Cabaret Theater Reviews: Best Shows & Critic Recommendations Page 47

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....

BWW Review: CHRISTINE ANDREAS: AND SO IT GOES is a Balm for Challenging Times at 54 Below
by Ricky Pope - September 25, 2021

Christine Andreas' show, AND SO IT GOES, which opened at 54 Below last evening, doesn’t contain even a whiff of politics. But it focuses on the disjointedness the past decade or so has created in all our souls and holds up art and music as a way out of some of the chaotic noise that is making us les...

BWW Review: Jeremy Stolle Brings the Laughs During NO MORE TALK OF DARKNESS at Birdland Theater
by Karis Rogerson - September 25, 2021

Along with several collaborators, Jeremy Stolle showcases his talent and humor in a two-night show....

BWW Review: A Is For Audra, but H Is For Hannah Jane & The LADY LEGENDS OF BROADWAY At The Greenroom 42
by Bobby Patrick - September 24, 2021

HJ created tremendous buzz around her million-dollar idea - taking the “children’s” book A IS FOR AUDRA: BROADWAY'S LEADING LADIES FROM A TO Z by John Robert Allman - and using it as the wraparound to showcase her musical theatre fandom and considerable talents....

BWW Review: BOB O'HARE - IT'S A NEW WORLD - A GREAT SONG COLLECTION at MetropolitanZoom
by Bernie Siben - September 22, 2021

Bob O'Hare - It's a New World - A great collection of Ira Gershwin songs...

BWW Review: TONY YAZBECK Gloriously Dances Through Life at 54 Below
by Ricky Pope - September 22, 2021

Tony Yazbeck's self-titled show is a celebration of motion. And make no mistake, dance is Tony Yazbeck’s native language. His entire demeanor alters when he begins to tap. His face lights up and his entire being exudes joy. If reincarnation exists, I want to come back with the ability to move as gra...

BWW Review: BELLY DANCE EXTRAVAGANZA HOSTED BY HANNAH Shakes Things Up At Don't Tell Mama
by Stephen Mosher - September 22, 2021

Samba and Belly Dancer Hannah Anastasia curates an evening of dance from the East for a sold-out crowd at Hell's Kitchen hotspot Don't Tell Mama....

BWW Review: Adrienne Haan Lives Comfortably BETWEEN FIRE AND ICE at The Triad
by Stephen Mosher - September 22, 2021

International Kabarett artist Adrienne Haan leaves it all on the stage at the Triad in her Weimar Cabaret show about the Jewish artists who influenced the history of the art form, next to be seen on September 25th....

BWW Review: HALEY SWINDAL: BACK IN BUSINESS Is How It's Done at 54 Below
by Ricky Pope - September 21, 2021

Haley Swindal (Chicago, Jekyll & Hyde, White Christmas) is a performer in the old sense, the kind who would have been right at home in the age of television variety shows. Her engaging personality is big, but not intimidating. She commands attention without being consciously flashy about it. She has...

BWW Review: Marissa Licata STRINGS ON FIRE at Birdland Theater Is A Show Aptly Named
by Stephen Mosher - September 20, 2021

With one of the most chemistry-laden bands in town, Marissa Licata couldn't go wrong....

BWW Review: Susan Mack Celebrates the MUSIC IN THE AIR at Birdland Theater
by Karis Rogerson - September 20, 2021

Surrounded by the modern design sensibilities of the Birdland Theater, Susan Mack spent a Sunday night taking the audience back in time. With a 16-song setlist comprised of jazz classics from the early-to-mid 20th century (with a few more modern songs up to the 1980s), Mack's 'Music in the Air' was ...

BWW Review: MOVING ON: SONGS OF JOURNEY. Mark Corpron Lays Out The Rules of the Road at Don't Tell Mama
by Ricky Pope - September 19, 2021

The joy and terror of doing cabaret entertainment is that it is amazingly confessional. There are no characters to hide behind. Only music, a performer, and his experiences. The vulnerability is exponentially compounded when the show you set out to do tells the story of your life. It is an extremely...

BWW Review: Cady Huffman & Mary Ann McSweeney IT WAS A VERY GOOD YEAR at Birdland Theater Was A Very Good Start
by Stephen Mosher - September 19, 2021

What happens when two women coming out of the pandemic throw away their filters and jump back into the work world with a new artistic idea? A new artistic partnership that could go all the way....

BWW Review: Ladies & Gentlemen! Carole J. Bufford... Expresses Her Excesses Within Control With POETS AND PICKERS at Birdland
by Bobby Patrick - September 18, 2021

In short, Carol J. Bufford is an Actress with a capital A and one must strap in and take the ride she herself so carefully constructs, arranges...

BWW Review: Tom McGovern Debuts Some Of His “Dumb Little Songs”, Leaving Everyone in Stitches With His LIVE AT FEINSTEIN'S/54 BELOW
by Bobby Patrick - September 17, 2021

Not to sell him short on his verbal funniness, as Tom’s spoken comedy keeps everything moving at a hilarious clip between the funny songs....

BWW Review: Big Smiles As Big Band Returns To Birdland
by Stephen Mosher - September 17, 2021

Last Friday the Birdland Big Band returned to the scene of their two-decade-long residency, and the patrons of the legendary nightclub could not have looked (or sounded) happier....

BWW Review: CONFESSIONS OF A BUBBLY BROADWAY BABY at Feinstein's/54 Below Changes Brynn Williams' Life
by Stephen Mosher - September 17, 2021

Brynn Williams made her New York City solo show debut with a little help from her friends Ben Caplan, Daniel Quadrino, Allie Trimm, Paolo Montalban... and one special guest who had no previous billing....

BWW Review: ORFEH & ANDY KARL: LEGALLY BOUND is Out of This World at 54 Below
by Ricky Pope - September 16, 2021

Andy and Orfeh have been making music together for 20 years. And from Saturday Night Fever to Legally Blonde to Pretty Woman and several other shows they co-starred in, they have reigned as Broadway’s hippest married couple. It’s pretty unfair for two people to be so attractive, so talented, so char...

BWW Review: THE STEVEN FEIFKE BIG BAND Puts On A Great Show For Steve's Mom (& All The Rest) At Birdland
by Bobby Patrick - September 14, 2021

Finally, our favorite of the evening combining the old with the new was the aforementioned ON THE STREET WHERE YOU LIVE with the magical vocals of Martina DaSilva and some of the most unexpected musical stylings within the arrangement....

BWW Review: NELLIE MCKAY Speaks Softly And Carries a Big Voice at Birdland Theater
by Stephen Mosher - September 13, 2021

With her recent shows at The Birdland Theater, Nellie McKay maintains her life-long commitment to quality in her art and blistering commentary in her honesty....

BWW Review: Susan Derry INGENUE YOU WHEN Puts Authenticity In The Spotlight at Feinstein's/54 Below
by Stephen Mosher - September 13, 2021

After a lifetime of playing ingenues, Susan Derry has grown up, and her new nightclub act shows how beautifully she has done it....

BWW Review: DIANA HUEY: FIND YOUR LIGHT Has Lots and Lots of Heart at The Green Room 42
by Ricky Pope - September 12, 2021

Diana Huey is a dynamic singer of power tunes: power ballads, power rock, and power pop songs. The surprise though is that she is equally adept at the introspective monologue and the quirky character song. She has a wry sense of humor which is most often aimed at herself. And most importantly, Diana...

BWW Review: With AMERICAN DIVAS IN PARIS, Chloe Perrier Sings & Swings & Is A Smooth Jazz Diva Herself At The Triad
by Bobby Patrick - September 12, 2021

All in all my darlings, Chloe Perrier is a real Zis & Zat French singer whose lovely voice and consummate musicianship will make lovers of the language out of anyone, especially if smooth, sexy jazz is your jam…...

BWW Review: KIM DAVID SMITH: MOSTLY MARLENE is an Inspired Creation, Indeed, at Club Cumming
by Ricky Pope - September 11, 2021

The wonderful, magical part of MOSTLY MARLENE is that Kim David Smith plays none of it for camp. He winks at the audience, to be sure, but the evening is an honest and loving tribute to Marlene, the world she inhabited, and the fans who adored her. He captures her signature style: the languid delive...