Cabaret Theater Reviews: Best Shows & Critic Recommendations Page 40

BWW Review: 10 YEARS OF REUNION CONCERTS at Feinstein's/54 Below Brings Artists and Fans to the Party
by Stephen Mosher - March 07, 2022

The reunion concert has been a big hit for Feinstein's all these years and last night a new concert series looked back at some of the reunion shows that have been hits for the club....

BWW Review: MUSE MATCH XIII: A TIME TO REVIVE Proves Blind Dates Are Sometimes Magic at The Green Room 42
by Ricky Pope - March 05, 2022

How cool would it be to have a composer write a song personally tailored to you? Cabaret performers live for those tunes that tap into their truest essence and express exactly who they are as an entertainer. That is the premise and the purpose of MUSE MATCH, a concert of new works benefiting The Mus...

BWW Review: MAURICIO MARTINEZ is a Mexican Marvel at Feinstein's/54 Below
by Stephen Mosher - March 04, 2022

The title has changed but the show is the same... only better this time around....

BWW Review: With REDEMPTION OF A 90'S KID at 54 Below, Sean Stephens Comes Out as a Solo Artist
by Stephen Mosher - March 04, 2022

After two years of delays, Sean Stephens made his solo show debut at Feinstein's and the audience couldn't have been more receptive....

BWW Review: Matt Baker Brings Gershwin Back To Its Jazz Roots With A RHAPSODY OF GERSHWIN at Birdland
by Ricky Pope - March 03, 2022

On Monday, Australian jazz pianist Matt Baker returned to Birdland with a new version of his project A RHAPSODY OF GERSHWIN. The project is very much in the spirit of Gershwin’s own mix of jazz and classical styles. Using Gershwin’s original compositions as a launching board, he created inventive va...

BWW Album Review: There is Nothing Pathetic about Analise Scarpaci's PATHETIC LITTLE DREAMER
by Stephen Mosher - March 05, 2022

With her debut album, singer-songwriter Analise Scarpaci makes a bold declaration about her future in the recording industry, and it is not a subtle message....

BWW Album Review: With BROADWAY BY DAY Spencer Day Freshens Up Some Old Friends
by Stephen Mosher - March 06, 2022

With his new album Spencer Day dives deep into the musical theater genre and reimagines some compositions everyone knows and loves....

BWW Review: Karen Mack & Elliot Roth Jazz Up The FRONT LOUNGE at Pangea
by Stephen Mosher - March 01, 2022

Singer-songwriter Karen Mack and piano-playing vocalist Elliot Roth have a new residency at Pangea and, at their launch Saturday, they were already packing 'em in....

BWW Review: Mary Lahti Defines Cabaret by Breaking a Pattern with WOULDA COULDA SHOULDA at Don't Tell Mama
by Stephen Mosher - February 28, 2022

With her new show about the roles she should have played, Mary Lahti creates a touchingly hilarious (or hilariously touching) story of the pitfalls of being an actor....

BWW Review: Julia Murney Nurtures Full 54 Below House with SOOTHE MY SOUL
by Stephen Mosher - February 26, 2022

The singing actress and concert star is back at 54 Below with her first post-pandemic solo show, and she isn't messing around. Julia Murny came to heal, which is exactly what she did...

BWW Review: CADY HUFFMAN & MARY ANN MCSWEENEY Are Everything Cabaret Should Be at The Green Room 42
by Ricky Pope - February 23, 2022

The real star of the evening was the musical arrangements that Huffman and McSweeney created themselves. They reimagined some wonderful classics by artists as diverse as Ann Margaret, Nat King Cole, Jimi Hendrix, The Pointer Sisters, Cole Porter, Joni Mitchell, and Peggy Lee, utilizing only bass and...

BWW Review: BROADWAY SINGS Gives Simple Tribute to a Giant With BROADWAY SINGS: SONDHEIM At The Green Room 42
by Bobby Patrick - February 20, 2022

Each song was a highlight not only from the career of Broadway’s Titan of words and music but from a group of young performers all singing and acting at the top of their games....

BWW Review: Jessica Darrow Owns 54 Below During Solo Show Debut SURFACE PLEASURE
by Stephen Mosher - February 20, 2022

Jessica Darrow's solo show debut at Feinstein's/54 Below inspires pandemonium from a devoted audience....

BWW Review: STANDARD TIME WITH MICHAEL FEINSTEIN: FEVER-CELEBRATING PEGGY LEE Delivers on All Levels at Carnegie Hall
by Ricky Pope - February 19, 2022

When you go to see an evening featuring Michael Feinstein, it is a given that you will hear some well-crafted performances of classics from The Great American Songbook as well as some more obscure gems. What is less well known is what an educational experience any appearance by Mr. Feinstein is. The...

BWW Review: Melissa Errico is the Ultimate Femme, Fatale or Otherwise, in OUT OF THE DARK: THE FILM NOIR PROJECT at Feinstein's
by Stephen Mosher - February 19, 2022

Melissa Errico has outdone herself with her new show, her new CD, and her Film Noir glamor....

BWW CD Review: Melissa Errico Spectacularly Illuminates Film Noir with OUT OF THE DARK: THE FILM NOIR PROJECT
by Stephen Mosher - February 18, 2022

Available today as a CD and as a live show (for two nights), the new Melissa Errico creation is a lush and lovely look at the black velvet of film noir....

BWW Review: Alexandra Silber Shows Us That She Is SO IN LOVE With Love, Her Hubby, & With Performing, at The Green Room 42
by Bobby Patrick - February 16, 2022

Early in the show, Silber hit Valentine’s day out of the park as she told of being the author of two, count them TWO books. One of her published efforts, AFTER ANATEVKA: A NOVEL INSPIRED BY 'FIDDLER ON THE ROOF', served as the basis for a 3 song triptych in her LOVE set....

BWW Review: JUDY KUHN Shimmers in LOVE TO ME at The Green Room 42
by Brady Schwind - February 16, 2022

The beloved musical theatre star brings songs of love to The Green Room 42...

BWW Review: A TIN PAN ALLEY CELEBRATION OF BLACK HISTORY MONTH Gives 54 Below Audiences Gabrielle Lee at Her Saucy Sassy Best
by Stephen Mosher - February 17, 2022

In her 54 Below solo show debut, Gabrielle Lee brings the brass and the bang and a bangarang band....

BWW Review: Dana Goldberg RELAX... I'M JUST JOKING at The Green Room 42 Bonds Diverse Audience Through Belly Laughs
by Stephen Mosher - February 16, 2022

It got political, it got sexual, it got real, and it was constantly funny when Dana Goldberg played The Green Room 42...

BWW Review: Emily Walton Gets Her Wish with I REALLY HOPE YOU ALL THINK THIS IS FUNNY at The Green Room 42
by Stephen Mosher - February 15, 2022

Emily Walton filled the stage with musicians and the audience with howling, hysterical audience members during a recent concert at The Green Room 42...

BWW Review: Swooning Occurs at 54 Below When Ben Jones Makes Solo Show Debut with LOVE SONGS
by Stephen Mosher - February 13, 2022

When Ben Jones decided to go out and do his premiere NYC solo show, he didn't mess around: he got to work, and the work paid off....

BWW Review: FOR WOMEN, BY WOMEN at The Green Room 42 Introduces a New Star to the Concert Stage: Mariah Lyttle
by Stephen Mosher - February 12, 2022

Mariah Lyttle's debut solo show pays tribute to the women who have influenced her life and her art, and she did those women proud....

BWW Review: Put a Bow On BILLY STRITCH BIG BIRDLAND BIRTHDAY BASH! - A Swell, Shiny Gift For All To Enjoy
by Stephen Mosher - February 11, 2022

Billy Stritch is celebrating a milestone birthday and the fans are reveling in the fun, as well they should....

BWW Review: AN EVENING WITH MARLOW & MOSS 3: LOST IN NEW YORK - Boom Goes The Dynamite at Feinstein's/54 Below
by Bobby Patrick - February 09, 2022

Each song performed by the company of Marlow, Moss, Rachel Webb, Zak Ghazi-Torbati & Joe Beighton (Piano & Vocals) had at its core exactly what it needs to tell a story - dramatic tension....