Only two nights removed from the last of my three solo debut shows at the Metropolitan Room celebrating the Don McLean Songbook, I was already experiencing the post-performance depression I'd heard tell about from cabaret veterans.
You probably don't have to feel sorry for a mature, experienced female singer who decides to tackle the gritty music of Tom Waits and calls her show 1978 NYC Underground, but it was still tough not to feel for Billie Roe as she performed this week at the Metropolitan Room.
Step lively! For four nights in May, Billie Roe, the 2012 MetroStar Talent Challenge winner, takes us back to a New York many of us remember with a mixture of fear and affection.
Emmy Award-winner William Black brings his writing and directing talents to the New York stage with Theater for the New City's American Star!!! the Musical.
When Dana Lorge's run as a Variety Show hosted ended at the Iguana Restaurant last July-and after winning two 2012 MAC Awards for 'Best Variety Show' and 'Best Variety Show Host'-who knew she'd be reduced to being a cabaret audience member searching for a new showcase? But a Metropolitan Room Mentch
Emmy Award-winner William Black brings his writing and directing talents to the New York stage with Theater for the New City's American Star!!! the Musical.
JAZZ at the Turning Point Café in Piermont, N.
Frank Dain returned to the cabaret stage this month with his first solo show in 13 years, The Magic of Mathis.
Frank Dain returns to the cabaret stage this month with his first solo show in 13 years, in The Magic of Mathis.
Frank Dain returns to the cabaret stage in September with his first solo show in 13 years, in The Magic of Mathis.
If any New York cabaret performers staging shows last Wednesday evening (July 11) found their audiences a bit sparse, it's probably Dana Lorge's fault.
In her timely and meaningful new show at Birdland, 'Freedom Songs,' MAC Award-winning singer Natalie Douglas provided a stirring reminder that the fight for political equality, personal rights, and economic fairness in America is never over.
Cover charges vary by performer.
On Monday, October 24, award-winning NYC cabaret favorite (and Second City alum) Colleen McHugh brought a hilarious and heartbreaking collection of songs for the terminally hopeful/truly hopeless to the Broadway at Birdland concert series stage.
Cover charges vary by performer.
Frank Dain, known to many in New York City as the Editor-in-Chief of Cabaret Scenes Magazine since 2003, makes his return to cabaret performance in February with A Tribute to Johnny Mathis at The Metropolitan Room.
Frank Dain, known to many in New York City as the Editor-in-Chief of Cabaret Scenes Magazine since 2003, makes his return to cabaret performance in February with A Tribute to Johnny Mathis at The Metropolitan Room.
Frank Dain, known to many in New York City as the Editor-in-Chief of Cabaret Scenes Magazine since 2003, makes his return to cabaret performance in February with A Tribute to Johnny Mathis at The Metropolitan Room.
Frank Dain, known to many in New York City as the Editor-in-Chief of Cabaret Scenes Magazine since 2003, makes his return to cabaret performance in February with A Tribute to Johnny Mathis at The Metropolitan Room.
Frank Dain, known to many in New York City as the Editor-in-Chief of Cabaret Scenes Magazine since 2003, makes his return to cabaret performance in February with A Tribute to Johnny Mathis at The Metropolitan Room.
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