Jason Morris certainly has talent. He is blessed with a malleable singing voice with a pleasing timbre. He seems at home with the conventions of contemporary pop singing. He favors melisma, but keeps it in check. For his show “Musically Yogic” at the …Read more

Stephen Sondheim is so special, so specific, so idiosyncratic. Sung by everyone, everywhere, how could anyone possibly do anything new and unique? In “Our Time – Sullivan & Harnar Sing Sondheim” at the Laurie Beechman Theatre, Jeff Harnar and KT …Read more

The title of Liam Forde’s offering at Stage 72—”A Fleet Phantasmagoria!”—is a bit much and a little precious, isn’t it? Well, the show, itself, is a lot much and very precious—with both adjectives now used in their most plauditory sense: much signify …Read more

From the moment she steps onstage, you won’t want to take your eyes off of Courtney Act for one second. Courtney Act, a drag performer who has appeared on Australian Idol and RuPaul’s Drag Race, and played Angel in RENT, has brought a cabaret show to …Read more

Imagine if Judy Garland produced a musical version of Oedipus Rex, and chose as its star a mustachioed bald man in a skittle printed kimono. If you can summon up this twisted yet tantalizing image, you can gain some insight into what it was like atte …Read more

Melissa Manchester, a singer-songwriter whose music was the soundtrack to an entire generation, is as strong as ever at Café Carlyle, hitting her songs home and performing classics with a twist, like a spicy Latin arrangement of “Let’s Face the Music …Read more

Q: What good is sitting alone in your room? A: Aw, you know. Of course, there’s cabaret and there’s cabaret.  At its best, there’s a marvelous fusion of artistry and intimacy unlike any other form of entertainment. Cabaret is unique because, no matte …Read more

How many of us have met an artist who changed our lives forever? Alan Winner, Artistic Director of the Hive Theatre Company, met Dame Shirley Bassey while studying at the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama, and the encounter shaped the trajectory …Read more

StageBuddy.com and Bistro Award hosts Kevin Scott Hall and Tanya Holt run the Red Carpet at the 2014 Bistro Awards, NYC. Appearing at the Red Carpet were the legendary Ben Vereen, Anita Gillette, Julie Wilson, William Blake, Robert Creighton, Jillian …Read more

Award shows are innately lengthy. Most drag on and on, making you regret saying ‘yes’ to your invite.  The 29th Annual Bistro Awards, however, were delightful and engaging.  Hosted at Gotham Comedy Club and produced by former Editor in Chief of Backs …Read more