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Wednesday, May 11, 2011

Music Review: A Cabaret Evening of Songs From a Marriage Made Off Broadway by Stephen Holden

Ms. Mazzie and Mr. Danieley walk in the famous footsteps of Steve Lawrence and Eydie Gorme.

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Woman for All Seasons, Ballads and Emotions by STEPHEN HOLDEN

K T Sullivan covers a wide range of musical and emotional territory in her new show, “Rhyme, Women and Song,” at the Oak Room of the Algonquin Hotel.

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Thursday, April 28, 2011

A Voice, Something for Flinging Around by STEPHEN HOLDEN

Melba Moore, the singer who made her name in the Broadway productions of “Hair” and “Purlie,” is appearing at the Café Carlyle.

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Thursday, April 14, 2011

The Delivery: Eccentric. The Attitude: Carefree. by Stephen Holden

Lonette McKee is back on the nightclub stage with “Can’t Help Lovin’,” a cabaret show at the Oak Room of the Algonquin.

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Wednesday, April 13, 2011

James Taylor’s Singular Voice, Steeped in 120 Years of Music by Stephen Holden

Tuesday’s gala, a retrospective of Carnegie Hall’s history, encompassed Broadway, jazz, folk music, and comedy. Featured guests included Bette Midler, Barbara Cook, Steve Martin, Dianne …

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Tuesday, April 12, 2011

Still Tapping Into the Teenage Soul by Stephen Holden

Little Anthony and the Imperials, from the golden age of doo-wop, still exude showmanship and solid harmonization in their show at Feinstein’s at Loews Regency.

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Friday, April 8, 2011

Music Review: A Bachelor, Five Couples and All Their Tuneful Discontents by Stephen Holden

Neil Patrick Harris led a lineup of theater and television performers in the New York Philharmonic’s concert staging of Stephen Sondheim’s “Company” on Thursday night.

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Monday, April 4, 2011

Operatic Slugger Drives Some Pop by Stephen Holden

The baritone Nathan Gunn, with Julie Jordan Gunn, performs Gershwin, Tom Waits, William Bolcom, and Lerner and Loewe with equal respect at the Café Carlyle.

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Sunday, March 27, 2011

Bringing Out the Bad Girl for Some Tough Times by Stephen Holden

The sunny Nellie McKay brings a zany film-noir musical biography of a murderer to Feinstein’s at Loews Regency.

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Tuesday, March 22, 2011

Music Review: Back at Midcentury, When Broadway Knew Romance by Stephen Holden

Nathan Gunn and Kelli O’Hara and the New York Philharmonic revisit tunes from “Show Boat,” “Carousel” and other Broadway shows of the last century.

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Saturday, March 19, 2011

Actor Shows His Burly Singer-Songwriter Side by Stephen Holden

There is nothing frilly coy or effeminate about Douglas Hodge, who won a Tony for his portrayal of Albin, the “wife” in “La Cage aux Folles.”

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Thursday, March 17, 2011

Dream Girl of Musicals Dreams On by Stephen Holden

Shirley Jones, the leading lady of Rodgers and Hammerstein movie musicals, who performed at Feinstein’s at Loews Regency on Tuesday, has kept her verve intact.

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Monday, March 14, 2011

Hugh Martin, Songwriter, Dies at 96 by Stephen Holden

Mr. Martin’s credits included “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas,” “The Boy Next Door,” and “The Trolley Song.”

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Sunday, March 13, 2011

Music Review: When We All Pulled Together, Like Those Boys in Uniform by Stephen Holden

“Stage Door Canteen: Broadway Responds to World War II,” a Lyrics & Lyricist show at the 92nd Street Y, was informative history and a breezy evocation of national solidarity.

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Monday, February 7, 2011

Music Review: A Bedroom Voice to Match His Eyes by Stephen Holden

In a return engagement, the suave baritone Paulo Szot tries to complete his crossover from opera singer to pop crooner.

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Sunday, February 6, 2011

Mary Cleere Haran, Cabaret Singer With a Big-Band Style, Dies at 58 by Stephen Holden

Ms. Haran sang with a remarkably pure voice in a simple pop-jazz style that echoed big band singers of the 1940s.

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Friday, February 4, 2011

Mary Cleere Haran Injured in Florida by Stephen Holden

The noted cabaret singer is hurt while biking.

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Sunday, January 16, 2011

Music Review: With Some Friends to Help, a Songwriter Reveals His World by Stephen Holden

Lance Horne and friends gave an evening of his theater songs as part of Lincoln Center’s American Songbook Series.

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Wednesday, January 12, 2011

Music Review: This Bowl of Cherries Offers Food for Thought by Stephen Holden

Christine Ebersole’s new show at the Café Carlyle includes songs from her Broadway hit “Grey Gardens” in a larger meditation on youth and age.

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Tuesday, January 11, 2011

Music Review: Still Connected to ‘Rent,’ but Not Afraid to Branch Out by Stephen Holden

Two veterans of “Rent” revisit that show but also perform some of their original material.

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Tuesday, November 30, 2010

Music Review: Broadway Cowboy of Australia by Stephen Holden

David Campbell, the Australian pop singer, is back in New York in a show at Feinstein’s at Loews Regency celebrating his recent CD, “On Broadway.”

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Sunday, November 21, 2010

Music Review: Isn’t It Rich? Isn’t It Loud? Xylophones for Sondheim by Stephen Holden

The New York Pops orchestra, joined by singers, played Stephen Sondheim songs in peppy arrangements at Carnegie Hall.

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