CABARET THEATER REVIEWS

Beloved Broadway star Norm Lewis continues a growing tradition of celebrating the holidays in the best of ways at Feinstein's/54 Below to capacity houses filled with fans who would do anything to NOT miss this show....

Joe's Pub was filled with laughter and 'gaiety' (in both senses of the word) on Monday night at Dyke the Halls. Carolyn Bergier, host of the Dyking Out podcast, put together a truly diverse variety show line up, with performers from all types of backgrounds and performance styles. Standouts included...

For anyone who happens to have ventured out to one of the Rescignos' holiday frolics over the last decade, you understand the incredible journey on which this epic twin duo takes their audience each year. Whether it's the puns and innuendos on Paul's latest costume, a massive stocking, or the 'serio...

Andrea McArdle looks back (and reaches new heights) in her premiere cabaret at The Green Room 42...

Two of the industry's most prolific songwriters put their works, their mutual admiration for one another, and their friendship on display in their first ever show together, and the result is magical....

Award winning cabaret tenor Kevin Dozier releases his first Christmas CD and debuts at The Green Room 42, all in one month. Merry Christmas to all....

Broadway leading man Perry Ojeda finally comes home in his new one man show JUST IN TIME: THE SONGS OF COMDEN AND GREEN...

Kim David Smith's perfect diction and bright but silken voice which lies in a glorious valley somewhere between tenor and baritone is layered and nuanced and never pushed for power. He doesn't need to because he knows exactly how much the space he's playing in needs in order to fill it without overf...

Two Variety show on consecutive nights in Midtown Manhattan are still taking NYC by storm every week, and it's all due to the hosts who created them...

Idina Menzel is having (yet again) a pop culture moment....

To say that this lady is one of the voices of her generation is not overstating things. She has worked steadily and, at times historically, over the last 40 years on, off and around The Broadway, as well as every cabaret, jazz club, and music venue across this nation....

The sixty year veteran of show business returns to his hometown and brings with him his first love, music, as well as a lifelong friend, Linda Purl. Happy Holidays indeed!...

BenDeLaCreme and Jinkx Monsoon are back in an all-new two-queen holiday extravaganza, All I Want for Christmas is Attention. After last year's wildly successful To Jesus, Thanks for Everything, Jinkx and DeLa return to the stage this holiday season in a high-spirited scramble to maintain your intere...

A true blue original, Sam Harris returns to NYC with proof of his longevity in the business in an awe-inspiring new show at 54 Below...

Iconic actress, Tony award winner Linda Lavin has a new act and, soon, a new cd to go with it. Two shows at Birdland Theater this week make it clear that Lavin is here to stay....

Cabaret's up and coming duo of delight, The Drinkwater Brothers, put on a Christmas show that was all Christmas party, feeling every bit like we were all hangin' out in their house....

The crooner brings his sweet jazz stylings and swing beats to The Green Room 42, along with some Christmas carols and plenty of holiday cheer....

Cabaret doyen Eric Michael Gillett brought his annual Christmas concert DO YOU HEAR WHAT I HEAR! to The Laurie Beechman Theatre before taking it to North Carolina, and audiences were all aglow with joy....

There's a reason that Marieann Meringolo continues to reprise this holiday show annually at the most popular dinner theater in town. She's a ton of fun. With a classic, made-for-recording smooth voice, Marieann piped out holiday favorites as well as some unique gems....

The Randy Andys Holiday Fête brought sass and spirit in equal measure to Pangea last night. The 'girl group gone retro' is a singing trio of actresses (à la The Andrews Sisters) in rotating formations based on who is in town. They were in full swing last night with 9 of the Andys lending their voi...

After a sold out run last season, the a?oeShowbiz Spitfirea?? Paige Turner is back in her all new holiday special a?oeJINGLE ALL THE WAY!a?? this oversized Barbie wants a lot this Christmas and isn't taking NO for an answer! Tis the season to be greedy, be a mistfit and get your stocking stuffed, wh...

The popular cabaret series AN EVENING WITH... ends 2019 with a look at Shirley Bassey and display of the difference between a studio singer and a MAC award winning cabaret singer...

Prepare yourself for more good things to be said about the Anderson Brothers. The twins took on Cole Porter this time for a fun show combining historic facts with numbers written by the 'millionaire, Episcopalian, born in Peru, Indiana' The Anderson Brothers created a unique atmosphere for their sho...

A talented trumpeter, Wayne Tucker brought a series of favorites from his earlier CDs along with new numbers from upcoming recordings to Birdland Theater. In his element, Tucker, alongside his solid band, the Bad Motha's, had the crowd settling in for a serene evening of delectable jazz numbers....

David Rasche began his career at Chicago's famed a?oeSecond City,a?? and is appearing contemporaneously in the first two seasons of a?oeSuccessiona?? on HBO. He has worked, although not frequently enough, both on Broadway and Off-Broadway, most recently at the New Jersey Rep in Fern Hill, by Michael...