In his recent two-night return engagement, this time at The Duplex, the amiable Jim Speake once again gave himself the prodigious task of presenting the music of Cy Coleman, one of the most prolific and challenging composers of Broadway and jazz musi …Read more

In this one-off performance at 54 Below, young artists from New York’s musical theatre community teamed up with director Max Friedman, bassist/bandleader Charlie Rosen, and Rosen’s large ensemble of musicians (counting Rosen, 18 were listed in the pr …Read more

Amanda McBroom and George Ball’s recent show at 54 Below was titled “Some Enchanted Evening: An Evening of Love Songs for Grownups.” Even more importantly, this was a cabaret show performed by grownups. McBroom and Ball had last sung together in a cl …Read more

Carly Ozard, a cabaret singer based in San Francisco, brought her delightful show, “Midler on the Roof,” to Stage 72 at the Triad for a one-night show on October 7. Ozard is a Bette Midler super-fan, the kind who knows all the lyrics to every song an …Read more

Carol Fredette has decided that she is not going to sing any more downbeat songs, at least when it comes to their lyric content. That sweeping decision has eliminated all of the blues and a large swath of country music, at a minimum, from her possibl …Read more

Expensively produced flash-and-trash is often able to find an enthusiastic audience, even at the high end of the cabaret world. This one-night effort proved that anew, and you didn’t have to go to Las Vegas to see it. Rose, whose show at 54 Below was …Read more

“Hello Dolly,” Natalie Douglas’s recent tribute to Dolly Parton at Birdland, provided a memorable cabaret experience. Her vocal instrument is incomparable; she segues easily from a smoky contralto to a pinging, piercing mix that is as rich and resple …Read more

MAC (Manhattan Association of Cabarets & Clubs) is currently accepting submissions for the MAC sponsored Dottie Burman and John Wallowitch Songwriting Awards. You do not need to be a MAC member to submit for these awards. Submissions are open unt …Read more

On opening night of her new show, “back,” beloved cabaret singer and comedienne Georga Osborne was greeted like a rock star as she made her way to the stage through a packed room at Don’t Tell Mama—she was “back” for her first solo outing in ten year …Read more

There could hardly be a more appropriate song for Ira Lee Collings to open his show “Off the Charts!” with than “I Want to Be Happy” (Irving Caesar, Vincent Youmans), which he performs with a childlike energy and joy, even inviting his audience to sh …Read more