CABARET THEATER REVIEWS

Husband and wife musical team Paul and Rochelle Chamlin specialize is the sweet crooning sounds of The Great American Songbook and their show THE MARVELOUS MR. MERCER is right in their wheelhouse....

Finally, Our Lady J's return to musical performing after so long in the writers' room yielded a bountiful evening of new compositions and surprising covers, and though we would have wished her to dial back the electro-processing of her fine voice just a bit, this evening for modern music lovers was ...

Respected jazz pianist Matt Baker joined his great friends at Birdland together for a benefit for his home country, Australia, and the people came out to support...

The Bizarre Brunch is back in town! Leslie Carrara-Rudolph, Lolly Lardpop and all the others are back at the Beechman and ready to party....

Catherine Russell blends her high-energy personality with jazz well, creating an invigorating atmosphere primed for an intimate moment. Her ballads are passionate, and her tributes to jazz greats brought the aura of their heyday to life....

The popular underwear band THE SKIVVIES brought their antics and artistry to The Green Room 42 in honor of President's Day, and the crowd ate it up like a Fourth of July Picnic...

The American Idol contestant is in NYC singing his own musical compositions, and though he didn't win the reality competition, his audience is winning the real prize: HIM....

In all, the evening played like a real Stars Of Tomorrow with standouts going to Preston Max Allen singing Lloyd-Webber's paean to unrequited love, Kat Griffin with her rendition of I CHOSE RIGHT from BABY and Danielle Purdy singing Lowdermilk & Kerrigan's RUN AWAY WITH ME; at first charming to brin...

From Opera Prima Donna to Cabaret Diva, regal Regina Zona is ready for her throne... she even has the crown already....

The evening OF Divas FOR Divas which Reinecke then skillfully (as always) conducted arrangements (by himself and others) of tunes penned by the likes of Adele, the Gershwins, Gloria Estefan, and Krieger & Eyen. Sending his Valentines love out to Eric, who was in attendance, the whole evening wrapped...

Singer-songwriter Ben Moss has been on the scene for a while... But this is definitely his moment. Let's all watch him rise....

If you do not yet know the name Keri René Fuller A.) You should, and B.) Trust me, you will. Fuller, who just returned from a year of touring with 'Cats' as Grizabella - Which should tell you enough about the vocal prowess of this performer - made her way to the cozy, trendy stage of The Green Room...

Two-time Tony nominee brings his big voice to Lincoln Center... and his iPad...

The super-popular star of Newsies and Supergirl is back on the cabaret stage with his most personal show yet, and the audiences are more blown away than ever....

The popular singer-songwriter was on hand at 54 Below to give all a night of love songs, and he sure captured and kept the hearts of his fans....

Barb Jungr, Lea DeLaria, Karen Oberlin, Marissa Mulder...Each of these female vocalists had plenty to say about love and made some 20th century popular music their own, each in her own quite original way....

Craig Horsley is an interesting character. A popular one too. So when he cooked up this new show exploring love and revealing all of the emotions that come with it, it seems like the whole town came out to see him sing....

Is the show HILARIOUS? You bet your Channel suit it is. Are the ladies top-notch and in terrific voice? HELL YEAH, THEY ARE! Each and every line fluff, trip up and gaff onstage was grist for the ladies' comedy mill and each time something went awry or a joke didn't land, a fresh response (especially...

Catherine Russell makes her show like a party with happiness overflowing as she and hr band swing sets early and late thru February 15. Birdland is the place....

If you were looking for chill that about tops the list of good chill. The other night in the Birdland Theater Harkness turned a series of (mainly) 70s songs that hearken back to the golden age of Classic Rock into his own personal showcase on 'how to play a guitar.'...

The jazz combo called CLEARLY NOW has a fun gig at The Cutting Room that allows them to explore their more bluesy, rock and roll side, and with STORMY MONDAY, they are bringing down the house....

Broadway actress and rock and roll singer Eden Espinosa is trying something new for her residency at The Green Room 42: a series of completely different UNPLUGGED AND UNPLANNED concerts, all of which will thrill the crowds....

The great American actress, Tovah Feldshuh, is back at 54 Below with a new show... and the angels sang....

Up and coming cabaret artist Ari Axelrod continues his rise by capturing the hearts of a full house at the Upper East Side cabaret The Beach Cafe....

For all her sexy coolness though, her performance was right out front, bold, daring, and original... Coasting somewhere between the jazz of today and the pop world of the 60s, her amalgamation in sounds was perfect for the 2020s. In fact, her stylings ran such the amazing gamut from jazz, to swing, ...