Kevin Scott Hall

Kevin Scott Hall performed in cabaret clubs for many years and recorded three CDs, including “New Light Dawning” in 1998, which received national airplay. He also worked at the legendary piano bar, Rose’s Turn, and has taught cabaret workshops and directed shows since 1995. Kevin earned his MFA in Creative Writing at City College of New York. He is an adjunct professor in the Theatre and English departments at City College and Borough of Manhattan Community College. His novel, “Off the Charts!” was published in 2010, and his memoir, “A Quarter Inch from My Heart” (Wisdom Moon), in 2014. Kevin writes a monthly column and entertainment features for Edge Media Network, writes reviews for BistroAwards.com, and freelances for other publications.

Mark Nadler

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"Crazy 1961" Laurie Beechman Theatre  –  December 1, 8, 11, 18, January 15, 22, 29 Boisterous pianist and singer Mark Nadler has been entertaining cabaret crowds here and abroad for quite a few years, and now he's pulling out the stops for a romp through "Crazy 1961," a celebration of his birth year in music,...

Angela Shultz

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"Do Overs" Don't Tell Mama  –  November 21, 28,  December 2, 6,  January 4 After enjoying a long run with her last show, "Kiss Me Like You Mean It," a couple of years ago, and receiving a 2010 MAC Hanson Award, Angela Shultz has returned with a brand new show—even if its title, "Do Overs,"...

Gregory Nalbone

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"Gregory Nalbone In Concert" Metropolitan Room  –  November 1 Gregory Nalbone's name has been popping up in cabaret circles in recent months, not only because of his various shows in many of the rooms around town, but because of his modeling photos in various stages of undress. Naturally, the singing gigs and the looks have...

Kim Grogg

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"One Hit Wonder Woman!" Don't Tell Mama  –  October 18, 23, 25, 30 It's hard not to share in Kim Grogg's delight when she puts together a smorgasbord of big-hit anomalies from the pop charts of the '50s through the '90s. One anticipates hearing those seldom-heard oddities that had a season in the sun on...

Tom Gamblin

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"A Way Back to Then" Metropolitan Room  –  September 22, October 11  Cabaret audiences may know Tom Gamblin best for his stints as the quick-witted host of the Metropolitan Room's popular annual summer-long performance contest, the MetroStar Talent Challenge. Theatregoers may know him for his off-Broadway and tour work or perhaps his nine seasons playing...

Max and Maxine: Together…AGAIN!

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 Don't Tell Mama  –  September 13 & 20 First presented back in 1997, "Max and Maxine" follows the careers of an aging lounge act doing its desperate best to remain relevant and hip. Theatre veterans Bryan Scott Johnson and Jennifer Perry have fun playing the over-the-top duo, along with musical director Gary Adler, during a...

The Chalks

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"Denim and Gasoline World Tour" Laurie Beechman Theatre  –  August 15 & 29 "We've been in seclusion, putting our life story to music," says Judeen Chalk, explaining the year and a half since she and her two "sisters," Judelle and Belva—The Chalks—have performed in clubs. If their return to the Laurie Beechman Theatre—with a slew...

Julie Halston

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"Old, New, Borrowed and Blue" Birdland  –  July 11 A sold-out crowd greeted theatre veteran Julie Halston as she appeared at Birdland for a one-night-only return to one of her early successes: a one-woman comedy show. While she's best known for her many appearances in Charles Busch's plays (including a Drama Desk nomination—her third—for The...

Uptown Express

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"Gotta Be This or That" Metropolitan Room  -  June 24, 25 From the moment the male quartet Uptown Express took to the Metropolitan Room stage in their matching, fitted, gray sharkskin suits, black shirts and purple ties, there was a sense that one was in for an evening of polished entertainment. Here was a good-looking...

Becca Southworth

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"Add a Dash of Diva" Laurie Beechman Theatre  -  June 7 In her recent debut show, "Add a Dash of Diva," at the Laurie Beechman Theatre, Becca Southworth—who resembles a young and mischievous Blair Brown—took on the formidable task of singing songs associated with her favorite divas from her childhood to the present day. How...