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December 2, 2019 | By Robert Windeler In her latest show, From Lady Day to The Boss (at Don’t Tell Mama, smoothly directed by Tanya Moberly), Lisa Viggiano justly and joyously celebrated the nearly five-decade career at Columbia Records of John Henry Hammond—from his supervision of the last recordings of Bessie Smith to his signing […]
by Stephen Mosher Nov. 17, 2019 Rian Keating is a storyteller. There is a storytelling community in New York City, one centered around places like The Moth, places like The Whitaker Center or Kollab New York where people can find Story Slams, or where they can be booked to tell their story. There is no […]
Breaking Burgh A satirical blog serving Western Pennsylvania and beyond Note: As we begin our soft expansion to a complete news and entertainment portal we are starting to post some of that content. This is a real show – no joke! What: A Life Behind Bars by Dan Ruth Where: Off The Wall Productions at […]
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by Stephen Mosher Sep. 30, 2019 About halfway through the show From Lady Day to The Boss I was asking myself why I liked Lisa Viggiano so much. I’ve never met her before and this was my first time seeing one of her shows, yet I felt a kinship with her that made […]
by Stephen MosherSep. 9, 2019 The Young Minds Benefit for Teen Suicide Prevention took place at famed New York cabaret Don’t Tell Mama on September 6th, playing to a house that was full enough but that, frankly, should have been standing room only. The cause was a great one and the lineup was equal in […]
Posted on Sep 3, 2019 in Music Reviews The Company – Ricky Ritzel’s Broadway By Myra Chanin Ricky Ritzel’s Broadway, like Brigadoon, pops up on the fourth Friday night of every month at Don’t Tell Mama where the antics of Ritzel and Company unfurl a tidal wave of utter joy that envelopes everyone in the packed […]
by Stephen Mosher Aug. 26, 2019 Teenage suicide has always been a problem in our troubled world, but recent years have seen a rise in the number of young people who take their own lives. For whatever reason, young people are choosing an extremely permanent solution to problems for which there might be help. […]
by Stephen Mosher Aug. 5, 2019 I recently did some undercover reporting. It wasn’t dangerous or glamorous, like Hunter S. Thompson or Nellie Bly, though it was both alluring and scary at times. I infiltrated the cabaret community to see what it’s like being a nightclub singer – and I had a really good […]
Cabaret Scenes | July 7, 2019 | 0 Comments A Conversation with Meg Flather and her Cabaret Sisterhood July 7, 2019 Meg Flather Meg Flather has made a name for herself in cabaret as a performer and songwriter. On July 14 and September 14 at 4:00 pm at NYC’s Don’t Tell Mama, she gathers fellow […]