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Cabaret Review: JEFF HARNAR – THE 1959 BROADWAY SONGBOOK (Birdland / New York)
A VERY GOOD YEAR Someone should carve a statue to this delightful performer If the world of cabaret ever got around to having someone carve its own equivalent of Mount Rushmore, the smiling face of singer Jeff Harnar might well be one of the heads in stone. After all, he’s carved out quite a long…
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Cabaret Review: SPOTLIGHT KIDZ CABARET: ALL THAT GLITTERS (The Green Room 42)
YOUNG VOICES, BRIGHT LIGHTS Two dozen aspiring performers take the stage with enthusiasm, confidence and plenty of personality It doesn’t take Sherlock Holmes to make an educated guess that most of the smiling faces, cell-phone cameras and wildly applauding hands at a cabaret show filled with kid performers belong to proud parents, grandparents, siblings and…
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Event Preview: GEORGE CHAKIRIS & CAROL LAWRENCE REMEMBER WEST SIDE STORY (Palm Springs Cultural Center)
SOMEWHERE IN PALM SPRINGS Broadway’s original Maria and the film’s Bernardo reunite to share two sides of West Side Story history George Chakiris and Carol Lawrence share an unusual piece of West Side Story history. She was there when the musical first opened on Broadway in 1957, creating the role of Maria. He became Bernardo…
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Music Preview: STEVE SMITH TAKES OVER BIRDLAND (September & October, 2026)
FIVE WEEKS, FIVE WAYS TO KEEP THE BEAT From Rollins and Coltrane to Powell and Monk, Steve Smith turns a Birdland residency into a tour through jazz history Drummer Steve Smith is settling into Birdland this fall—but he certainly isn’t settling into a routine. Across five engagements in September and October 2026, Smith will move…
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Cabaret Preview: MALTBY & SHIRE: OUR STORY GOES ON (Merkin Hall / New York)
THE STORY GOES ON—AND IT SHOULD The American Songbook Association celebrates Richard Maltby, Jr. and David Shire while reaffirming why America’s great songwriting tradition deserves to endure Few songwriting partnerships have enriched the American musical theater canon quite like Richard Maltby, Jr. and David Shire. On Monday, October 5, the American Songbook Association (ASA) celebrates…
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Cabaret Review: ETHAN MATHIAS: WAIT ‘TIL YOU SEE WHAT’S NEXT (The Green Room 42 / NYC)
WAIT ‘TIL YOU HEAR HIM A gifted young singer proves he’s more than a novelty act When singers do their shows in New York City’s cabaret rooms, their audiences often include plenty of fellow vocalists. Some are longtime friends; others haven’t yet met. They may have shared a bill at a benefit or group concert,…
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Cabaret Review: EMILY SKINNER (CV Rep Summer Cabaret Series / Cathedral City)
SKIN IN THE GAME Tony nominee Emily Skinner brings powerhouse vocals, incisive storytelling, and irresistible humor to CV Rep’s Summer Cabaret Series There is a rare tier of theatrical royalty that doesn’t just sing a song—they dismantle it, unearth its emotional marrow, and reconstruct it before your eyes. Coachella Valley audiences experienced exactly that kind…
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Cabaret Review: ROBERT YACKO (CV Rep Summer Cabaret Series / Cathedral City)
YACKO OF ALL TRADES Broadway veteran Robert Yacko transforms an evening of songs into a heartfelt journey through a remarkable theatrical life Cabaret requires a delicate balance: a voice capable of filling a room, a repertoire built on timeless melodies, and the storytelling ability to make a theater feel like an intimate living room. At…
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Cabaret Review: LAURIE ROLDAN – A SONG FOR YOU: THE MUSIC OF KAREN CARPENTER & FRIENDS! (The Green Room 42 / New York)
A TRIBUTE WITH HEART Laurie Roldan honors Karen Carpenter with affection, authenticity, and grace. Singer Laurie Roldan could easily be elected president of the Karen Carpenter Appreciation Society. Her concert tribute at The Green Room 42, A Song for You: The Music of Karen Carpenter & Friends!, reflects a lifelong devotion to the singer/drummer while…
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Music: BRYCE EDWARDS: MY PERFORMER OF THE YEAR
THE OLD SOUL OF THE NEW CENTURY Singer, multi-instrumentalist, vaudevillian, songwriter, musical historian—and one of today’s most irresistible entertainers Halfway through 2026 may seem a little early to name a Performer of the Year, but I’m comfortable making the call. Bryce Edwards has earned it. I’m forever crawling under the table to retrieve my socks…
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Theater Review: MELISSA MANCHESTER: FIFTY THREADS: AN ARTIST’S JOURNEY (54 Below, NY)
MAN, OH MAN! MANCHESTER IS IN FINE FORM A warm, witty retrospective celebrates fifty years of songs, stories, and an artist still at the top of her game. Regulars at 54 Below may have done a double take upon entering the room for one of Melissa Manchester‘s four May performances. First, the piano had been…
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Cabaret Review: MY 40 YEARS ON BROADWAY: BRENT BARRETT (CV Rep / Cathedral City)
HE’S CLOSER THAN EVER Brent Barrett proves that artistry only deepens with experience There’s a big difference between a great singer and a true veteran of the stage, and Brent Barrett proved exactly why he’s the latter during his performance at CVRep Thursday night. Bringing his retrospective show, My 40 Years On Broadway, to the…
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Cabaret Review: YESTERDAY ONCE MORE: THE SOUND OF KAREN CARPENTER (Joanne O’Brien at Coachella Valley Repertory / Cathedral City)
WE’VE ONLY JUST BEGUN… SINGING ALONG Joanne O’Brien celebrates Karen Carpenter with warmth, superb vocals, and a room full of happy fans If you were at CV Rep this past Tuesday night, you already know we were treated to something special. Joanne O’Brien brought her Karen Carpenter tribute show to the stage, and for anyone…
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Cabaret Review: BACK TO BARBRA (Melissa Errico / 54 Below / New York City)
A SUAVE, STREISAND- CENTRIC SOIGNÉE SOIRÉE Errico eloquently echoes superstar Streisand with style Musical mega-talents cast long shadows. Any performer who builds a show around their repertoire risks comparison, yet that hasn’t stopped a parade of vocalists from tackling the songs associated with Barbra Streisand. In The Streisand Effect: Back to Barbra at 54 Below,…
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Theater Review: GOING BACHARACH: THE SONGS OF AN ICON (Apollo Theater / Chicago)
WHAT THE WORLD NEEDS NOW A charming revue reminds us why Burt Bacharach’s songs remain timeless An overture! An honest-to-goodness overture! All right, so maybe I’m overreacting a bit, but I adore overtures, and they have been largely missing—or severely truncated—in musicals over the last several years. Not so in Going Bacharach: The Songs of…
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Cabaret Review: 54 SINGS THE SECOND BARBRA STREISAND ALBUM (54 Below / New York)
SECOND HELPINGS OF STREISAND A talented roster of singers at 54 Below revisit an early Streisand classic with style, affection, and plenty of bonus treats “My new album is called The Second Barbra Streisand Album because that’s just what it is. Why should I give it some fancy name that no one remembers anyway?” That’s…
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Highly Recommended Show: HOT COMBINATION: BRYCE EDWARDS, MIKE DAVIS & BAND (Sunday, June 7 at Birdland)
OLD SONGS GET NEW LIFE FROM TALENTED YOUNG GUYS WHO ARE OLD SOULS Zip and zing with musical fizz and sparkle Hooray! They’re back!! Bryce Edwards—the mercurial, merry multi-talented, multi-instrumentalist and sassy singer—reunites with brilliant brass player Mike Davis, debonair dazzler, along with some top-drawer colleagues for a repeat of the sensational show they premiered…
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Comedy Review: THE ARABISH IMPROV SHOW (The Arabic Theater Company / Balance Arts Center)
LOST IN TRANSLATION? NOT TONIGHT The Arabic Theater Company blends improv chaos, bilingual comedy, and cultural specificity into a fun night of laughs First, take eight appealing actors, all with roots in the Arab world. Add fluency in both English and Arabic. Throw in considerable comedic talent and a desire to “amplify Arab voices” in…
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Off-Broadway Review: THE MYSTERY OF EDWIN DROOD (J2 Spotlight Musical Theater Company at AMT Theater)
WHO KILLED EDWIN DROOD? WELL, IT’S UP TO THE AUDIENCE The musical whodunit is done with panache by the reliable J2 Musical Theater Company The unpleasant fact about life is that everybody dies. In 1870, before completing his last novel The Mystery of Edwin Drood, in which the title character dies—apparently by murder—the author himself…
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Music Review: NELLIE McKAY (City Vineyard)
ECCENTRIC CHARM, SWEET AND STRANGE Enjoying an eclectic, engaging evening with Nellie McKay Light-hearted but with some heavier thoughts,Out-and-out outgoing on the outside,Sometimes intense on the inside,Engaging all the way through With a playful twinkle in her eye and her trademark sunny sound, savvy singer Nellie McKay fills a room with charm in her eclectic…
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