Mark Dundas Wood

Mark Dundas Wood is an arts/entertainment journalist and dramaturg. He began writing for BistroAwards.com in 2011. Currently, he writes the "Bistro Bits" column for the site. Other reviews and articles have appeared at theaterscene.net and talkinbroadway.com, as well as in American Theatre and Back Stage. As a dramaturg, he has worked with New Professional Theatre and the New York Musical Theatre Festival. He is currently literary manager for Broad Horizons Theatre Company.

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Stacie Koby

In "Committed," her new show at The Duplex, Stacie Koby ignores the old show-business warning about the dangers of being upstaged when working with animals or children. There are no...

William TN Hall

A photo advertising "Other People's Parties"—the recent solo cabaret debut of William TN Hall, at The Duplex—shows a hangdog Hall slumped at a bar, nursing a drink with one hand and...

Tim Realbuto

Earlier this winter the Metropolitan Room generated much publicity for setting the Guinness record for longest variety show ever. With Tim Realbuto's "Bookseller in the Rain: A Tribute to the...

Raissa Katona Bennett & Kenneth Gartman

One of the most appealing things about "3 Decades in the Dark—Raissa and Kenneth Go to the Movies" (at the Laurie Beechman Theatre) is the easy camaraderie that performers Raissa Katona...

Janis Siegel

For listeners like me with fond memories of Janis Siegel's soaring, raucous gospel-jive vocals on Manhattan Transfer's big 1975 hit "Operator," the prospect of hearing her in an intimate setting...

N.W.A. Show (Negroes With Asthma)

These days the worlds of stand-up comedy and cabaret in New York City may occasionally intersect, but mostly, it seems, they just sort of brush up against one another. The...

Beware of Young Girls: Kate Dimbleby Sings the Dory Previn Story

Singer-songwriter Dory Previn (1925-2012) occupied a particular niche in American popular music. Born Dorothy Langan, her first forays into the entertainment world were as a singer/dancer in summer stock. She...

Cafe Society Swing

Part documentary theatre and part musical revue, Cafe Society Swing (written by Alex Webb, directed by Simon Green, and presented at 59E59 Theaters) tells of the legendary Manhattan supper club...

Celia Berk

In her first New York solo engagement, Celia Berk opened her Metropolitan Room show, "You Can't Rush Spring" (directed by Jeff Harnar), with "I’ve Been Waiting All My Life" (Billy...

Jon Weber

Anyone who has spent much time attending cabaret shows in New York City in recent years will likely be familiar with Jon Weber, who has worked as pianist and/or musical...