The closing night of the Mabel Mercer Foundation’s Cabaret Convention at Rose Hall hosted by Klea Blackhurst, honored two legendary composers, Hoagy Carmichael and Richard Whiting.   by Linda Amiel Burns   On Thursday, Oct. 19th, a remarkable cast of singers and musicians,...

  by Sophia Romma    On an unusually damp Sunday evening of June 4, Studio Senakwami presented The Spotlight at the Appel Room of Frederick P. Rose Hall, hosted by three time Excellence in Theatre Education Tony Award nominee, Corinna Sowers Adler. Reminiscent of a luxurious Greek...

    by: Linda Amiel Burns     Frances Hill, the Artistic Director of Urban Stages, quotes Nietzsche in the Program saying, “without music life would be a mistake.” Well, there certainly has been many musical presentations going on this past month at the Urban Stages...

    by: Linda Amiel Burns The Mabel Mercer Foundation’s 26th Cabaret Convention “Gala Opening Night” was held at Town Hall on Oct. 13th for four evenings with a wide array of singers, songs and musicians.     The “Gala Opening Night” began on Tuesday Oct. 13th, 2015, the...

    Review by Joe Regan Jr.     Kristoffer Lowe. who won both the 2015 Bistro Award and 2015 MAC Award (for his debut show, “Waiting For The Sun To Shine“ at Don‘t Tell Mama), also won the MetroStar 2014 contest which guaranteed him a show and CD. Lowe told us that he was...

      Review by Marilyn Lester & Sandi Durell   As brutal winter temperatures continued to plague the city outside, there was plenty of warmth generated indoors, as friends and family gathered to pay tribute to the late, prolific songwriter, Ervin Drake. Produced by T....

            The tall and willowy Kristoffer Lowe proved to be a mighty oak, pulling off a dramatic win last night, as he became the 2014 MetroStar at the Metropolitan Room in New York. The Alabama native, who is a relative newcomer to cabaret, edged out his two...