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Matt Alber
Singer-songwriter Matt Alber's "The End of the World" has become a staple in New York cabaret, which is not surprising considering its soaring melody and dramatic, poetic lyrics charting the...
Lady Rizo
Since her early days of "diva-dom" at the legendary Continental Baths, to her triumphs on Broadway and in Vegas, to her decades of touring and recording and filming, Bette Midler...
Matthew Holloway
It's always great to be surprised in cabaret. Sometimes it's one song, one story, one character that can shake you out of your club-going assumptions and expectations and genuinely enthrall...
Martin C. Hurt
With his new show, "You Inspire Me," singer/actor Martin C. Hurt wanted to pay tribute to songwriters Fran Landesman and Tommy Wolf. He had heard "Spring Can Really Hang You...
Kurt Phelan
In his native Australia, Kurt Phelan is a theatre star; among his credits are the original Priscilla Queen of the Desert, Dirty Dancing, Singin' in the Rain, and various and...
Lena Hall
Before I get into my review of Tony-winner/rocker Lena Hall's new show, "Oh! You Pretty Things," at the Café Carlyle, I think I need to present a few personal bona...
Barrett Foa
Barrett Foa has established a successful career in television in Los Angeles as a co-star of NCIS: Los Angeles and as a recurring character on Entourage, but he remains, in his...
Amy Jo Jackson
When statuesque, platinum blonde Amy Jo Jackson entered Feinstein's/54 Below in her new show, "I Want To Be Your Man," she owned the stage by sheer physical force before she...
Kim David Smith: Morphium Kabarett
Morphium Kabarett at Pangea is an entertaining variety show created and hosted by singer Kim David Smith and music-directed by Tracy Stark. While many multi-performer evenings smack of financial consideration...
Cacophony Daniels
Cacophony Daniels is the drag alter ego of Courter Simmons, a talented actor/singer who recently ended a run in Broadway's Jersey Boys. When Simmons was growing up he felt a...