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Lorna Luft
"Songs My Mother Taught Me: The Judy Garland Songbook" Feinstein's at Loews Regency – January 4 – 9 A legend is a tough act to follow, something Lorna Luft knows only...
Bonnie Langford
"Bonnie Langford Spends Christmas in New York" 59E59 Theaters – December 14 to January 2, 2011 "Let Me Entertain You" was Bonnie Langford's big number when she played Baby June...
Sue Mathys
"Two Worlds, One Voice" Urban Stages Theatre – December 14 Piaf, Kurt Weill, the Broadway stage — singer and actress extraordinaire Sue Mathys does it all, casting a singular spell...
Lainie Kazan
Feinstein's at Loews Regency – October 5 - 9 She's a red hot mama and she's not ready to cool down just yet. That much Lainie Kazan proved to an appreciative first...
Paolo Szot
"An Evening With Paolo Szot" Café Carlyle – September 14 - 25 If you were asked to define a matinee idol, you could point to Paolo Szot. He's dashing, he...
Janet Planet
“Like a Complete Unknown” Feinstein's at Loews Regency – August 13, 14 With vocals that are clear and sultry, a tone as soft as fine cashmere and expressive with spontaneous...
Richard Malavet
"The Billy Eckstine Project, Songs in the Key of 'B'" Metropolitan Room – July 1, 8, 10 Richard Malavet, a New York cabaret singer, certainly did his homework for his...
Nellie McKay
"Normal as Blueberry Pie – A Tribute to Doris Day" Feinstein's at Loews Regency - June 1 - 12 Just wondering. Why, exactly did Nellie McKay choose to salute Doris Day? Many, not...
Barb Jungr
"River" Metropolitan Room - May 18-23 When you think of an interpretive singer, one name that stands out is Barb Jungr. Jungr not only studies the lyrics, but takes them...
Johnny Rodgers
"What a Wonderful World" Oak Room at the Algonquin - May 11 - 29 Set Johnny Rodgers near a piano and Pow!, it's a concert, a vigorous, touching, enthusiastic musical mélange of Americana. From Memphis to St....