In the spirit of full disclosure, I should admit a personal bias that made it very difficult for me bring even a modicum of objectivity to this article: I unequivocally, unironically, absolutely freaking love Bernadette Peters. I’ve been enamored sin …Read more
Imagine if by some unorthodox studio choice, the cherubic Mickey Rooney had been assigned to perform the songs made famous by Judy Garland, and you can begin to get an idea of what a Seth Sikes’ show feels like. The night of September 18, the baby-fa …Read more
Josh Grisetti is the kind of guy you can’t help but root for. Not only is he talented beyond words (effortlessly funny, a great singer, a touching actor: a triple threat!), he’s also so candid and open about his relationship to his work and the indus …Read more
After a decade’s absence, Heather Villaescusa returns to the New York cabaret scene with “What I Did for Love” at Don’t Tell Mama. The show—no big surprise—focuses on matters of the heart. (Isn’t a cabaret performance that doesn’t deal with love-rela …Read more
A few years ago, Molly Pope cast off the hard-edged bitch-diva persona that had made her the darling of camp followers, and allowed us to see the person underneath. The form she chose then was a scripted, theatrically stylized presentation of her exp …Read more
I’m a history buff and lover of musical theater so an evening at 54 Below celebrating Broadway’s St. James Theatre with The Ensemblist and The Bowery Boys, two of NYC’s top podcasts, was a perfect pairing. The two podcast duos, Tom Meyers and Greg Y …Read more
The mark of a great cabaret performer is that they make their banter seem completely spontaneous, and Linda Lavin’s exquisite show at 54 Below, titled Starting Over, contains moments that were undoubtedly rehearsed many times, but feel natural. That’ …Read more
“This is a night of firsts and favorites” announced Alice Ripley as she took the stage at 54 Below on August 12, for a night of All Sondheim. Promising to sing some of her favorite tunes by the legendary composer, some of which she’d never sung befor …Read more
Jane Lynch does her comedic song-and-dance shtick in See Jane Sing, a musical jukebox comedy cabaret that hearkens back to the bygone days of Lynch’s 1970s midwestern adolescence. Joe’s Pub provides the perfect setting for Lynch and her tremendous ba …Read more
As a teaser for his residency at The Metropolitan Room in 2016, blues and jazz performer John Minnock will delight audiences with a show on August 22. He answered some of our questions about what we can expect from the show and his upcoming album. Wh …Read more
