New York, NY – (January 21, 2020) —Lyricist and director Richard Maltby, Jr. and composer David Shire will be honored at the 35th annual Bistro Awards where they will be receiving the Bob Harrington Lifetime Achievement Award, the Bistro Award’s highest honor, for their more than 50 years of musical accomplishments. The songwriting team, one […]
BistroAwards.com honored with Board of Directors Award from Manhattan Association of Cabarets
BistroAwards.com is being honored with a Board of Directors Award from the Manhattan Association of Cabarets for its 35 years of recognizing, encouraging, and nurturing cabaret and jazz artists through its insightful reviews, online articles, and its annual awards. The presentation will take place at the annual MAC Awards on Monday, March 30.
Richard Maltby, Jr. & David Shire to Receive the 2020 Bistro Award for Lifetime Achievement
New York, NY – (January 21, 2020) —Lyricist and director Richard Maltby, Jr. and composer David Shire will be honored at the 35th annual Bistro Awards where they will be receiving the Bob Harrington Lifetime Achievement Award, the Bistro Award’s highest honor, for their more than 50 years of musical accomplishments. The songwriting team, one […]
Legendary Singer-Songwriter JUDY COLLINS Among the Honorees at the 34th ANNUAL BISTRO AWARDS Gala
Monday, March 11 at Gotham Comedy Club Frances Ruffelle, Lee Horwin, Luba Mason, and Sidney Myer Also Recognized Among the 15 Winners Internationally acclaimed singer-songwriter and Grammy Hall-of-Famer Judy Collins will be honored, along with a diverse group of 14 other outstanding artists, at the 34th Annual Bistro Awards on Monday, March 11 at Gotham […]
Legendary Singer-Songwriter JUDY COLLINS to Receive the 2019 Bistro Award for Lifetime Achievement
Monday, March 11 at Gotham Comedy Club (New York City, Jan. 21, 2019) — Internationally acclaimed singer-songwriter and Grammy Hall-of-Famer, Judy Collins will be honored at the 34th Annual Bistro Awards on Monday, March 11, where she will be receiving the Bob Harrington Lifetime Achievement Award, the Bistro Awards’ highest honor, for her six decades […]
Forbidden Broadway: The Next Generation!
The first version of writer/director Gerard Alessandrini’s Forbidden Broadway was staged 38 years ago, and the hardy satirical revue has gone through various permutations over the decades. The latest version—Forbidden Broadway: The Next Generation!—is now running at The York Theatre Company. As with past installments, this one lacerates the pretensions and outright follies of Broadway […]
With her lilting voice and sunny stage presence, Maureen Taylor puts the cabaret listener in a receptive frame of mind, whatever she is singing. In her recent show at Don’t Tell Mama, Cosmic Connections: The Lyrics of Michael Colby (directed by Frank Galgano), she performed songs with varying colors and moods, but with an overarching […]
A friend of mine enjoys musical theatre and songs from the American Songbook, but cannot abide anyone singing such music who has an “operatic” voice. Even someone like Audra McDonald or Kelli O’Hara is a no-go for him. I thought about this friend during the opening sequence of Regina Zona’s cabaret act at the Triad, […]
Editor’s note: This review has been updated to correct factual errors in the original version published on December 10. We apologize for the errors and sincerely regret any misunderstanding they caused. At the beginning of A Celebration of Jewish Broadway (directed by Lina Koutrakos), which he recently brought back to Birdland Theater, Ari Axelrod cheerfully […]
Pangea Tuesday January 28, 7:00 pm Special Kaye: A Tribute to the Incomparable Kaye Ballard Gretchen Reinhagen brings her landmark tribute to the great Kaye Ballard back for one more performance. When the show debuted in 2009, it took home just about every honor there was in the cabaret industry, including a Bistro Award. To […]
Don’t Tell Mama Friday January 31, 7:00 pm Ricky Ritzel presents the next edition in his delightful Bistro- and MAC Award-winning series. The series is fashioned after Sylvia Fine Kaye’s Musical Comedy Tonight PBS programs from the ’70s, with each show highlighting songs and stories from a handful of Broadway musicals. The cast changes with […]
The Green Room 42 Saturday February 1, 7:00 pm Why Can’t a Woman Be More Like a Man…? The prodigiously talented singer-actress in her Green Room 42 debut. Her new show celebrates women with quotes from iconic feminist authors paired with classic songs normally sung by men. Also on hand are guest artists Ken Ard […]
