Cabaret Theater Reviews: Best Shows & Critic Recommendations Page 33

Album Review: Christine Ebersole's Ballads Are Showing On Her Latest Album AFTER THE BALL
by Bobby Patrick - September 30, 2022

This collection of 10 ballads by the likes of Kern, Mercer, Kern & Mercer, Kern & Harbach, Kern & Fields, the law firm of Hammerstein, Hart, Rodgers & Romberg, and even Turman Capote is the collection of ballads you didn’t know you needed....

Review: Storytelling Supreme Abounds As BETTY BUCKLEY Opens At CAFE CARLYLE
by Stephen Mosher - September 28, 2022

With her return to Café Carlyle, Betty Buckley demonstrates, once more, the reason for the longevity of her career and her reputation as a storyteller....

Review: The Standard of Excellence Is High When Tony Danza Plays STANDARDS & STORIES at 54 Below
by Stephen Mosher - September 28, 2022

Opening night of Tony Danza's 54 Below run was full of surprises, heart, Dad jokes and great music....

Review: JEREMY JORDAN AND AGE OF MADNESS Play Awesome Debut Rock Concert at Sony Hall
by Stephen Mosher - September 27, 2022

WIth their first-ever rock concert JEREMY JORDAN AND AGE OF MADNESS have, firmly, announced themselves....

Review: Phillip Officer is Back Where He Belongs in LET ME SING AND I'M HAPPY at Birdland
by Ricky Pope - September 27, 2022

Phillip Officer was a prevalent name in NYC cabarets in the 1990s and early 2000s. He made a name for himself on Broadway in the cast of the original SIDE SHOW. And his cabaret evenings were always highly regarded by critics and audiences alike. But as he explained this evening, in 2008 he packed ev...

Review: This Former Jersey Boy Sings His Jersey Heart Out About His Jersey Dad In His Touching MATTHEW SCOTT: THE JESUS YEAR
by Bobby Patrick - September 26, 2022

Expertly directed by Joe Calarco with music direction by Vadim Feichtner, the marriage of the script with 12 songs was without any real bumps or potholes and is something that Scott should be able to take anywhere...

Album Review: Judy Is 100 & Rufus Wainwright Takes 12 Tracks To Remind Us All With RUFUS DOES JUDY AT CAPITOL STUDIOS
by Bobby Patrick - September 25, 2022

His fans will love it because they are fans and they love him, but the rest of the world, especially Judy Garland fans, will just be uninterested in this mostly uninteresting performance....

Review: James Jackson Jr. & John-Andrew Morrison Bring 5 QUESTIONS WITH JAMES AND JAM To The Green Room 42
by Stephen Mosher - September 26, 2022

A new chat show tested the cabaret club waters last week and it didn't sink......

Review: The Scalicis Open A SENTIMENTAL JOURNEY: CELEBRATING 100 YEARS OF DORIS DAY at The Green Room 42
by Stephen Mosher - September 23, 2022

With a full band and a full sound, The Scalicis went full-on Doris Day at The Green Room 42....

Album Review: What Do You Get For The Person Who Has Everything? Celia Berk's New Album NOW THAT I HAVE EVERYTHING, Of Course.
by Bobby Patrick - September 22, 2022

This album, more than any we have heard in a long time, sounds (and most importantly) feels like we’re sitting down in a club, hearing a live performer doing her cabaret set....

Review: Amy Beth Williams In GREAT LADIES, GREAT SONGS at Don't Tell Mama Is Must-See Cabaret
by Stephen Mosher - September 22, 2022

GREAT LADIES, GREAT SONGS at Don't Tell Mama is proof-positive of why Amy Beth Williams has had the longevity she has, and why she has all the awards she has. Get your seat now....

Review: Elizabeth Stanley Owns NEW YORK POPS UNDERGROUND Benefit at 54 Below
by Stephen Mosher - September 21, 2022

When Betsy Wolfe had to, unexpectedly, step out of the NEW YORK POPS UNDERGROUND gala benefit for the New York Pops PopsEd program, fellow Broadway alum Elizabeth Stanley stepped in and made a great night happen for everyone involved, from the organization planners to the patrons holding tickets....

Album Review: ELERI WARD: KEEP A TENDER DISTANCE is a Sequel That Lives Up to the Original
by Ricky Pope - September 18, 2022

n KEEP A TENDER DISTANCE, Ms. Ward has taken a large artistic leap forward from her previous collection of Sondheim. A PERFECT LITTLE DEATH was recorded in the middle of the pandemic in Ward’s home studio and contained 13 songs utilizing mostly just her solo voice and a guitar. The new album feels l...

Review: FIFTY KEY STAGE MUSICALS IN CONCERT at 54 Below Is All The Things
by Stephen Mosher - September 17, 2022

Robert W. Schneider and Michael Lavine do themselves, 54 Below, and Broadway proud with their remarkable historical concert....

Review: IN AN ELLINGTON MOOD Creates A Winning Streak For Songbook Sundays at Dizzy's Club
by Stephen Mosher - September 15, 2022

Helmed by Jazz at Lincoln Center and curated by Deborah Grace Winer, the latest installment of SONGBOOK SUNDAYS is proof of a pattern of great entertainment....

Review: STEVEN ZUMBO Presents A Veritable Story Hour To Full Pangea House
by Stephen Mosher - September 14, 2022

In his latest cabaret offering Steven Zumbo enchants as he entertains....

Review: SETH SIKES SINGS BARBRA STREISAND Satisfies Sikes Fans at 54 Below
by Stephen Mosher - September 09, 2022

Seth Sikes won't apologize for his tribute shows anymore: he is living in his dedciated diva best and his latest Lady is The Greatest Star herself....

Review: BACKSTAGE BABBLE Brings Bounty Of Broadway to 54 Below
by Stephen Mosher - September 07, 2022

Charles Kirsch's Backstage Babble Live! was the best party in New York City last night....

Review: Evan + Zane Present Ethereal, Mystical DREAM ALBUM RELEASE Concert at Chelsea Table + Stage
by Stephen Mosher - September 06, 2022

Evan + Zane make happy the fans and the lovers of music with their DREAM album release concert at Chelsea Table + Stage....

Review: A New Musical In Its Infancy Cries The Song Of The SIREN: THE MUSIC OF DILLON FELDMAN At 54 Below
by Bobby Patrick - September 06, 2022

The score of SIREN yielded much beauty, and if this is early days Bobby deems them well on the way to something truly magical......

Review: Patti Murin Offers Humor and Transparency With FEED ME AND TELL ME I'M PRETTY at 54 Below
by Stephen Mosher - September 05, 2022

Patti Murin returned to the cabaret and concert stage over the weekend with a new act and a new attitude, and both are fresh as paint....

Album Review: No Longer On Standby, Julie Benko & Hubby Jason Yeager Are Singing & Playing Together HAND IN HAND
by Bobby Patrick - August 30, 2022

HAND IN HAND is a sweet way for this musical partnership to round out what has been a whirlwind ride for their household....

Review: Julie Benko & Jason Yeager Celebrate HAND IN HAND Album Release at Birdland
by Stephen Mosher - August 30, 2022

Hand In Hand, as an album and as a show, are pretty good reasons for Jason Yeager and Julie Benko to celebrate....

Album Review: A Prodigal Iconoclast Returns To Her Soul As LOLO Brings Lauren Pritchard Home For Herself & Everybody Else With lauren|LOLO
by Bobby Patrick - August 29, 2022

This is a declaration of artistic intent and freedom breaking the bonds of the biz, the audience, and everyone to be the music-maker she was born to be....

Review: John Lloyd Young's 54 Below Audience Loves MOSTLY SOUL: BELOVED HITS FROM MOTOWN TO BROADWAY
by Stephen Mosher - August 29, 2022

The fans are eating up John Lloyd Young's new show at 54 Below and the result is a nightly lovefest....