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BWW Review: New York's Poetry/Cabaret Emerges From The Pandemic & Moves Online WIth Poetry/Cabaret: RENEWED! at FaceBook Live
Frances Ruffelle, Ngwatilo Mawiyoo, and Shalewa Sharpe join the reboot of Poetry/Cabaret: RENEWED, originally slated for April 2020 and now returning online, this variety salon brings together poets and performers to celebrate awakening, longing, and surviving--all in the spirit of entering springti...
BWW Review: Eric Michael Gillett JUMP/CUT Raises The Bar For Virtual Cabaret Standards
In his debut virtual performance the former Circus Ringmaster masters a new medium...
BWW Review: Rosemary Loar Soars to Jazzy Heights In CLOSE ENOUGH FOR LOVE
Rosemary Loar made her MetropolitanZoom debut last night to an impressive crowd from lands far and wide... and weren't they happy they tuned in....
BWW Review: Jason Graae PERFECT HERMANY Tells A Tale of Superlative Art, Music, and Friendship
42nd Street Moon and Musical Theatre West have co-produced a fine film of Jason Graae's show about his idol and his friend, everyone's favorite Broadway creator of shows about hope....
Photo Coverage: Clint Homes Electrifies Audiences at the Wick Theatre Cabaret
Continuing its lineup of top-tier cabaret entertainment the Wick Theatre is presenting Clint Holmes in its glamorous supper club. ...
Photo Coverage: Copeland Davis Plays Cafe Centro Cabaret
He currently is giving quite a work-out to the Grand Piano in the Cafe Centro Cabaret in Palm Beach and last night some notable show biz folks were in his audience and were inspired by his pianistic abilities to give an impromptu performance. It was another night of standing ovations for Copeland...
BWW CD Review: Renee Katz NEVER BEEN GONE Is A Personal Journey of Musical Benevolence
Renee Katz produced an album of covers that sound so personal in her performances that you might mistake them for her own compositions....
BWW CD Review: Raissa Katona Bennett CAN'T HELP SINGING - Thank Goodness
Raissa Katona Bennett and a crackerjack artistic team put on a great show at Feinstein's at Loews Regency and had the good sense to record it for posterity. And for all of us....
BWW CD Review: Lina Koutrakos ARCHIVES - An Essential Evolution in Entertainment
The rock and blues goddess of the cabaret industry reached way back into the vault and pulled out some recordings more precious and enjoyable than some found at Tiffany....
BWW CD Review: Jen Houston's I WAS TOLD THERE WOULD BE PIE Is Country Confection
Before she began lampooning the former president with song parodies, Jen Houston was singing in Manhattan clubs and honky-tonks, bringing Alt-Country to New Yorkers in cowboy boots. This 2015 release of her original songs is proof that she should be doing that work again....
BWW CD Review: Laurie Krauz CATCH ME IF YOU CAN Shows Strong, Spectacular Staying Power
Twenty years ago a jazz singer released one of the most enjoyable albums on the market, and two decades later we are still waiting for a follow up CD... and we would wait forever....
BWW Review: Tony DeSare and Capathia Jenkins Do FRANK AND ELLA Proud at The Cabaret Project of St. Louis
This simply filmed and perfectly enjoyable concert is the third and final tribute show for The Cabaret Project of St. Louis, and a lovely way to take out the season....
BWW Music Review: With SHE USED TO BE MINE Florencia Cuenca Makes A Classic Her Own
The new single from her upcoming CD is a great follow-up to her last release 'Burn' and it shows that Florencia Cuenca's vision as a musical storyteller is as unique as her voice is beautiful....
BWW Review: Sally Darling's TALES AND COCKTAILS Delivers Old-School Storytelling That's Divine... and Darling
The cabaret community darling named Sally has created something special in quarantine that needs a continued life beyond the days of lockdown....
BWW CD Review: Avery Sommers YOU'RE GONNA HEAR FROM ME Should Be Heard
A mixture of classic songs and modern sounds, this album from Avery Sommers is a lovely way to spend an evening....
BWW CD Review: Fleur Seule VIA CON DIOS Relaxes, Refreshes and Rejuvenates.
The new album by jazz maven Fleur Seule will open your eyes, just before compelling you to get out your shitkickers for some line dancing around the living room....
BWW CD Review: Gabrielle Stravelli DREAM AGO Is More Like A Dream In Real Time
Gabrielle Stravelli's most recent CD PICK UP MY PIECES has garnered much praise, but one writer is stuck on her last album, so Willie Nelson will have to wait....
BWW CD Review: ELISE MARRA - The Singer And The EP - Have Arrived
No Reverse Records chose wisely when they named Elisa Marra as the artist for the company's first recording release. With her self-titled album, but she and the label have announced, pretty loudly, that they are here....
BWW Music Review: Andy Karl, Orfeh & Andrew Logan Prove Good Things Come In Threes
When three beautiful voices join together in a recording it can be rewarding but when three friends join together to make something it's destined to be special....
BWW Review: Ann Kittredge VIRTUAL SHORTS Is Wonderful Binge-Worthy Virtual Programming
The MAC Award-winning performer is performing a possible career transition, right before our eyes, in her online series VIRTUAL SHORTS....
BWW Interview: SO NOW YOU KNOW with Stephen Mosher
In this interview, I get to discover what makes Stephen Mosher such a success as a writer, critic and fitness coach....
BWW CD Review: Vivian Reed STANDARDS AND MORE Is More Than Standard
The Tony Award nominee's most recent recording may be an album of standards but it's gonna rock your world....
BWW CD Review: The La Tanya Hall Albums Chart The Evolution Of An Artist
Jazz singer La Tanya Hall has proven herself over and over throughout the years and two albums one decade apart show she's always had star power, whatever she may be singing....
BWW CD Review: Kyle Taylor Parker's BROADWAY SOUL VOL. 2, Stands On Its Own
Kyle Taylor Parker had an idea about what his second recording should be and he ran with it. Well, he just crossed the finish line and he's in the winner's circle....
BWW CD Review: Jane Monheit COME WHAT MAY - An Album Worth A Twenty Year Wait
Each time an artist reminds you why they have the career they do, it's a gift because it keeps their legend growing. With her new album Jane Monheit's legend does, indeed, get a little bigger and a little shinier... Or a lot....
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