How “Supper Clubs” Became “Cabarets”…40 years of great entertainment

Roy Sander
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 surveying the performing arts scene over the first 40 years of the paper's life. Sherry Eaker, the Editor in Chief of Back Stage, asked me...

Welcome back! … and other matters

Roy Sander
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 have in common. Both are in top form and giving very strong performances in excellent shows with marvelous arrangements and exceptional instrumental support—and both are MAC...

Red Carpet Photos from the 31st Annual Bistro Awards!

Bistro Awards
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Kurt Elling to present Lifetime Achievement Award to Jon Hendricks

Bistro Awards
Jazz greats Annie Ross and Janis Siegel also honored at the 31st ANNUAL BISTRO AWARDS GALA Tuesday, March 8th Multi-award-winning vocalist Kurt Elling will present the ASCAP Bob Harrington Lifetime Achievement Award to Jon Hendricks at the 31st annual Bistro Awards on Tuesday, March 8 at 6:30 at Gotham Comedy Club. Elling, who is also...

2016 Bistro Awards Press Release

Bistro Awards
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Jazz Greats Jon Hendricks, Annie Ross, and Janis Siegel are among the winners to be honored at the 31st ANNUAL BISTRO AWARDS GALA Tuesday, March 8, 6:30 pm at Gotham Comedy Club Favorites Christine Andreas, Sharon McNight, Jarrod Spector, Kelli Barrett, KT Sullivan, Jeff Harnar Also Recognized (New York City, February 2,...

Oh What a Night

Bistro Awards
Jason Graae sang an original song, “Nothing Rhymes With Bistro Blues," written specifically for the occasion of the 30th annual Bistro Awards, at the outset of the gala that included performances by such past Bistro Award winners and legendary cabaret artists as Marilyn Maye (who sang a medley of rainbow songs), Karen Mason ("Almost Like...

Bistro Awards Tonight!

Bistro Awards
Jason Grae plays host to the 30th annual Bistro Awards gala, which features 11 winners of this year's awards - such as Carol Fredette and Lillias White --  plus a cavalcade of past winners - some of the biggest names in the cabaret world, including Marilyn Maye, Karen Mason, Dee Dee Bridgewater, John Fugelsang.  ...

Bistro Awards – Four Days From Now!

Bistro Awards

Heart to Heart: Carol Fredette on communicating with an audience…and much more

Bistro Awards
By Wendy Lane Bailey To interview jazz singer Carol Fredette is to get a master class in the art of musicianship taught by a smart savvy woman who is passionate about her craft. Bronx born and raised, she says what she thinks and her thoughts are always worth hearing.   WENDY LANE BAILEY: What was...

Farr and Lowe: Concepts in Cabaret, Twitter Chat Transcript

Bistro Awards
2015 Bistro Awards winners Shana Farr and Kristoffer Lowe discus Concepts in Cabaret - how to create a focused show. [View the story "Concept Cabaret Twitter Transcript" on Storify] Shana Farr's Bistro award is specifically for her outstanding concept show “In the Still of the Night: A Poetical Journey Through the Music, Lyrics and Verse of Noel...