The cabaret singer’s voice mixed regret with acceptance and consolation. At the end of a song, you’d feel warm — and know that all would be forgiven.
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SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 05:54PMJames Monroe Iglehart, best known for his Tony-winning role as the Genie in “Aladdin,” takes audiences on a genial journey in his show at Feinstein’s/54 Below.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 02:36PMIt represents the conservative uptown wing of a field whose downtown avant-garde is merging music with performance art, political satire and gender and genre bending.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 07:08PMThe singer explores the options of a woman who suddenly finds her nest empty in “After the Ball” at Café Carlyle.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 05:02PMAdam Pascal and Anthony Rapp, who starred in the original Broadway cast, team up to pay tribute to musical theater’s relationship with modern pop.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 05:04PMRosemary Myers’s hybrid of film and children’s theater follows Greta, a young wallflower whose social woes turn surreal when she runs into the woods behind her home.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 06:04PMIn her show at Café Carlyle, a self-assured and humorous Ms. Benanti displayed a powerful voice as she took on songs from her idols.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 07:13PMIn her stunning new show at Joe’s Pub, Ms. Buckley gave everything she sang the shape and depth of a personal confession.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 06:49PM“Funny, I’m a Woman With Children” at Feinstein’s/54 Below was full of Ms. Errico’s humor, though she was unable to fully let go in some numbers.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 05:53PMThe persona played by Tammy Lang will hold forth with her blend of fake American wholesomeness and scabrous anti-right satire in a new show at Pangea.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 06:26PMMichael Feinstein and Marilyn Maye’s “Summertime Swing” is an old-fashioned variety show, blending standards, Catskills humor and vaudeville shenanigans.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 08:33PMThis movie is a sequel of sorts to Robert Greene’s “Actress,” which focuses on boundaries between actors playing themselves and fictional characters.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 10:39PMThe actor and singer acknowledges the passing of years in his show “Standards & Stories” at Feinstein’s/54 Below.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 04:33PMMr. McClure wittily explored the meaning behind famous song lyrics and performed comedic hand puppetry, but he saved the very best for last.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 05:56PMAt 88, Ms. Cook holds forth at Feinstein’s/54 Below in both song and word. She channels the wisdom and humanity of the American songbook.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 06:56PMThe singer discusses her path from Broadway to cabaret to now in an interview about her new memoir and coming performances at Feinstein’s/54 Below.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 05:30PMAmong this year’s subjects: an Afghan rapper whose mother tried to sell her and Chinese women seeking justice in the reported rape of six children.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 05:29PMMr. Morrison was bold, tender and hard driving as he sang show tunes and other standards at Feinstein’s/54 Below.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 05:40PM“I Have Confidence: Rodgers After Hammerstein,” at the 92nd Street Y, introduced Rodgers’s more obscure songs, written during the last third of his career.
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SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 05:26PMMs. Hilty featured songs by Irving Berlin as part of her tribute to Rosemary Clooney at Café Carlyle.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 05:56PMAt the age of 83, Ms. Rivera makes her debut at Café Carlyle, singing her favorite songs, including tunes by Jacques Brel and Kander and Ebb.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 06:22PMMs. McKechnie, who is more a dancer than a singer, delivered an enlightening survey of that formidable Broadway team’s songwriting output.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 04:55PMMs. Salonga mixed standards and contemporary songs, digging deeply into the lyrics in a most satisfying cabaret shows, at Feinstein’s/54 Below.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 06:26PMThis retrospective at the Walter Reade Theater in Lincoln Center includes both documentaries and a dramatic feature by this major emerging talent.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 03:21PMMr. Young, a Tony winner as the original Frankie Vallie in “Jersey Boys,” has broadened his musical horizons in his fourth engagement at Café Carlyle.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 06:36PMIn her concert, which opened Lincoln Center’s American Songbook series, Ms. Williams projected the persona of a hard-working, self-possessed entertainer.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 04:22PM“Songs From the Road to Broadway” opened the 92nd Street Y’s Lyrics and Lyricist’s series, with Kathleen Marshall hosting and directing.
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SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 06:22PMRandy Graff, Cady Huffman and Judy Kaye, three alumnae of Coleman shows, perform an affectionate tribute, directed by Will Nunziata, at Feinstein’s/54 Below.
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