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BWW Review: Leanne Borghesi and Marta Sanders Boa The Life into Birdland with SHOWBROADS
Two cabaret nightclub singers walk into a bar... There's no joke, but there are a LOT of laughs with The Showbroads...
Scott Raneri Trips Down A Genetic Rabbit Hole Of Family Secrets In THE MARVELOUS MR. MARZO at Don't Tell Mama.
All families have secrets. Often, those secrets are taken to grave. But when family members decide to take a DNA test, the truth is revealed, unraveling the rich tapestry of a matriarch's husbands and loves....
BWW Review: Alan Wiggins and Nathan Salstone take lead in 54 SINGS MAROON 5 at 54 Below
54 Below consistently celebrates music and features rising talent, including some of my consistent favorites, Danny Quadrino, Nathan Salstone, and Morgan Reilly. Alan Wiggins and Marcus Paul James, however, highlighted this fun, good vibes tribute show with unique arrangements of classic Maroon 5 hi...
BWW Review: Rian Keating Puts His Audience IN THIS TRAVELING HEART at Don't Tell Mama
Storyteller Rian Keating uses soliloquy and song to tell the entertaining and heartwarming story of his teenage journey into manhood, all through the magic of musical theater, in his new show IN THIS TRAVELING HEART....
BWW Review: Mrs. Kasha Davis and Darienne Lake Are Timeless in 80s LADIES at The Laurie Beechman Theatre
Two Drag Queens bring their A-Game in their new show 80s Ladies, proving that Darienne Lake and Mrs. Kasha Davis are here to stay....
BWW Review: Isabelle Georges Came, She Saw, She Conquered 54 Below with OH LA LA
The French singing actor and star of theater and cabaret stages packed 54 Below with a crowd of rabid fans, old and new, and one hopes and prays it won't be the last time....
BWW Review: THE WONDERFUL WORLD OF THE HELL'S KITCHENETTES Serves Up A Disney Tour Full of Color w/a Hot Cup of Coffee at the Laurie Beechman
It cannot be said too, this drag show is no drag because this is a tight-knit unit of 3 professionals who have real chemistry with each other who have slavishly rehearsed and put on a show to delight all. There is something for everyone here....
BWW Review: Deborah Stone Stands Out in HERE I AM! at Pangea
With her new cabaret show Deborah Stone brings the stories that make up the crazy quilt of her life and some classy, classic music to match....
BWW Review: BRIAN STOKES MITCHELL PLAYS WITH MUSIC (Splendidly) at Feinstein's / 54 Below
BRIAN STOKES MITCHELL PLAYS WITH MUSIC (Splendidly) at Feinstein's / 54 Below...
BWW Review: HADESTOWN Star Eva Noblezada Disarms at Green Room 42
Eva Noblezada's cabaret act is undeniably charming. At the start of the show, an announcer noted that she was a two-time Tony Award loser. Noblezada appeared onstage laughing, and explained that she'd asked for that introduction, to set the tone of the night, that even successful performers a?oedon'...
BWW Review: Anthony Nunziata Opens His Arms and His Heart At His BIRTHDAY BASH CONCERT at The Green Room 42
The world-renowned concert artist celebrates his birthday, the holidays and his upcoming CD release with a one night only concert at The Green Room 42...
BWW Review: DARRIAN FORD Is A Joyful Entertainer At Birdland Theater
When Darrian Ford performs, it's a party. He's a great performer who plays to the crowd, capitalizing on what they enjoy and delivering song after song that are just pure enjoyment....
BWW Review: GRAND HOTEL IN CONCERT at The Green Room 42
The Tony Award winning musical gets the concert treatment in an Actor's Fund Benefit at The Green Room 42...
BWW Review: Migguel Anggelo Enthralls with LATINXOXO at Joe's Pub
As an artist that is well established in the New York Cabaret scene, audiences know that a Migguel Anggelo performance is guaranteed to entertain and enthrall. With LATINXOXO, he captivates audiences while sharing his yearning for acceptance and love from his father, who died by electrocution while ...
BWW Review: VALERIE LEMON Sings The Jane Froman Songbook At The Laurie Beechman & Teaches Us About A Legend From The Past
With fine support given her by Musical Director, Phil Hoff and Bass Player Mary Ann McSweeney, Lemon moved easily from hit song to hit song giving us the history of Froman's career, life, faith, and the perseverance that her faith instilled in her in the face of life-threatening adversity. Valerie's...
BWW Review: Sally Mayes and George Dvorsky Reignite the Fire in THE RETURN OF PETE N KEELY at Birdland
The original stars of cult musical PETE N KEELY reunite for a fantastic night of theater in THE RETURN OF PETE N KEELY at the legendary club BIRDLAND...
BWW Review: Robin Westle Brings The Sun to IN THE SUMMER OF '69 at Don't Tell Mama
Looking back on a memorable year in her teenage life, Robin Westle delights audiences and inspires in them some happy memories of their own youth....
BWW Review: Becky O'Brien shows off in A GARLAND FOR JUDY at Laurie Beechman Theatre
Comfortable on the stage, Becky O'Brien is the latest talent tv show success story (via Britain's Got Talent) to take her show on the road. She's confident, charming, and showcasing the career of Judy Garland in her debut cabaret in NYC....
BWW Review: LAINIE KAZAN Cuts Her Suit To Fit Her Cloth and Shows Laryngitis Can't Stop Lainie at Feinstein's/54 Below
Lainie has performed in Nightclubs, Grand Hotels, and Concert Halls around the world. She partnered with Hugh Hefner and opened a?oeLainie's Rooma?? and a?oeLainie's Room Easta?? at the Los Angeles and New York Playboy Clubs. Lainie recorded five albums for MGM and she produced her most recent CD's ...
BWW Review: 54 DOES 54/THE STAFF SHOW Treats Audience at Feinstein's/54 Below
It was their turn. The talented and charming employees of Feinstein's/54 Below had their moment in the spotlight during their Hallowe'en themed staff show. And the SRO crowd had the time of their lives....
BWW Review: Melissa Errico Continues AN EVEN GRANDER AFFAIR With Throngs of Fans at 54 Below
The Tony Award nominated actress continues to dazzle audiences in the shows that have made her a worldwide sensation on the concert circuit...
BWW Review: Laura Osnes shines again in her REPERTOIRE ROULETTE at Birdland Jazz Club
Every time Laura Osnes makes an appearance, the audience has learned to expect the highest level of detail and ability on Broadway today. Her latest performance of Repertoire Roulette at Birdland Jazz Club yet again showcases brilliant moments of her career while creating new ones....
BWW Review: David Mills BITTER ENDINGS Burns Slow and Hard at Pangea
The London Based singer and comic does a four night sit down at Pangea with some of the most blisteringly hilarious laid back stand up around....
BWW Review: SLAY IT WITH MUSIC IN CONCERT Brought The Comedy & Mystery To The Green Room 42 & Left Us All Laughing For A Good Cause
'Slay it With Music In Concert' played to an ample house to benefit the INTERNATIONAL RESCUE COMMITTEE, a global humanitarian aid, relief, and development nongovernmental organization founded by, get this, Albert FREEKIN Einstein (His actual full name lambkins... j/k). The IRC provides emergency aid...
BWW Review: Nicole Zuraitis hypnotizes Jazz fans at Birdland Theater
Bringing her Grammy-nominated Jolene back to Birdland Nicole Zuraitis sets the standard for Blues. Along with Inbar Paz, Dan Pugach, and Dave Stryker, she turns the melancholic into something hypnotic with classics like 'Ode to Billy Joe' and 'Reverie' while bringing life to her own original songs....
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