Cabaret Theater Reviews: Best Shows & Critic Recommendations Page 28

Review: Midtown Club Has A Secret With A “Shady” Past As Disco Returns To Studio 54 With TURN THE BEAT AROUND at 54 Below
by Bobby Patrick - February 05, 2023

If retro is your thing, or if you’re just curious about this night of dancefloor madness that really does recall Studio 54’s 70s & 80s magic, you can’t go wrong with this offering from the king of all discos....

Review: A Lady Trio Brings NYC Some Girl Band Realness With THE GIRL BAND PROJECT at 54 Below
by Bobby Patrick - February 04, 2023

The Girl Band Project is teaming with energy, talent, and real musicality and they do the originators of their songs oh-so-very proud....

Review: BETWEEN THE LINES CAST ALBUM RELEASE CONCERT Is All Thrills and All Heart at 54 Below
by Stephen Mosher - February 06, 2023

The play ended back in September but the magic continues in album release concert....

Review: John Burns Makes 'Em Laugh at Don't Tell Mama With SOCK IT TO ME!
by Stephen Mosher - February 03, 2023

All the world loves a clown named John Burns who sings the Sixties....

Album Review: Cabaret Song Meister Bob Levy Releases His BALLADS - Songs of Love In All Its Flavors
by Bobby Patrick - January 31, 2023

The tone of BALLADS never rises above the soft longing-filled smooth jazz of easy listening and at times it begs for wine and tears and sometimes for just the tears or just the wine....

Album Review: THREE ALBUMS BY EMILY SKINNER Lead A Pack Of Unreleased Music Wading Out Into The Streams.
by Bobby Patrick - January 31, 2023

Thanks to Concord Theatricals Recordings, these albums are among more than 20 older recordings that have been given new releases on every streaming, digital, and downloadable platform....

Review: Andrew Barth Feldman Comes Of Age With BARTH MITZVAH BOY at The Midnight Theatre
by Stephen Mosher - January 30, 2023

We all knew Andrew Barth Feldman was a gifted artist... but THIS gifted? Surprise!...

Review: Satisfy Your Inner Theatre Geek With THE HISTORY OF GODSPELL at 54 Below
by Belle Goodman - January 30, 2023

I wanted more Godspell!...

Review: Seth Meyers Is Comedy In A Bag Doing Comedy In A Winery In SETH MEYERS AT CITY WINERY
by Bobby Patrick - January 28, 2023

In all, what can one say about a comedy pro, delivering a hilarious show in a well-conceived, professional way? We can say, try and get tickets to his next sets at City Winery on February 6 & 9th...

Review: SETH'S TALENT SHOWCASE: WOMEN'S COMPOSER CABARET at Don't Tell Mama
by Rebecca Kaplan - January 28, 2023

It was a treat to see Seth's Talent Showcase cabaret this Tuesday night at Midtown's Don't Tell Mama....

Review: Linda Purl Is A Breath Of Fresh Air At Birdland Theater With THIS COULD BE THE START
by Stephen Mosher - January 26, 2023

When Linda Purl and co. are in the room, you can bet the room is going to be SRO....

PHOTOS: HEIL MEL!! We Salute You … As Mel Brooks Veterans & Freshmen/Women/Thems Join 54 CELEBRATES MEL BROOKS at 54 Below
by Bobby Patrick - January 27, 2023

This night went over like Buster Gang and had that at-capacity house climbing the walls when they weren’t on the floor from laughing. To put you in the picture, here are some pictures for you to enjoy...

Review: You Are in Fine Company with JENNIFER SIMARD: CAN I GET YOUR NUMBER? at 54 Below
by Cary Wong - January 26, 2023

Simard's concept for the show, which she performed twice at 54 Below, was that she has mostly played second banana to many of her musical theater idols on stage, so Simard would honor that star with a song they are known for. It's a fun idea, brilliantly executed by Simard and her musical director a...

Review: Samantha Pauly Shows Off Why She's Still The Queen In AN EVENING WITH SAMANTHA PAULY at Chelsea Table + Stage
by Belle Goodman - January 25, 2023

Samantha gave us everything an audience could want in a solo show....

Review: Luke Hawkins Makes Tap Happy Return To Birdland With LUKE HAWKINS AND HIS MINI BIG BAND
by Grace Jordan - January 26, 2023

'Luke Hawkins and His Mini Big Band' had everyone on their feet before the show had even begun....

Review: THE BRYCE EDWARDS FRIVOLITY HOUR Is Some Serious Stuff at Don't Tell Mama
by Stephen Mosher - January 24, 2023

Modern-day vaudevillian Bryce Edwards is the man that people want to see....

Review: Jean Louisa Kelly Masters The Art Of Cabaret With ANYTHING CAN HAPPEN at The Laurie Beechman Theatre
by Stephen Mosher - January 25, 2023

Well, it's about time that the cabaret industry got a Jean Louisa Kelly show. And what a show....

Review: SAM PRIMACK'S GETAWAY IS A CELEBRATION OF LOVE AND MUSIC at Rockwood Stage 2
by Belle Goodman - January 21, 2023

Broadway's last Evan Hansen makes it clear that his star is still rising!...

Review: Eva Noblezada Performs Personal NOSTALGIA: A LOVE LETTER TO NYC at Audible/Minetta Lane Theater
by Cary Wong - January 19, 2023

It takes a lot of cajones for a 26-year-old singer to title her cabaret concert NOSTALGIA, but then not many singers have already gone through what Eva Noblezada has.  From her childhood being a MexicAsian (as she calls herself) in San Diego to her two Tony nominations in her adopted hometown (the s...

Review: THE BARRICADE BOYS Take No Prisoners at 54 Below
by Stephen Mosher - January 18, 2023

The 54 Below audience certainly wasn't miserable at a show performed by one-time Les Mis actors from London's West End....

Review: BLACK SONGS MATTER: THE SALON OPEN MIC at Don't Tell Mama
by Grace Jordan - January 16, 2023

The Salon at Don't Tell Mama was a warm and heartfelt evening for performers and the audience alike....

Album Review: Maureen Taylor Brings Her Cabaret Show To All By Recording Her COSMIC CONNECTIONS
by Bobby Patrick - January 13, 2023

A lovely, high-lyric soprano that is never overstated or underplayed, Taylor uses all of her voice when she sings, sometimes in the space of a single number....

Review: Helen J. Shen Lights Up 54 Below During Debut Show SHEL-SHOCKED
by Stephen Mosher - January 18, 2023

It wasn't a shock or a surprise how great Helen J. Shen was at their debut solo show because the audience was ready for their special brand of entertainment....

Review: TONY YAZBECK Grows Up Before Our Very Eyes In New 54 Below Show
by Stephen Mosher - January 10, 2023

The song and dance man is still singing and still dancing but it's a new song and a new dance....

Review: Ben Jones Thinks It & We Know It In BEN JONES I THINK I'M IN LOVE at Chelsea Table + Stage
by Bobby Patrick - January 08, 2023

Near the end of IN LOVE Mr. Jones sings a mash-up of Lerner & Lowe’s I'VE GROWN ACCUSTOMED TO HER FACE & GIGI, dedicated to his eight-year-old daughter that elicited sniffles as well as awwwwws from the crowd....