Rob Lester - Page 6

Jazz veteran Sheila Jordan, full of joy, was a joy to behold, owning the stage and the hearts of her fans in another memorable night at Birdland Theater.

What did our critic think of MY KIND OF BROADWAY & THE FRIENDS OF ALEC WILDER at 54 Below? Like night and day, the nightclub's shows are different enough to brighten your night and make your day.

The man who brings Broadway & Sinatra songs to 54 Below goes 13 blocks north.

It's a VERY informed appreciation and a guide that doesn't gush or rush through the details.

A monthly column by Rob Lester tributes a birthday celebrant, and the honoree for November is....

Anita Gillette is hosted by Ricky Ritzel, Jason Henderson sparkles with Noel Coward songs, Therese Lee recalls encounters with Hollywood stars and her own dramas, and some kids and teens strut their stuff at Don't Tell Mama.

The Lyrics & Lyricists program embraces the words that Howard Ashman put in the mouths of a mermaid, cutler, a beat, a plant, etc.

'For Once in My Life I have someone who needs me...' goes the song. Now there's the show we need, packed with entertainment and insight, that tells about the songs of its lyricist, Ron Miller.

Three nights of cabaret artistry on display was heaven at times, and a long haul at others.

Maude Maggart returned to NYC in a show about dreams for one night and then vanished---like a dream.

Chelsea Table + Stage continues its eclectic offerings with Jonathan Karrant's set highlighting his new release titled 'Eclectic' --- reviewed at Broadway World in the NYC Cabaret section.

She’s got the talent, she’s got the show biz smarts, she’s got the love for performing, she communicates, and she’s in command. 

These three evenings at 54 Below celebrated what some might cavalierly dismiss as missable musical theatre “also-rans,” but they’d be missing out

They're swell and just a couple of the acts that you can catch up with at the Cabaret Convention concerts that are around the corner.

Two trips to Birdland, two gifted artists, and two trips into the past make for a spiffy, swellegant look at why the jazz club has staying power, all these years later.

Linda Eder gives the crowd what they want.

'For Once in my life, I have someone who needs me...' and WE need to hear this and more written by the man who wrote those words sung by Stevie Wonder, Frank Sinatra, and a zillion others, including his daughter (whom we interview) and her son. (Both will be in the show on October 8.)

Born in the sticks, raised in a musical family, a major player in cabaret circles, celebrating an October birthday.... here's our monthly toast to someone who'll be blowing out the candles on a cake at the end of the month. But let's start the well-wishing now.

Randy Edelman --- singer, songwriter, film composer, entertainer --- looks back at his decades of music, and looks forward, too.

Thoughts about a thoughtful singer's set.