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Theatre Revue: “Notes from Now—Songs of Resilience & Renewal”
The new revue, recently presented at 59E59 Theaters, Notes from Now—Songs of Resilience & Renewal is, like most revues, a hit-and-miss affair, but when it hits, it is very, very...
Critical Thoughts: You’ve Rehearsed and Rehearsed….Now What?
For the purposes of this column, I will be wearing both a director’s hat and a critic’s hat, with the former being a bit larger than the latter. You will...
CD Review: Melissa Errico’s “Out of the Dark—The Film Noir Project”
During lockdown and quarantine, many people spent an inordinate amount of time bingeing TV shows and movies, searching through Netflix, Amazon's Prime, and other streaming services, for the perfect film...
Randy Edelman: A Life in 80 Minutes
The very first contribution I made to cabaret was persuading my friend, Marc Allen Trujillo, to include Randy Edelman’s “The Laughter and the Tears” in his act and helping him...
Critical Thoughts: Words Matter—Diction, Phrasing, and Understanding Help Tell the Story
When you are singing a song, you are telling a story. You may be narrating the story to the audience, you may be a participant in the story, or simply...
CD Review: Karen Mason’s “Let the Music Play”
I first reviewed Karen Mason back in the “golden days” of NYC cabaret, at the Duplex, just after she moved from Chicago to NYC and then, a bit later, at...
Club Review: Dorian Woodruff’s “Studio Musician—The Music of Manilow”
Dorian Woodruff (Photo: Frank Marando) As the first notes of Chopin’s “Prelude in C Minor” (which is the basis of Barry Manilow’s “Could It Be Magic”)...
Club Review: Mason Alexander Park’s “The Pansy Craze”
Mason Alexander Park’s The Pansy Craze at Chelsea Table + Stage was part TED talk on non-binary history, part hard rock cabaret show, and part showcase for Park’s obvious talents....
Club Review: Kim David Smith’s “Mostly Marlene”
Kim David Smith (Photo: José Alejandro Espaillat) On the eve of Halloween 2021, I ventured into Club Cumming in the East Village. It was festooned with...
Club Review: Gilbert D. Sanchez’s “Me and My Good Judys at Good Judy”
Gilbert D. Sanchez I recently visited The Blue Room, a new (or at least new to me) cabaret upstairs from Good Judy, a friendly and comfortable...