January/February 2026
Volume XXXI No. 1

PEOPLE&PLACES

The Friends of Alec Wilder
The 40th Annual Concert Celebrating the
Life and Music of Alec Wilder
Photos by Conor Weiss

United in Song
Building a Stronger Cabaret Community
By Craig Pomranz

36th New York Cabaret Convention
The Best Is Yet to Come
A Celebration of Cy Coleman
Photos by James Gavin

36th New York Cabaret Convention
I’ve Heard That Song Before
The Music of Jule Styne
Photos by James Gavin

36th New York Cabaret Convention
On the Sunny Side of the Street
A Cavalcade of Variety
Photos by Maryann Lopinto and Richard Termine

You Will Be Found
A Benefit for NAMI GLAC
Photos by Craig Allyn Photography

Picks

THIS&THAT
News
ASA Donors
Cabaret Listings

SEEN&HEARD
Cabaret Reviews
36th Cabaret Convention, Christine Andreas Jennifer Bassey
The Beat of the Wandering Heart, Carole J. Bufford, Tom Culver
Frank Dain, Brian De Lorenzo, Christine Ebersole & Billy Stritch
Charles Evans, The Friends of Alec Wilder
Jeff Harnar, Marilu Henner, Lisa Kantor, Rian Keating,
Ann Kittredge, Laurie Krauz & Daryl Kojak, Karen Mason
Marilyn Maye, Molly McFadden, Janie Press, Lee Roy Reams
Steve Ross, Alex Rybeck & Steve Washington, Billy Stritch

Musical Theater Reviews
Fun Home, Ragtime

CD Reviews
Renee Katz, Ann Kittredge
Phillip Officer, Louis Rosen

&ON THE COVER
Ben Jones
On Academic Roots, Jazz Explorations
and the Art of Collaboration
By BetsyAnn Faiella
Photo by Yellowbelly

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