Some individuals are just born to be stars. Standing center stage in front of a sold-out audience at Birdland on June 27, singer-actress Linda Lavin proved she is one of those individuals. …
Singer-actor Danny Bolero is Desi Arnaz! Over the years there have been many celebrity tributes and impersonations in cabaret"Liberace, Peggy Lee, Marlene Dietrich, Rita Hayworth and others …
Happy 100th Birthday Judy Garland! starring Debbie Wileman on Saturday, June 25 at Zankel Hall was a much-anticipated concert, which didn't disappoint. Wileman, direct from London, performed…
The long-awaited musical, Love Quirks, has finally opened at the AMT theater after a dozen years of fits and starts, which included the now all too familiar pandemic pause. A kind of take on…
Multi award winning actress-singer-comedienne, Sharon McNight, returns to New York City from the West Coast to her old haunt, Don't Tell Mama, for only two shows on Tuesday, July 12, at 7:00…
As a critic, I'm afforded the opportunity to see some wonderful performers. There are times, however, when I see someone in a brilliant new light, and their performance is eye-opening in a w…
To write about singer Sandy Stewart is not so much to review her as it is to acknowledge a bona fide master class in the art of vocal performance. The same can be said of the two musicians w…
Cabaret artist Deborah Stone debuts her new show, Chiaroscuro, at Pangea, with a second performance on June 28 at 7:00 PM. The show is directed by Lina Koutrakos, with Musical Director John …
What do you get when you mix entrancing drag queens, a world renowned jazz club and a delicious brunch, then pour them into a shaker and stir? You get a delectable cocktail called Pickled Pi…
Julia Van Cartier is a woman of many talents! She sings, she lip syncs, she's a storyteller, she knows how to work an audience and she drinks her vodka from a very special…umm…vessel! To…
My latest post features photos of "Together Inside" with Becca Kidwell, directed by Jeff Harnar, and musical direction by Matt Baker. Playing at Don't Tell Mama on June 9, Becca shared stori…
Singer-actor Danny Bolero brings his show They Call Me Cuban Pete, The Music and Genius of Desi Arnaz to Don't Tell Mama on Monday, June 20 at 7 PM. Directed by Madeline McCray, with musical…
I took a trip back in time at Pangea recently. Gerry Geddes' Fabulous First Fridays made a…well…fabulous return to the club in the East Village and as expected, the show did not disappoi…
From the moment singer-songwriter and recording artist Ty Stephens opened his show Standard Tyme at Birdland Theater with a slow, evocative opener of "Round Midnight" (Thelonius Monk, Thelma…
My latest photographs capture the wonderful moments of friendship between Helane Blumfield and Bobby Peaco. Their show, Me and Bobby Peaco, was warm and fun! If you missed it this go around,…
This week on NiteLife Exchanges we sit and chat with drag professional extraordinaire Lyra Vega aka Mark Oleszko. Scott, Tony and Lyra talk Pride Month and Lyra's upcoming performances as ho…
NLE photographer Maryann Lopinto was on hand to capture the heart-warming moments of Tell Me More, Tell Me More: The Grease 50th Reunion at Feinstein's/54 Below on Wednesday, June 1 (the sho…
In 2020, singer-songwriter Peggy Lee would have turned 100. To celebrate, KT Sullivan and The Mabel Mercer Foundation were going to honor the icon at its annual concert at Carnegie Hall's We…
June is LGBT Pride Month, and to celebrate, the Iridium will kick off the Pickled Pink Drag Brunch on Sunday, June 12th. Two more shows are scheduled for Sunday, June 19th, and June 26th. Do…
Here's a collection of featured photos celebrating Sue Matsuki's debut show 38 Seasons of Love at Feinstein's 54 Below! Those seasons have been with her creative partner, music director, Gre…
Actress-singer Ann Kittredge has developed a habit"and that is of putting together cabaret shows that seem to just get better and better. Her latest, reIMAGINE, celebrated her debut CD of th…
Long considered a master storyteller on the New York City cabaret scene, Rian Keating received the 2022 MAC Award for Best Special Production for his musical memoir, Time Stamps: Life Fragme…
If you subscribe to the notion that "there are no accidents" then Scott Evan Davis clearly had a destiny: to become a writer of songs with pleasing melodies and deeply realized lyrics. At th…
Over the last ten years he's written and hosted Night Of A Thousand Judys, the Pride concert to benefit The Ali Forney Center. This year's show, at Joe's Pub on Sunday, June 5, commemorate J…
Who could resist an invitation from Madelaine Warren to reconvene after a pandemic-induced hiatus from live performance? In her new show, Invitation, at the Laurie Beechman Theatre, many del…