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“Amy Beth Williams Sings Leiber & Stoller”
As with most singers enduring and then coming out of the pandemic with its quarantines and lockdowns, Amy Beth Williams spent a lot of time exploring, discovering, and re-discovering songs...
Roberto Araujo: “I Just Wanted You To Know”
When Roberto Araujo came out to his family he was thrown out of the house and fled Mexico City to pursue his dreams in New York City. After a rough and...
Melissa Errico: “Broadway Baby—From Manhasset to Manhattan & Beyond”
Melissa Errico won a 2023 Bistro Award for her recording, Out of The Dark: The Film Noir Project, a wonderfully chosen and beautifully sung collection of songs from, or reflective of, film...
Suede
People are always bemoaning and longing for the “good old days” of New York cabaret. I find so much to enjoy and experience in the current scene that I rarely...
Jai Rodriguez: “A Thousand Sweet Kisses”
The OG “culture guy” of Queer Eye for the Straight Guy, actor/singer Jai Rodriguez, made a spectacular return to the cabaret stage after an absence of 18 years with A...
Mamie Parris: “Surrender—An Andrew Lloyd Webber Thrill Ride”
First: a word of warning to anyone who knows me. Sit down and take a deep breath. You are about to hear me praise a show that celebrates the music...
Gilbert Sanchez: “Cats II—The Other Cats Musical”
Cats II—The Other Cats Musical was a hellzapoppin’, high-flying, low-aiming variety show that easily held its own against its more prestigious predecessor. While Andrew Lloyd Webber limited his inspiration to...
Mark G. Meadows
Sometimes the gods of luck just smile down on you. I was at Chelsea Table + Stage a few weeks ago to review George Krissa; I had received a press release...
Michael Conley in “The Fabulist Fox Sister”
Kate Fox, the woman who invented séances in New York in 1892, is a fascinating subject for a musical for many reasons, not the least of which is the grift...
Katie McGrath and Chuck Flowers: “Playing Favorites”
The worlds of cabaret and R&B cover songs met in Playing Favorites, the new show by Bistro Award winner Katie McGrath and St. Louis based singer Chuck Flowers. I am...