THE HANGOVER REPORT – Liz and Ann Hampton Callaway sparkle in the return of their cabaret act BROADWAY THE CALLA-WAY!

This week at Feinstein’s/54 Below, cabaret favorites Liz Callaway and her sister Ann Hampton Callaway have brought back their latest show Broadway the Calla-way!, which they originally unveiled in the … Continue Reading →

VIEWPOINTS – THE BEST OF 2021: Theater, Music, and Dance

With 2021 behind us, the time has come to look back and recognize the best of the year’s performing arts offerings. No matter how you look at it, assessing performance … Continue Reading →

VIEWPOINTS – KIKI & HERB and BRIDGET EVERETT: Two of cabaret’s most outrageous and popular acts return

This week, Brooklyn Academy of Music and Joe’s Pub, respectively, play host to Kiki & Herb (a.k.a. Justin Vivian Bond and Kenny Mellman) and Bridget Everett, two of cabaret’s most … Continue Reading →

VIEWPOINTS – SEUSSICAL & HEATHERS: Cult favorite musicals find their voice in their condensed cabaret incarnations

Last week at two of New York’s premiere cabaret venues catering to musical theater buffs, I was struck by the level of enthusiasm that was met by a pair of … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – The iconic JUSTIN VIVIAN BOND, with vivacious openers The Illustrious Blacks, reopen Joe’s Pub

This week, Joe’s Pub reopened its doors at the Public Theater with a weeklong run of Justin Vivian Bond’s latest cabaret act Storming the Glamparts, which I attended last night. … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – Justin Vivian Bond and Anthony Roth Costanzo clash and mesh spectacularly in ONLY AN OCTAVE APART

Last week, St. Ann’s Warehouse returned to in-person events when it commenced performances of Only an Octave Apart, an elaborate cabaret act starring downtown cabaret legend Justin Vivian Bond and … Continue Reading →

VIEWPOINTS – Let me entertain you: New and familiar faces at Feinstein’s/54 Below

One of the main reasons I frequent Feinstein’s/54 Below so often is because of its wonderfully eclectic nightly programming, which has given me the opportunity to enjoy established performers, as … Continue Reading →

VIEWPOINTS – Broadway divas at the top of their game: Sierra Boggess and Liz Callaway at Feinstein’s/54 Below

This week, I popped into Feinstein’s/54 Below to witness a pair of Broadway divas return to in-person performance, much to the satisfaction of their adoring fans. It was a wonderful … Continue Reading →

VIEWPOINTS – Checking up on Birdland’s pair of vivacious variety shows: JIM CARUSO’S CAST PARTY and THE LINEUP WITH SUSIE MOSHER

Although Birdland has long been associated with New York’s storied jazz scene, the club’s location just off of Times Square in the Theater District has inevitably meant that a diverse … Continue Reading →

VIEWPOINTS – “Hadestown” stars Eva Noblezada and Reeve Carney show off their distinctive personalities in their respective cabaret acts

I recently had a chance to get to know Eva Noblezada and Reeve Carney – the two fresh-faced stars of Hadestown – better via their respective cabaret acts at the … Continue Reading →