All stories by STEPHEN HOLDEN on BroadwayStars

Monday, June 10, 2013

Music Review: Emoting and Belting, From Holiday to Prince by Stephen Holden

The singer Morgan James performed material ranging from Billie Holiday to Prince at her show at 54 Below.

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Sunday, June 9, 2013

Music Review: Morgan James at 54 Below by Stephen Holden

The singer Morgan James performed material ranging from Billie Holiday to Prince at her show at 54 Below.    

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Monday, June 3, 2013

Music Review: If Chorus Lines Be the Food of Love by Stephen Holden

“Brush Up Your Shakespeare: The Bard and the Broadway Musical” traces Shakespeare’s more fruitful unions with Cole Porter, Leonard Bernstein and others.

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Sunday, June 2, 2013

Music Review: ‘Brush Up Your Shakespeare’ at the 92nd Street Y by Stephen Holden

“Brush Up Your Shakespeare: The Bard and the Broadway Musical” traces Shakespeare’s more fruitful unions with Cole Porter, Leonard Bernstein and others.    

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Tuesday, May 21, 2013

Music Review: Laura Benanti Sings Cabaret at 54 Below by Stephen Holden

The actress and singer Laura Benanti, performing cabaret at 54 Below, emerges as a vibrant free spirit able to leap from one genre to another with ease.    

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Sunday, May 19, 2013

Music Review: Rebecca Luker at 54 Below by Stephen Holden

The Broadway soprano Rebecca Luker performs selections from the Jerome Kern songbook in her cabaret show at 54 Below.    

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Friday, May 17, 2013

Music Review: Recalling the Life of the Party by Stephen Holden

James Naughton hosted a Bobby Short tribute, with performances by Barbara Carroll, Paula West, Billy Stritch and the rising cabaret star T. Oliver Reid.

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Monday, May 13, 2013

Music Review: Pop, American Songbook and Young Charm by Stephen Holden

Aaron Tveit mixed pop hits with standards in his show at 54 Below.

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Friday, May 10, 2013

Music Review: Audra McDonald at Lincoln Center by Stephen Holden

At a Lincoln Center gala, Audra McDonald displayed not only her phenomenal voice, but also her gift of balancing singing and storytelling.    

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Monday, May 6, 2013

Music Review: Honoring Songbook’s Dean by Stephen Holden

What would the composer Jerome Kern have made of Woodstock? That question was asked but not answered on Saturday evening at the 92nd Street Y.

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Friday, April 26, 2013

Music Review: A Frank Chat, Unsweetened by Stephen Holden

Performing at 54 Below, Barbara Cook sings an earthy, direct mix of pop, jazz and blues that has the feel of a conversation.

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Wednesday, April 24, 2013

Music Review: Rendering Love’s Woes With Voice, Flute and Outrage by Stephen Holden

In “Barzee Sings Bacharach,” the Broadway star Anastasia Barzee interprets the Bacharach-David songbook at the Metropolitan Room.

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Wednesday, April 3, 2013

ArtsBeat: A Notable Audience for Elaine Stritch at the Carlyle by Stephen Holden

The audience at the opening night of Elaine Stritch’s farewell show at the Café Carlyle included Tom Hanks, Liza Minnelli and Tony Bennett.

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Movie Review: Some Dessert, After That Meal With Wally by Stephen Holden

Cindy Kleine’s gripping documentary about her husband, the theater director André Gregory, feels almost like a sequel to “My Dinner With André.”

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Tuesday, April 2, 2013

Movie Review: ‘André Gregory: Before and After Dinner,’ by Cindy Kleine by Stephen Holden

Cindy Kleine’s gripping documentary about her husband, the theater director André Gregory, feels almost like a sequel to “My Dinner With André.”

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Tuesday, March 19, 2013

Music Review: Bebe Neuwirth at 54 Below by Stephen Holden

Bebe Neuwirth has brought her brand of storytelling to 54 Below with songs by the likes of Kurt Weill, Kander and Ebb, and Tom Waits.

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Thursday, March 14, 2013

Music Review: Liza Minnelli and Alan Cumming at Town Hall by Stephen Holden

A legend and her charming squire: that would describe Liza Minnelli and Alan Cumming on Wednesday evening at Town Hall.

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Wednesday, March 6, 2013

Music Review: A Two-Man Team’s Songs, Too Big for Just Those Two by Stephen Holden

The songs of Tom Kitt and Brian Yorkey were performed on Friday at Lincoln Center as part of its American Songbook series.

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Tuesday, March 5, 2013

Music Review: Tom Kitt and Brian Yorkey in American Songbook Series by Stephen Holden

The songs of Tom Kitt and Brian Yorkey were performed on Friday at Lincoln Center as part of its American Songbook series.

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Wednesday, February 20, 2013

Music Review: Adam Guettel at 54 Below by Stephen Holden

The theater composer Adam Guettel unveiled some of his latest songs and performed some of his older ones at 54 Below, in a rare New York engagement.

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Monday, February 18, 2013

Music Review: From Cutie-Pie to Dame by Stephen Holden

Kristin Chenoweth, known for being adorable, has matured into someone sophisticated in her new show.

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Sunday, February 17, 2013

Music Review: Kristin Chenoweth in ‘The Dames of Broadway All of ’Em!!!’ by Stephen Holden

Kristin Chenoweth, known for being adorable, has matured into something some sophisticated in her new show.

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Friday, February 15, 2013

Music Review: Tenderness, and Steely Flint by Stephen Holden

If Patti LuPone were to be cast in certain roles in “Funny Girl” or “Music Man” ... well, she’s prepared, with a repertory of her favorite songs.

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Thursday, February 14, 2013

Music Review: Patti LuPone’s ‘Coulda, Woulda, Shoulda,’ at 54 Below by Stephen Holden

If Patti LuPone were to be cast in certain roles in “Funny Girl” or “Music Man” ... well, she’s prepared, with a repertory of her favorite songs.

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Music Review: High Notes in a Clutch of Familiar Melodies by Stephen Holden

John Lloyd Young, who played Frankie Valli on Broadway in “Jersey Boys,” shows off a one-in-a-million tenor in his show at the Café Carlyle.

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Saturday, February 9, 2013

Music Review: The Show Goes on, Despite Showstopper Choruses in All Those Tunes by Stephen Holden

Chita Rivera, Joel Grey, Marin Mazzie and Jason Danieley sang on Wednesday in a Kander and Ebb tribute at Lincoln Center.

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Wednesday, January 30, 2013

Manilow's Magic, Back on Broadway by Stephen Holden

Barry Manilow sang many of his greatest hits in a one-hour-and-50-minute concert on Tuesday that marked his return to Broadway for the first time in decades.

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Wednesday, January 23, 2013

ArtsBeat: Barry Manilow Is Expected to Perform After Cancellation by Stephen Holden

A Tuesday preview performance was canceled because of bronchitis.

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Sunday, January 20, 2013

Music Review: ‘Broadway Romance’ at Café Carlyle by Stephen Holden

“Broadway Romance,” a program of theater songs performed by Howard McGillin, Rebecca Luker and Ted Sperling, brings nostalgia to the Café Carlyle.

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Thursday, January 17, 2013

Music Review: Where Knowing Your Way Around a Song Trumps Youth by Stephen Holden

Marilyn Maye and Leslie Uggams were among the winners at the 11th annual ceremony honoring traditional Broadway, jazz and cabaret performers.

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Music Review: Still Flying Beyond Gravity’s Pull by Stephen Holden

Idina Menzel performed at Carnegie Hall on Sunday night, accompanied by the Orchestra of St. Lukes under the direction of Rod Mounsey.

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All that Chat

2024-2025 BROADWAY SEASON
Jun 05, 2024: Home - Todd Haimes Theatre
Jul 11, 2024: Oh, Mary! - Lyceum Theatre
Jul 30, 2024: Job - Hayes Theater
Sep 12, 2024: The Roommate - Booth Theatre
Nov 14, 2024: Tammy Faye - Palace Theatre
Dec 12, 2024: Cult of Love - Hayes Theater
Dec 19, 2024: Gypsy - Majestic Theatre
Mar 17, 2025: Purpose - Hayes Theater
Apr 01, 2025: Glengarry Glen Ross
Apr 10, 2025: Smash - Imperial Theatre
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