by: Sandi Durell   The second evening at the 29th NY Cabaret Convention celebrated Rosemary Clooney, Barbara Cook and Julie Wilson. Written and hosted by Deborah Grace Winer, a leading expert on the American Songbook, it was both instructive, and filled with some of the...

  Described by The New York Times as “electrically thrilling,” by Variety as “a performer who can reveal the sorrows, pains and joys of the composer’s richly layered repertoire with an intensity and honesty that easily envelops and mesmerizes the listener,” and by the Jazz Times as...

    by Susan Hasho    Deborah Grace Winer is presenting three new jewel box revues and calling it The Classic American Songbook Series at 54 Below. The series kicked off March 27 with “You Took Advantage of Me: Rodgers and Hart in Love.” Ms. Winer was the host as well as the...

    By Sandi Durell The star of Broadway’s Chaplin, Ragtime and Jekyll & Hyde is set to appear in the Classic American Songbook Series presented by Deborah Grace Winer at Feinstein’s/54 Below. Along with Christiane, will be Debby Boone and Darius de Haas. There are three...

  Lyrics & Lyricists at 92Y presented “Lenny’s Lyricists” on Feb. 24-26 to celebrate Leonard Bernstein’s Centennial with host Amanda Green     by Linda Amiel Burns The legendary composer, pianist, conductor, author, educator, and music lecturer Leonard Bernstein was born on...

  How a single song can change the fate of a show and make a star.     By Joel Benjamin   The theme of the opening salvo of the 92Y’s Lyrics & Lyricists series is a particularly fascinating one for theater buffs: songs either written or eliminated during pre-Broadway...

              Review By Joel Benjamin   Merkin Hall’s Broadway Close Up’s Hallelujah Broadway! on November 17th concentrated on theater songs dealing with religion and spirituality. The results, especially as guided by genial and knowledgeable host,...