September/October 2019

Volume XXIV No. 5

PEOPLE&PLACES
ASA Margaret Whiting Award

The Mabel Mercer Foundation’s
30th New York Cabaret Convention Preview
by Alix Cohen

Sandy Stewart
“I Just Tell the Story”
by Marilyn Lester

ASA 2019 Gala

Feinstein’s at Vitello’s

Doris Day Taught Me to Sing
by Craig Pomranz

To Life! A Talk with Sheldon Harnick
by Elizabeth Ahlfors

THIS&THAT
Letter from the Editor

ASA Donors

News
New York, Boston, Chicago, Las Vegas
London, Los Angeles, Maryland/Virginia/Washington DC
National, Palm Springs
Pennsylvania/New Jersey/Delaware, San Francisco

Picks

Cabaret Listings

SEEN&HEARD

Cabaret Reviews

New York City
54 Sings Broadway’s Greatest Hits, Christine Andreas
Andrea Axelrod, Ari Axelrod, Richard Baskin Jr.
Taylor Beyer, Seth Bisen-Hersh, Amanda Bruton, Liz Callaway
Bill Charlap & Sandy Stewart, Crystal Cimaglia, Amanda Jane Cooper
David D’aranjo, Aisha de Haas, Dawn Derow, Natalie Douglas
Barbara Fasano, Michael Feinstein, Paul Fraccalvieri
Ryan Frostig, Adam Gwon, Jeff Harnar, Allan Harris
Maurice Hines & The DIVA Jazz Orchestra
Elizabeth Inghram & Joanna Parson, Joan Jaffe, Nicolas King
Coby Koehl, Luba Mason, Adam Pascal, John Pizzarelli & The Swing 7
Vivian Reed, Alice Ripley, Charlie Romo,
Rebecca Rozzoni, Cécile McLorin Salvant
Sherie Rene Scott & Norbert Leo Butz, Carol Shedlin
The Sparkley Clean, Funeral Singers
KT Sullivan & Jeff Harnar, Vocal Mania

Baltimore
Parker Nolen

Chicago
Acts of Kindness Cabaret
Scott Gryder & Nick Sula
Rick Jensen & Lina Koutrakos & Beckie Menzie & KT Sullivan
Missy Karle, Meghan Murphy

London
Nikki Aitken & Jamie Burgess
Jack Bartholet, The Jay Rayner Quartet

Los Angeles
Maude Maggart

San Francisco
Clint Holmes & Billy Stritch

CD Reviews
Tom Andersen, Shirley Crabbe, John DePalma
Beata Pater, Gretchen Reinhagen

&ON THE COVER
Sheldon Harnick
Photo by Margery Gray Harnick