David Campbell

Roy Sander
Feinstein's at Loews Regency  -  November 28 – December 2 After an eight-year absence, Australian singer David Campbell recently returned to New York to promote his new CD, David Campbell On Broadway, and play a five-day run at Feinstein's. I'd like to set my comments on that performance within the context of his earlier New Yorkappearances and the artistic development he...

Janice Hall

Roy Sander
"Grand Illusions: The Music of Marlene Dietrich" Metropolitan Room  -  November 3, 6, 13, 21, December 8 Those of us fortunate enough to have seen Marlene Dietrich in concert know first-hand how magnetic her allure was, and many millions of others know this through her film work. In her tribute to Dietrich now on view...

Rich Flanders & Celia Berk

Roy Sander
"Double Standards" Don't Tell Mama  -  August 20, November 5 When they met a few years ago, Rich Flanders and Celia Berk discovered they liked singing together—so much so that they decided to do something about it: With the assistance of musical director and arranger Alex Rybeck and director JoAnn Yeoman, they recently presented the...

Deb Berman

Roy Sander
"All in Good Time" Metropolitan Room: October 17, 25, November 2;  Don't Tell Mama: December 6, 20 Some people make impressive debuts and then fizzle. But not Deb Berman, whose bow in 2008 earned her a Bistro Award for Outstanding Debut, and who has come back to the Metropolitan Room with her first offering since then showing...

Kevin Dozier

Roy Sander
"Take Me to the World" Laurie Beechman Theatre  -  October 5, 12, 19 Of course I attend every show I see with the hope that it will be good. In the case of Kevin Dozier's new offering, "Take Me to the World, which has moved to the Laurie Beechman Theatre following an acclaimed bow at...

Lainie Kazan

Elizabeth Ahlfors
Feinstein's at Loews Regency  –  October 5 - 9 She's a red hot mama and she's not ready to cool down just yet. That much Lainie Kazan proved to an appreciative first night audience on her return to Feinstein's. With sharp timing, aggressive delivery, and an earthy sense of humor, Kazan delivers some of her landmark standards....

Liz Lark Brown

Roy Sander
"Tarnished" Metropolitan Room   -   September 17, 18, 19, 22, 23 As her prize for winning the 2009 MetroStar Talent Challenge, Liz Lark Brown was awarded a fully produced week-long engagement at the Metropolitan Room. The show she devised recently completed its run, and though it arrived on the scene a bit later than one might...

Paolo Szot

Elizabeth Ahlfors
"An Evening With Paolo Szot"  Café Carlyle  –  September 14 - 25 If you were asked to define a matinee idol, you could point to Paolo Szot. He's dashing, he suggests romance, and he caresses a song with a round, resonant baritone that enriches the melodies of Broadway, Rio and the concert stage. This is...

Emily Bergl

Roy Sander
"Kidding on the Square"  Metropolitan Room - August 26, 28, 30, 31 Emily Bergl has had an enviable career as an actress on television, in films, and in the theatre. (To cite a few of her many credits: Desperate Housewives, Star Trek Enterprise, Taken, Men in Trees, Grey's Anatomy on TV; The Rage: Carrie 2,...

Janet Planet

Elizabeth Ahlfors
“Like a Complete Unknown” Feinstein's at Loews Regency  –  August 13, 14 With vocals that are clear and sultry, a tone as soft as fine cashmere and expressive with spontaneous jazz rhythms and accents, Janet Planet may be a complete unknown in New York City. This, however, is not due to any lack of talent....