Cabaret Setlist: Repertoire for the Once and Future American Songbook
Mark Dundas Wood
Song #1 in this new running series: “Little Girl Blue” – Music by Richard Rodgers, lyrics by Lorenz Hart When it comes to cabaret repertoire, I can think of few other songwriters who have created the sort of treasure trove that Rodgers and Hart have given us. The appeal of their catalog was (and...
Songwriters Agree: Cabaret Is A Great Venue for Nurturing New Work
Alexis Greene
Cabaret is intimate. Or as Tovah Feldshuh says, "A good nightclub act is a bit like a date: it has a sexual factor in it, it has an entertainment factor in it, and it has the knowledge that people are eating while they're watching." In a theatre, there's an invisible wall between an actor and...
Commentary: It’s Not About You
Roy Sander
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. Period. Rather simple, eh? Alas, at some point in the not-too-distant past, cabaret took a wrong turn. Today, a growing number of people, especially recent...
A Conversation with Richard Maltby, Jr. and David Shire
Bistro Awards
By Shellen Lubin SHELLEN Let's start with what led to Starting Here, Starting Now, and how you used cabaret to showcase your songs and get exposure for your work. RICHARD It's funny. We actually started at Upstairs at the Downstairs, with Julius Monk's and Billy Barnes's shows. That was where writers broke in, with cabaret...
2020 Bistro Awards Winners Announced
Bistro Awards
Celebrated Songwriting Team RICHARD MALTBY, JR. and DAVID SHIRE Among the Honorees at the 35th ANNUAL BISTRO AWARDS Gala Monday, March 9 at Gotham Comedy Club Charles Busch, Lorna Dallas, Michele Brourman, and Spencer Day Also Recognized Among the 19 Winners New York City, January 30, 2020 —One of the longest-running musical partnerships in Broadway...
The Bistro Awards Honored with Board of Directors Award from Manhattan Association of Cabarets
Bistro Awards
The Bistro Awards are being honored with a Board of Directors Award from the Manhattan Association of Cabarets for its 35 years of recognizing, encouraging, and nurturing cabaret and jazz artists through its insightful reviews, online articles, and its annual awards. The presentation will take place at the annual MAC Awards on Monday, March 30.
Richard Maltby, Jr. & David Shire to Receive the 2020 Bistro Award for Lifetime Achievement
Bistro Awards
New York, NY - (January 21, 2020) —Lyricist and director Richard Maltby, Jr. and composer David Shire will be honored at the 35th annual Bistro Awards where they will be receiving the Bob Harrington Lifetime Achievement Award, the Bistro Award’s highest honor, for their more than 50 years of musical accomplishments. The songwriting team, one...
Legendary Singer-Songwriter JUDY COLLINS Among the Honorees at the 34th ANNUAL BISTRO AWARDS Gala
Bistro Awards
Monday, March 11 at Gotham Comedy Club Frances Ruffelle, Lee Horwin, Luba Mason, and Sidney Myer Also Recognized Among the 15 Winners Internationally acclaimed singer-songwriter and Grammy Hall-of-Famer Judy Collins will be honored, along with a diverse group of 14 other outstanding artists, at the 34th Annual Bistro Awards on Monday, March 11 at Gotham...
Legendary Singer-Songwriter JUDY COLLINS to Receive the 2019 Bistro Award for Lifetime Achievement
Bistro Awards
Monday, March 11 at Gotham Comedy Club (New York City, Jan. 21, 2019) — Internationally acclaimed singer-songwriter and Grammy Hall-of-Famer, Judy Collins will be honored at the 34th Annual Bistro Awards on Monday, March 11, where she will be receiving the Bob Harrington Lifetime Achievement Award, the Bistro Awards’ highest honor, for her six decades...
2018 ASCAP Outstanding Revue Award
Bistro Awards
(New York City, February 7, 2018) — ASCAP, the performing rights organization and longtime sponsor of the Bistro Awards, annually gives its name to one of the Awards. This year, ASCAP has chosen the revue It Helps to Sing About It: Songs of Ben Schaechter & Dan Kael as the recipient of the ASCAP title in recognition...
