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November 14, 2023 Marilyn Lester By Marilyn Lester***Two very different recent cabaret shows, by two distinctly different gentlemen, none the less had a lot in common. Mark Nadler‘s I’m a Stranger Here Myself at The Laurie Beechman Theatre and Rian Keating‘s Woman Songs at Don’t Tell Mama both addressed themes of childhood, family, remembrance and […]

Posted on November 8, 2023 by Alix Cohen I see a lot of cabaret. A multitude of reasons can make a show good, but to be great, everything has to come together. This show is great. Amy Beth Williams discovered a little known album called The Other Lieber and Stoller. Known for hits like Hound […]

Bart Greenberg | November 2, 2023 Rian Keating Woman Songs Don’t Tell Mama, NYC, October 24, 2023 Reviewed by Bart Greenberg Rian Keating Rian Keating is a natural-born storyteller. His tales may be funny or tragic or surprising or just plain human; but they all carry the certainty of truth. He can draw the audience […]

Marnie Klar Pays Homage to Carly Simon By: Ricky Pope Oct. 11, 2023 Carly Simon has been a prolific songwriter since the late 60s. From her heyday in the early 70s,  each decade has brought a new and different version of Carly Simon. She has effortlessly glided through styles and genres leaving folk tunes, rock […]

The MAC & Bistro Award-winning artist’s live recording performance was a hit with the audience By: Analisa Bell Oct. 08, 2023 Don’t Tell Mama was “a-buzz” on Friday night as the audience prepared to watch Tanya Moberly’s live recording of PART I of her project, I LOVE NEW YORK SONGWRITERS. Moberly recently ran a highly […]

After a successful crowdfunding campaign, Award-winner Tanya Moberly prepares to record live CD. By: Stephen Mosher Sep. 16, 2023 Multiple Award winning Performer/Producer/Director Tanya Moberly will appear at legendary nightspot Don’t Tell Mama this fall to perform and record two shows that are audience favorites: I LOVE NEW YORK SONGWRITERS PART I AND PART II. […]

August 28, 2023 Simi Horwitz BistroAwards.com’s critic Gerry Geddes, also a cabaret director, has worn many hats that include writer, lyricist, teacher, and theatre director. He has no doubt about the major challenge cabaret directors face today.  Put simply: it’s the diminished values of the culture at large. More specifically, it’s what’s viewed and promoted […]

Aug 15, 2023 By Andrew Poretz … It’s impossible not to notice the performer Marnie Klar the moment she walks into any room. Ms. Klar looks like a high-fashion model (her bio unsurprisingly bears this out) with the high cheekbones of a cover girl. When this statuesque beauty opens her mouth, her dulcet tones complement […]

Kickstarter campaign hopes to raise funding by September 6th. By: Stephen Mosher Aug. 09, 2023 For twenty-six years Tanya Moberly has been a pillar of the cabaret community, beginning her career as a performer before making progressions into other corridors of the industry like directing and producing and, eventually, operating as booking manager at the […]

Jul 18, 2023 By Sandi Durell . . . With Jon Weber on piano and Steve Doyle on bass at Don’t Tell Mama, July 15th was the last album celebration date with Floridian Margo Brown flying up for the occasion, revealing how and why love has such special meaning in her multi-faceted, creative life. She […]