Cabaret Handbook

Heart to Heart: Carol Fredette on communicating with an audience…and much more

Heart to Heart: Carol Fredette on communicating with an audience…and much more

February 27, 2015 | By | Add a Comment

By Wendy Lane Bailey To interview jazz singer Carol Fredette is to get a master class in the art of musicianship taught by a smart savvy woman who is passionate about her craft. Bronx born and raised, she says what she thinks and her thoughts are always worth hearing.   WENDY LANE BAILEY: What was […]

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ANYTHING <em>DOES NOT GO</em>: CABARET PERFORMANCE NO-NO’S

ANYTHING DOES NOT GO: CABARET PERFORMANCE NO-NO’S

February 27, 2015 | By | Add a Comment

By Jeff Nishball Cole Porter’s classic Anything Goes can be heard in cabarets around the world, its lyrics presenting a loosey-goosey world, where rules and structure be damned. But when it comes to cabaret performance, anything, in fact, does not go. There are a few guidelines a performer should follow, and some definite No-No’s. I […]

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