Cabaret Review

'Classical Julie' Is a Master Class in Milking a Laugh

Julie Halston goes solo in her new show at Birdland, “Classical Julie,” which purports to be her take on the classics but is mostly a very funny ramble through whatever’s on her mind.

Delightful and Novel, 'Well-Strung' Just Needs Fine-Tuning

Interspersing classical and pop-music selections performed by four foxy young guys who sing while playing stringed instruments, “Well-Strung” is an invigorating concert.

Cabaret Review: 'Steppin' Out With Ben Vereen'

Forty years after becoming a star in "Pippin," Ben Vereen still shines and struts with dazzling appeal, at 54 Below.

Cabaret Review: 'Patti LuPone: Far Away Places'

Patti LuPone christens the snazzy new nightclub 54 Below with an evening of songs structured loosely on the idea of travel, and the result is magic.

Cabaret Review: 'Mad Dogs & Educated Fleas: Noël & Cole, a Battle of Wits'

This 92nd Street Y Lyrics & Lyricists series look at Noël Coward and Cole Porter is undercooked, faring best when Edward Hibbert and Harriet Harris perform.

Cabaret Review: 'Emily Bergl: NY I Love You'

Emily Bergl, best known for her stint on “Desperate Housewives,” has a limited voice but deserves an E for effort in her uneven set at the Café Carlyle.

Cabaret Review: 'Ethel Waters: Blues, Broadway, and Jazz'

This tribute to the great Ethel Waters, with Michael Feinstein, Adriane Lenox, Tracie Thoms, and Catherine Russell, from Jazz at Lincoln Center, is a honey.

Cabaret Review: 'When Everything Was Possible: A Concert (with comments)

Kurt Peterson and Victoria Mallory, Broadway's go-to ingenues 40 years ago and once a couple, reunite at City Center in a wonderful "concert with comments."

Cabaret Review: 'Marilyn Maye: The Happiest Sound in Town'

Veteran chanteuse Marilyn Maye defies the calendar with an energetic and versatile hour of vocalizing at Feinstein’s at Loews Regency.

Cabaret Review: 'Anywhere I Wander: The Frank Loesser Songbook'

The New York Philharmonic's one-night salute to songwriter Frank Loesser, featuring a starry cast including Bryn Terfel and Victoria Clark, is sensational.