Wednesday, August 9, 2017
The cabaret singer’s voice mixed regret with acceptance and consolation. At the end of a song, you’d feel warm — and know that all would be forgiven.
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“Best Worst Thing That Ever Could Have Happened,” a documentary by Lonny Price, examines the buildup and collapse of “Merrily We Roll Along” in 1981.
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James Monroe Iglehart, best known for his Tony-winning role as the Genie in “Aladdin,” takes audiences on a genial journey in his show at Feinstein’s/54 Below.
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It represents the conservative uptown wing of a field whose downtown avant-garde is merging music with performance art, political satire and gender and genre bending.
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The singer explores the options of a woman who suddenly finds her nest empty in “After the Ball” at Café Carlyle.
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Adam Pascal and Anthony Rapp, who starred in the original Broadway cast, team up to pay tribute to musical theater’s relationship with modern pop.
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Rosemary Myers’s hybrid of film and children’s theater follows Greta, a young wallflower whose social woes turn surreal when she runs into the woods behind her home.
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In her show at Café Carlyle, a self-assured and humorous Ms. Benanti displayed a powerful voice as she took on songs from her idols.
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In her stunning new show at Joe’s Pub, Ms. Buckley gave everything she sang the shape and depth of a personal confession.
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“Funny, I’m a Woman With Children” at Feinstein’s/54 Below was full of Ms. Errico’s humor, though she was unable to fully let go in some numbers.
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The persona played by Tammy Lang will hold forth with her blend of fake American wholesomeness and scabrous anti-right satire in a new show at Pangea.
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Michael Feinstein and Marilyn Maye’s “Summertime Swing” is an old-fashioned variety show, blending standards, Catskills humor and vaudeville shenanigans.
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This movie is a sequel of sorts to Robert Greene’s “Actress,” which focuses on boundaries between actors playing themselves and fictional characters.
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The actor and singer acknowledges the passing of years in his show “Standards & Stories” at Feinstein’s/54 Below.
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Mr. McClure wittily explored the meaning behind famous song lyrics and performed comedic hand puppetry, but he saved the very best for last.
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At 88, Ms. Cook holds forth at Feinstein’s/54 Below in both song and word. She channels the wisdom and humanity of the American songbook.
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The singer discusses her path from Broadway to cabaret to now in an interview about her new memoir and coming performances at Feinstein’s/54 Below.
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Among this year’s subjects: an Afghan rapper whose mother tried to sell her and Chinese women seeking justice in the reported rape of six children.
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Mr. Morrison was bold, tender and hard driving as he sang show tunes and other standards at Feinstein’s/54 Below.
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“I Have Confidence: Rodgers After Hammerstein,” at the 92nd Street Y, introduced Rodgers’s more obscure songs, written during the last third of his career.
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This actress, known for “Finding Neverland” and “Mary Poppins,” performed pop and show tunes and occasional bold choices at Feinstein’s/54 Below.
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Thursday, April 21, 2016
At the age of 83, Ms. Rivera makes her debut at Café Carlyle, singing her favorite songs, including tunes by Jacques Brel and Kander and Ebb.
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Ms. Salonga mixed standards and contemporary songs, digging deeply into the lyrics in a most satisfying cabaret shows, at Feinstein’s/54 Below.
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This retrospective at the Walter Reade Theater in Lincoln Center includes both documentaries and a dramatic feature by this major emerging talent.
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Mr. Young, a Tony winner as the original Frankie Vallie in “Jersey Boys,” has broadened his musical horizons in his fourth engagement at Café Carlyle.
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In her concert, which opened Lincoln Center’s American Songbook series, Ms. Williams projected the persona of a hard-working, self-possessed entertainer.
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“Songs From the Road to Broadway” opened the 92nd Street Y’s Lyrics and Lyricist’s series, with Kathleen Marshall hosting and directing.
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Mr. Feinstein, performing at Feinstein’s/54 Below, offers a show tune medley, American Songbook standards and a tribute to Peter Allen.
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Randy Graff, Cady Huffman and Judy Kaye, three alumnae of Coleman shows, perform an affectionate tribute, directed by Will Nunziata, at Feinstein’s/54 Below.
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Wednesday, September 16, 2015
This theatrically far-reaching show at Café Carlyle has Mr. Mitchell playing a different role in almost every song.
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The Midtown Manhattan supper club will be renamed Feinstein’s/54 Below, with the singer and pianist to appear there appear twice annually.
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The club’s new season, which starts on Sept. 15, will include performances by Brian Stokes Mitchell and Kurt Elling.
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Sunday, July 19, 2015
The songs of Mr. Sondheim change KT Sullivan and Jeff Harnar, the stars of this revue, into more complex entertainers than previously suspected.
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Among the top pleasures in Mr. Busch’s show at 54 Below is an appearance by Miriam Passman, one of his greatest characters and a comedic force.
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This nightclub show performance amped up an aspect of Mr. Cumming that in the past he has parceled out more cautiously: his deeper personal feelings.
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