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Forbidden Broadway: The Next Generation!
The first version of writer/director Gerard Alessandrini's Forbidden Broadway was staged 38 years ago, and the hardy satirical revue has gone through various permutations over the decades. The latest version—Forbidden...
Goldie Dver
After a decade away from cabaret performing, Goldie Dver returns to the stage in an energetic and polished show called Back in Mama's Arms (directed by James Beaman). The "Mama"...
Julie Reyburn
Julie Reyburn has been relatively inactive in the cabaret scene in recent years, but that doesn't mean that she has been otherwise idle. She's been busy raising children and working...
Michele Brourman
Watching Michele Brourman play to a packed house in a recent one-nighter at Birdland Theater, I felt that I gained a deeper understanding of the work of singer-pianists in cabaret...
Robin Westle
1969 was famous as a year full of political tumult and social upheaval. Richard Nixon began what would be a troubled presidency in January. A draft lottery was instituted to...
Scott Raneri
The Marvelous Mr. Marzo (written by Joey Virgo and directed by Mark Copron) is one of those cabaret shows that is also a confessional monodrama. But instead of telling and...
Maureen Taylor
With her lilting voice and sunny stage presence, Maureen Taylor puts the cabaret listener in a receptive frame of mind, whatever she is singing. In her recent show at Don't...
Lorna Dallas
Lorna Dallas—an American who made a name for herself as a young singer in London, and then decided to make a life there—returned to New York City's Birdland Theater recently...
Bruno Giraldi
There are cabaret singers who have years of experience under their belts, a warm rapport with their audiences, refined acting and singing skills, and a solid understanding of the club-singer's...
Regina Zona
A friend of mine enjoys musical theatre and songs from the American Songbook, but cannot abide anyone singing such music who has an "operatic" voice. Even someone like Audra McDonald...