Robert Windeler

Robert Windeler is the author of 18 books, including biographies of Mary Pickford, Julie Andrews, Shirley Temple, and Burt Lancaster. As a West Coast correspondent for The New York Times and Time magazine, he covered movies, television and music, and he was an arts and entertainment critic for National Public Radio. He has contributed to a variety of other publications, including TV Guide, Architectural Digest, The Sondheim Review, and People, for which he wrote 35 cover stories. He is a graduate of Duke University in English literature and holds a masters in journalism from Columbia, where he studied critical writing with Judith Crist. He has been a theatre critic for Back Stage since 1999, writes reviews for BistroAwards.com, and is a member of The Players and the American Theatre Critics Association.

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Kyle Eastwood Quintet

In his recent show at Blue Note, Kyle Eastwood proved that when it comes to instrumental jazz, paternity and osmosis can provide a solid foundation for adventurism and variety, as...

Kim Sutton

Bouncy and brassy, in "Anchors Away!," her current show at Don't Tell Mama, Kim Sutton pays a robust tribute to Fleet Week and the United States Navy, in which she...

Alexis Cole

In her recent one-night show at 54 Below, Alexis Cole demonstrated vocal dexterity, solid musicianship and a willingness to range over a variety of sources for her material. Her technical...

Jennifer Sheehan

In her current show at 54 Below, "Stardust: A Night in the Cosmos," Jennifer Sheehan gets lost in the stars, mostly in a good way. No fewer than sixteen full...

Donna Hayes

In her show "Ordinary Miracles," at the Metropolitan Room, Donna Hayes makes a strong case for her title's seeming to be an oxymoron. In her view, it's those unexpected miracles...

Delphi Harrington and Woody Regan

In their current show at the Metropolitan Room, Delphi Harrington and Woody Regan, two pleasantly seasoned performers of a certain age, with help from director Ann McCormack, have managed to...

Maureen McGovern

In her current show at 54 Below, based on the work of an eclectic and worthy group of female singers and songwriters, Maureen McGovern evinces no diminution in her vocal...

Diane Schuur and the DIVA Jazz Orchestra

"With Love from Deeds and DIVA," the Valentine's weekend show at the Iridium, paired West Coast contemporary jazz singer Diane Schuur with the New York City-based DIVA Jazz Orchestra (15...

Marin Mazzie

Many cabaret artists appropriate all sorts of songs to illustrate their life stories. But judging from her very winning recent show (a reprise from 2011-2012) at 54 Below, Marin Mazzie may...

Pamela Lewis

In her astonishing new show at the Metropolitan Room, "New York State of Mind: The Songs of Billy Joel," Pamela Lewis both did admirable justice to the prolific composer/performer and...