MONTHLY BIRTHDAY TRIBUTE to a major music figure!
by Rob Lester - July 01, 2024
He was known as 'the man who owned Broadway': Born the first week in July, he wrote/produced/starred in dozens of Broadway shows and a statue of him stands in a key spot in the theatre district. His legacy still shines every 4th of July. We salute this writer, dancer, singer, actor, and producer, Ge...
Review: Alexis Michelle Shines in HEROINE WORSHIP at Joe's Pub
by Nathan Johnson - June 27, 2024
Michelle paid tribute to Barbra Streisand, Liza Minnelli, Chita Rivera, Stockard Channing, Dionne Warwick, and many others, each song revealing new sides of Alexis and showcasing her range as both a singer and an actress. With the change of a lyric, she could shift from funny to touching, from charm...
Review: Zoë Van Tieghem's OUT OF THE BOX at Green Room 42 Was Joyously Queer
by Rose Singer - June 26, 2024
Zoë Van Tieghem, no stranger to the performing arts, gracefully strode onto the stage on June 18th, where she hosted a wonderfully gay evening at the Green Room 42. From the first note of her opening number to the final notes of the closer, she makes performing look effortless....
Review: Linda Eder is Breathtaking at 54 Below
by Nathan Johnson - June 22, 2024
Linda Eder is a talent so magnificent, she doesn't seem real. Song after song, with a constant sparkle in her eye, Eder drops to the lowest lows and soars to the highest heights with ease. To be in a room with that voice is a privilege. One moment, her rich tones carry you away; the next, they break...
Review: TRIBUTE TO MALTBY & SHIRE Is a Triumph at The Cutting Room
by Rob Lester - June 21, 2024
A 'Big' salute to songwriters Maltby & Shire, hosted and music-directed by Michael Lavine, brings us 'Closer Than Ever' to perfection. As tributes go, the one filled with the songs of Maltby and Shire, as they were bestowed the Lifetime Achievement Award, was tops. Filled with theatre and cabaret pe...
Review: ONE FOR JOHNNY MERCER at Dizzy's Was One Fine Show
by Rob Lester - June 18, 2024
ONE FOR JOHNNY MERCER at Dizzy's was another treat in the Songbook Sundays series. Johnny Mercer had a way with words. Stritch, Blackhurst, Stravelli and Lee have a way of singing and winging them. Duke Ellington's turn comes in August....