gave their audience some of their brand of WORLD FOLK FUSION and left the room hungry for oh so much more....
Review: Zoë Van Tieghem A Breath of Fresh Air With SPRING FLING at The Green Room 42
Zoë Van Tieghem and Matt Baker presented a show that was more flight than fling, lifted up by musical craft from both proficients....
Review: Mauricio Martinez Makes Dreams Come True With 5'11, BASED IN NYC at 54 Below
Broadway alum, Emmy Award recipient, and powerhouse vocalist Mauricio Martinez's latest show is the stuff of which dreams are made....
Music Review: Keala Settle Settles For Nothing Less Than Perfection With IMPERFECT
This gorgeous lady has a tremendous pop sound and sense of style that is really today....
Review: A Night of Full Psychedelic Satanism with JOHN CAMERON MITCHELL & AMBER MARTIN: CASSETTE ROULETTE at Joe's Pub
This was the best cabaret show I've seen by far. It was unscripted, genuine, and pure genius....
Review: AT THIS PERFORMANCE At The Green Room 42 Highlights Heroic Understudies And More
It was a treat getting to see a glimpse of six different Broadway shows in one night, especially the ones that have since closed....
Review: McBroom and Callaway Are Simply DIVALICIOUS at 54 Below
The good news is there are more to come with 7 PM shows Friday, March 3, and Saturday, March 4, with a streaming hook-up on Saturday’s show so you can see this magic from the comfort of your own home....
Review: SAXY SUSIE Clausen Sounds Sweet In Don't Tell Mama Solo Show Debut
Some take years to prepare their solo show but Susie Clausen is so in love with her sax that her solo show debut sprung to life in a record three years....
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