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October 6, 2022 | By Gerry Geddes Before I get to Scott F. Mason’s hilarious show at Don’t Tell Mama, One Dame Funny Night, return with me to those thrilling days of cabaret past, and to one of the best cabaret comedians in the late 20th century, Pudgy (the stage name of Beverly Wines).  Pudgy […]

Bart Greenberg | September 27, 2022 Amy Beth Williams Great Ladies, Great Songs Don’t Tell Mama, NYC, September 21, 2022 Reviewed by Bart Greenberg It took about three notes of Amy Beth Williams’ first song, “I’ve Never Been in Love Before,” delivered in her powerful, full soprano, for the audience at Don’t Tell Mama to […]

Miss this show at your own expense – it is musical storytelling at the highest level. by Stephen Mosher Sep. 22, 2022   When I was a kid, I loved television variety specials. Sometimes they were big cast variety programs like the TV shows of Sonny and Cher, The Captain and Tennille, or The Carol […]

The event is on September 17th, 2022. by Stephi Wild Aug. 29, 2022 A light-hearted, gut-punching, mournful dissection of singlehood, love, romance, loss, and maybe most importantly: an indomitable desire for Gavin Creel. But, every Say Goodnight, Gracie is different. There’s a wonderful rotation of musicians including bassists, vocalists, saxophonists, and my personal favorite: a […]

Tour-de-Force Tanya Strikes Again, this time with Misters Schwartz and Sondheim. by Stephen Mosher Aug. 23, 2022   Holy Pamela Myers, Batman! Tanya Moberly has been belting! Since January the versatile virtuosa vocalist has been doing a residency at Don’t Tell Mama titled MOBERLY AT MAMA’S MONTHLY, the hook of which is that Tanya does […]

June 24, 2022 NiteLife Exchange By Michael Barbieri***As a critic, I’m afforded the opportunity to see some wonderful performers. There are times, however, when I see someone in a brilliant new light, and their performance is eye-opening in a way I never expected. In this very way, Tanya Moberly’s tribute to The Beatles and Led […]

June 23, 2022 | By Mark Dundas Wood For most any cabaret show, performers will want to share something about themselves. They’ll note, for instance, what a particular song in their setlist means to them personally and why they decided to include it. But certain shows go well beyond that. Such presentations are essentially spoken-word […]

April 6, 2022 NiteLife Exchange Cabaret Reviews By Marilyn Lester***Songwriter Jeff Flaster is by far not a newbie to the world of creating music, but he is in the world of cabaret. His singing and performing debut at Don’t Tell Mama can be certifiably stamped “success.” With Take the Moment, Flaster, in his sixth decade, […]

Bart Greenberg | April 2, 2022 Jeff Flaster Take the Moment Don’t Tell Mama, NYC, March 16, 2022 Reviewed by Bart Greenberg Jeff Flaster made a highly impressive solo cabaret debut with his show, Take the Moment. As with many such programs, the subject was autobiographical. One of the things that made the evening special […]

Mar 18, 2022 | Music & Cabaret By Andrew Poretz . . . The last time a numbers guy made a name for himself as an entertainer, the world got Bob Newhart, a former accountant.  Jeff Flaster has taken it a step further.  He became an actuary!  To go from a world of successfully gauging […]