Wednesday, August 28, 2019
You really can’t go wrong with Michael Kirk Lane! He’s charming; he’s childlike; he knows his way around comedic material and yet he can melt your heart with a tender ballad. In his ne…
SOURCE: NiteLifeExchange at 05:23PMTuesday, August 27, 2019
Have they met before? Is he or isn’t he? Will they leave together? And where the hell is that bartender? In Dan Manjovi’s intriguing and mesmerizing new play, Picked Up, two men find…
SOURCE: NiteLifeExchange at 03:37PMMonday, August 5, 2019
*A joyous spectacle! Hit after hit! Songs you know and love! Barry Manilow has begun a residency at New York’s Lunt-Fontanne Theatre and this show delivers the goods! Whether you’re …
SOURCE: NiteLifeExchange at 11:53AMMonday, July 22, 2019
We the people are under siege! Women, LGBTQ+ people, immigrants, the free press, and anyone who dares speak their mind freely, are being challenged on a daily basis. And as with any fight,…
SOURCE: NiteLifeExchange at 11:18AMMonday, July 15, 2019
I’m proud to be a part of the LGBTQ+ community! I’m proud to be a part of the cabaret community! At Pangea, in the East Village, a group of immensely talented performers presented Cele…
SOURCE: NiteLifeExchange at 02:39PMThursday, July 11, 2019
I traveled recently to Fort Lauderdale, Boston, Hawaii, London and even to Paris! But I did it all without leaving my seat at Pangea, where I enjoyed Diane Arnstein’s sweet travelogue of …
SOURCE: NiteLifeExchange at 02:28PMMonday, July 8, 2019
After Ilaria Della Bidia’s stunning U.S. solo debut show, The Music of My Heart, I approached her and said, in Italian, “Che bella voce!” In other words, “What a beautiful voice!”…
SOURCE: NiteLifeExchange at 12:39PMThursday, June 27, 2019
It’s been said that marriage is a wonderful institution. Yeah, but who wants to be in an institution?! Well, clearly BenDeLaCreme does and her hilarious new show, BenDeLaCreme is…Ready…
SOURCE: NiteLifeExchange at 02:56PMFriday, May 24, 2019
A soft, warm summer evening. A lovely but modest wood-framed house in the rural south. Sitting on the front porch with a tall drink, garnished with a sprig of fresh mint. There’s a gent…
SOURCE: NiteLifeExchange at 02:09PMMonday, May 20, 2019
What did I just witness??!! When I went to the Laurie Beechman Theatre to catch Dragflix, I had no idea what was in store! Let me tell you, Hunny—I was not READY for the whirlwind, the f…
SOURCE: NiteLifeExchange at 01:07PMSaturday, April 13, 2019
Sometimes you go to a drag show and you get a fun, frivolous, occasionally vulgar evening of entertainment. When I caught Miz Cracker’s show, American Woman, at the Laurie Beechman Theatr…
SOURCE: NiteLifeExchange at 09:49AMTuesday, March 26, 2019
Several years ago, I was assigned to review La Rivista at Broadway Joe’s Steakhouse, a terrific little eatery on the stretch of West 46th Street known as Restaurant Row. Back then, I enjo…
SOURCE: NiteLifeExchange at 12:03PMSaturday, March 9, 2019
Sometimes a show comes along that is so goofy, so off the wall, and yet so charming, you can’t help but love it. Such was the case for me with Lynda Rodolitz’s new show Animal Magnetism…
SOURCE: NiteLifeExchange at 06:19PMFriday, March 8, 2019
Did you know that Liza Minnelli was offered the role of Maria in The Sound of Music? That she was supposed to play Fanny Brice in Funny Girl? That she was set to play Fantine in the origin…
SOURCE: NiteLifeExchange at 10:26AMMonday, March 4, 2019
In an African patterned maxi dress and leonine wig, the fabulous Monét X Change made her way through the audience, hilariously shouting—yes, SHOUTING the opening chant to “The Circle of…
SOURCE: NiteLifeExchange at 02:29PMTuesday, February 19, 2019
Every so often I’ll see a performer who makes me remember why I fell in love with cabaret back in the day. Phyllis Pastore’s show, The Last 30 Years, at Pangea, was a warm, funny evenin…
SOURCE: NiteLifeExchange at 10:28AMTuesday, February 12, 2019
In her recent show at the Triad Theater, Francesca Loeber proved, as the old saying goes, that big things often do come in small packages! Born and raised in New Jersey, Loeber, also known a…
SOURCE: NiteLifeExchange at 01:06PMSaturday, February 9, 2019
Desmond Child may well be the most famous songwriter of whom you’ve never heard. But even if you don’t know his name, you definitely know his music. Known as one of the music industry…
SOURCE: NiteLifeExchange at 09:59AMFriday, February 8, 2019
With the move of “RuPaul’s Drag Race” to VH1, this reality competition is reaching more drag fans than ever before. The art of drag has definitely become a global phenomenon! Here in…
SOURCE: NiteLifeExchange at 04:39PMSunday, January 27, 2019
Picture this: you’re sitting at a little table surrounded by friendly music lovers. In front of you there’s a smart cocktail or a nice glass of wine. A lone accordionist in a newsboy cap…
SOURCE: NiteLifeExchange at 02:00PMSunday, January 13, 2019
Three fantastic voices and one masterful guitar! What else do you need for a perfect evening of cabaret? With their show, Clearly Now, the moment Lina Koutrakos, Sean Harkness and Marcus S…
SOURCE: NiteLifeExchange at 07:14PMMonday, January 7, 2019
I first read the news on Facebook. My good friend, Kimlee Hicks, had put up a post asking “So, where were you on New Year’s?” Kimlee is a fabulous singer who happens to be one of the…
SOURCE: NiteLifeExchange at 05:02PMThursday, January 3, 2019
When it comes to David Bowie, Raquel Cion wears her heart on her sleeve—the sequined, bugle-beaded sleeve of her fabulous Bowie-inspired couture! Her show, Me and Mr. Jones: My Intimate Re…
SOURCE: NiteLifeExchange at 01:28PMFriday, November 30, 2018
Okay! I’ll admit it! I have been BariToned!!! Yes, BariToned is a fabulous, farcical trio of large and in charge baritones whose deliciously campy show, Damsel in Distress, celebrated t…
SOURCE: NiteLifeExchange at 02:11PMSunday, November 11, 2018
At one point in Cynthia Crane’s most recent turn at Don’t Tell Mama, she reminded us that she’s a saloon singer. And while she is certainly one of the best interpreters of those smoky …
SOURCE: NiteLifeExchange at 10:58AMThursday, November 8, 2018
I’ve been a fan of Meg Flather for many years. I first encountered her as part of a duo called Leather & Flather, where she sang with singer/pianist Christian Daizey. During my days as a…
SOURCE: NiteLifeExchange at 03:16PMSaturday, November 3, 2018
I caught Ira Lee Collings’ show Naked From the Neck Up recently at Don’t Tell Mama. What can I say? There really aren’t superlatives superlative enough to describe this wonderful sho…
SOURCE: NiteLifeExchange at 12:45PMSunday, October 28, 2018
The music rose up! The lights began to flash and strobe! We heard the thunderous sounds of “Ride of the Valkyries” from Die Walküre, the second of the four operas in Richard Wagner’s …
SOURCE: NiteLifeExchange at 06:23PMMonday, October 22, 2018
For those of us of a certain generation, the songs of Linda Ronstadt burn brightly in our memories. In her show Heart Like a Wheel: A Tribute to the Music of Linda Ronstadt, the wonderful Ri…
SOURCE: NiteLifeExchange at 11:46AMThursday, October 18, 2018
Running in Place, the title of Sierra Rein’s show at The Laurie Beechman Theatre, might very well be a misnomer, because from what I saw and heard, she is a charming, energetic performer w…
SOURCE: NiteLifeExchange at 01:20PMMonday, October 15, 2018
With his infamous offstage sigh, Steven Brinberg’s Simply Barbra hit the stage at The Green Room 42 and proved that his loving, yet often wicked impersonation of Ms. Streisand has as much …
SOURCE: NiteLifeExchange at 06:30PM 
