Articles by this Author:
Lena Moy-Borgen’s “It’s a Man’s World— Gender Studies…but with Show Tunes”
The implicit and explicit sexism and misogyny in the worlds of Broadway and pop music is certainly a timely concern in this age of “me too,” MAGA madness, and ex-Presidential...
Danielle Ferland’s “Sing for Your Ghosts”
Sometimes a performer strikes gold by mining a very specific moment in time, or a specific show, and that very specificity shapes and refines the story and limits detours to...
Club Review: Paula West
I have been an avid fan of singer Paula West for decades. Her rich, smooth sound and knowing way with lyrics were always perfectly suited to dusting off even the...
Club Review: Natasha Bergman and Eli Greenhoe’s “Bergman & Bloustein”
In the stand-up comic tradition in America, most of the duo acts have been made up of men: Martin & Lewis, Abbott & Costello, Laurel & Hardy, Rowan & Martin,...
Club Review: Brian Letendre
Within moments of the first song, the Scissor Sisters’ “I Don’t Feel Like Dancing” (Elton John, Jason Sellards, Scott Hoffman) in Brian Letendre’s delightful return to the New York stage...
Anthony Murphy’s “A Joyful Noise!”
Rarely has a show been more aptly named than Anthony Murphy’s A Joyful Noise which debuted recently at Green Room 42. Murphy, a self-professed Broadway baby, was dazzling throughout. The...
CD Review: Mary Foster Conklin’s “These Precious Days”
When one goes to a Mary Foster Conklin show, there are certain givens—intriguing repertoire, musical mastery, exquisite phrasing, wit, wisdom, and damn fine singing. All those attributes are on full...
Club Review: Deborah Stone’s “Take Me Back—Joan, Joni, Dylan, and Others”
Back in the day, you couldn’t walk around the West Village without finding a folk club on every block; the sound of guitars and voices wafted into the streets wherever...
Club Review: Ronny Whyte’s “Swinging Sondheim”
The urbane sophistication and consummate musicality of singer/pianist/songwriter Ronny Whyte proved a perfect match for the artistry of Stephen Sondheim in the new show, Swinging Sondheim, which debuted this month...
Club Review: Danny Bacher Quartet
There is something special in the sound, the style, and the phrasing of a horn player who sings; I think back to my favorites of the past like Chet Baker,...