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The New York Cabaret Convention " Second NightHosts Klea Blackhurst and Billy Stritch By Alix Cohen Jule Styne (Julius Kerwin Stein 1905-1994) was a British American songwriter who contribut…
OPENING NIGHT- The 36th New York Cabaret Convention By Alix Cohen Weeeeeeere back! Under the aegis of the venerable Mabel Mercer Foundation, the cabaret community gathered once again to supp…
By Andrew Poretz . . . On October 21, the 36th annual Mabel Mercer Cabaret Convention opened at the Frederick P. Lowe Rose Room (Jazz at Lincoln Center) on with The Best Is Yet to Come: A Ce…
Review by Samuel L. Leiter . . . Art of Leaving is the unpropitious title of an amateurish new domestic comedy by Anne Marilyn Lucas, whose cardboard dialogue and plywood acting had me po…
By Adam Cohen... "Bull Durham The Musical" gets close but lacks the double romantic poetry necessary to drive both romances for the grand slam the creators want.
The post "Bull Durham The M…
By Alix Cohen Friends Klea Blackhurst and Billy Stritch go back a looong time. At the urging of uber-fan, the late Barry Day, they developed a Hoagy Carmichael show, repeatedly performing, t…
By Melissa Griegel… Photos by Joan Marcus One of the most unique and entertaining theater offerings this season is André De Shields is Tartuffe. Running at the House of the Redeemer (7 Ea…
By Alix Cohen If work by Talking Band has escaped your radar, Triplicity is an opportunity to rectify its notable absence. The genre-defying collaboration, "in the place where speech and mus…
Review by Ron Fassler . . . The 34-year-old Ari'el Stachel is blessed with charm for days. Anyone who saw his Tony Award-winning performance in The Band's Visit were enchanted by his i…
By Alix Cohen In 1935, New York Times reviewer Brooks Atkinson found Awake and Sing! a story of "noisy, lunging humanity" he felt was weighted by character development, but promising. Sea Do…
By Alix Cohen "We're not selling objects"we're selling ideas, emotions, and the aura of cultural relevance." Larry Gagosian (Gagosian Gallery) Serge (Neil Patrick Harris), a successful derma…
By Melissa Griegel… Photos by Melissa Griegel Photography www.melissagriegel.zenfolio.com Ava Nicole Frances is taking the cabaret world by storm. She began showcasing her vocal talents pr…
Review by Ron Fassler . . . Eleven months ago, the City Center Annual Gala Presentation of Ragtime, minimally staged by director Lear DeBessonet, received excellent reviews (mine am…
By Alix Cohen Chaconne (1942- José Limón) is inspired by a dance originating in Mexico during the Spanish occupation. On stage are dancers from the current company, older alumni, La Guar…
By Samuel L. Leiter... Casual notes on show biz books, memoirs, and studies, dust gatherers and hot-off-the presses.
The post LEITER LOOKS AT BOOKS: "CAREFULLY TAUGHT: AMERICAN HISTORY THROU…
By Alix Cohen With Let's Love! Ethan Coen gives us a contemporary La Ronde, the French anthology film directed by Max Ophüls. Seemingly disparate chapters on sex/love/attachment unexpectedl…
By Alex Eichholz . . . ​For a show that opens with the line "Prepare to be GOOPED!", I was neither gooped nor gagged by Gwyneth Goes Skiing, which opened tonight at SoH…
By Alix Cohen American Sunset is a concept album written between Election Day November 5, 2024, and Inauguration Day, January 20, 2025. Liquor and drug consumption increased, sleep became el…
By Alix Cohen Inspired by the illustrations of Edward Gorey, Victorian reverie, ill-fated romance, calamitous croquet, and the dangers of windy cliffs. "The world is full of people who are n…
The American Songbook Gala Celebrating Lynn Ahrens & Stephen Flaherty By Alix Cohen Lynn Ahrens was working as a copywriter when invited to write a song for children's television. A burg…
A Contemporary Feminist Look at Pride and Prejudice By Alix Cohen "Oh my God, everyone here sucks!" exclaims Kitty Bennet, bored at a Ball. (Violeta Picayo) 'Decidedly not the familiar class…
Review by Carol Rocamora... Director Jamie Lloyd gives us a daring version of Beckett's classic
The post A long-Awaited "Waiting For Godot" Arrives on Broadway appeared first on Theate…
Review by Ron Fassler . . . It is with only a fleeting awareness of her media persona that I attended The Least Problematic Woman in the World, Dylan Mulvaney's solo autobiographical p…
In January 2018, people across Hawaii received an alert that a ballistic missile was headed for them . . . The musical, This Is Not a Drill examines how that moment affected the lives of sev…
A Panacea for the Floundering By Alix Cohen The near? future. Population growth is bleeding earth's resources. With AI rampant, employment is an issue. People haven't been coping well for ye…
