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Lisa Viggiano
Lisa Viggiano's new show, "Night in the City," which recently played at both the Laurie Beechman Theatre and Don't Tell Mama, is a delight from start to finish. She has...
Abigail Rockwell
I first heard Abigail Rockwell about a year ago, partnering with the great guitarist Sean Harkness in a duo show called Rock & Hark. It was an entertaining debut with great...
Josephine Peacock
"Josephine Peacock Is Back…For the Very First Time," which debuted recently at Don't Tell Mama, had the various elements one often finds in a "first time" cabaret, such as the...
Judy Collins
Somewhere, in a Victorian mansion, on the very top floor, in the attic, behind a wall hanging, is a small closet, and locked in that closet is an early recording...
Spider Saloff
"The Spider Saloff Party" at Cafe Noctambulo at Pangea marked the return of the singer-comedian to the New York cabaret scene, where she once thrived and has always belonged. Since...
Bill Solly
Back in the '70s, when Broadway began to embrace the sounds of rock and pop at the expense of more traditional legit scores, there were a number of composers, clearly...
Magnus Martensson
Magnus Martensson was born in Sweden and studied piano, composition, and conducting in both Sweden and the U.S. He came by his easy, off-the-wall humor as naturally as he came...
I Sort Of Enjoyed It
When one comes across a show entitled I Sort Of Enjoyed It, which played recently at the Metropolitan Room, a lot of things come to mind before the show actually...
Jeff Macauley
In Le Grand Tour, which debuted recently at the Metropolitan Room, singer Jeff Macauley completes his trilogy of shows about classic Hollywood songwriters. Having previously paid tribute to Henry Mancini...
Lindsey Brett Carothers
Lindsey Brett Carothers has been in a number of musicals, among them the off-Broadway hit Mad Libs, and she has guest-starred in a number of cabaret reviews and tributes. (I...