Cabaret Theater Reviews: Best Shows & Critic Recommendations Page 46

BWW Review: OLD SOULS: Jared Chinnock & Evan Buckley Harris Find Their Voice at The Bitter End
by Ricky Pope - October 07, 2021

I took a second look at OLD SOULS. I’m glad I went. I would say about 80% of the show was the same as it was at Don’t Tell Mama. But with new songs, the new configuration of the band, and being in a room that is designed for rock and roll, OLD SOULS  was a very different experience. Everything about...

BWW Review: The Mouse Sprouts Fangs For Halloween In SWINGIN' WITH THE MOUSE: VILLAINS! At The Green Room 42
by Bobby Patrick - October 06, 2021

The SWINGIN' WITH THE MOUSE: VILLAINS lineup on Sunday featured performances by vocalists Rossil, Janaya Mahealani Jones, Garrett Clayton, and BEAUTY’s original Gaston - Richard White, all giving forth some of The Mouse’s most famous tunes from the “dark side” with Pablo’s fresh arrangements...

BWW Review: Glamorous Laura Benanti Polishes THE DIAMOND SERIES At Feinstein's/54 Below
by Bobby Patrick - October 06, 2021

And so sweet readers, with the combo of fine dining and even finer entertainment, Bobby has no choice but to give the DIAMOND SERIES: LAURA BENANTI our full … Five Out Of Five Rainbows ...

BWW Review: AMANDA GREEN AND FRIENDS: VAXXED AF! Is Fun AF at Birdland
by Stephen Mosher - October 05, 2021

The singing musical theater writer has lots of fabulous friends and fantastic songs... but she, herself, is the most fabulous and fantastic of them all....

BWW Review: With SOUVENIRS, A TRIBUTE TO THE SONGS OF JOHN PRINE, Marissa Mulder Fills Birdland Theater With Rarified Air
by Stephen Mosher - October 05, 2021

In her tribute show to John Prine, Marissa Mulder presents the genre (and John), perfected....

BWW Review: Kevin Wood Is On Solid Ground While TAKING A CHANCE at Don't Tell Mama
by Stephen Mosher - October 05, 2021

The musical theater actor from The Windy City returned to Manhattan for a reprisal of his pre-pandemic show, and it's looking as fresh as ever....

BWW Review: Natalie Douglas Defies Explanation in BEST OF TRIBUTES: THE WOMEN at Birdland Theater
by Karis Rogerson - October 05, 2021

Natalie Douglas was excited to be on stage. She was returning to Birdland Theater on Oct. 1, 2021 in 'Best of Tributes: The Women', with a show that sampled songs from tribute shows she had previously created for Dolly Parton, Nina Simone, and Roberta Flack. The award-winning performer was in excell...

BWW Review: A PERFECT LITTLE DEATH- Eleri Ward Brilliantly Reimagines Sondheim at Rockwood Music Hall
by Ricky Pope - October 04, 2021

Eleri Ward's concert tonight at Rockwood Music Hall served as an album release of sorts. She performed selections from her new album A PERFECT LITTLE DEATH for a very appreciative audience comprised of both Sondheim fans and fans of indie music alike. If you weren’t a fan of Eleri Ward coming in, it...

BWW Review: MARIA CORSARO: YOU TAUGHT MY HEART TO SING Puts Jazz Front and Center at Pangea
by Ricky Pope - October 04, 2021

Maria Corsaro has teamed up with the wonderful Sue Matsuki, who in her directing debut has fashioned a tight and clever new show that showcases Maria Corsaro’s dark, rich voice in a series of songs that started life as jazz instrumentals and had lyrics added to them later, sometimes decades later. T...

BWW Review: FABULOUS FIRST FRIDAYS at Pangea Lives Up To Its Name
by Stephen Mosher - October 03, 2021

A one-off production transforms into a residency at Pangea, and though a forced hiatus stopped the show in its tracks, FABULOUS FIRST FRIDAYS is back, and it's more fabulous than before....

BWW Review: Joanie Pallatto MY ORIGINAL PLAN UNPLUGGED at Pangea Is Essential Cabaret Viewing
by Stephen Mosher - October 03, 2021

Joined onstage by an unusual number of fellow artists, Joannie Pallatto gives her audience a treat for the eyes and ears in an unforgettable cabaret performance...

BWW Review: MARCUS SIMEONE & SEAN HARKNESS: BLUE Is Beautifully Profound at Don't Tell Mama
by Ricky Pope - October 02, 2021

Marcus Simeone is a singer of great range and much soul. He is fearless in going to very intimate, emotional places. He is also a born storyteller, creating vivid images with only a few words. Sean Harkness plays guitar like he made a deal with the devil. His fingers do things that should be impossi...

BWW Review: Stacey Kent is Transportive in SONGS FROM OTHER PLACES at Birdland Jazz Club
by Karis Rogerson - October 02, 2021

Staey Kent's voice teleports listeners to a different era...

BWW Music Review: Catherine Porter Single DUNE ROAD Beautifully Floods The Ears With Perfection And The Heart With Emotion
by Stephen Mosher - October 01, 2021

With the release of the first single from what will be an album just starting its creation, Catherine Porter gives fans something to look forward to... and wait for....

BWW Review: Mason Alexander Park's THE PANSY CRAZE Is A Whole Lot Of Pansy & A Little Bit Of Crazy at Chelsea Table + Stage
by Bobby Patrick - October 01, 2021

It’s a very exciting thing when a new cabaret venue is born, though the main thrust of the new venue looks to be more rock, pop, jazz, blues, r&b but with artists like Reeve Carney, Erika Henningsen, and Mason Alexander Park making appearances there, the Broadway crowds will find their way down to C...

BWW Review: KELLI O'HARA is a Dazzling Kickoff to The Diamond Series at 54 Below
by Ricky Pope - September 29, 2021

Kelli O'Hara has one of the most beautiful voices on Broadway today, probably ever. Her musicianship is unparalleled. She is a great actress without being fussy about it. For all her star power, she still seems like the girl next door. She brings a typhoon of passion to everything she does, inviting...

BWW Review: JAIME LOZANO & THE FAMILIA CELBRANDO THE HISPANIC HERITAGE MONTH at Feinstein's/54 Below... FINALLY!
by Stephen Mosher - September 29, 2021

Jaime Lozano is all about creating work for the Latin and Hispanic communities, and in the process he creates good fun for a house full of enthusiastic music lovers....

BWW Review: AT THIS PERFORMANCE At The Green Room 42 Is The Best Show In Town You Didn't Know About
by Stephen Mosher - September 28, 2021

When Stephen DeAngelis created this regular series dedicated to the understudies and standbys, he couldn't have known it would last nearly two decades... but he did know how important it was. And is....

BWW Review: Fleur Seule's Sound Is Soft As A Rose Petal at The Triad During Their PREMIERE PARTY
by Stephen Mosher - September 28, 2021

Vaya Con Dios is out, Necesito Saber is out, and Fleur Seule is playing out. All is right with the world....

BWW Review: MEG FLATHER: RODGERS & HAMMERSTEIN 2021 Restores the Drama to R&H at Don't Tell Mama
by Ricky Pope - September 27, 2021

A gentle wish for peace and an acknowledgment of the beauty all around us. Those were the last words to flow out of the pen of Oscar Hammerstein II. Born into a legendary theatrical family, his career spanned over 40 years on Broadway and he worked with a myriad of partners, notably Sigmund Romberg ...

BWW Review: Gilly-Forrer & Kane Bend Their Genders For All To See (& Hear) For A GENDER BENT CABARET LIVE at Don't Tell Mama
by Bobby Patrick - September 27, 2021

With Sarah Joy Kane planning to move with her military man to Florida, this premier in the Original Room at DTM seems to also be the duo’s swan song as well. Color our rainbow a little sad at that thought....

BWW Review: Bonnie Milligan and Natalie Walker Are Crazy Good in BONNIE MILLIGAN AND NATALIE WALKER CELEBRATE FIFTY YEARS OF FRIENDSHIP at Feinstein's/54 Below
by Karis Rogerson - September 26, 2021

The two friends fill the stage with antics and belt their way through a delightful show...

BWW Review: CABARET ON THE COUCH LIVE! Sets Itself Up For A Bright Future at The Green Room 42
by Stephen Mosher - September 26, 2021

An idea that came out of the pandemic quarantine is now a movement that will (and should) continue to grow and change lives....

BWW Review: SUE MATSUKI: THIS BROAD'S WAY is a Love Letter to Broadway Dreams at Pangea
by Ricky Pope - September 26, 2021

Broadway dreams die hard. In her new show THIS BROAD’S WAY,  which opened last evening at Pangea, she gets to sing all the Broadway tunes she ever wanted to sing, perform all the roles she would never be cast in, and do it all her own way. The songs are completely out of context and applied to her o...

BWW Review: With EXTRA! EXTRA! At The Triad Scott Raneri Proves He Can Play The Lead
by Stephen Mosher - September 26, 2021

With power notes like the ones displayed in his new show, Scott Raneri is completely cast-able in musical theater, which is most of what he talks about in his show about being an extra....