THE HANGOVER REPORT – At 95-years-young, the unstoppable MARILYN MAYE still belts, kicks, and puts on one helluva joyous show

This past week, the marvelous Marilyn Maye concluded her most recent stint at 54 Below. Having just recently celebrated her 95th birthday, I treasure every opportunity to catch the late-blooming … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – NATALIE JOY JOHNSON returns to New York as irresistibly outrageous as ever in her birthday show at Green Room 42

This holiday weekend also saw the return to New York City of Natalie Joy Johnson, who celebrated her birthday at Green Room 42. Although currently based out on the West … Continue Reading →

VIEWPOINTS – They’ve still got it: Downtown theater artists RIZO and KAREN FINLEY urgently return to live performance

Over the course of the past week, I had the opportunity to catch the return to live performance of two revered downtown artists, both of whom have come out of … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – Tony nominee JOHN-ANDREW MORRISON explores his complicated relationship with love through song and banter

Tony nominee John-Andrew Morrison follows up his acclaimed Broadway debut in the award-winning musical A Strange Loop (in which he gave an exquisitely layered performance) by taking a shot at performing … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – In the cheekily titled THE SKIVVIES FIRST FAREWELL TOUR, the scantily-clad duo turns their attention to themselves

Last Monday — on my off night from the theater — I attended a performance by The Skivvies at the subterranean Chelsea Table + Stage. Cheekily entitled The Skivvies First … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – The great Donna McKechnie charts her career via Sondheim in TAKE ME TO THE WORLD at 54 Below

Last night at 54 Below, I had the great privilege of catching the great Donna McKechnie’s latest cabaret act. Entitled Take Me to the World — The Songs of Stephen … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – The great JENNIFER HOLLIDAY shines brightly in her sensational Diamond Series debut at 54 Below

Last night, I had the great opportunity to catch the final show of the great Jennifer Holliday’s sensational inaugural Diamond Series residency at 54 Below. In short, the Broadway star … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – John Cameron Mitchell and Amber Martin’s CASSETTE ROULETTE is an ecstatic display of downtown swagger

Over the course of a number of weeks this winter at Joe’s Pub, John Cameron Mitchell (of Hedwig and the Angry Inch fame) and cabaret star Amber Martin have teamed … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – Broadway’s MELISSA ERRICO celebrates the femme fatale and all things noir in her cabaret show at Birdland

Just in time for Valentine’s Day, cabaret and musical theater fans wil be able to catch Broadway’s Melissa Errico (My Fair Lady with Richard Chamberlain, High Society, Dracula, Passion, etc.) … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – The fabulous JULIE BENKO flexes her considerable vocal abilities in a Mardi Gras-inspired set

Last night, I caught the fabulous Julie Benko at Birdland Jazz Club. Perhaps best known as being Lea Michele’s — and previously Beanie Feldstein’s — alternate in the current Broadway … Continue Reading →