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Review: Jeff Harnar Knows Cabaret And It Shows In I KNOW THINGS NOW at The Laurie Beechman Theatre
What did our critic think of I KNOW THINGS NOW: MY LIFE IN SONDHEIM'S WORDS at The Laurie Beechman Theatre?...
Review: Axelrod's Airs Are Treasures For The Ears In ARI'S ARIAS at The Birdland Theatre
ARI’S ARIAS is a show that has been tailored to fit AA like a fine silk tuxedo that he then has the courage to drape on casually for comfort's sake - bow tie untied, cumberbund loosened jacket slung over the shoulder....
Review: Saucy Song Cycles Send Out Sassy Shade For Pride In LEAVES: SONGS OF OURSELVES FOR PRIDE MONTH at Feinstein's/54 Below
In all, our final event for pride was a perfect evening that reminded one that Walt Whitman was a super gay voice in a time you might think would not have allowed his candor, but that saw him hailed as America’s poet....
Album Review: JUDY GARLAND: THE FINAL CONCERT IN COPENHAGEN Is A Sweet Reminder Of A Special Woman
The legendarily spoken of last concert of Judy Garland has been digitally mixed, mastered, and restored and it is a respectful, loving look at the legend's last days....
Review: Caitie Frownfelter Is Pitch Pefect In SHOW ME: SONGS FROM BROADWAY'S GOLDEN AGE at Birdland Theater
Singing actress Caitie Frownfelter pays tribute to the Golden Age of Broadway and her Grandma with her nightclub debut....
Album Review: LIZA MINNELLI LIVE IN NEW YORK 1979 Was Well Worth Waiting For
For years the fans have wished for a CD release of Liza's 1979 Carnegie Hall concert. Now, thanks to the folks at Real Gone Music, it is....
Review: Internet Sensation Debbie Wileman Conjures What Might Have Been In HAPPY 100TH BIRTHDAY JUDY GARLAND! At Carnegie Hall
Debbie Wileman transcended the arts of impression, imitation or recreation and elevated it all to an illusion so complete and full that it brought tears and cheers and all of them well deserved....
Review: Oso Is SoSo & NotSo Fabuloso At JoeJoe's In OSO FABULOSO AND THE BEAR BACKS At Joe's Pub
The one reason to have seen OSO FABULOSO AND THE BEAR BACKS was and will remain C. Julian Jiménez, and while that might be a very good reason, given his talent, we hope our next experience of this Beary gifted performer will have more heft....
Review: Ryan Frostig Makes Merry A Green Room 42 Crowd With HIGHER LOVE! A POP FANTASIA ON QUEER THEMES
Ryan Frostig took Broadway World reporter Stephen Mosher on an extremely personal journey with HIGHER LOVE! A POP FANTASIA ON QUEER THEMES....
Review: THE FUNCTION: A JUNETEENTH CONCERT CELEBRATION Is The Living End At Feinstein's/54 Below
Producer Jaime Cepero and #marchonbroadway creators Nattalyee Randal & Courtney Daniels presented a party for Juneteenth and ended up with one great night of entertainment....
Review: ANYBODY HAVE A MAP? at Don't Tell Mama Drops Shannon Daley Off Where She Belongs: On A Cabaret Stage
With her NYC Cabaret debut, Shannon Daley has displayed a foundation built on talent and training, and desire to put in the time and work....
Review: Brian Stokes Mitchell Shines In SONGS AND STORIES as 54 Below's Diamond Series Continues
With SONGS AND STORIES, Brian Stokes Mitchell confirms the need for (and importance of) 54 Below's Diamond Series....
Review: Spencer Day BROADWAY BY DAY RECORD LAUNCH at Chelsea Table + Stage by Guest Reviewer Andrew Poretz
Theater Pizzazz reviewer Andrew Poretz is on loan to Broadway World Cabaret with a look at Spencer Day's recent appearance at Chelsea Table + Stage....
Review: Caitlin Kinnunen and Isabelle McCalla Share Pride and Authenticity With BABE! at The Green Room 42 By Photojournalist Thomas Salus
The OG stars of THE PROM have a duo show playing at The Green Room 42 for Pride and it has all the feels....
Review: Deborah Stone Sings In Elegant Tones And Shades Of Light And Dark In Her CHIAROSCURO At Pangea
Directed by the incomparable Lina Koutrakos, Stone began with a medley combining works by Coleman, Schmidt, Leosser, and Sondheim, and mixing them in her bright, pointed tone that automatically gives a level of dramatic tension to the work....
Review: There Was Much To Love About THE BOYS FROM SYRACUSE IN CONCERT at Feinstein's/54 Below
The Shakespeare musical THE BOYS FROM SYRACUSE got the concert treatment and, for a rare treat, the twins in the story were played by twins....
Review: RACHEL BAY JONES Gives Feinstein's/54 Below Crowd A Chill Night Out
Rachel Bay Jones brings her special brand of storytelling to her new show at 54 Below....
Review: TONY DANZA STANDARDS & STORIES at The Café Carlyle by Guest Reviewer Andrew Poretz
TONY DANZA STANDARDS & STORIES has guest reviewer Andrew Poretz praising his program....
BWW Album Review: Debbie Wileman Arrives With Judy Garland Tribute Album I'M STILL HERE
Viral internet sensation Debbie Wileman's first album honors her favorite entertainer with love, respect, humor... and Debbie Wileman herself.
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BWW Review: Liam Forde Brought Singing & Chatting & Chatting & Singing To Tell All That It's GREAT TO BE HERE At The Birdland Theater
The music heard on Monday night in the Birdland Theater was of the highest caliber, sung and played by Forde and his instrumental cohorts in ways that were such real jazz magic making this young man one to watch for, as we predict a bright, BRIGHT future is headed his way....
BWW Album Review: Jeff Harnar I KNOW THINGS NOW: MY LIFE IN SONDHEIM'S WORDS Is Storytelling Everyone Should Know
When Jeff Harnar and Maestro Jon Weber sat down to deconstruct Stephen Sondheim's lyrics into a story very personal to Harnar, they created a show and an album that might, well, be Jeff Harnar's crowning achievement....
BWW Review: AN EVENING WITH ANITA GILLETTE & LEE ROY REAMS at Birdland Showcases Storytelling, Camaraderie, and History
What started out as a casual thing could turn out to be the next big thing: the duo team of Anita Gillette and Lee Roy Reams....
BWW Review: GABRIELLE STRAVELLI TRIO at Birdland Theater by Guest Reviewer Andrew Poretz
The Gabrielle Stravelli Trio has a regular gig at Birdland Theater and Theater Pizzazz reviewer Andrew Poretz (on loan to Broadway World Cabaret) thinks they are the bees knees....
BWW Review: ME AND BOBBY PEACO at Don't Tell Mama Shines A Light On Friendship And Storytelling
New York-based cabaret artist Helane Blumfield and Florida-based Maestro Bobby Peaco didn't let a thousand (ish) miles stand in the way of making a great cabaret show, as they demonstrated last week with ME AND BOBBY PEACO....
BWW Review: 50 YEARS Later - It's Still Greased Lightning In TELL ME MORE, TELL ME MORE: THE GREASE 50TH REUNION At 54 Below
It Was Sandy, And Doody, And Rizzo, And Marty Too!...
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