January/February 2018
JANUARY/FEBRUARY 2018 VOLUME XXIII NO. 1
JANUARY/FEBRUARY 2018 VOLUME XXIII NO. 1
She displayed rare range and depth.
Thrills with the sheer aural sensation of her voice.
The Cabaret Convention sings all Gershwin all night.
Richard Skipper introduces a new variety show.
The club in Chelsea will begin a non-stop 60-hour entertainment marathon at 7:00 PM on January 1st that, when it finishes on January 4th, will win it the Guinness title as “the World’s Longest Variety Show.”
The contribution to the American Songbook by two legendary stalwarts was the focus of the third show of the recent 25th Annual New York Cabaret Convention: Something Sort of Grandish: The Music of Burton Lane; The Lyrics of Yip Harburg. Hosted by Jeff Harnar and Andrea Marcovicci, the program featured 18 song stylists each putting their imprint on Burton’s flowing melodies and Harburg’s brilliant lyrics.