Archives
The Girl I Left Behind Me
Monday, May 6th, 2013
by Alix Cohen on Playing Around
The issue of gay rights, finally being acknowledged state by state, has inspired all kinds of theatrical depiction and discussion this season. We have The
I’m a Stranger Here Myself – A Tour de Force
Wednesday, November 7th, 2012
by Alix Cohen on Playing Around
Watching Mark Nadler perform is like observing a Sema, the Sufi whirling dance that’s associated with Dervishes.I experienced this at BAM. Intensity and focus is
The 23rd New York Cabaret Convention’s Gala Opening Night
Friday, October 19th, 2012
by Alix Cohen on Playing Around
Here we are again! Rumors of the death of cabaret being greatly exaggerated, The Mabel Mercer Foundation’s 23rd New York Cabaret Convention opened to a
Closing of the Oak Room: Media Culpability And a Hotel Shooting Itself in the Foot
Monday, February 20th, 2012
by Alix Cohen on Playing Around
The closing of the Oak Room at The Algonquin Hotel, the oldest, most venerated cabaret supper club in New York, is a sin and a
Mark Nadler: Contemporary Vaudevillian and Happy Guy
Monday, September 26th, 2011
by Alix Cohen on Playing Around
Mark Nadler and I are the only diners in the otherwise closed second floor at Sardi’s this quiet, weekday afternoon. Greeting manager and waiters by
Bottle That Brio: Mark Nadler’s Crazy 1961
Wednesday, June 1st, 2011
by Alix Cohen on Playing Around
When Mark Nadler takes a stage, the word becomes possessive. His natural authority, urbane charisma and complete focus is magnetic. Voices still, heads rivet, people
Woman Around Town: KT Sullivan—
Bubbles in a Glass of Champagne
Thursday, April 28th, 2011
by Alix Cohen on Woman Around Town
“Like the bubbles in a glass of champagne” You Go to My Head (Haven Gillespie/J. Fred Coots) If Con Ed could wire KT Sullivan, Manhattan
A Family Takes Care of Its Own
Monday, February 28th, 2011
by Alix Cohen on Playing Around
Familial—An adjective describing extended family based on affinity, economy, culture, tradition, honor, respect and friendship. On Friday night, the (deeply familial) cabaret community turned out
Join in the Conversation
New York
