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Club Review: “If It Only Even Runs a Minute — Celebrates the Underappreciated Musicals of Hal Prince”
Harold Prince If It Only Even Runs a Minute, which recently returned to Feinstein’s/ 54 Below, is the brainchild of Jennifer Ashley Tepper and Kevin Michael...
CD Review: Kate McGarry and Keith Ganz Ensemble’s “What to Wear in the Dark”
In their new CD, What to Wear in the Dark, the Kate McGarry and Keith Ganz Ensemble have fashioned a musically intriguing and emotionally satisfying response, not only to the pandemic but...
Club Review: Susan Mack’s “Music in the Air”
When I am teaching a vocal performance class, I always stress that just because a singer loves to listen to a song doesn’t mean that the singer should sing it. ...
Club Review: Jane & TUCKER: Stripped
Jane Bruce and TUCKER are such charismatic, charming performers that it goes a long way towards forgiveness of the flaws that pepper their new show, Jane & TUCKER: Stripped, at...
Recorded Concert Review: Miss Hope Springs
Miss Hope Springs (Photo: Danny Baldwin) Miss Hope Springs is the multi-talented creation of Ty Jeffries, the son of the great British character actor Lionel Jeffries....
Club Review: Beth Leavel’s “It’s Not About Me”
By the time singer/actress Beth Leavel had finished her first number, “It’s Not About Me” (Matthew Sklar, Chuck Beguelin from The Prom), she had the audience tied up in a bow and...
Streamed Concert: Vladimir Kornéev & WDR Funkhaus Orchestra—”Chansons d’Amour”
During COVID, I viewed any number of virtual concerts and cabaret shows but I can count the ones that succeeded on the fingers of one hand. Based on Chansons d’Amour by...
Club Review: Carolyn German—Unsolicited Advice About Life, Love, & Practical Shoes
I approached Don’t Tell Mama to see Unsolicited Advice About Life, Love, & Practical Shoes with a sense of anticipation because singer/songwriter Carolyn German had been previously recommended to me...
Club Review: The Boy Band Project
The Boy Band Project: L. to r.: Kevin John Murray, Travis Nesbitt, Christopher Brasfield, Jesse JP Johnson. (Photo: Tamra Sheehan) Just the name, The Boy Band Project,...
CD Review: Lauren White and the Quinn Johnson Trio’s “Ever Since the World Ended”
It is a singular pleasure to come across a new jazz release that honors the style and class of an old school album while offering a fresh and exhilarating selection...