Kate Dimbleby has a passion for exploring the work of female singers. A decade ago, she toured her one woman show Fever! The Making of Peggy Lee internationally; her newest project, now having its US premiere at 59E59th Theaters, highlights the lesse …Read more

Drag performer Hedda Lettuce has become somewhat of a legend around town, having hosted screenings of camp classics at Bow Tie Chelsea Cinemas on Thursdays (and sometimes Saturdays and holidays) for many years. The multi-talented entertainer has also …Read more

In her first New York solo engagement, Celia Berk opened her Metropolitan Room show, “You Can’t Rush Spring” (directed by Jeff Harnar), with “I’ve Been Waiting All My Life” (Billy Goldenberg, Alan & Marilyn Bergman). This song’s title was clearly …Read more

For those who don’t speak the language, it might seem like quite an intimidating fact that the bulk of Migguel Anggelo’s performance at Joe’s Pub, Between Dreams/Entre Sueños, is in Spanish. However, by the time his hour or so on stage was up, the ba …Read more

Anyone who has spent much time attending cabaret shows in New York City in recent years will likely be familiar with Jon Weber, who has worked as pianist and/or musical director for a number of other performers. I’ve come to appreciate his musical ve …Read more

It must be ever harder for cabaret performers to come up with a fresh theme for a show. Once the tributes to single (and singular) artists and composers have seemingly been exhausted, where does one go? Perhaps too often it’s to the autobiographical …Read more

Entering through the house wearing a bonnet full of sunflowers and a long black coat over a black catsuit and boots, Sandra Bargman knew how to make an entrance and you got the feeling you were in for a very different kind of cabaret show. On that sc …Read more

I first heard Anna Anderson—a recent arrival from Arizona—perform at the November 3 Gala show at the Duplex, where she was on the bill with a number of other performers featured at that club in 2014; that night she sang an appealingly saucy version o …Read more

“Go Where the Love Is,” the title song of Kim Grogg’s current show at Don’t Tell Mama, speaks volumes. First, it establishes her as a solid, self-confident singer of infectious MidWestern warmth. Second, it neatly establishes the theme and content of …Read more

Anthony Santelmo Jr. has a welcoming presence that can make you feel at times that he is singing especially to and for you. He’s a big guy with a big voice, a big personality, and, it seems, a big heart—and his talent is certainly abundant. The title …Read more