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New York Old Friend
Sometimes it seems that songs about New York City are as plentiful as songs about affairs of the heart and the blessings of the good God above. But if there's...
Everybody Rise: A Resistance Cabaret
The art of political song parody has been reinvigorated in the era of Donald Trump. You can find this in the online videos of the clever, intrepidly campy Randy Rainbow,...
Susanne Mack
Early in her new show at Pangea, Where I Belong, German-born singer Susanne Mack tells about growing up along the Swiss-German border. She speaks of being fascinated by a bridge...
Celia Berk
In the last few years, Celia Berk has established herself as a serious player on New York cabaret stages. She's been honored with multiple awards (including a 2015 Bistro Award)....
Ali Levin: Melania’s Day Off
"Have you ever been to hell?" asks Melania Trump (Ali Levin) early in Melania's Day Off, an ongoing show at The Duplex. "Because I live there." The premise of the...
Steve Grand
Steve Grand—a singer and model from the Chicago area—writes and performs pop songs, some with a country edge, about being young and gay. He's attracted a following, in part because...
Teresa Fischer
In More Than You Know, her Rosemary Clooney tribute show at 53 Above, Teresa Fischer tells us that she has long been drawn to Clooney's singing because of the warmth...
Mark Farrelly – Quentin Crisp: Naked Hope
Within post-Stonewall gay culture, Quentin Crisp has not been universally beloved. And how could he have been, really? The British-born writer and raconteur—who died in 1999 at age 90—was a...
Sean Harkness, Lina Koutrakos, Marcus Simeone
Group cabaret shows can be wonderful, but they can also be tricky. You want to provide variety both in musical content and in terms of who sings what. You want...
Mischa Kischkum
There is a kid-like exuberance about Mischa Kischkum that quickly spreads through the audience. In his debut solo cabaret show, Off the Charts: Songs You Don't Know By Writers You...