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Cabaret Scenes - Chicago Find out about local cabaret events, new venues, thriving artists, etc. all in the city of Chicago. Welcome! Discounts to shows at participating venues.

What We Do: As this country’s only print publication focusing on the excitement of cabaret, presented in snug performance spaces featuring musical theater classics to pop to country to folk, The Cabaret Foundation’s Cabaret Scenes magazine and its web site are increasingly crucial to the art form’s participants and audiences as other national and local print media reduce their attention to cabaret

or eliminate it entirely. Our magazine and its website spotlight cabaret’s performers, their shows and the clubs in which the magic happens. How We Do It: We do it by delivering thousands of complimentary copies of each issue for their patrons’ reading pleasure to venues across the country. Our website provides instant information on cabaret shows and where to find them. Additional personal copies of each issue are mailed to Cabaret Foundation members, together making our magazine and its website the vital link between cabaret’s performers and showspots, and the public. Why We Do it: Because we love both the music and the exhilaration of live performances. We do it because we want those who, like us -- like you -- appreciate the unique pleasure of cabaret shows, to know more about the art and the artists they enjoy. We do it because we believe there are multitudes of others to reach and introduce to cabaret so they too will discover the pleasure of that special relationship
of the music, the charm of the performance and the warmth of the venue. What’s ahead: A continuing stream of interesting features, photos, insightful reviews and provocative opinion pieces from our staff writers and others across the country and abroad. A revitalized website, with video interviews of cabaret folk you should know and video clips of performances, added to our ongoing critical reviews of shows and CDs. Plus tablet and smartphone access that’s in the works and soon to leave the starting gate. How you can make a difference: Become a Cabaret Foundation member with your tax-deductible contribution. The foundation receives no government or corporate grants, depending on contributions from cabaret enthusiasts like you. All contributions,
no matter how modest, help us in our work. Donors of $50 or more receive personal copies of the magazine for the ensuing year. Members’ contributions enable the availability of the complimentary copies at virtually every venue across the country as well as make possible the foundation’s tireless reporting on and publicizing of this truly unique, intimate, and vibrant realm of live entertainment.

…Peter Leavy, Publisher

Here's the just-published July/August 2024 issue of Cabaret Scenes Magazine featuring our dear publisher, Peter Leavy, w...
25/06/2024

Here's the just-published July/August 2024 issue of Cabaret Scenes Magazine featuring our dear publisher, Peter Leavy, who passed away on April 21, 2024. Also featured is Elliot Zwiebach's interview with Andrea Marcovicci and Maude Maggart, and photo from the 38th MAC Awards, Project Angel Food's Our Name Is Barbra, the Mabel Mercer Foundation's Adela & Larry Elow's American Songbook High School Competition, and Introducing Billy Barnes fundraiser. Also News, Cabaret & CD Reviews, Picks, and Listings. To receive Cabaret Scenes Magazine at home, visit https://cabaretscenes.org/become-a-member-today/. For your tax-deductible contribution of $65 ($75 international) you'll receive 6 issue of our magazine. ,

Zachary ClauseSherry Takes a HolidayPangea, NYC, June 13, 2024Reviewed by Bart Greenberghttps://cabaretscenes.org/2024/0...
24/06/2024

Zachary Clause

Sherry Takes a Holiday

Pangea, NYC, June 13, 2024

Reviewed by Bart Greenberg

https://cabaretscenes.org/2024/06/19/54105/

The trip with Sherry may not have been entirely without its bumps, but it was worth taking.

Norm LewisSummertime54 Below, NYC, June 12, 2024.Reviewed by Alix Cohen
16/06/2024

Norm Lewis

Summertime

54 Below, NYC, June 12, 2024.

Reviewed by Alix Cohen

His talent was obvious, as was his warmth, but overall the show was a mixed bag.

Susan MackNo More BluesBirdland, NYC, June 10, 2024Reviewed by Alix Cohen
14/06/2024

Susan Mack

No More Blues

Birdland, NYC, June 10, 2024

Reviewed by Alix Cohen

Her vocals are expansive, and her presentation is open hearted. Mack also brings glamour to the stage.

Anne & Mark BurnellTwo for the RoadDon’t Tell Mama, NYC, May 28, 2024Reviewed by Bart Greenberg
14/06/2024

Anne & Mark Burnell

Two for the Road

Don’t Tell Mama, NYC, May 28, 2024

Reviewed by
Bart Greenberg

A charming evening filled with surprising delights.

Francis GarnerOver the Hill: Dating Gay Over 30Don’t Tell Mama, NYC, May 31, 2024Reviewed by Bart Greenberg
14/06/2024

Francis Garner

Over the Hill: Dating Gay Over 30

Don’t Tell Mama, NYC, May 31, 2024

Reviewed by Bart Greenberg

A powerful baritone and his arresting personality.

Sweet MeggBluer than Blue(Turtle Bay Records)June 12, 2024CD Reviewed by Alix Cohen
14/06/2024

Sweet Megg

Bluer than Blue

(Turtle Bay Records)

June 12, 2024

CD Reviewed by
Alix Cohen

Vocalist Sweet Megg has a thoroughly appealing tone—now crystalline, now molasses, then sandy.

Marissa MulderSwingin’ On a Star: The Songs of Jimmy Van HeusenThe Cutting Room, NYC, June 2, 2024Reviewed by Alix Cohen...
05/06/2024

Marissa Mulder

Swingin’ On a Star: The Songs of Jimmy Van Heusen

The Cutting Room, NYC, June 2, 2024

Reviewed by Alix Cohen

https://cabaretscenes

Marissa Mulder has an aptitude for swing. The meaning of the lyrics was always paramount.

John Lloyd YoungThe Blue Strawberry, St. Louis, MO, May 8, 2024Reviewed by Chuck Lavazzi
30/05/2024

John Lloyd Young

The Blue Strawberry, St. Louis, MO, May 8, 2024

Reviewed by Chuck Lavazzi

A powerful high baritone that zooms up seamlessly into a supernatural falsetto and blitzkrieg charm.

Heather Parcells & Diane PhelanA Friendship UnhingedChelsea Table + Stage, NYC, May 19, 2024Reviewed by Bart Greenberg
29/05/2024

Heather Parcells & Diane Phelan

A Friendship Unhinged

Chelsea Table + Stage, NYC, May 19, 2024

Reviewed by Bart Greenberg

Possess very similar and impressive soprano voices, along with a good deal of charm and senses of humor.

Dan ThalerThese Are the DaysDon’t Tell Mama, NYC, May 16, 2024Reviewed by Bart Greenberg
29/05/2024

Dan Thaler

These Are the Days

Don’t Tell Mama, NYC, May 16, 2024

Reviewed by Bart Greenberg

Thaler detailed his not-always-easy upbringing and his discovery of love with compassion and forgiveness

Melissa ErricoSondheim in St. LouisThe Blue Strawberry, St. Louis, MO, April 27, 2024Reviewed by Chuck Lavazzi
29/05/2024

Melissa Errico

Sondheim in St. Louis

The Blue Strawberry, St. Louis, MO, April 27, 2024

Reviewed by Chuck Lavazzi

Errico and Firth are masters of their craft just as Sondheim was of his. The combination was a match made in musical-theater heaven.

Sorry-Grateful: One Sondheim Story in Letters and SongThe Laurie Beechman Theatre, NYC, May 15, 2024Reviewed by Bart Gre...
24/05/2024

Sorry-Grateful: One Sondheim Story in Letters and Song

The Laurie Beechman Theatre, NYC, May 15, 2024

Reviewed by Bart Greenberg

https://cabaretscenes.org/2024/05/23/mardie-millit-michael-garin-sorry-grateful-one-sondheim-story-in-letters-and-song/

Mardie Millit & Michael Garin Sorry-Grateful: One Sondheim Story in Letters and Song The Laurie Beechman Theatre, NYC, May 15, 2024 Reviewed by Bart Greenberg Since Stephen Sondheim’s passing in 2021, tribute shows have been abundant in the cabaret world—abundant to the point of redundancy and e...

Yael Rasooly & Daniel ReinA Hymn to LoveDon’t Tell Mama, NYC, May 8, 2024Reviewed by Bart Greenberg
22/05/2024

Yael Rasooly & Daniel Rein

A Hymn to Love

Don’t Tell Mama, NYC, May 8, 2024

Reviewed by Bart Greenberg

A beautiful and extremely talented singer/actor.

Lisa Faith PhillipsLet’s Do It Again: The Songs and Love Affairs of George GershwinPangea, NYC, May 10, 2024Reviewed by ...
22/05/2024

Lisa Faith Phillips

Let’s Do It Again: The Songs and Love Affairs of George Gershwin

Pangea, NYC, May 10, 2024

Reviewed by Bart Greenberg

The show was never less than lively, and it was often surprising, despite some questionable decisions along the way.

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CABARET SCENES is published bi-monthly by the AMERICAN SONGBOOK ASSOCIATION INC, A not-for-profit, 501(c)(3) corporation incorporated New York State. We are an arts and educational organization dedicated to stimulating and promoting public interest in The Great American Songbook, its composers, lyricists, singers, musical directors, arrangers, venues — and The New American Songbook’s performers, composers and lyricists. We focus on the historical development of Cabaret, fostering an awareness and appreciation of its impact on our culture by collecting, preserving, exhibiting and interpreting an archive for a global audience. We will honor those who have made outstanding contributions to Cabaret, The Great American Songbook and The New American Songbook, including Musical Theater and Jazz vocalists.

AMERICAN SONGBOOK ASSOCIATION INC. BOARD OFFICERS PRESIDENT Keith Meritz SECRETARY/EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Marilyn Lester TREASURER Frank Dain

BOARD OF DIRECTORS Norman Drubner Carolyn Montgomery Craig Pomranz Walter Willison

DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION AND OUTREACH Carolyn Montgomery ARTISTIC DIRECTOR, EDUCATION THROUGH PERFORMANCE Walter Willison