Tag: Karen Akers
April 28: A Memorial Celebration of Julie Wilson
A Memorial Celebration of Cabaret Legend Julie Wilson Tuesday, April 28 at 6:00 pm The Town Hall, NYC Free & Open to the Public Julie Wilson, who died at age ninety on April 5th, will be celebrated and remembered by her peers in a special, one-time-only performance on Tuesday evening, April 28th at The Town […]
Julie Wilson Memorial: Tuesday, April 28 at 6 pm
A Memorial Celebration of Cabaret Legend Julie Wilson Tuesday, April 28 at 6:00 pm
Eric Michael Gillett: The Journey Begins
Eric Michael Gillett The Journey Begins March 11, 2015 At the end of Winter 1995, Darrell Henline, the founder and original publisher of Cabaret Scenes, made Peter Leavy an offer Leavy eventually could not refuse. Henline was planning the second issue of the magazine and he gave Leavy carte blanche to submit a piece on […]
Something Sort of Grandish: The Music of Burton Lane; The Lyrics of Yip Harburg
The contribution to the American Songbook by two legendary stalwarts was the focus of the third show of the recent 25th Annual New York Cabaret Convention: Something Sort of Grandish: The Music of Burton Lane; The Lyrics of Yip Harburg. Hosted by Jeff Harnar and Andrea Marcovicci, the program featured 18 song stylists each putting their imprint on Burton’s flowing melodies and Harburg’s brilliant lyrics.
