Cabaret Theater Reviews: Best Shows & Critic Recommendations Page 22

Review: MIRA SORVINO Shines A Light Throughout Café Carlyle
by Chris Struck - June 16, 2023

Oscar Winning actress Mira Sorvino is playing a personal and pallatable cabaret act at The Carlyle through Saturday....

Review: SONGBOOK SUNDAYS Stays Sweet At Dizzy's Club
by Stephen Mosher - June 16, 2023

The latest episode of the popular American Songbook series was an hour of joy on a stick, thanks to a great cast of creatives and the music of Fats Waller....

Review: 11th Year Of NIGHT OF A THOUSAND JUDYS An Extraordinary Night at Joe's Pub
by Stephen Mosher - June 15, 2023

Justin Elizabeth Sayer and co., have, once again, brought their A-Game to this annual feast of love, art, and fundraising....

Album Review: Matthew Scott Records His Show THE JESUS YEAR For All To Hear & For All Time
by Bobby Patrick - June 14, 2023

Our personal fave, CALICO SKIES an almost impossibly high number in Matthew’s impossibly high voice, and with power under complete control he demonstrates he’s a once-in-a-generation voice...

Review: Michael Kirk Lane Struts his Stuff in WHATEVER I FEEL at Chelsea Table and Stage
by Chris Struck - June 14, 2023

Lane captured the audience with his pizzazz while sharing a heartwarming journey appreciating friendship through song...

Review: JOE ICONIS & FAMILY at 54/Below An Evening For Everyone
by Grace Jordan - June 14, 2023

Joe Iconis and his home-made, hand-picked family are the family everyone wants to witness in action....

Review: Promising 5 & DIME: A NEW MUSICAL Plays Joe's Pub
by Stephen Mosher - June 13, 2023

Now the property is evolving into a musical.  And you know what?  It works....

Review: Matt Baker A RHAPOSDY OF GERSHWIN Absolute Art, Pure and Proper, at Chelsea Table + Stage
by Stephen Mosher - June 12, 2023

With his Gershwin show, Matt Baker has built an evening of live entertainment that epitomizes what the live music scene is (or should be) all about....

Storm Large, Marc Cherry, And Michael Feinstein Headline JIM CARUSO'S CAST PARTY At Birdland
by Chris Struck - June 12, 2023

The maestro of Manhattan’s Monday evenings (Caruso) continues to wow an audience. He and the crew played host to a packed crowd on Monday night who were treated to some great performances by stellar individual talents....

Review: 24K Goldie (Dver) Builds Her BRIDGES At Don't Tell Mama
by Bobby Patrick - June 11, 2023

On the night, she was a storyteller in all things, singing or talking with passion and then handing out kazoos for the audience to join her & Moberly on the Ratatatats of ALL YOU NEED IS LOVE. ...

Review: Billy Stritch and Gabrielle Stravelli Blow Minds With MEL & ELLA SWING! at Birdland
by Stephen Mosher - June 11, 2023

Gabrielle Stravelli and Billy Stritch have a hit on their hands. Here's hoping the hit comes back....

Review: SUTTON FOSTER at Café Carlyle
by Chris Struck - June 10, 2023

There are rare things in the world that should be cherished when they appear like quality moments in time and picturesque evenings under the stars in the moonlight. Sutton Foster’s set at the Carlyle was both these things....

Review: Jenn Colella Is Stunning, Exciting, Sexy, And All The Dangnab Things, As Well As Being OUT AND PROUD at 54 Below
by Stephen Mosher - June 09, 2023

There is only one Jenn Colella and thank goodness 54 Below got her for PRIDE this year....

Review: CHARLES STROUSE'S 95th BIRTHDAY SHOW! at 54 Below Shares Legendary Theatrical Legacy
by Rebecca Kaplan - June 09, 2023

How can you fit Broadway composer Charles Strouse’s entire career into a 90-minute show?...

Review: Gavin Lee Dances And Entrances In STEPPIN' OUT WITH FRED ASTAIRE at Birdland
by Stephen Mosher - June 08, 2023

Broadway and West End star and renowned tapper tackles the pinnacle: Fred Astaire....

Review: No Blue Patrons At Chelsea Table + Stage After Nicolas King's SHAKING THE BLUES AWAY
by Stephen Mosher - June 08, 2023

Like a mid-century nightclub star from an old movie, Nicolas King is as slick as a patent-leather pump SHAKING THE BLUES AWAY....

Review: SANDRA BERNHARD Invites Us to Her Upbeat, Spontaneous and Irreverent SPRING AFFAIR at City Winery
by Cary Wong - June 07, 2023

Bernhard held nothing back. SPRING AFFAIR was two-thirds comedy show and one-third concert, the balance she has perfected to sate fans ever since her 1988 Off-Broadway show “Without You, I’m Nothing.”...

Review: Reeve Carney Turns Chelsea Table + Stage Into A Rock And Roll Venue With THE FLYING YARBIRD
by Grace Jordan - June 07, 2023

Reeve Carney brought a one-man rock show, “Reeve Carney, The Flying Yardbird, A Tribute to Led Zeppelin” to the stage....

Review: AN EVENING WITH L MORGAN LEE Charms Charming Audience at Newman Mills Theater
by Stephen Mosher - June 05, 2023

L Morgan Lee is one of those people who, by virtue of her benevolence and her inability to be false, makes you want to be friends with her....

Music Review: Alica Witt's Clever Mind Composes CLEVER MIND A Brand New Love(lorn) Song
by Bobby Patrick - June 06, 2023

Alicia Witt’s talents as a singer/songwriter have a depth of perception that only a true artistic soul could produce, and this new ballad is as clever as it is beautiful....

Review: Jessica Vosk Pure Medical Grade Magic In CALIFORNIA DREAMIN' at 92NY
by Stephen Mosher - June 04, 2023

It’s one thing to be a good singer.  It’s one thing to be a great singer.  But what Jessica Vosk did on the stage today went beyond good or great....

Review: ROUNDTABLE Host and SNL Alum Robert Bannon Kicks Off Pride With ROBERT BANNON'S PRIDE PLAYLIST At 54 Below
by Bobby Patrick - June 04, 2023

ROBERT BANNON’S PRIDE PLAYLIST at 54 below will most definitely make Bobby’s list of Pride Events Of The Season....

Review: Flotilla DeBarge Drops A BIG HUNK OF GHETTO On The Stage At The Green Room 42
by Bobby Patrick - June 03, 2023

Flotilla DeBarge was all the things on Thursday night including a reminder of what Gay Pride Month is all about....

Review: Jessica Fishenfeld Keeps The SUNNY SIDE UP Down In The Basement At The Birdland Theater
by Bobby Patrick - May 29, 2023

In all, Jessica’s ability to sing real jazz in a jazz soprano voice and then switch it up to full-on opera (usually while being hilarious) was impressive and delightful. ...

Review: Hannah Jane Brings WOMEN OF AN ERA To Chelsea Table + Stage
by Grace Jordan - May 25, 2023

Hannah Jane's voice is gorgeous, one could listen to her all evening and not tire of it....