199 stories by "Andrew Poretz"
Jazz singer Verena McBee unveiled her latest album, "Bird (S)Swing," at Chelsea Table + Stage on May 3rd.
The City Center Encores! revival of the beloved 1953 musical is just too busy for its own good. By Brian Scott Lipton In the past few years, City Center Encores! has tried to make lightning …
By Andrew Poretz . . . . The New York Pops closed its season back in March with a spectacular finish (see HERE). In the equivalent of a post-season bowl game, the Pops returned for its annua…
By Andrew Poretz. . . . Making it to 100 years old is quite a milestone. On April 1st, chanteuse Lynne Charnay joined this exclusive club, celebrating with two sold-out nights at Don't Tell …
By Andrew Poretz . . . . Gabrielle Stravelli has long been a favorite of this reviewer. She recently completed a weekly residency at Birdland Jazz of early Saturday sets. This reviewer atten…
The New York Pops, after a diverse season of excellent programming and concerts, had its season finale on March 14 at Carnegie Hall with 100 Years of Film Scores. Unlike most of its programs…
By Andrew Poretz . . . Canadian singer/songwriter and pianist Laila Biali first came to this reviewer's attention at the Association of Performing Arts Professionals (APAP) conference seven …
By Andrew Poretz . . . . Ella Mae Dixon is a 21-year-old jazz vocalist and cabaret singer based in New York City. She first came to this writer's attention at age 18, when she appeared in Th…
By Andrew Poretz . . . . The very young cabaret singer Madalyn Matthews recently made her 54 Below debut with Fill My Cup With Blue. Madalyn first came to my attention at the Mabel Mercer Fo…
By Andrew Poretz . . . The 35th Annual Kleban Awards took place on February 3rd at ASCAP's (American Society of Composers, Authors & Publishers) Manhattan headquarters.
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By Andrew Poretz . . . Danny Bacher died on December 16, 2024, but I don't have to believe it if I don't want to. (With apologies to John O'Hara.) New Jersey-born jazz singer and soprano sax…
Actress and singer Margaret Curry is a Bistro Award-winning cabaret performer. This reviewer saw her perform at the most recent Bistro Awards, and welcomed an opportunity to catch an encore …
Cabaret Review by Andrew Poretz . . . The Brick Room at Don't Tell Mama was entirely sold out for Juliet Ewing's second encore performance of her George Gershwin show, Rise Up Singing " The …
It's always exciting to find new talent. It's especially rewarding to discover a young singer who is keeping jazz and the Great American Songbook alive. June Cavlan, in her early twenties, p…
Concert Review by Andrew Poretz . . . The latest installment in cabaret great Michael Feinstein's Standard Time series took an eclectic turn from his themes celebrating specific musical icon…
Cabaret Review by Andrew Poretz … The three-night 2024 Cabaret Convention had a spectacular opening night, with Put On a Happy Face: A Celebration of the Music of Charles Strouse.For the f…
Broadway's brightest stars are gathering for an unforgettable night to celebrate and raise funds to save The West Bank Cafe. On Tuesday, October 8th, the iconic restaurant and its famed down…
Here's exciting news about new music releases from Jane Monheit, Allyson Briggs and CelloVoci. Jane Monheit Jazz and adult contemporary vocalist Jane Monheit's new eponymous album, Jane Monh…
Mrs. Stern Wanders the Prussian State Library, written by Jenny Lyn Bader and directed by Ari Laura Kreith, will play at 59E59 from October 18 to November 10. The show stars Ella Dershowitz,…
Musical duo The Bengsons (Abigail and Shaun Bengson) will be performing songs live on stage from The Magnetic Fields (composer, Stephin Merritt), including selections from their album "69 Lo…
Three leading ladies from Hairspraywill star in I'm A Big Girl Now! are back and better than ever! Tony nominees Laura Bell Bundy (Legally Blonde), Kerry Butler (Beetlejuice, Xanadu), and To…
The 2024 edition of the Chain Summer One-Act Festival features the New York premiere of Banshee by award-winning writer John Patrick Shanley, the world debut of the Jesse Eisenberg-produ…
The Overlook Sessions is a new weekly event on Monday nights in September at The Overlook Bar, featuring live performances by Jesse Gelber, the renowned pianist from Speakeasy Magick, and hi…
WaldenBabeReal Women Have Curves: The Musical Motell Foster Joins Emmy Rossum and Zoë Winters in "Walden" Motell Foster will complete the cast of Amy Berryman's play WALDEN, joining the p…
Music review By Andrew Poretz …. Quintin Harris returned to Birdland Jazz in September for several concerts in the new 5:30 slot. This reviewer last reviewed Harris with his quintet back i…
