Leaning about your family history can be fascinating. But how often will strangers share your enthusiasm for stories about the lives of your parents and grandparents? Not especially often, I would guess. Claudine Cassan-Jellison beat the odds with “J …Read more

“Marilyn in Fragments”—Marissa Mulder’s new show, directed by Sondra Lee and performed at the Laurie Beechman Theatre—doesn’t follow the format of an ordinary cabaret “tribute” show. In her portrayal of Marilyn Monroe, Mulder doesn’t break character …Read more

Barrett Foa has established a successful career in television in Los Angeles as a co-star of NCIS: Los Angeles and as a recurring character on Entourage, but he remains, in his own words, “a musical theatre addict” who’s been “jonesing” to be back in …Read more

Closing out this year’s Brits Off Broadway festival at 59E59 Theaters is the hilarious, daring, and brilliant Dillie Keane. Founder of the one-and-only British comedy singing group, Fascinating Aïda, Ms. Keane used her sass and gutsy persona to turn …Read more

Who doesn’t like the Andrews Sisters? There have been many three-girl vocal groups since, and the newest on the scene is the New York Nightingales, with a really fun throwback USO type of show that played Memorial Day called “Salute the Troops!”.  Th …Read more

Often, the best tributes aren’t those that labor to copy precisely, but those that choose instead to capture some deeper essence of the subject matter. Starman, European entertainer Sven Ratzke’s homage to the late David Bowie, debuting in New York w …Read more

When statuesque, platinum blonde Amy Jo Jackson entered Feinstein’s/54 Below in her new show, “I Want To Be Your Man,” she owned the stage by sheer physical force before she uttered a note. This turned out to be a very good thing because the show she …Read more

Part of Minda Larsen’s prize package for winning last summer’s MetroStar Talent Challenge at the Metropolitan Room was a four-performance engagement at the club. Called “My Southern Song” and directed by Marilyn Maye, the resulting show has arrived. …Read more

Nasty Drew & That Harder Boy: The Mystery of the Family Jewels is an homage to the childhood-favorite mystery series “Nancy Drew” and “The Hardy Boys” and at the same time the latest in a long line of campy, loose-limbed, enjoyably tasteless, env …Read more

Her current Don’t Tell Mama show could be the one Sally Darling was truly born to do. Back in the 1970s she created four revues combining the songs of Noël Coward and Cole Porter. In her more recent cabaret shows, Darling has teased her audiences wit …Read more