Roy Sander

Roy Sander has been covering cabaret and theatre for over thirty years. He’s written cabaret and theatre reviews, features, and commentary for seven print publications, most notably Back Stage, and for CitySearch on the Internet. He covered cabaret monthly on “New York Theatre Review” on PBS TV, and cabaret and theatre weekly on WLIM-FM radio. He was twice a guest instructor at the London School of Musical Theatre. A critic for BistroAwards.com, he is also the site’s Reviews Editor; in addition, he is Chairman of the Advisory Board of MAC.

Eric Michael Gillett

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"Widescreen – Songs From and About the Movies" Feinstein's at Loews Regency  -  September 1, 2 Film is one of the dominant forces in popular culture. Is there a soul in the modern world for whom going to the movies was not one of the chief pleasures and most vividly memorable experiences of growing up?...

Tish Oney and Eddie Bruce

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The Metropolitan Room Tish Oney: August 14       Eddie Bruce: August 15, 16                      No, there isn't a new duo in town. Tish Oney and Eddie Bruce are two individual artists who performed different solo shows at the Metropolitan Room. I am covering both in a single...

Jason Danieley and The Frontier Heroes

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The Metropolitan Room - August 17, 21, 22, 23 While Jason Danieley is the name you're likely to be familiar with, The Frontier Heroes deserve fully half the credit for what makes this group and this show so enjoyable. To elaborate: Jason Danieley is the tenor who made his Broadway bow starring in the 1997...

Joyce Lyons

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Metropolitan Room - August 5, 12, 19 Joyce Lyons informs us that when she puts a show together, "It's about the words. My voice teacher told me, 'Your job is not to be the best singer in the world—there'll always be someone better. Your job is to make people feel.' I'm here to tell a...

Stearns Matthews & Megan Candio

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"50 Years Experience...25 Years in the Making" Don't Tell Mama July 31, Aug. 2 & 5 Stearns Matthews and Megan Candio have been friends since childhood—which isn't all that long ago since they are now only in their mid-twenties. Besides having growing-up-in-New Jersey in common, they are both disarming, charming, and funny, and both have...

Nicholas Wuehrmann

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"What Can You Lose?"  The Duplex -  August 7, 9, December 20 With hundreds of performances in musical theatre, opera, operetta, drama, and comedy to his credit—in addition to considerable experience as a director and teacher—Nicholas Wuehrmann recently made his solo cabaret debut. All of the ingredients of a first-rate cabaret artist are on display:...

Barbara Porteus

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Don't Tell Mama July 24 & 27 With an extensive background in theatre and cabaret, Barbara Porteus commands the stage like a pro. Backed by musical director Barry Levitt on piano, Eric Udel on bass, and Mayra Casales on percussion, she sings her way with assurance through an appealingly eclectic program in a voice equally...

Jonathan Long

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"Cherish the Tenor Moments" The Metropolitan Room July 19 & 28 You know how cabaret shows sometimes begin with an offstage voice exhorting us to "sit back, relax, and enjoy the show"? That introduction would be especially apt for Jonathan Long's show "Cherish the Tenor Moments," for Long delivers an hour of some of the...

Julie Reyburn

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"Sing Happy" ~ Feinstein's at the Regency July 21 With her new show, "Sing Happy," Julie Reyburn persuasively establishes herself as one of the finest artists on the current cabaret scene. Not only is this her best show to date, it ranks with some of the most acclaimed work presented at our most prestigious venues....

Lee Summers

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Winds of Change ~ The Triad monthly; next show August 3, 9:30 You may be familiar with Lee Summers in his capacity as General Manager of The Triad. If that is the extent of your exposure to him, you're in for a big surprise when you see him perform. When he takes the stage, the...