BWW Review: Gilly-Forrer & Kane Bend Their Genders For All To See (& Hear) For A GENDER BENT CABARET LIVE at Don't Tell Mama
With Sarah Joy Kane planning to move with her military man to Florida, this premier in the Original Room at DTM seems to also be the duo’s swan song as well. Color our rainbow a little sad at that thought....
BWW Review: A Is For Audra, but H Is For Hannah Jane & The LADY LEGENDS OF BROADWAY At The Greenroom 42
HJ created tremendous buzz around her million-dollar idea - taking the “children’s” book A IS FOR AUDRA: BROADWAY'S LEADING LADIES FROM A TO Z by John Robert Allman - and using it as the wraparound to showcase her musical theatre fandom and considerable talents....
BWW Review: Ladies & Gentlemen! Carole J. Bufford... Expresses Her Excesses Within Control With POETS AND PICKERS at Birdland
In short, Carol J. Bufford is an Actress with a capital A and one must strap in and take the ride she herself so carefully constructs, arranges...
BWW Review: Tom McGovern Debuts Some Of His “Dumb Little Songs”, Leaving Everyone in Stitches With His LIVE AT FEINSTEIN'S/54 BELOW
Not to sell him short on his verbal funniness, as Tom’s spoken comedy keeps everything moving at a hilarious clip between the funny songs....
BWW Review: THE STEVEN FEIFKE BIG BAND Puts On A Great Show For Steve's Mom (& All The Rest) At Birdland
Finally, our favorite of the evening combining the old with the new was the aforementioned ON THE STREET WHERE YOU LIVE with the magical vocals of Martina DaSilva and some of the most unexpected musical stylings within the arrangement....
BWW Review: With AMERICAN DIVAS IN PARIS, Chloe Perrier Sings & Swings & Is A Smooth Jazz Diva Herself At The Triad
All in all my darlings, Chloe Perrier is a real Zis & Zat French singer whose lovely voice and consummate musicianship will make lovers of the language out of anyone, especially if smooth, sexy jazz is your jam…...
BWW Review: PAM ANN STAYIN ALIVE & Rita Lamar = 2 Funny Ladies Who Should Let Everyone In On The Joke @ The Triad & Don't Tell Mama
The people in the house who seemed able to take the entire flight with Pam were those avid fans who were more than a few drinks in, and for Rita Lamar, a good old-fashioned set up the joke, deliver the punchline comic, her A-game seemed to be eluding her....
BWW Review: Kristolyn Lloyd Debuts Heartfelt Music, Affirmations, & Admissions In CONFESSIONS OF A TOKEN BLACK GIRL At Feinstein's/54 Below
One can never be sure in this uncertain world - especially in show business - of how an acting career will look in hindsight; fortunately, along with all the power as a performer she packs into her slight 5’4” frame, this lady (as it turns out) is also a gifted from the gods songwriter. With mo...
BWW Review: Amy Beth Williams Transcends Her Own Simplicity To Deliver A BEAUTIFUL MYSTERY At Don't Tell Mama
The beauty of the ABW experience. So simple and so nuanced was each tale she told, weaving them into a larger story portrait song after song of a brave woman who had been there and back again standing on stage telling us things we ought to know in order to get by....
BWW Review: An Artist Creating Art In An Artful Way is Reeve Carney At The Greenroom 42
The effect of his Rock/Jazz/Blues hybrid music on his attendees was incalculable. Unable to stand and scream and shout and wave lit cigarette lighters about, watching the audience physically and emotionally react from their chairs left one with an almost sacred feeling....
Random Access Theatre Takes A VERY Drunk Text Run At Harry Potter with, HARRY THE FIRST, THE BOY WHO HATH LIV'D at Don't Tell Mama
Adapted by brother RATs Levi Penley and Mike Gregorek, the script to HARRY I walked through the familiar scenes from SORCERER’s STONE the movie which was adapted from JK Rowling’s book that she, in turn, adapted from every other hero’s journey magical epic that came before her, Wizard Of OZ, L...
BWW Review: The More You Hear The More You Want From ORFEH: OR & MORE At Feinstein's/54 Below
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....
BWW Review: Sexy, Subversive STORM LARGE Puts Out... Her Real, Raw, Raunchy Self All Over The Stage At Feinstein's/54 Below
With Her Powerful Voice And Even More Powerful Personality And Even More Powerful Sensuality, STORM LARGE Proved She’s More Hurricane Than Storm....
BWW Review: Alexandra Silber Lands Like The Blue Fairy, Granting Wishes to Her Talented Friends With I WISH: THE ROLES THAT COULD HAVE BEEN at Feinstein's/54 Below
With the world of showbiz finally getting the message that casting brackets need to go, that all parts should be for all people, this installment of I WISH, with all of these hard-working musical theatre performers presenting roles that coulda been, proves that they, in fact, shoulda been....
BWW Review: Scott Coulter And Friends: FROM DOLLY PARTON TO DAVID BOWIE Lands Spot On Target At Feinstein's/54 Below
Scott Coulter Brings A Roster of His Incredible, Usual Suspects To Feinstein's/54 Below To Give A Retrospective Of The Last 7 Years Of Spot On Entertainment With FROM DOLLY TO BOWIE...
BWW Review: KYLE TAYLOR PARKER Celebrates his Soul's Pride by Bringing the Soul To Broadway At Feinstein's/54 Below
The unequivocal King of Broadway Soul made his 54 Below solo debut with an electric show to kick NYC Pride weekend off right! Known for his dynamic presence, megawatt smile, and a vocal tone that’s as rich as it is bright, KTP showered the audience with a variety of songs from his solo albums Broa...
BWW Review: Robbie Rozelle Is BACK IN THE BASEMENT Where She Belongs At Feinstein's/54 Below!
Robbie Rozelle returns to the basement with an all-new show just for Pride. And after a year and a half of binging all of Netflix, the acclaimed entertainer has some things to say. Join Robbie and his teeny-tiny band as they celebrate life, love, and living out loud in a new hilarious romp....
BWW Review: George Salazar & Joe Iconis: TWO-PLAYER GAME Proves 2 Hands Are Better Than One At Feinstein's/54 Below
George Salazar and Joe Iconis reunite to reopen Feinstein’s/54 Below with a revamped sequel to their cabaret act, Two-Player Game! Following the Broadway run of Be More Chill and the release of Two-Player Game as a live album, George Salazar and Joe Iconis return to Feinstein’s/54 Below by popul...
BWW Review: Leanne Borghesi Answers The Question, “Where The Hell Has She Been?” With BORGHESI'S BACK! At Don't Tell Mama
Though her setlist consists of very familiar hit songs from Broadway and pop repertoires, the particular selections and where they intersect with her On The Road Again act brought surprise after surprise and laughs on top of laughs. Seriously, who puts Moonraker (a James Bond Theme) in their nightcl...
BWW Review: SHAKINA NAYFACK Makes It Through In WHATEVER GETS YOU THROUGH IT at Feinstein's/54 Below
SHAKINA NAYFACK: WHATEVER GETS YOU THROUGH IT re-opening F/54B was really as fab a pride celebration as we could wish for and we hope that the lady will find her way back onto the club’s calendar soon...
BWW Review: ONE NIGHT WITH LUBA MASON At The Soapbox Gallery; Hot Jazz In A Cool Space Hitting All The Right Notes
Combining with the room Mason, her expert musicians, and her song arrangements gives one a feeling of an updated beatnik arthouse chic....
BWW Review: Leola's LADY LAND is OPEN 4 BIZNESS at The Green Room 42
Leola is a septuagenarian redneck lesbian from Waycross Georgia who manages the deli counter at the Piggly Wiggly and shares a double-wide trailer with her ex-husband, also an employee at the Piggly Wiggly. Each of Leola's different shows explores the story of her late-in-life coming out, the histor...
BWW Review: GLORIA SWANSONG & MAXIE FACTOR: A NIGHT OF ESCAPE at Don't Tell Mama
Together, Gloria Swansong and Maxie Factor make up nearly 20 years of makeup, wigs, gowns, and pumps pummeling the stages and lip-synching their way across the floors of NYC’s uptown, downtown, and midtown night spots....
BWW Review: THE BARRE PROJECT Perfectly Captures the Essence of Live Performance for the Screen
The Barre Project comes as close to achieving the inimitable experience of being in a performance space as possible without actually being in a theater, witnessing a live performance. One could even say it was almost easy to forget that you weren't really watching The Barre Project live....
BWW Review: (STILL A)LIVE FROM SHAPIRO HALL: PART 4: WHAT THE HELL, IT'S CHRISTMAS
Janice Hall and Adam B. Shapiro Bring Some Cheer For The New Year With their (Still A)Live From Shapiro Hall: Part 4: WHAT THE HELL, IT'S CHRISTMAS On The YouTubes...
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