Every time Chita Rivera appears onstage, you know it will be a night to remember. Her debut at Brooklyn’s On Stage at Kingsborough’s cabaret series was no exception. Appropriately titled Chita: A Legendary Celebration, the 90 minute long performance …Read more
According to online biographical notes, Madelaine Warren started her performing career as an opera singer. Later she transitioned into the pop-music arena, performing in concert halls and clubs, as well as on cruise ships (often teamed with her husba …Read more
Somewhere, in a Victorian mansion, on the very top floor, in the attic, behind a wall hanging, is a small closet, and locked in that closet is an early recording that is growing older and decaying. This Wilde/Dorian Gray explanation is the only one I …Read more
Susanne Mack is luminous in her new show RECONCILIATION, a gripping personal story interspersed with an eclectic choice of songs, as she tells us of growing up in a small town in Germany searching to find out who her father was and surrounded by secr …Read more
“The Spider Saloff Party” at Cafe Noctambulo at Pangea marked the return of the singer-comedian to the New York cabaret scene, where she once thrived and has always belonged. Since leaving here, she has been living in Chicago and touring the world, m …Read more
In singing music associated with Judy Garland, Karen Luschar has clearly found her métier as a performer. In her current show at Don’t Tell Mama—”Chasing Rainbows: Songs of Judy Garland”—the singer doesn’t exactly impersonate the late star, although …Read more
Broadway’s Jarrod Spector has been living that jukebox life from the ripe age of three. Inspired by the music of his parents, Spector’s journey has taken him from Star Search to the Great White Way. Starring in hits such as Jersey Boys and Beautiful: …Read more
With a seamless blend of songs and stories that will break your heart or make you laugh until you plotz, cabaret singer Risa Finkel is just terrific in her new show Moment to Moment at Pangea, a sweet boîte in the East Village. Statuesque, with a gl …Read more
After premiering his solo show at Feinstein’s/54 Below this spring, Jay Armstrong Johnson will make his return — just in time for Halloween! The talented actor who has graced the screen and stage in ABC’s Quantico and Broadway’s On the Town just rel …Read more
Opening her show It’s Today with the Jerry Herman song from Mame of the same title, cabaret singer Laura Jean Fumia turned Don’t Tell Mama’s back room into her own personal living room as she sang a set filled with songs from the Golden Age of musica …Read more
