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Sam Fazio: My Broadway at 54 Below
Cabaret
Edward A Kliszus, Editor-in-Chief / Music and Arts Critic

Sam Fazio: My Broadway at 54 Below

Warm-voiced, funny, and unashamedly sentimental, Sam Fazio’s My Broadway turns a supper club into a communal memory palace, one show tune at a time. Anchored by Chris White’s luminous piano and John Sutton’s buoyant bass, this is cabaret at its most generous — intimate, swinging, deeply humane, theater history sung by a man who has clearly lived every lyric. Watch for Fazio’s next 54 Below engagement, bring tissues for the ballads and your fullest voice for the choruses, and leave humming, quietly grateful.

Women Who Rock You™ — Songs From Janis to Alanis & More
Cabaret
Edward A Kliszus, Editor-in-Chief / Music and Arts Critic

Women Who Rock You™ — Songs From Janis to Alanis & More

On a dark Monday at City Winery, Mary Bridget Davies turned a concert into a séance. Moving from Melissa Etheridge to Stevie Nicks, Patti Smith to Sheryl Crow, she proved she can inhabit a ballad, a hard-rock anthem, or a blues with equal authority — honoring the women who clawed their way into a rock world built for men. The night doubled as a tribute to 2026 Songwriters Hall of Fame inductee Jerry Ragovoy, whose “Don’t Compromise Me,” written for Joplin and never recorded by her, became its haunting center. She closed with Linda Perry’s “What’s Up.” The verdict: an A. Go.

Hot Combination at Birdland: Bryce Edwards and Mike Davis Resurrect the Jazz Age
Cabaret
Edward A Kliszus, Editor-in-Chief / Music and Arts Critic

Hot Combination at Birdland: Bryce Edwards and Mike Davis Resurrect the Jazz Age

Bryce Edwards and Mike Davis have created something rare at Birdland. Their centennial tribute is part history, part dance party, and part love letter. With virtuosos onstage and a cache of nearly forgotten songs, Hot Combination shows that the Jazz Age still bubbles with humor, beauty, and youthful defiance. Don’t let the next one slip by. Check Birdland’s calendar, follow these artists, and step in. The 1920s are still roaring.

Every Kind of Light: The Bergmans’ Love and Lyrics Illuminate 92NY
Cabaret
Edward A Kliszus, Editor-in-Chief / Music and Arts Critic

Every Kind of Light: The Bergmans’ Love and Lyrics Illuminate 92NY

Don’t let the American Songbook remain a rumor in your life. 92NY’s Lyrics & Lyricists series — and the full 2025–26 season at The 92nd Street Y — offers a rare opportunity to hear Broadway’s brightest voices illuminate the songs that shaped our movies, our theaters, and our love stories. Seek out the next program, bring someone you adore, and let these timeless lyrics remind you why music remembers what we forget.

An Evening with Adrienne Warren: A Triple Threat Lights Up Kaufmann Concert Hall
Cabaret
Edward A Kliszus, Editor-in-Chief / Music and Arts Critic

An Evening with Adrienne Warren: A Triple Threat Lights Up Kaufmann Concert Hall

This evening proved that the 92nd Street Y is New York’s most generous room for the human voice — a place where Broadway stars and concert virtuosos share the same hallowed stage, and where a single spotlight can still leave a sold-out house quietly wrecked with joy. Adrienne Warren reminded us why we gather: not merely to hear songs, but to be moved by them. So don’t wait for the next star-making night to find you. Explore the 2025–26 Tisch Music season, claim a seat in the Kaufmann Concert Hall, and let yourself be, once more, gloriously surprised.

Gabriel Kahane and Roomful of Teeth Conjure a Multidimensional Marvel at 92NY
Cabaret
Edward A Kliszus, Editor-in-Chief / Music and Arts Critic

Gabriel Kahane and Roomful of Teeth Conjure a Multidimensional Marvel at 92NY

If ever a Sunday afternoon argued for buying a season subscription, this one did. Roomful of Teeth and Gabriel Kahane transformed an ordinary hour into a conversation across centuries. The 92nd Street Y’s 2025/26 Tisch Music Season brims with such conversations. Go — book a concert, pack your curiosity, and let this astonishing hall surprise you. The seats know what to do.

Otto & Astrid: The Stages Tour at Under St. Marks
Cabaret
Edward A Kliszus, Editor-in-Chief / Music and Arts Critic

Otto & Astrid: The Stages Tour at Under St. Marks

Otto & Astrid: The Stages Tour is a thunderously funny, musically brilliant, and strangely moving 70-minute masterwork that explodes like a glitter bomb in a wine-barrel basement. Berlin’s most charismatic dysfunctional siblings ignite the sold-out UNDER St. Marks audience into helpless laughter, communal sing-alongs, and genuine warmth. Clare Bartholomew and Daniel Tobias are performers of extraordinary caliber. Do not miss them. Wherever they play next, follow them there.

All That Glitters Is Gold: Stardust Shines Brilliantly at the 92nd Street Y
Cabaret
Edward A Kliszus, Editor-in-Chief / Music and Arts Critic

All That Glitters Is Gold: Stardust Shines Brilliantly at the 92nd Street Y

Stardust: From Tin Pan Alley to Broadway is a radiant, richly intelligent celebration of America’s greatest musical heritage. Kathleen Marshall’s brilliant direction fuses history, humor, and heartbreak into an evening of pure theatrical joy, anchored by six extraordinary performers and a superlative band. Do not miss remaining performances — and watch eagerly for future iterations of this landmark Lyrics & Lyricists series. The Great American Songbook has rarely sounded this magnificently, movingly alive.

A Magical Night with Sutton Foster at MPAC: Holiday Classics and Broadway Charm
Cabaret
Victoria L. Dammer

A Magical Night with Sutton Foster at MPAC: Holiday Classics and Broadway Charm

Sutton Foster lit up MPAC with a radiant, heartwarming holiday concert filled with charm, vocal brilliance, and emotional sincerity. From festive classics to tender tributes, she held the audience spellbound. Her warmth, humor, and dazzling presence made the evening unforgettable—and her upcoming Café Carlyle residency promises even more magic.

Sam Fazio: My Broadway at 54 Below

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