Multi-award-winning actress singer Tonya Pinkins interviewed Ben Vereen for the Bistro Awards. TP: You are legendary. Who do you emulate and say, "I'll steal a little of this and a little of that?" BV: Oscar Brown Jr—I love Oscar, Little Jimmy Scott, Carmen McRae. These are my cats. Charles Aznavour! TP: I don't think...
The 2014 Bistro Awards Red Carpet, hosted by Kevin Scott Hall and Tanya Holt and recorded at Gotham Comedy Club on March 4, 2014. Enjoy these interviews with the winners, creative team, and others attending the show!
Lifetime Achievement recipient Ben Vereen singing "Here's to Life" at the 29th Annual Bistro Awards on Tuesday evening, March 4,. The multi-talented performer demonstrated to the Bistro audience the quintessential cabaret artist that he is. Photo by Jim Baldassare
Cabaret Impresario Erv Raible Dies At 68 The cabaret community has lost a dear friend. Erv Raible, who played such a prominent role in the resurgence of the nightclub scene in Manhattan in the '70s,'80s and beyond, died on February 19 after a long illness. Erv owned four of New York's most popular and legendary...
Bistro Awards producer Sherry Eaker will be the guest on "Dave's Gone By," which airs Saturday, March 1, from 11 am to 2 pm (EST) streaming on UNC Radio (www.uncradio.com) Sherry will be talking about the upcoming Bistro Awards, and the history of the awards from its beginnings in 1985 up until the present time. DAVE'S...
ASCAP, a longtime primary sponsor of the Bistro Awards, has this year chosen to place its name on 2014 recipient Anita Gillette's award which will now be called the ASCAP Outstanding Major Engagement Award.
29th ANNUAL BISTRO AWARDS GALA Tuesday, March 4, 6:30 pm / Gotham Comedy Club Ben Vereen Honored with Lifetime Achievement Award Anita Gillette Recognized, along with WBGO and Robert Creighton, among other winners (New York City, January 21, 2014) –- The Tony Award-winning actor-singer-dancer Ben Vereen, who has appeared in numerous shows on Broadway and...
