Gerry Geddes

Gerry Geddes, senior critic for BistroAwards.com, is an award-winning director, writer, teacher, performer, lyricist, and a regular contributor to the podcast Troubadours and Raconteurs. He conceived & directed the acclaimed musical revues "Monday in the Dark with George" (Bistro and MAC Award winner), "Put on Your Saturday Suit–Words & Music by Jimmy Webb," and Fabulous First Fridays (continuing its five-year residency at Pangea). He has directed award-winning singers André De Shields, Darius de Haas, Helen Baldassare, and Lisa Viggiano. As a creator and critic, he has been active in the cabaret world for five decades. Gerry has produced numerous CDs, and his lyrics have been performed in clubs throughout the city and on recordings here and in Europe. His memoir of his life in NYC, "Didn’t I Ever Tell You This?" was published in November, 2023 and is available on his website, gerrygeddes.com. .

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Meg Flather’s “Hammerstein & Sondheim— Carefully Taught”

It seems that since the passing of iconic Broadway composer Stephen Sondheim, not a week has gone by without some new revue, or tribute, or memorial in his honor.  Of...

Maud Hixson’s “Permanent Moonlight—Songs of Sir Richard Rodney Bennett”

Sir Richard Rodney Bennett was a man of many sides—a renowned composer of opera, film scores, jazz and pop, a lyricist of wit and depth, a cook, a mean scrabble...

Chloé Jean’s “Fairy Tale Fail”

Sometimes when you listen to a new recording, in the first seconds you are captivated by a fresh sound, personal delivery, perfect instrumentation and immaculate production; you just sit back,...

Wilma Baan’s “Look at Me Now!”

A few years ago, when the world in general and the cabaret world in particular were ravaged by quarantines and lockdowns, BistroAwards.com began to review related CDs and recordings (and...

Emilie-Claire Barlow

It is hard to believe that it took Canadian jazz singer, Emilie-Claire Barlow until 2023 to make her debut in NYC.  She has long been recognized as one of her...

Daniel Reichard’s “It’s You I Like”

First, a confession.  Mr. Rogers, the famed creator and host of Mister Rogers' Neighborhood, was “after my time,” so I have little frame of reference when it comes to his...

Salty Brine’s “He’s So Unusual”

It is always a cause for celebration when Bistro Award-winning performer Salty Brine releases a new chapter in his ongoing series, The Living Record Collection.  The concept for the series...

Album Review: Ben Cassara’s “What a Way to Go!”

As we come to the end of the hottest month in the history of recorded temperatures (aren’t we lucky that there is "no such thing" as climate change?), one sure...

Club Review: Songs from “Rhinegold”

Back in the mid to late 20th century, theatre in New York (especially Off Broadway and Off Off Broadway) was quite a different animal Plays were not so much produced...

Julian Fleisher & Tedd Firth—”Six of One, Half a Dozen of Another”

About seven years ago, in my review of Julian Fleisher and Tedd Firth, I described them as “…a partnership for the ages.”  This month they returned to Joe’s Pub to...