Tag: New York City
Dec. 28: Tom Toce
Tom Toce bills himself as a “pure songwriter” who loves songwriters as much as the art of songwriting.
Susan Winter: A Woman for All Seasons
She is billed as “a singer’s singer” and it is absolutely the case that her voice is a joy in itself.
Frank Loesser
July 2010 FRANK LOESSER Where’s Charley?, Guys and Dolls, The Most Happy Fella, How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying. Standouts in the pantheon of the American musical. It didn’t start out so successfully. His first Broadway outing was a flop, but it led to a Hollywood contract and his writing lyrics for over […]
Barbra Streisand
October 2009 BARBRA STREISAND Actress, singer, director, producer, composer, activist, philanthropist. Broadway, Hollywood, Television, Recordings. Tony, Oscar, Emmy, Grammy awards. Her name is Barbra. It all began at a talent contest in Greenwich Village, leading to club engagements in New York City and around the country. Her voice has been her entree into every aspect […]
Kiddie Kabaret: Metropolitan Room
The Metropolitan Room presents Kiddie Kabaret, a Saturday afternoon variety show series for children and families, in Winter/Spring 2015.
Peggy Lee and the American Popular Songbook by James Gavin
Like all defense mechanisms, fantasizing has its positive and negative aspects.
Kristoffer Lowe: Waiting for the Light to Shine at Don’t Tell Mama
Kristoffer Lowe Waiting for the Light to Shine Don‘t Tell Mama, NYC, July 20, 2014 Reviewed by Rob Lester for Cabaret Scenes Waiting for the light to shine, courtesy of DTM reliable technical director Jason Ellis, I had the usual pre-debut show trepidation. Would Waiting for the Light to Shine with newbie Kristoffer Lowe be […]
Barbara Brussell: Songs of Life at 54 Below
Barbara Brussell: Songs of Life 54 Below, NYC, June 8, 2014 Reviewed by Peter Haas for Cabaret Scenes “This is what cabaret is all about!” That was the sentiment, actually exclaimed in those words, that swept through a standing, cheering audience at Don’t Tell Mama as Barbara Brussell completed her show. The occasion: her return […]
