Review: A Tribute To “Luisa” By The Friends Of THE FANTASTICKS' First Girl In 54 CELEBRATES RITA GARDNER at 54 Below
Rita Gardner was not only a part of THE FANTASTICKS' history, she is one of the reasons it became historic in the first place.
Cabaret Theater Reviews
The latest reviews and critic recommendations from Cabaret.
Review: THE 11TH ANNUAL NEW YORK ASIAN BURLESQUE FESTIVAL Overflows With Talent and Some Gotta Have a Gimmick
It was quite an eye-opening night.
Review: Rachel Covey Does It All In ONE WRONG TURN: THE MUSIC OF RACHEL COVEY at 54 Below
Rachel Covey's music is exciting and you want nothing more than to hear what she does next.
Review: Parodies & Open Relationships! Is Nothing Sacred To THREE MEN & A BABY GRAND at The Green Room 42
The show was super fast-paced, super gay, and loads of fun!
The John Pizzarelli Trio Jazzes Up the Broadway Songbook at Birdland
The John Pizzarelli Trio (with the insanely talented bassist Mike Karn and pianist Isaiah J.
Review: Darius de Haas Is Suave, Smooth, and Smokin' In MAISEL AND MORE! at 54 Below
The dreamiest-voice male singer in the business is everything a hit show (stage or television) needs.
Review: GOLEM OWNED A TROPICAL SMOOTHIE Gives 54 Below Audience A Wacky, Entertaining Night Out
Some inventive puppetry brought the sparse production of GOLEM OWNED A TROPICAL SMOOTHIE a little added fun.
Album Review: Amy Irving Was BORN IN A TRUNK And Now She's Singing All About It
All in all, my dearlings, each individual song on Born In A Trunk is a treat, but when all ten musical monologues are lined up end to end, what we have is a musical memoir.
Album Review: Lauren Henderson's Latest Release, CONJURING, Conjures The Past While Pushing Toward The Future
This album is one for romantic nights with someone you love or hope to love and no mistake.
Review: RICKY RITZEL'S BROADWAY Honors off-Broadway at Don't Tell Mama
Tou are missing out on one of the last vestiges of what the golden age of cabaret was like.
Review: Carole J. Bufford Is Expertly SETTING NEW STANDARDS at Chelsea Table + Stage
It's a brand new show for Carole J.
Album Review: Some Troubadours Are Ladies & Vice Versa, As Carmen Cusack Shows Us On Her New Album LAY YOUR HANDS ON ME
Taking it one by one, Carmen Cusack’s LAY YOUR HANDS ON ME songs are beautiful, uplifting, and soul-stirring, sometimes all of it at once.
Review: Karen Akers Demonstrates Star And Staying Power With ABOUT TIME at Birdland
Karen Akers brought her consummate artistry, marvelous colleagues, and all the stuff of legend to her latest Birdland offering.
Review: Witnessing The Future Of Musical Theater At STARS IN MY EYES/FOOD ON THE TABLE At The Green Room 42
STARS IN MY EYES/FOOD ON THE TABLE at Green Room 42 spotlights the future of musical theater.
Review: Encores & Coronaries - Charles Busch Sings Them All In MY FOOLISH HEART at 54 Below
The Busch is top drawer, and as an entertainer/storyteller, this Divine Sister is a Times Square Angel.
Review: SETH SIKES & NICOLAS KING Buddy Up in THE NEW BELTERS at 54 Below
SETH SIKES & NICOLAS KING; THE NEW BELTERS is a high-energy, well-honed entertainment that has its audience buzzing with excitement and tapping its toes with joy.
Review: Anita Gillette & Penny Fuller Leave Birdland Audience Sated With SIN TWISTERS: THE NEXT FRONTIER
Gillette and Fuller are at it again and the magic is as strong as ever at THE NEXT FRONTIER.
Review: Hate To See Them Go But Love To Watch Them Walk Away - THE SKIVVIES Are In Their Prime at Chelsea Table + Stage
The Skivvies are keeping it just as fresh as it was when they first started.
Review: CHRISTINE ANDREAS Goes On a Passionate Road Trip in TWO FOR THE ROAD at Cafe Carlyle
Christine Andreas has one of the finest of Broadway voices, an instrument with a huge expressive range capable of belting to the rafters and pliable enough to sing the gentlest lullaby.
Album Review: Opera Troubador Joshua Blue Proves Those Who Sing Can Also Jam On His New Album BLACK & BLUE
This is all by way of saying .
Review: THE BEATLES BRUNCH at City Winery Features Bottomless Brunch, Booze, and Beatles
This family outing in NYC is musically sound and historically accurate at any time of day or night.
Review: LINDA EDER Always A Welcome Entertainer At 54 Below
Linda Eder's latest show was such a bit hit that, even before its conclusion, her next appearance at 54 Below was announced.
Review: Castrata Amazes and Amuses In MUSE VOL. II at Red Eye NY
Castrata and her Castrorchestra are next-level entertainment, drag or otherwise.
Review: Kate Baldwin and Aaron Lazar Throw a Casual Party in Cocktail Attire in ALL FOR YOU at 54 Below
It would be hard to think of a Broadway pairing who are capable of such bravura singing and are so at ease in each other's company.
Album Review: Ari Axelrod Lives & Breathes & Sings At Birdland on ARI AXELROD LIVE AT BIRDLAND
In all, my angels, ARI AXELROD LIVE AT BIRDLAND is one of the best LIVE albums this rainbow writer has heard… maybe ever.
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My Body, My Cabaret The Green Room 42 (8/29-8/29) |
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The Bryce Edwards Frivolity Hour BIRDLAND (9/14-9/14) |
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Will Kelley: For the Record Laurie Beechman Theatre (8/29-8/29) |
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Lisa Stephen Friday: A Musical for Henrietta Joe's Pub (9/14-9/14) |
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Leslee Warren: Light Dark & Stormy - Lena Horne Chelsea Table & Stage (10/08-10/08) PHOTOS VIDEOS |
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New York Arab American Comedy Festival Joe's Pub (10/15-10/15) |
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Joe McGinty & The Loser's Lounge: Squeeze vs. XTC – The Battle of the Bands! Joe's Pub (10/03-10/03) |
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Speaking Out, Singing Louder!: Standing Up Through Song Vol 2 54 Below (8/30-8/30) |
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Habibi Festival 2026 Joe's Pub (10/08-10/08) |
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Ann Hampton Callaway: Here's To Life 54 Below (11/13-11/13) |