Reviews

The MAC & Bistro Award-winning artist's live recording performance was a hit with the audience

It seems that since the passing of iconic Broadway composer Stephen Sondheim, not a week has gone by without some new revue, or tribute, or memorial in his honor. Of course, he is deserving of as much praise as the world can manage to heap upon him, but even the heartiest of fans might be tempted to shout, “Enough already!” Then a show like Meg Flather’s Hammerstein & Sondheim: Carefully Taught comes along brimming with such intelligence, such passion, such insight, such daring, and such sheer talent to prove that there is still more to be said and more to be learned.

One of the deprivations of growing up in New Hampshire was that I was never exposed to more sophisticated entertainments in general, and Sir Noël Coward in particular. It was not until I got to Columbia University here in NY that I discovered the wit, the panache, the lyrics and melodies, plays, and stories of the Master. I was a devoted fan from the first blush of my flirtation with his work. I have been to countless revues and tributes and shows dedicated to his songs, from the best (Oh, Coward!) to the worst (which were many and, for the purposes of this review, nameless), No matter good or bad, they consist of his songs interspersed with biographical or critical bits of information about his life, and his plays, music, and movies.

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Marnie Klar Pays Homage to Carly Simon

Natural storyteller Lucille Carr-Kaffashan brought her newest celebration of singer-songwriters to Don’t Tell Mama.

It’s impossible not to notice the performer Marnie Klar the moment she walks into any room.

It’s a happy surprise in cabaret when an artist and a saluted composer blend together so well that the pairing seems inevitable.

Heigh-Ho, My Merry Rainbow Tribe! Bobby Patrick your RAINBOW Reviewer here… Grabbing that silent T from cabareT to bring you all the Tea!