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The Broadway Musicals of 1961
Thursday, March 14th, 2013
by Alix Cohen on Playing Around
… President Kennedy announced we’d put a man on the moon before the end of the decade, the Berlin Wall was built, our first troops
Luck Be a Lady: Megan Hilty Sings Sinatra and More
Monday, November 26th, 2012
by Charlene Giannetti on Playing Around
When Megan Hilty was cast as Ivy Lynn in NBC’s Smash, TV audiences were able to appreciate what Broadway audiences have known for quite some
The Songs That Mabel Sang—A Birthday Anniversary Concert Celebrating Mabel Mercer
Monday, February 6th, 2012
by Alix Cohen on Playing Around
No one could put a song across like the great Mabel Mercer. The likes of Frank Sinatra, Lena Horne and Peggy Lee attributed her with teaching
A Swinging Birdland Christmas: Infectiously Jolly
Friday, December 23rd, 2011
by Alix Cohen on Playing Around
Seal those roasted chestnuts in Tupperware, toss the pile of receipts in a drawer, turn off the tree lights; avoid second thinking your menu and
Leading Cabaret Venue Celebrates Its Own
Sunday, December 11th, 2011
by Alix Cohen on Playing Around
Thursday night, December 8, one of the city’s leading, newly spiffed up cabaret venues threw its first annual Artist Appreciation Holiday Party honoring performers and
Kelley Suttenfield—Cool, Understated Swing
Wednesday, September 21st, 2011
by Alix Cohen on Playing Around
Kelley Suttenfield, Matt Aronoff (bass), and guest—Master Guitarist, Joe Carbone, offer an evening of relaxed, melodic camaraderie that feels so intimate it’s as if we’re
Make Someone Happy—
Take them to Feinstein’s This Week
Thursday, July 21st, 2011
by Alix Cohen on Playing Around
Let’s raise the roof /Let’s make a scene/Let’s hope the gods of love/Will shine above/And show the way. (“Raise the Roof” – Andrew Lippa) The
Pamela Luss and Houston Person at Birdland
Wednesday, May 25th, 2011
by Alix Cohen on Playing Around
It’s easy to imagine Pamela Luss fronting a big band…in the forties or fifties…’red lips, black hair, rhythmically patting her hip. She has a particularly
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