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Album Review: Callaway & Lee An Unstoppable Pair In A Singular Voice On FEVER: A PEGGY LEE CELEBRATION!
Even while Ann Hampton Callaway is leaving her stamp on these songs, she makes certain to do right by the die-hards by using her glorious, rich, and resonant voice...
Music Review: Melissa Manchester Brings Her Legendary Vocals To Marsha Malamet's LESSONS TO BE LEARNED
Finally, LESSONS TO BE LEARNED by Melissa Manchester is a beautifully moving song reflecting that life’s rough spots are opportunities to learn from and gain wisdom, and who can argue with that?...
Review: Talia Suskauer Flies High In Solo Show Debut at 54 Below
It was an auspicious cabaret debut for Broadway singing actress, Talia Suskauer, who hit the heights twice in one night....
Album Review: OFF THE TOP Composer Jason Kravits Does the impossible With New Album JIM… AND OTHER FINE SUGGESTIONS
It was some fine sets of ears that produced and mixed this album, and that, plus Jason’s humorous words and music, make this a very easy-listening treat...
Music Review: Blaine Alden Krauss Wants To Know HOW COME U DON'T CALL ME ANYMORE
The great thing about this R&B standard is that Krauss banishes the blues with it....
Review: KELLI O'HARA Connects 92NY Audience With Artistry Supreme
It doesn't matter what Kelli O'Hara arrives to do, to say, or to sing. All that matters is that Kelli O'Hara arrives....
Music Review: Benko's Broadway Bang Began It All & Now She's Singing START WITH A BANG
START WITH A BANG is the kind of tune that gets ya right in the old Broadway breadbasket. Benko sells it and those listening should buy what she’s selling....
Review: SETH RUDETSKY Shares His “Dreamgirls” Obsession at Café Carlyle
For Seth Rudetsky's latest residency at the Café Carlyle, he invites Broadway singers to discuss and perform songs highlighting one show. For the February 20 performance, Rudetsky returns to “Dreamgirls,” and you could feel his passion for the show, which includes legendary lore, backstage goss...
Review: MAKE THEM HEAR YOU Makes A Welcome Return To 54 Below
It's art, it's activism, and it's amazing....
Album Review: Mocha Frappa Frithie Frothy Frozen Country & Western Blend - Jeremy Stolle Brews Up His Single I'VE BEEN TO EVERY STARBUCKS
I’VE BEEN TO EVERY STARBUCKS (A Medium Roast Blend of Coffee and Johnny Cash) is fun, funny, and danceable...
Review: Jennifer Holliday Gives 54 Below Audience Truly Intimate DIAMOND SERIES Show
Jennifer Holliday closes out season two of the Diamond Series with a stylish, honest, and musically impeccable evening....
Album Review: JUDY GARLAND - THE LOST VEGAS SHOW Gives The World New Judy From Old Tapes Made New
JUDY GARLAND - THE LOST VEGAS SHOW - NEW FRONTIER HOTEL - JULY 16, 1956 is a true beauty of an album....
Album Review: CRYER & FORD HIDDEN TREASURES, 1967-2020 Represents Past Glories & Present Triumphs From Musical Theatre's First Feminist Team
There is so much on this album that makes it well worth the time and expense to have it in our collections....
Review: Christina Bianco Wows Green Room 42 Audience With DIVA ON DEMAND
To put it mildly: I've had the time of my life at the Christina Bianco show....
Review: JUSTIN VIVIAN BOND DELIVERS A JULIE VALENTINE Is Sweet and Sultry at Joe's Pub
Justin Vivian Bond honors Julie London in their new show at Joe's Pub....
Review: WREN RIVERA Steps Into Their Superstar Skin In 54 Below Solo Show Debut
Wren Rivera made their solo show debut at 54 Below but that which they showed on the stage is not what one expects from a newcomer....
Review: BABY: NEW CAST ALBUM RELEASE PARTY Presents Beloved Broadway Score at The Green Room 42
It takes some suspension of disbelief to imagine Baby in the 21st century....
Review: Kiki Ball-Change Captures Hearts With MY FUNNY VALENTINE at The Green Room 42
Kiki is one smart cookie. ...
Review: Isaac Mizrahi Confidently Conquers Café Carlyle Once More In THE MARVELOUS MR. MIZRAHI
In a brand new show titled The Marvelous Mr. Mizrahi, Isaac demonstrates, with plenty of panache, why he has a loyal audience returning year after year...
Review: 54 Below Audience Says Yes to NO... MAYBE... WHY NOT by John-Andrew Morrison
It may have been billed as his solo show debut but John-Andrew Morrison played it like an old pro....
Review: Romance And The Silky Voice Of ALTON FITZGERALD WHITE Were In The Air For A VALENTINE'S CELEBRATION At 54 Below
Alton Fitzgerald White had this reporter in the palm of his hand at 54 Below, and we felt the romance of the night from this superb performer’s voice...
Review: Headley's Heavenly On Stage With The Pops For ONE NIGHT ONLY: AN EVENING WITH HEATHER HEADLEY at Carnegie Hall
In short, this ONE NIGHT ONLY concert at the very Carnegie Hall gave us a remarkable EVENING WITH HEATHER HEADLEY and is most definitely one for the books....
Review: Alex de Suze Brightens Don't Tell Mama With LATE BLOOMER
With her solo show cabaret debut Alex de Suze steps into a light that has been waiting for her....
Review: COMEDIANS EARNESTLY SIGNING MUSICAL THEATRE at 54 Below Is Both Earnest And Comical
The entire night had a light-hearted tinge to it, even when the songs got serious. ...
Review: FIFTY KEY STAGE MUSICALS: THE CONCERT! Lets Beloved Broadway Stars Shine at 54 Below
This wasn't just a round table of reminiscence, however- it was educational!...
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