Cabaret Theater Reviews: Best Shows & Critic Recommendations Page 3

Review: Justin Vivian Bond Radiates Power at Joe's Pub
by Chloe Yang - November 18, 2024

Trans icon Justin Vivian Bond dazzles in 'Oh Well,' a genre-defying cabaret inspired by the classic lesbian novel 'The Well of Loneliness.' Bond transforms songs by LGBT artists into a powerful meditation on resistance, survival, and joy....

Review: Max Von Essen and the NY Pops Hit All the Right Notes at Carnegie Hall
by Sharon Ellman - November 18, 2024

This reviewer thoroughly enjoyed the evening of American Songbook scores from Max Von Essen. The NY Pops' 2024-25 season continues with Merry and Bright, their holiday celebration with Jessica Vosk on December 20 and 21, 2024....

Review: The Showbroads FA-LA-LA-LA FABULOUS! at The Triad The First Gift of the Season
by Stephen Mosher - November 17, 2024

Four years later, The Showbroads are this season's biggest gift....

Review: Senzel Ahmady Is Ready For Broadway in LIFE OF A DROPOUT PRINCESS at 54 Below
by Maya Gengozian - November 16, 2024

After two years touring North America on a magic carpet as Princess Jasmine in Disney’s Aladdin, Senzel Ahmady made her solo debut with a bang, with a well-crafted musical story of her journey from full-time student to traveling Disney princess....

Review: Lorna Dallas Picture Perfect In SNAPSHOTS at Chelsea Table + Stage
by Stephen Mosher - November 14, 2024

No mere case of a singer standing on a stage and singing notes is a Lorna Dallas performance - these are stories. ...

Review: Kim David Smith Vamping Through Hallo-Wien
by Chloe Yang - November 14, 2024

Kim David Smith captured Marlene Dietrich's essence in a Halloween-themed cabaret at New York's Café Sabarsky, with a repertoire spanning Weimar classics and pop mashups. Accompanied by pianist Tracy Stark, the show exemplified cabaret as a celebration of artistic freedom, and a vital sanctuary for ...

Review: BROADWAY MELODY Marries Story & Songs at 54 Below
by Rob Lester - November 15, 2024

Jack Viertel's new novel mixes some bits of actual theatre productions, people, places, and songs into its fiction. The author read excerpts from the book for a program he hosted and co-produced at 54 Below, with guest singers performing relevant/referenced songs....

Review: Marya Zimmet's Passion Shines Through at Don't Tella Mama
by Lydia Singer - November 13, 2024

Marya Zimmet’s Zimmet Time… And The Livin’s Too Easy at Don’t Tell Mama is a dose of classic cabaret. She draws on old standards as well as soft rock, and then mixes in a couple left field musical choices, making for an engaging experience....

Review: KAREN MASON AND ALL THAT JAZZ! Has Pizzazz at 54 Below
by Rob Lester - November 12, 2024

KAREN MASON AND ALL THAT JAZZ at 54 Below, with dates in Chicago this week, is a solid show by a musical pro and her long-time music director at the piano....

Review: PINK MARTINI Celebrates Their 30th Anniversary With a Blowout at Carnegie Hall
by Rebecca Kaplan - November 11, 2024

Carnegie Hall’s 2024-25 Originals series continued on 11/1 with a rousing concert by Pink Martini celebrating their 30th anniversary. They pulled out all the stops. It was completely joyful, ever-changing, and full of blazing hot musical talent....

Review: Lucky Are Those Who Caught THE SONGS THAT GOT AWAY at Carnegie Hall
by Rob Lester - November 11, 2024

THE SONGS THAT GOT AWAY was another trip through songs famous and not so famous with Michael Feinstein in fine form, as usual. This has got to be far and away one of the most enjoyable educational Michael Feinstein-led trips through Broadway history....

Review: Lianne Marie Dobbs Shows What Tributes Should Look Like at 54 Below
by Ricky Pope - November 10, 2024

In her show THE WINDMILLS OF MY MIND…FOR DUSTY SPRINGFIELD, Lianne Marie Hobbs draws comparisons between what she calls the “hamsters in her brain” and those that inhabited the similar ones in Dusty Springfield's brain....

Review: Jazz Singer VICKI BURNS Brightens a Sunday Afternoon at 92NY
by Rob Lester - November 08, 2024

Vicki Burns is a singer who pleases, scats, swings, and is a modest but solid presence. If you missed her concert in-person at 92NY, part of the free Faculty Concert Series, you can hear most of what you missed on her CD called Lotus Blossom Days....

Review: Goldie Dver Presents Next Level WHAT A MAN! at Don't Tell Mama
by Stephen Mosher - November 06, 2024

What did our critic think of WHAT A MAN! at Don't Tell Mama?...

Review: Macon Prickett Owns 54 Below During MACON: HIS OWN WAY!
by Stephen Mosher - November 07, 2024

Macon Prickett glittered and was gay. And it worked....

Photos: Leslie Carrara-Rudolph Brings MOONLIGHT MADNESS at The Green Room 42
by Stephen Mosher - November 05, 2024

The Gentle Giant of Whacky and Whimsy, Leslie Carrara-Rudolph returned to The Green Room 42 for two jam-packed performances of her Halloween show MOONLIGHT MADNESS on October 27th....

Review: MasterVoices' STRIKE UP THE BAND at Carnegie Hall Revives a 1920s Gem
by Rebecca Kaplan - November 04, 2024

What MasterVoices does is very special. The lush one-night-only production of STRIKE UP THE BAND on 10/28 revived and revised a Gershwin/Kaufman show with a full orchestra, 145-person chorus, dancers and a star-studded, superb principal cast. MasterVoices’ 2024-25 season continues next year on Febru...

Review: Susie Mosher's Entertaining Last Performance Of THE LINEUP at Birdland
by Analisa Bell - November 04, 2024

Knowing it was the last performance at the venue that Mosher has called home for six years added a certain 'je ne sais quoi' to the evening. That being said, the sense of community and artistry Mosher has built through her curated showcase was palpable....

Review: BEYOND THE RAINBOW at 54 Below is Sam Harris at His Most Intimate
by Ricky Pope - November 03, 2024

I left this show feeling that I had experienced something true and honest from an artist who is largely associated with his dazzling style. This show presents Sam Harris as a remarkable and sensitive artist in addition to being a flawless showman....

Review: COCKEYED OPTIMIST Celebrates Hammerstein at 92NY
by Rob Lester - November 02, 2024

Songs with lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein from musical theatre gems were celebrated and sung and discussed at 92NY in a fine Lyrics and Lyricists concert, COCKEYED OPTIMIST concert at The 92nd Street Y, New York. The concert kicked off L&L's 2024-25 season which continues next month with a tribute to a...

Photos: Ava Nicole Frances Debuts THE DREAM THAT I SEE at The Green Room 42
by Stephen Mosher - October 31, 2024

Stephen Mosher reports the facts and presents the pics of the Ava Nicole Frances show....

Feature: Monthly Quiz - How Well Do You Know Music Stars Born This Month?
by Rob Lester - November 01, 2024

How's your music trivia expertise? Try the Broadway World Cabaret Quiz of 'True or False' questions about music figures born in November. ...

Review: BERNADETTE PETERS at Carnegie Hall Is Iconic
by Rebecca Kaplan - October 31, 2024

Renowned Broadway singer Bernadette Peters made a stunning return to Carnegie Hall on Monday October 27, 2024. It had been nearly 30 years since her last show there in 1997, but it was well worth the wait. The show kicked off Carnegie Hall's 2024-25 Original series which continues tomorrow night wit...

Photos: AN INTIMATE EVENING WITH VINCENT RODRIGUEZ III at Joe's Pub
by Stephen Mosher - October 30, 2024

Vincent Rodriguez III makes stop in NYC while touring solo show debut....

Review: CHINATOWN DREAMS at Joe's Pub Is a Seamless Blend of Styles
by Lydia Singer - October 30, 2024

Stephanie Chou, the composer, saxophonist, and singer, is back with a new show entitled Chinatown Dreams. The 10/23 show stayed creative and mesmerizing throughout, as it traversed sounds both old and new....