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Gregory Michael Castoria
"Bette Midler Already Did This Show" The Duplex – July 21, 30, August 18 Taking a page, perhaps, from Rufus Wainwright's recreation of Judy Garland's 1961 Carnegie Hall concert, Gregory...
Rosalyn McClore
"Cry Me a River" Metropolitan Room - July 24, 31 There's no denying that Rosalyn McClore possesses bountiful musical talents, both as singer and pianist. She seems to connect in...
You’ve Got Hate Mail
The Triad – Fridays at 7 pm You couldn't ask for much simpler, more economic staging than what director Gary Shaffer has provided for Billy Van Zandt and Jane Milmore's...
Susan Siegel
"Starts & Stops" The Duplex – June 5, 12, 19 Among the songs that singing actress Susan Siegel included in her Duplex show was Cy Coleman and Dorothy Fields's "It's...
Marissa Mulder
"Look to Your Heart: The Songs of Jimmy Van Heusen" The Metropolitan Room – June 4, 8, 16 Listening to Marissa Mulder, I was reminded of the old Baldwin organ...
11 O’Clock Numbers at 11 O’Clock
Feinstein's at Loews Regency – Thursdays at 11 pm There's a hazard with putting together a show consisting of "11 o'clock numbers"—those songs placed late in the second act of a...
Laura Benanti
"Let Me Entertain You" Feinstein's at Loews Regency – May 1 and 22, 2011 Laura Benanti's legit vocal chops, physical beauty, and radiant stage presence work together to invoke comparisons...
Champagne Pam (Pamela Lewis)
"Champagne Pam is…'The Dog Walking Diva!'" Don't Tell Mama – April 13, 14, 15 Using a clever packaging strategy, Champagne Pam arrived onstage wearing a leopard-patterned jacket, accented with a...
Catherine Russell
Allen Room, Jazz at Lincoln Center – March 30 & 31 Catherine Russell's well-publicized Allen Room appearance generated a real sense of occasion—the feeling that here was a singing artist...
Dean Regan
"Give My Regards to Broadway" Metropolitan Room – March 26, 27 The persona that Dean Regan employed in his Metropolitan Room show was that of a stage-struck teenage kid—one who...