Elizabeth Ahlfors

Born and raised in New York, Elizabeth graduated from NYU with a degree in Journalism. She has lived in various cities and countries and now is back in NYC. She has written magazine articles and published three books: A Housewife’s Guide to Women’s Liberation, Twelve American Women, and Heroines of ’76 (for children). A great love was always music and theater—in the audience, not performing. A Philadelphia correspondent for Theatre.com and InTheatre Magazine, she has reviewed theater and cabaret for the Philadelphia Inquirer and Philadelphia City News. She writes for Cabaret Scenes and other cabaret/theater sites. She is a judge for Nightlife Awards and a voting member of Drama Desk and Outer Critics Circle.

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John Lloyd Young: Here for You

| February 20, 2017 | 0 Comments
John Lloyd Young: Here for You

Fe presents music with an intense emotional core.

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Lyrics & Lyricists: Let’s Misbehave: The Sensational Songs of Cole Porter

| February 18, 2017 | 0 Comments
Lyrics & Lyricists: Let’s Misbehave: The Sensational Songs of Cole Porter

Education has never been so entertaining as Let’s Misbehave: The Sensational Songs of Cole Porter.

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Isaac Mizrahi: Does This Song Make Me Look Fat?

| February 5, 2017 | 0 Comments
Isaac Mizrahi: Does This Song Make Me Look Fat?

Mizrahi has the stuff for an entertaining cabaret show.

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Jill Kargman: Stairway to Cabaret

| January 25, 2017 | 0 Comments
Jill Kargman: Stairway to Cabaret

Satirizing views of the Upper East Side Manhattan female culture vultures.

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Scott Siegel Presents: Return of the Great American Protest Songs

| January 23, 2017 | 0 Comments
Scott Siegel Presents: Return of the Great American Protest Songs

Historically, protest is a cabaret inspiration, politically, socially and musically.

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Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812

| January 13, 2017 | 0 Comments
Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812

This show presents pure theatricality.

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Klea Blackhurst, Jim Caruso, Billy Stritch: A Swingin’ Birdland Christmas

| January 2, 2017 | 0 Comments
Klea Blackhurst, Jim Caruso, Billy Stritch: A Swingin’ Birdland Christmas

A madcap mix of hip and sentiment, laughs, rhythm and swing.

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In Transit

| December 24, 2016 | 0 Comments
In Transit

The stereotyped stories could use more drama.

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Paula Dione Ingram: Holiday Sing and Bling

| December 23, 2016 | 0 Comments
Paula Dione Ingram: Holiday Sing and Bling

A seasoned singer and actress, with rich lyric spinto-soprano.

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Steve Tyrell: Home for the Holidays: A Cafe Carlyle Tradition

| December 12, 2016 | 0 Comments
Steve Tyrell: Home for the Holidays: A Cafe Carlyle Tradition

Carlyle is the place to go and signal in the holiday season for songs and stories by the affable Tyrell.

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