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Marnie Klar By: Paulanne Simmons March 17, 2019: Bobbie Gentry is not exactly a name we hear often these days. Yet the singer/songwriter was one of the first female artists to compose and produce her work. Born in Chickasaw Country, Mississippi, she was hugely influenced by the music she heard growing up on her grandparents’ […]

Monday, March 18, 2019 J.W.’s Postcard from NYC: I was in New York City over the weekend for a business meeting and had the opportunity to squeeze in some theater and cabaret (well, a lot, actually). It was a memorable weekend and I wanted to share some thoughts: The Cher Show I went for the costumes and […]

Posted on Feb 27, 2019 in Music Reviews Erika Lustig By Myra Chanin Once upon a time there lived senior-ita, known for her veneration of mid-to-high culture, who acquired an Art Deco-ish abode with a view of a pond populated by perpetually quacking ducks in the land where boredoms – note the plural – reign supreme. The […]

In The Spotlight | ‘Life’ story: Johnstown native’s one-man play explores ‘roller coaster’ life of an NYC bartender By Mark Pestompesto@tribdem.com Feb 2, 2019 Johnstown native Dan Ruth wrote and is performing his one-man play, “A Life Behind Bars,” in Pittsburgh. After he graduated from Bishop McCort High School decades ago, Dan Ruth moved from […]

MUST SEE: Dan Ruth’s A Life Behind Bars – Broadway World Pittsburgh By Alan D. Welding on January 24, 2019 • ( Leave a comment ) “A Life Behind Bars” is a hilarious & seedy tour-de-force roller coaster ride of after-hour whiskey shots, horror films and rock & roll.  Dan Ruth shares dark comic monologues, […]

Marnie Klar December 30, 2018 | By Bistro Awards | Don’t Tell Mama Wednesdays January 16 & 23, 7:00 pm Marnie Klar Sings Bobbie Gentry Marnie Klar brings her tribute to Bobbie Gentry back for two more performances. In addition to having a grand time at this show, you will learn two things: (1) though […]

Amy Beth Williams: Great Ladies, Great Songs Posted on December 12, 2018 by Alix Cohen in Playing Around Amy Beth Williams is  double distilled lady, polished, elegant, dignified. Fortunately, though she could physically loosen up some, this doesn’t indicate lack of emotional communication. Williams seems to take in lyrics whole, process, and exhale. She’s clearly […]

Don’t Tell Mama, NYC, December 7, 2018 Reviewed by Alix Cohen for Cabaret Scenes Marnie Klar is a tall, attractive drink of water. Her freshness adds to the authenticity of this show. When the vocalist tells us about her subject’s independent, inherently feminist life, she speaks with passion. Biographical material is, alas, predominantly factual rather […]

Hidden Treasures VI: Songs of Larry Kerchner The Triad, NYC, November 26, 2018 Reviewed by Alix Cohen for Cabaret Scenes Larry Kerchner “Lemme tell you, Larry (pictured) is a prolific composer, lyricist, arranger, producer, and he has a Grammy Award” began host Klea Blackhurst. Iteration No. 6 of the artist’s work packed The Triad with […]