Cabaret Theater Reviews: Best Shows & Critic Recommendations Page 36

Review: Brian Stokes Mitchell Shines In SONGS AND STORIES as 54 Below's Diamond Series Continues
by Stephen Mosher - June 21, 2022

With SONGS AND STORIES, Brian Stokes Mitchell confirms the need for (and importance of) 54 Below's Diamond Series....

Review: Spencer Day BROADWAY BY DAY RECORD LAUNCH at Chelsea Table + Stage by Guest Reviewer Andrew Poretz
by Stephen Mosher - June 21, 2022

Theater Pizzazz reviewer Andrew Poretz is on loan to Broadway World Cabaret with a look at Spencer Day's recent appearance at Chelsea Table + Stage....

Review: Caitlin Kinnunen and Isabelle McCalla Share Pride and Authenticity With BABE! at The Green Room 42 By Photojournalist Thomas Salus
by Stephen Mosher - June 19, 2022

The OG stars of THE PROM have a duo show playing at The Green Room 42 for Pride and it has all the feels....

Review: Deborah Stone Sings In Elegant Tones And Shades Of Light And Dark In Her CHIAROSCURO At Pangea
by Bobby Patrick - June 19, 2022

Directed by the incomparable Lina Koutrakos, Stone began with a medley combining works by Coleman, Schmidt, Leosser, and Sondheim, and mixing them in her bright, pointed tone that automatically gives a level of dramatic tension to the work....

Review: There Was Much To Love About THE BOYS FROM SYRACUSE IN CONCERT at Feinstein's/54 Below
by Stephen Mosher - June 19, 2022

The Shakespeare musical THE BOYS FROM SYRACUSE got the concert treatment and, for a rare treat, the twins in the story were played by twins....

Review: RACHEL BAY JONES Gives Feinstein's/54 Below Crowd A Chill Night Out
by Stephen Mosher - June 18, 2022

Rachel Bay Jones brings her special brand of storytelling to her new show at 54 Below....

Review: TONY DANZA STANDARDS & STORIES at The Café Carlyle by Guest Reviewer Andrew Poretz
by Stephen Mosher - June 16, 2022

TONY DANZA STANDARDS & STORIES has guest reviewer Andrew Poretz praising his program....

BWW Album Review: Debbie Wileman Arrives With Judy Garland Tribute Album I'M STILL HERE
by Stephen Mosher - June 16, 2022

Viral internet sensation Debbie Wileman's first album honors her favorite entertainer with love, respect, humor... and Debbie Wileman herself. ...

BWW Review: Liam Forde Brought Singing & Chatting & Chatting & Singing To Tell All That It's GREAT TO BE HERE At The Birdland Theater
by Bobby Patrick - June 15, 2022

The music heard on Monday night in the Birdland Theater was of the highest caliber, sung and played by Forde and his instrumental cohorts in ways that were such real jazz magic making this young man one to watch for, as we predict a bright, BRIGHT future is headed his way....

BWW Album Review: Jeff Harnar I KNOW THINGS NOW: MY LIFE IN SONDHEIM'S WORDS Is Storytelling Everyone Should Know
by Stephen Mosher - June 15, 2022

When Jeff Harnar and Maestro Jon Weber sat down to deconstruct Stephen Sondheim's lyrics into a story very personal to Harnar, they created a show and an album that might, well, be Jeff Harnar's crowning achievement....

BWW Review: AN EVENING WITH ANITA GILLETTE & LEE ROY REAMS at Birdland Showcases Storytelling, Camaraderie, and History
by Stephen Mosher - June 14, 2022

What started out as a casual thing could turn out to be the next big thing: the duo team of Anita Gillette and Lee Roy Reams....

BWW Review: GABRIELLE STRAVELLI TRIO at Birdland Theater by Guest Reviewer Andrew Poretz
by Stephen Mosher - June 13, 2022

The Gabrielle Stravelli Trio has a regular gig at Birdland Theater and Theater Pizzazz reviewer Andrew Poretz (on loan to Broadway World Cabaret) thinks they are the bees knees....

BWW Review: ME AND BOBBY PEACO at Don't Tell Mama Shines A Light On Friendship And Storytelling
by Stephen Mosher - June 09, 2022

New York-based cabaret artist Helane Blumfield and Florida-based Maestro Bobby Peaco didn't let a thousand (ish) miles stand in the way of making a great cabaret show, as they demonstrated last week with ME AND BOBBY PEACO....

BWW Review: 50 YEARS Later - It's Still Greased Lightning In TELL ME MORE, TELL ME MORE: THE GREASE 50TH REUNION At 54 Below
by Bobby Patrick - June 09, 2022

It Was Sandy, And Doody, And Rizzo, And Marty Too!...

BWW Review: MargOH! Channing Brought Her Boozy Story With Everything But The Bloodhounds Snappin' At Her Rear End In SIMPLY MARGOH! To Pangea
by Bobby Patrick - June 07, 2022

Well, my lambs, it has to be gay heaven and I must be dead if a drag queen named MargOH! Channing brings her Boozy Chanteusey act to Pangea - and on a Saturday night no less....

BWW Review: Spirits And Money Are Raised At The NIGHT OF A THOUSAND JUDYS Benefit for The Ali Forney Center at Joe's Pub
by Stephen Mosher - June 06, 2022

The tenth annual NIGHT OF A THOUSAND JUDYS show was the place to be last night, and a full house of Joe's Pub patrons knew it....

BWW Review: Sold-Out Don't Tell Mama Crowd (Hearts) MAMA'S BOYS (HEART) THE EIGHTIES
by Stephen Mosher - June 05, 2022

The Boys are back! Mama's Boys, that is. And their Eighties-themed show had the Don't Tell Mama clientele screaming and cheering on Friday night....

BWW Review: Sue Matsuki Celebrates 38 SEASONS OF LOVE at Feinstein's/54 Below
by Stephen Mosher - June 04, 2022

Sue Matsuki presents a look back at 38 years in the business but she has never looked or sounded better, so here's looking forward to another 38....

BWW Review: Donna McKechnie Is Luminous In TAKE ME TO THE WORLD – THE SONGS OF STEPHEN SONDHEIM at 54 Below
by Stephen Mosher - June 03, 2022

With her new Stephen Sondheim tribute show, Donna McKechnie is thrilling audiences and honoring a dear friend....

BWW Review: Lena Moy-Borgen and Cheo Bourne's OFFICE PARTY at Don't Tell Mama Is Delicious Delectable Fun
by Stephen Mosher - June 02, 2022

Cheo Bourne and Lena Moy-Borgen started something wonderful before the pandemic and they have made a welcome return with all new gags, songs, and props....

BWW Review: Joanna Gleason Makes and Preserves History By Sharing Family History In OUT OF THE ECLIPSE at 54 Below
by Stephen Mosher - May 31, 2022

Joanna Gleason returns to 54 Below with her musical memoir OUT OF THE ECLIPSE, one of the best shows one could hope to see on any stage, nightclub or otherwise....

BWW Review: Susanne Mack FRAGMENTS at Pangea By Guest Reviewer Andrew Poretz
by Stephen Mosher - May 26, 2022

Respected cabaret artist Susanne Mack recently finished a run of shows at Pangea and guest reviewer Andrew Poretz has some high praise for her....

BWW Review: Jess LeProtto Stakes His Claim With GOTTA BE ME at The Green Room 42
by Stephen Mosher - May 24, 2022

Broadway veteran and renaissance man Jess LeProtto does proud all of the song-and-dance men who paved the way for him, in his solo show GOTTA BE ME....

BWW Review: SONGBOOK SUNDAYS Makes Impressive Debut With GOT GERSHWIN at Dizzy's Club
by Stephen Mosher - May 24, 2022

With Karen Ziemba and Deborah Grace Winer leading the way, the premiere instalment of SONGBOOK SUNDAYS is a mass of musical fire and ice....

BWW Review: TikTok-lebrity Scott Evan Davis Brings Friends, Music & His Brand Of Snarkness in CONNECTION UNSTABLE At The Triad
by Bobby Patrick - May 24, 2022

While the talent line-up for the show was incredible people with fabulous voices, Scott could very well have performed his show singing all by himself and it would have been a fine night of cabaret....