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Amanda McBroom Shows Us How It’s Done
Friday, February 1st, 2013
by Alix Cohen on Playing Around
Amanda McBroom and her orchestra of two remind us how rewarding cabaret experience can be. This beautifully calibrated evening of love songs includes no cliché
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
Leo—Not To Be Missed!
Monday, January 16th, 2012
by Alix Cohen on Playing Around
Leo is the silent screen Charlie Chaplin—a lone man trying to make the best of a seemingly unconquerable world. He’s Philippe Petit—a theatrical mime with
On A Clear Day You Can Figure Out The Plot
Sunday, December 18th, 2011
by Michall Jeffers on Playing Around
Fasten your seatbelts. For everyone who loved the original On A Clear Day You Can See Forever, I’ve got to warn you: there’ve been some
Hats Off to Barbara Cook and Michael Feinstein
Friday, December 2nd, 2011
by Alix Cohen on Playing Around
“Hats off/Here she comes/that beautiful girl/That’s what /you’ve been waiting for…” *sings Michael Feinstein, top hat in hand, as he escorts Barbara Cook to the
1911- It Was a Very Good Year- a Centenary Celebration
Monday, November 14th, 2011
by Alix Cohen on Playing Around
When KT Sullivan throws a party, it’s standing room only. Friday night, the Metropolitan Room is abuzz with friends, family, and avid devotees-many in the
Water for Clowns
Tuesday, August 16th, 2011
by Alix Cohen on Playing Around
If a chorus of octogenarians in clown make-up, big shoes, and terry cloth bathrobes dancing in raggle taggle unison to hip-hop music doesn’t immediately draw
Barbara Cook—A Great Evening at Feinstein’s
Sunday, June 12th, 2011
by Alix Cohen on Playing Around
An appearance by the incomparable Barbara Cook is genuine grounds for celebration. Last featured in Broadway’s Sondheim on Sondheim 2010, Cook has arguably been one
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