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Barbara Cook at 54Below
Thursday, April 25th, 2013
by Alix Cohen on Playing Around
“I was nervous about this show,” Barbara Cook confides. “I’m not singing any of the things people associate with me.” Ms. Cook, it seems “just
Barbara Cook—Let’s Fall in Love
Thursday, April 19th, 2012
by Alix Cohen on Playing Around
The best cabaret artists offer a truly intimate experience. Eyes rest on you (gaze into your eyes?) sharing emotion as if intravenously. Bridging patter is
Urban Stages Honors the Keeper of the Flame
Sunday, December 4th, 2011
by Alix Cohen on Playing Around
*Check the full upcoming schedule for a wide variety of intimate venue, reasonably priced musical events. Donald Smith, Executive Director and Founder of The Mabel
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
Wesla Whitfield—Warmth in The Metropolitan Room
Monday, June 6th, 2011
by Alix Cohen on Playing Around
An opening medley by Mike Greensill’s Trio creates the pleasant atmosphere of old friends gently jamming. It warms The Metropolitan Room. “You forgot about me,”
Janice Hall Stylishly Interprets Dietrich
Saturday, February 26th, 2011
by Alix Cohen on Playing Around
“People don’t think of Marlene Dietrich as a singer. I don’t think she did either.*” Janice Hall has no such issue. Operatically trained, the artiste’s
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