CABARET THEATER REVIEWS

Staey Kent's voice teleports listeners to a different era...

With the release of the first single from what will be an album just starting its creation, Catherine Porter gives fans something to look forward to... and wait for....

It’s a very exciting thing when a new cabaret venue is born, though the main thrust of the new venue looks to be more rock, pop, jazz, blues, r&b but with artists like Reeve Carney, Erika Henningsen, and Mason Alexander Park making appearances there, the Broadway crowds will find their way down to...

Kelli O'Hara has one of the most beautiful voices on Broadway today, probably ever. Her musicianship is unparalleled. She is a great actress without being fussy about it. For all her star power, she still seems like the girl next door. She brings a typhoon of passion to everything she does, inviting...

Jaime Lozano is all about creating work for the Latin and Hispanic communities, and in the process he creates good fun for a house full of enthusiastic music lovers....

When Stephen DeAngelis created this regular series dedicated to the understudies and standbys, he couldn't have known it would last nearly two decades... but he did know how important it was. And is....

Vaya Con Dios is out, Necesito Saber is out, and Fleur Seule is playing out. All is right with the world....

A gentle wish for peace and an acknowledgment of the beauty all around us. Those were the last words to flow out of the pen of Oscar Hammerstein II. Born into a legendary theatrical family, his career spanned over 40 years on Broadway and he worked with a myriad of partners, notably Sigmund Romberg ...

With Sarah Joy Kane planning to move with her military man to Florida, this premier in the Original Room at DTM seems to also be the duo’s swan song as well. Color our rainbow a little sad at that thought....

The two friends fill the stage with antics and belt their way through a delightful show...

An idea that came out of the pandemic quarantine is now a movement that will (and should) continue to grow and change lives....

Broadway dreams die hard. In her new show THIS BROAD’S WAY,  which opened last evening at Pangea, she gets to sing all the Broadway tunes she ever wanted to sing, perform all the roles she would never be cast in, and do it all her own way. The songs are completely out of context and applied to he...

With power notes like the ones displayed in his new show, Scott Raneri is completely cast-able in musical theater, which is most of what he talks about in his show about being an extra....

Christine Andreas' show, AND SO IT GOES, which opened at 54 Below last evening, doesn’t contain even a whiff of politics. But it focuses on the disjointedness the past decade or so has created in all our souls and holds up art and music as a way out of some of the chaotic noise that is making us l...

Along with several collaborators, Jeremy Stolle showcases his talent and humor in a two-night show....

HJ created tremendous buzz around her million-dollar idea - taking the “children’s” book A IS FOR AUDRA: BROADWAY'S LEADING LADIES FROM A TO Z by John Robert Allman - and using it as the wraparound to showcase her musical theatre fandom and considerable talents....

Bob O'Hare - It's a New World - A great collection of Ira Gershwin songs...

Tony Yazbeck's self-titled show is a celebration of motion. And make no mistake, dance is Tony Yazbeck’s native language. His entire demeanor alters when he begins to tap. His face lights up and his entire being exudes joy. If reincarnation exists, I want to come back with the ability to move as g...

Samba and Belly Dancer Hannah Anastasia curates an evening of dance from the East for a sold-out crowd at Hell's Kitchen hotspot Don't Tell Mama....

International Kabarett artist Adrienne Haan leaves it all on the stage at the Triad in her Weimar Cabaret show about the Jewish artists who influenced the history of the art form, next to be seen on September 25th....

Haley Swindal (Chicago, Jekyll & Hyde, White Christmas) is a performer in the old sense, the kind who would have been right at home in the age of television variety shows. Her engaging personality is big, but not intimidating. She commands attention without being consciously flashy about it. She ha...

With one of the most chemistry-laden bands in town, Marissa Licata couldn't go wrong....

Surrounded by the modern design sensibilities of the Birdland Theater, Susan Mack spent a Sunday night taking the audience back in time. With a 16-song setlist comprised of jazz classics from the early-to-mid 20th century (with a few more modern songs up to the 1980s), Mack's 'Music in the Air' was ...

The joy and terror of doing cabaret entertainment is that it is amazingly confessional. There are no characters to hide behind. Only music, a performer, and his experiences. The vulnerability is exponentially compounded when the show you set out to do tells the story of your life. It is an extremely...

What happens when two women coming out of the pandemic throw away their filters and jump back into the work world with a new artistic idea? A new artistic partnership that could go all the way....