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On Medleys
Let me open with a rather broadly stated observation: Too many people are doing too many medleys in too many shows. Now I'll narrow in and expand on this. (Perversely,...
Commentary: Getting It Right
Is it my imagination, or are cabaret singers getting increasingly sloppy with lyrics? I suspect this malpractice has long existed—it's just that I've been growing increasingly impatient with it. I'm...
Commentary: It’s Not About You
Time was when cabaret was a performing arts form in which audience members sat at tables and the people on stage had a job to do: to entertain the audience....
David Baida
The title of David Baida's debut cabaret show, now on view at the Metropolitan Room, is Unexpected Surprise. Anyone who saw his work during last summer's MetroStar Talent Challenge—which he...
How “Supper Clubs” Became “Cabarets”…40 years of great entertainment
The article below was published in Back Stage on December 15, 2000. Here's how I came to write it. The newspaper was planning a special year-end 40th Anniversary issue, with articles...
David Vernon
David Vernon's new show is terrific. Before I elaborate, I'd like to back up to 2005, when I was introduced to his artistry through his CD "By Myself…" I was...
Welcome back! … and other matters
Last month, after not having done new solo shows for a while, Lucille Carr-Kaffashan and Maureen Kelley Stewart unveiled their latest offerings. Making welcome returns is not all these vocalists...
I had no idea what I was letting myself in for
Over the past several weeks, I attended a couple of shows not knowing what lay in store for me. On the other hand, there were two other shows I went...
Molly Pope
A few years ago, Molly Pope cast off the hard-edged bitch-diva persona that had made her the darling of camp followers, and allowed us to see the person underneath. The...
Somewhere in This Song: The Music and Lyrics of Nicholas Levin
An evening of the songs of Nicholas Levin was long overdue, so the new revue "Somewhere in This Song" at the Metropolitan Room is a cause for celebration. Surveying the scene...