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August 11, 2024 Simi Horwitz Doing What You Have to Do to Get Your Work Out There When James Beaman decided to return to cabaret after a 20-year absence, and in the wake of the pandemic, he admits frankly, he was short of cash. “I wanted to put on a show and needed money. I […]

August 4, 2024 Mark Dundas Wood Like a good many things, cabaret action slows somewhat during the summer months, though it certainly doesn’t shut down entirely. There have been plenty of club shows playing in the early summer weeks to keep an avid cabaret goer occumpied Unfortunately, the imminent closing of the Laurie Beechman Theatre […]

Don’t Tell Mama, NYC, July 17, 2024 Review by Bart Greenberg Song & Singers Sneak Peek, the inspired creation of cabaret chanteuse Goldie Dver, is her monthly series at Don’t Tell Mama that gives nightlife veterans and newcomers a chance to showcase a bit of their upcoming shows. Part public relations, part a mutli-performer evening […]

Dan Thaler These Are the Days Don’t Tell Mama, NYC, May 16, 2024 Reviewed by Bart Greenberg Dan Thaler asserted the present in his opening number “These Are the Days” (Ben Cullum); it featured a gentle rock arrangement and his laid-back tenor with its melting high notes. This was a major show for him; it’s […]

Tanya Moberly I Love New York Songwriters May 19, 2024 Reviewed by Alix Cohen Tanya Moberly is something of a force of nature. Inspired by all she heard at Mark Janas’s Salon, she took over and produced the event for 15 years. This live-at-Don’t-Tell-Mama two-CD set is based on shows she had performed in 2013 […]

The award-winning singer celebrates her album release with two live shows next week By: Rebecca Kaplan May 01, 2024 Next Thursday and Friday (May 9th and 10th) at 7 pm, award winning singer/producer/director Tanya Moberly will be celebrating her album release with live shows at Don’t Tell Mama, the historic nightclub where she recorded the […]

Don’t Tell Mama, NYC, March 24, 2024 Reviewed by Bart Greenberg In her search for the song “Humphrey Bogart” that she had heard in a cabaret show, Amy Beth Williams discovered an album featuring pianist William Bolcom and singer Joan Morris that paid tribute to songwriters Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller. The record featured some […]

Rian Keating will return to DTM for one more performance on March 17th By: Ricky Pope Mar. 09, 2024 Rian Keating is not your average cabaret artist. Although his shows do contain the normal cabaret elements: an eclectic blend of songs, personal banter, and shows that revolve around a theme. What Keating brings that separates […]

Posted on February 23, 2024 by Alix Cohen in Playing Around Woody Regan has been an MD/accompanist since 1982. At 80, this is his first solo show. Ably backed by bassist Ritt Henn, whose appreciation of the artist is infectiously visible, and by guitarist Phil Mougis, who also sings harmony, the evening emerges charming. Regan creates the coziness of a […]

January 2, 2024 Mark Dundas Wood I’f you’re like me, you may have had mixed feelings in the past few weeks about the imminent arrival of 2024. With controversial wars raging and a shocking appetite for autocracy growing around the globe, plus a divisive, ultra-important election season ahead here at home, I find it a […]