Written by Alix Cohen Klea Blackurst, hosting Friday's closing night of the Cabaret Convention, has the personality of an entire chorus line, opening with signature Ethel Merma…
"My View" written by Stephen Sorokoff I enjoy, appreciate and love all types of GOOD food.  However, if it's going to be my last meal, it will be Italian – - Same thing a…
Reviewed by: Sandi Durell Sherie Rene Scott seems to have had a lot in common with Sir Paul McCartney and first wife Linda, as well as the Dalai Lama. What was it you ask? They were all vege…
By: Paulanne Simmons At the Oct 16 premiere of pop-jazz singers Eric Comstock and Barbara Fasano's "The Night Has A Thousand Eyes" at The Metropolitan Room, Fasano said early in the e…
Bottom line is that this is a fun way to spend an afternoon or evening, and it includes lunch or dinner by Sophia's Ristortante Italiano. "How 2 B A New Yorker" runs 55 minutes at Sofia's Do…
Reviewed by Joe Regan Jr. October 13, 2012 In 2011 I reviewed a theatrical revue in Toronto To Life which was a Broadway celebration of Jewish Life. All the performers in that sho…
Reviewed by: Sandi Durell Sometimes revisiting old times and old friends can be daunting and disappointing but not when it's part of Linda Eder's "A New Life" and her visitors …
The New York Pops opened its 30th Anniversary season with "Some Enchanted Evening: The Music of Rodgers and Hammerstein" at Carnegie Hall on October 12, 2012. Written By Linda Amiel B…
"My View"  written by Stephen Sorokoff  Having not been to a New York Pops Concert since the Skitch Henderson era, I was once again reminded of the magnificence of hearing …
Written By John Weatherford "Things are to be used, people are to be loved; that should be the order of the day." I agree wholeheartedly. However, the reverse seems to be true, according to …
Written by Sandi Durell Strumming her way onto the stage, ukulele in hand, the sparkly Andrea Marcovicci was poised for more than just songs from the Great American Songbook. When I say spar…
Written by Sandi Durell "I belong to myself, all alone" might be enlightenment for some, but for Mark Nadler it's seeking his deeper levels, reaching for more in a world that many tim…
Written by Sandi Durell October 8, 2012 Birdland was filled to the rafters with fans and friends of the original "Jekyll and Hyde" star Robert Cuccioli to hear him sing songs f…
Written By Joel Benjamin October 8th, 2012 Tall and slender, Broadway veteran Dee Hoty took genteel command of 54 Below, her musical director John McDaniel at the keyboard, performing…
Reviewed by Joe Regan Jr. October 7, 2012 Loni Ackerman, a Broadway veteran who starred in Andrew Lloyd Webber's Evita, Cats, and Sunset Boulevard on Broadway and the road, retired from the …
Written by Sandi Durell Jim Brochu is a recent Drama Desk Award Winner for best solo performance. Touring the country as Zero Mostel in Zero Hour, he's won numerous accolades and awards. Gro…
Written by Susan Hasho I think alchemy is what Betty Buckley is about. She may have been nervous or right out afraid. Somewhere toward the end of her show she said, "You need to redef…
Caroline Sorokoff, Associate Director of the Great Neck Arts Center and the Gold Coast International Film Festival, has announced that KT Sullivan, United States Congressman Gary …
Reviewed by Paulanne Simmons In "Blame It On My Youth," the extraordinary Sharón Clark heats up the stage at the Metropolitan Room with songs from her youth in the 60s and 70s. The…
"My View" written by Stephen Sorokoff I guess "Smile" is the appropriate word as the title of Andrea Marcovicci's show. As she was performing I looked around the roo…
Written by: Alix Cohen Christine Andreas stylishly swings Harold Arlen's first hit "Get Happy" with reference to Judy Garland's rendition in the film Summer Stock. Jazz phrasing is vi…
Reviewed by: Sandi Durell There's a triple threat and treat in the house " just a little different from the Broadway stage kind. This one is a singer, pianist and songwriter with an e…
 Written By Joel Benjamin October 1st, 2012 The underlining theme of Julie Gold's exemplary cabaret show at the historic Duplex in Greenwich Village might easi…
Written By Joel Benjamin September 26th, 2012 Ann Hampton Callaway has a huge, almost operatic, pop/jazz voice which she combines with a warm, generous spirit. Her s…
“My View” written by Stephen Sorokoff Somewhere between a Cabaret Show, a Broadway Show, and a Concert, resides another entertainment experience. Amanda McBroom and Ge…