CABARET REVIEW | JAMIE CULLUM
Hardly Aged in the Oak Room by STEPHEN HOLDEN
Hardly Aged in the Oak Room by STEPHEN HOLDEN
A decade ago Paula West's dark, clotted vocal sound was her main calling card. Today the power of that sound is matched by a probing musical intelligence.
Maria Friedman's back in Maria Friedman Re-arranged and though her vocal power is somewhat diminished, she is a performer whose enthusiasm and powers of connection are undimmed.
Maude Maggart performs her anthology of early Irving Berlin songs at the Oak Room with a singular and arresting style.
Bryan Batt, Paula West, Karen Akers, Paulo Szot, and Jay Armstrong Johnson are only some of the super-talents now playing in clubs around town.
Start spreadin’ the news, New York, New York: Ol’ Blue Eyes is back, and Birdland’s got him.
Thank goodness we have so many politicians that have so many idiosyncrasies that can be lovingly satirized - with the emphasis on the "idio".
The annual two-week cabaret conference at the Eugene O'Neill Theater Center in Waterford, Conn. will be returning to the arts center this summer, but not with the conference's original leade…
A Wealth of Worthy but Neglected Theater Songs by STEPHEN HOLDEN
Karen Akers, with her history of shining a light on worthy songs, goes further into obscure territory with her new show at the Algonquin.
the 3-part festival is now in it's 6th year
The two singers delivered some of the most excruciatingly sloppy, out of-tune two-part vocals I've ever heard in a reputable club.