CABARET THEATER REVIEWS

She may not be from Disney, but Christy Altomare is a real princess, as she showed this week at 54 Below....

Tony-award winner Beth Leavel (The Prom, The Drowsy Chaperone) has made a career out of going too far. Her two most famous roles were delightfully over-the-top women with a healthy dose of self-obsession. Her comedic style is always to ride right up to the line and pause for just long enough to make...

John Tartaglia (Avenue Q, Shrek the Musical, Fraggle Rock, Sunday Funday On Broadway) returns to Feinstein’s/54 Below in a brand spanking new uplifting, uproarious (and maybe occasionally just a little bit inappropriate) show to celebrate 35 years of his eclectic career....

There are some people who just bring joy wherever they go. People who, just by the force of their personality, make things feel safe and kind and fun. Jelani Remy (Ain't Too Proud, The Lion King, Smokey Joe's Cafe) is just that sort of person, as he proved tonight in his solo show THIS IS MY MOMENT ...

When Mauricio Martinez goes back to 54 with a new show, he doesn't mess around. With BACK ON 54TH STREET, the Broadway leading man arrived ready to share himself and his artistry with everyone, and when he left the stage, he left it all on the stage....

In an age of show biz multi-hyphenates, Maria Wirries can do anything she wants to because she has all the talent, every last bit of it. BUT... the singer-songwriter world is calling. Here's hoping she answers the phone....

Becca Kidwell's Show Of Dares is one of the most imaginative and creative ideas for a cabaret show, pushing her to new heights in her artistry, and proving that which her friends and mentors already know: in the cabaret rooms of New York City, Becca has found an artistic home....

The one-time sidekick of many other artists waited until she was good and ready to debut her solo cabaret, and it was well worth the wait....

Sally Wilfert is the kind of singer you just want to listen to all night. She has a crystalline tone that’s clear as a bell. She’s capable of belting without being in your face about it and being soft while still always being present. She’s a great storyteller who takes on characters without l...

Ari Grooves' show is a trip back in time to connect with ancestors, both hers personally and the collective ancestors. She paints a picture of a planet full of wanderers, staring at the sky and asking the same eternal questions. She does it through a combination of slam poetry, hip-hop, soul, gospel...

The Randy Andys wrap theater, comedy, and sisterhood up in a ball of fabulous harmony and surprising musical selections....

Her electric stage presence and tough girl command of the space last night evoked a Joplin-in-concert tone as well as chair dancing and, as she called it, “The Gay Gasps” from her peeps when she took up the Janis classic, PIECE OF MY HEART....

Ms. Shahoian, who hails from the Bay Area in California, has an interesting story. She was a child prodigy whose gifts landed her an appearance on The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson when she was only 8 years old. She has been making beautiful music ever since, including two albums, Waiting for You ...

Kate Baker had the folks at Pangea living for her jazz music last night, as they languished in the ambiance of one of the city's most comfortable and cozy restaurants....

In what should be the first of many Latinx-themed cabaret room club acts, four performing artists who are definitely closely-knit shared some of their favorite music and stories from a show that is very special to them all....

For those of you who haven’t seen The Skivvies yet, they are Lauren Molina (Sweeney Todd, Rock of Ages, Marry Me a Little) and Nick Cearley (1st National All Shook Up, Sex Tips for Women From a Gay Man.) They are known for their wonderful arrangements of pop songs, show tunes, parodies, and mash-u...

In many ways, Jason Robert Brown’s show focused on the metaphorical prison we are all just emerging from as we slowly return to something resembling our former lives. As he pointed out, as much as we try to put the pieces back in place, there are simply things that have gone away, maybe for good. ...

Before he left the house to do his show Wednesday, Deon'te Goodman did all the work that builds a foundation for a good show. And it showed....

When Paulo is in the house, thrills are on the menu, take that to heart, along with his entire setlist of songs to make you sigh and cry....

Blaine Alden Krauss premieres the first of two shows that have to be seen, at any cost....

What do you get when you combine the pianistic finesse of Michael Feinstein, the smooth phrasing of Tony Bennett, and the bawdy wit of Bette Midler? You get Michael McAssey, who for 40 years has reigned as the clown prince of New York cabaret, and has enchanted as one of its most talented troubadour...

There are young people in the cabaret rooms of New York City because of the young talent and ever-changing material to be found in those rooms. The future of cabaret looks bright, indeed....

It's all rock and roll to Mike Wartella and his 54 Below audience Monday night wouldn't have it any other way....

With Her Powerful Voice And Even More Powerful Personality And Even More Powerful Sensuality, STORM LARGE Proved She’s More Hurricane Than Storm....

Fifteen months off of the stage certainly hasn't diminished their light, their talent, or their on stage instincts. Ms. Mosher and Mr. Caruso are back, they're in fine form, and they are rarin' to go....