There were fewer chanteuses onstage at this year’s New York Cabaret Convention than in the past, and a lot more male performers.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 05:22PMBetty Buckley mixes Broadway standards with Abbey Lincoln and Tom Waits songs in her “Ghostlight” album and show at Joe’s Pub.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 03:30PMAndrew Lippa’s oratorio “I Am Harvey Milk” broadens its gay rights message to include other persecuted groups.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 11:04AMChristian Camargo’s “Days and Nights” is a modern reworking of Chekhov’s “The Seagull.”
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 03:42PMChristine Ebersole brings both her inner hippie and the operetta starlet to her new show, “Big Noise From Winnetka,” at 54 Below.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 05:17PMIn “My Old Lady,” a failed American playwright inherits a splendid Paris apartment, but French law gives his tenant the upper hand.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 01:58PMThe Broadway star Patti LuPone makes a declaration of independence with her disregard for the niceties of torch singing in a show at 54 Below.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 04:49PMWallace Shawn turns the title character of Ibsen’s imperious “Master Builder” into a megalomaniacal little creep facing his death and his past.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 08:00AMKT Sullivan and Jeff Harnar’s “Our Time” reinterprets Stephen Sondheim’s songs for the era of same-sex marriage and the dissolution of traditional roles.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 05:07PMKlendez, the collaboration between Derek Klena and Lindsay Mendez, perform an eclectic set at 54 Below.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 03:44PMIdina Menzel, who gained a young following with the songs “Defying Gravity” and “Let It Go,” emphasized her grown-up aspirations Monday evening.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 02:06AM“Panning for Gold: Great Songs From Flop Shows,” an offering from the series Lyrics & Lyricists, handily fulfilled its title’s mission.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 04:19PMKatie Finneran’s show, “It Might Be You — A Funny Lady’s Search for Home,” puts the focus on her inner child, a comedy voice just below the surface, clamoring to be heard.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 05:56PMMegan Hilty sang numbers from “Gentlemen Prefer Blondes” and “Glee” and covered pop tunes at the Café Carlyle on Tuesday.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 05:23PMKate Baldwin’s program reprises some of her Broadway moments as well as unfulfilled dreams.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 04:46PM“Unsung Carolyn Leigh” features, among other works, songs written for an unproduced “Gatsby” musical from 1969.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 04:57PMThe Broadway baritone Norm Lewis’s show “Who Am I?” was a high point of Lincoln Center’s American Songbook series.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 04:32PMThere is no one quite like Elaine Stritch, who is captured in a film biography as she prepares a cabaret show of Sondheim songs.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 05:58PMJonathan Groff had his New York concert debut at the Allen Room as part of Lincoln Center’s American Songbook series.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 04:33PMThe singer-songwriter K. D. Lang, who takes over for Fantasia Barrino on Tuesday in the jazz revue “Before Midnight,” discusses her bold career move.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 12:56PMJohn Lloyd Young brings his “Jersey Boys” singing style to Café Carlyle.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 05:20PMAn American Songbook evening celebrated the theater songs of Michael John LaChiusa.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 04:44PMPatina Miller appeared at the Allen Room as part of Lincoln Center’s American Songbook series.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 05:07PMMichael Feinstein, whose previous club closed at the end of 2012, is aiming to open a new one with the owner of Birdland.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 01:10PMIn John Pizzarelli and Jessica Molaskey’s wonderful new show at the Café Carlyle, the couple reflects on what matters most.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 01:09PMSutton Foster’s cabaret show at Café Carlyle is marked by her song selection and resolute optimism.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 05:51PM“Four,” based on Christopher Shinn’s play, chronicles the assignations of two secretive for-a-night couples.
SOURCE: movies.nytimes.com at 03:06PMDuncan Sheik, who has a coming musical based on “American Psycho,” is playing songs with an ensemble at 54 Below.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 05:36PMThe Encores! Off-Center series presented a concert performance of “Violet,” starring Sutton Foster.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 05:33PM“Swinging With the Big Bands” was the season finale of Michael Feinstein’s Jazz at Lincoln Center series exploring the intersection of jazz and popular song.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 09:38AMThe singer Morgan James performed material ranging from Billie Holiday to Prince at her show at 54 Below.
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