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Bobby Patrick

Heigh Ho Friends & “Family”! Bobby Patrick your RAINBOW Reviewer here, bringing you all the fresh TEA on the freshest releases in the musical world. Little Bobby's a queer reviewer, specializing in the recording industry's contributions to our musical theatre/cabaret lives with our own Queer Rainbow's Eye View of it all. After studying theatre in college we wound up following a career in entertainment/theatrical advertising for nearly 2 decades.  Now a freelance contributor who's ready to bring you all our Sunshine, Rainbows, & Rants for Broadway World's New Releases section, and fill you in on what's up in the Recording Studios and virtual "Record Stores" (Yes, Bobby Still insists they are record stores!!) of our musical entertainment community. That aside, check out Bobby's shout-out on THE SHERRI SHEPHERD SHOW




LEARN MORE ABOUT Bobby Patrick

First Show:

The National Tour Of 1776, OCtober 1970

Favorite Show:

Into the Woods

Favorite Stories:



Album Review: An Opera Star Gonna Star & Rene Fleming Is A Star On Her GREATEST MOMENTS AT THE MET
Album Review: An Opera Star Gonna Star & Rene Fleming Is A Star On Her GREATEST MOMENTS AT THE MET
March 31, 2023

What did our critic think of RENE FLEMING GREATEST MOMENTS AT THE MET at A?

Album Review: SOME LIKE IT HOT & Indeed We Do. Hit Songs From A Hit Show Make A Hit OBC
Album Review: SOME LIKE IT HOT & Indeed We Do. Hit Songs From A Hit Show Make A Hit OBC
March 30, 2023

The score with just the few touches of dialogue included makes it very clear what is happening from start to finish and it delivers the show to the imagination so wonderfully.

Review: Ute Lemper Electrifies Her Audience In LILI MARLEEN – FROM WEIMAR TO THERESIENSTADT At 54 Below
Review: Ute Lemper Electrifies Her Audience In LILI MARLEEN – FROM WEIMAR TO THERESIENSTADT At 54 Below
March 29, 2023

In the end, through her sense of drama and the music of Holleander, Spoliansky, Brecht, and yes, even Seger, Ute Lember built a smokey, dimly lit, and incredibly exciting Kabarett room under 54th Street

Music Review: Billy Porter Delivers A Lively Baby On The Dance Floor With His New BABY WAS A DANCER Single
Music Review: Billy Porter Delivers A Lively Baby On The Dance Floor With His New BABY WAS A DANCER Single
March 28, 2023

The music is filled with driving rhythms that cry out for mixing on the nightlife dance floor. A disco anthem for today that is equal parts mainstream pop, soul/R&B blended together.

Album Review: REGRETTING ALMOST EVERYTHING (A Concept Album) Should Probably Regret Nothing
Album Review: REGRETTING ALMOST EVERYTHING (A Concept Album) Should Probably Regret Nothing
March 27, 2023

And so, since we enjoyed REGRETTING ALMOST EVERYTHING, we think you will too.

Album Review: Platt & Co Bring To Life The Tragedy Of Leo Frank On The Cast Recording of Brown & Urhy's PARADE 2023
Album Review: Platt & Co Bring To Life The Tragedy Of Leo Frank On The Cast Recording of Brown & Urhy's PARADE 2023
March 26, 2023

And so my lambkins, PARADE the 2023 Revival Cast Recording is a first-rate record of this latest piece of Broadway history and will make a fine addition to your collections

Review: Hulu's UP HERE Stays Up There But Forgets To Come Down Here
Review: Hulu's UP HERE Stays Up There But Forgets To Come Down Here
March 24, 2023

In the final analysis, while it's true that we find it all a little too twee, Bobby's prediction is that the audience it finds will love it enough to get it to a second season...

Review: Wendy Scherl Shows What She Did For Love In THE SWEETNESS & THE SORROW: THE SONGS OF MARVIN HAMLISCH At Chelsea Table + Stage
Review: Wendy Scherl Shows What She Did For Love In THE SWEETNESS & THE SORROW: THE SONGS OF MARVIN HAMLISCH At Chelsea Table + Stage
March 20, 2023

Thursday night at Chelsea Table + Stage introduced this rainbow boy to award-winning vocalist, Wendy Scherl as she brought lovely vocals to her show, THE SWEETNESS & THE SORROW: THE SONGS OF MARVIN HAMLISCH.

Review: Alexandra Silber & Her Broadway Gal Pals Tribute Women's History Month With I WISH: THE ROLES THAT COULD HAVE BEEN at 54 Below
Review: Alexandra Silber & Her Broadway Gal Pals Tribute Women's History Month With I WISH: THE ROLES THAT COULD HAVE BEEN at 54 Below
March 17, 2023

Suffice it to say that the Women’s History Month edition of I WISH: THE ROLES THAT COULD HAVE BEEN was another boffo installment of Al Silber’s cabaret offspring

Review: Donna McKechnie Continues To Make Theatre History with TAKE ME TO THE WORLD – THE SONGS OF STEPHEN SONDHEIM At 54 Below
Review: Donna McKechnie Continues To Make Theatre History with TAKE ME TO THE WORLD – THE SONGS OF STEPHEN SONDHEIM At 54 Below
March 11, 2023

Ms. McKechnie's voice is, without a doubt, one that echoes down the hallways of theatre history and deserves to be heard in the here and now.

Music Review: Marissa Licata & The Rag Tag Collection Weave a Fascinating CAT'S CRADLE
Music Review: Marissa Licata & The Rag Tag Collection Weave a Fascinating CAT'S CRADLE
March 12, 2023

It is this rainbow reviewer’s sincere hope that CAT’S CRADLE is the prelude to an entire album from The Rag Tag Collection.

Review: Marissa Licata And The Ragtag Collection Set The Stage Ablaze With STRINGS ON FIRE At Chelsea Table + Stage
Review: Marissa Licata And The Ragtag Collection Set The Stage Ablaze With STRINGS ON FIRE At Chelsea Table + Stage
March 7, 2023

Marissa Licata and The Rag Tag Collection gave their audience some of their brand of WORLD FOLK FUSION and left the room hungry for oh so much more.

Music Review: Keala Settle Settles For Nothing Less Than Perfection With IMPERFECT
Music Review: Keala Settle Settles For Nothing Less Than Perfection With IMPERFECT
March 5, 2023

This gorgeous lady has a tremendous pop sound and sense of style that is really today.

Photos: Amanda McBroom and Ann Hampton Callaway Own 54 Below Stage In DIVALICIOUS
Photos: Amanda McBroom and Ann Hampton Callaway Own 54 Below Stage In DIVALICIOUS
March 4, 2023

After looking at these photos from the DIVALICIOUS premiere two nights ago, everyone will want to catch the closing night tonight.

Music Review: Katie Boeck Asks “Would You Do It” OVER AGAIN As Her Single Signals Her Upcoming Album
Music Review: Katie Boeck Asks “Would You Do It” OVER AGAIN As Her Single Signals Her Upcoming Album
March 4, 2023

Haunting is precisely the right descriptor for Katie Boeck’s OVER AGAIN, and it will haunt us until her new album, CALICO, is in our hot little rainbow-manicured fingers.

Review: McBroom and Callaway Are Simply DIVALICIOUS at 54 Below
Review: McBroom and Callaway Are Simply DIVALICIOUS at 54 Below
March 3, 2023

The good news is there are more to come with 7 PM shows Friday, March 3, and Saturday, March 4, with a streaming hook-up on Saturday’s show so you can see this magic from the comfort of your own home.

Album Review: Callaway & Lee An Unstoppable Pair In A Singular Voice On FEVER: A PEGGY LEE CELEBRATION!
Album Review: Callaway & Lee An Unstoppable Pair In A Singular Voice On FEVER: A PEGGY LEE CELEBRATION!
February 28, 2023

Even while Ann Hampton Callaway is leaving her stamp on these songs, she makes certain to do right by the die-hards by using her glorious, rich, and resonant voice

Music Review: Melissa Manchester Brings Her Legendary Vocals To Marsha Malamet's LESSONS TO BE LEARNED
Music Review: Melissa Manchester Brings Her Legendary Vocals To Marsha Malamet's LESSONS TO BE LEARNED
February 28, 2023

Finally, LESSONS TO BE LEARNED by Melissa Manchester is a beautifully moving song reflecting that life’s rough spots are opportunities to learn from and gain wisdom, and who can argue with that?

Album Review: OFF THE TOP Composer Jason Kravits Does the impossible With New Album JIM… AND OTHER FINE SUGGESTIONS
Album Review: OFF THE TOP Composer Jason Kravits Does the impossible With New Album JIM… AND OTHER FINE SUGGESTIONS
February 28, 2023

It was some fine sets of ears that produced and mixed this album, and that, plus Jason’s humorous words and music, make this a very easy-listening treat

Music Review: Blaine Alden Krauss Wants To Know HOW COME U DON'T CALL ME ANYMORE
Music Review: Blaine Alden Krauss Wants To Know HOW COME U DON'T CALL ME ANYMORE
February 25, 2023

The great thing about this R&B standard is that Krauss banishes the blues with it.



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