What a great opportunity to support the Artists in Partnership in Long Beach, NY and many of our favorite cabaret personalities as they honor the Great American Songbook. The followin…
 Written by Paulanne Simmons Many people know Kevin Bacon by his roles in "Footloose," "Apollo 13" and "Mystic River," along with many other films. His brother, Michael…
By Alix Cohen May 19th  Help Is On The Way Today, a non-profit that assists children and youth living with HIV/AIDS, will honor Peter Leavy with the “Cabaret Cares…
My View written by Stephen Sorokoff If the walls of the Friars Club could tell their stories, the history of show business would come to life. Luckily this history is accurately retold a…
By Paulanne Simmons From the moment Jessica Walker, dressed in top hat and tails, walks on stage and announces "Good evening. Very early in my career, I realized that wh…
Leslie Kritzer – Beautiful Disaster      My View Written by Stephen Sorokoff Leslie Kritzer! during her show at Joe's Pub my first react…
Reviewed by JK Clarke    What makes an autobiography appealing is not necessarily that it's unique or particularly scintillating, but rather that it's a story well-told and …
The Broadway at Birdland concert series is proud to present the New York solo debut of Cortés Alexander in “The Swell Show” on Monday, May 13 at 7pm. Alexander last appea…
My View written by Stephen Sorokoff It's the process of thickening and intensifying while evaporating, in food lexicon. In music it refers to the shrinking of a chart (arrangement) origi…
Interview by Paulanne Simmons If Lucie Arnaz, who will be appearing at Brooklyn Center for the Performing Arts (BCBC) at Brooklyn College on May 18, has never before per…
by: Alix Cohen  Continuing a tradition of featuring both familiar Broadway numbers and eclectic high spots from short-lived productions, this edition of Broadway by the Year cover…
Reviewed by Joe Regan Jr. April 28, 2013 Andrea Burns, Broadway singer and actress, currently appearing as one of the strippers on Broadway in The Nance, made a rare cabaret appearance at 54…
by JK Clarke    Macbeth is one of those rare plays that is more than capable of standing on the strength of its language alone. Recent one-man productions, such as  Tom G…
By Karen Feld The new Barbara Cook is more "torchy," and unfortunately "Sondheim-less."Â The legendary Broadway soprano's voice is still crystal clear and her phrasing near …
Reviewed by Joe Regan Jr. Lynda Carter, who created a pop icon with her television lead in the series Wonder Woman, was a band singer and Miss World U.S.A. …
written by Paulanne Simmons Singers Forum Actors Equity Scholarship Program offers members of Actors Equity affordable vocal lessons from Singers Forum's roster of musical theater pro…
by Edie Stokes Last Sunday Daniel Brewer performed his show Mismatch.Com to a packed house at Don’t Tell Mama. The charismatic Daniel wrote the script for t…
Reviewed by Joe Regan Jr. On April 22 young Broadway actor-singer Robert Creighton celebrated his new CD entitled Ain't We Got Fun at 54 Below with great Broadway musici…
Reviewed by Joe Regan Jr. April 23, 2013 Yes, I have been seeing Barbara Cook in cabarets and concerts since she began that aspect of her career in the 70s. I've seen her d…
Written by JK Clarke  Richard III is a fun play. It is one of the few of Shakespeare's histories that is easily adaptable to modern settings or to cine…
 By Joel Benjamin April 18th, 2013 Andrew Nemr, a disciple and intimate of the very much missed Gregory Hines, performed his intimate, autobiographical show at…
Reviewed by Joe Regan Jr. April 18, 2013 When one thinks of an all Burt Bacharach program, one shudders remembering the ill-conceived Broadway show some years ago entitl…
Reviewed by Joe Regan Jr. LaChanze, the diminutive Broadway star of Once on An Island and The Color Purple, exploded on the stage of 54 Below Wednesday night in o…
 My View Written by Stephen Sorokoff Master of Ceremonies Stewie Stone started the fund raiser off on April 15th by correctly stating the the Friars are not only a Cl…
By Joel Benjamin The name of their show, Quiet Storm, is a fond reference to the radio station that influenced them both"WBLS. Marcus Simeone and Tanya Holt are a match made in vo…