David Friedman and Shawn Moninger still reside in Connecticut, but Rev. Shawn Moninger has now become a successful cabaret performer and was offered a residency in...
Colin of course is much funnier, and also manages to be much more politically incorrect than the current presidential candidate. Colin Quinn’s one man show at...
On December 19th Edith Piaf’s music filled Town Hall. The roster was impressive with British musical theater star Elaine Paige, who starred in a 90s London revival of...
Erich Bergen returned to some of his roots last night. It was just a few short years ago that we first saw Erich performing at Jim...
It should have said, Norm Lewis will give you a Thrilling Christmas. Yes, Norm can swing and he wished us a Swingin’ Christmas, but this man...
Ron Abel echoed what anyone who has gotten a chance to see rehearsals of Hazel have concluded. Klea Blackhurst was born to play this role. The...
Birdland presented the sixth year of “A Swinging Birdland Christmas” last night and Times Square Chronicles was there. It starred Birdland regulars Klea Blachurst, Jim Caruso...
Well, to be totally transparent and precise, my granddaughter Zoe Gelman impressed the people who live in her house and our house as she performed with...
I once mentioned that if you see all the owners in the room at 54 Below at the same show you know it’s going to be...
For the 99.99% of the audience who arrive on time at a concert it’s always irritating to be distracted by late-comers being ushered to their seats....
Maestro Steven Reineke of course will not need a seat tonight. He will be on the podium at Carnegie Hall conducting a fantastic holiday concert (I...
Tradition! A word used often at this time of year. The dictionary says it’s the passing of customs or beliefs to the next generation. For me,...
Jamie deRoy & Stephen Sorokoff caught up with musician Fred Barton in of all places a mattress store. by Jamie deRoy & Stephen Sorokoff Some of...
Steven Reineke, Music Director of The New York Pops tells all to Jamie deRoy and Stephen Sorokoff.
Every couple of years there seems to be a new group of first names that become the favored choices that parents anoint their newborns with. The...
Jamie deRoy & Stephen Sorokoff found Joe Iconis in of all places a Mattress Store. Check out the video. New York City Twisted Holiday Tradition —...
Broadway star Andrea Burns performed at Broadway’s Supper Club last night in the final night of her current engagement on 54th street. Andrea’s show is a...
I didn’t see anybody sleeping at this party, although I did spot a few couples cozying up to one another as they celebrated the opening night...
A match made in heaven and a wedding which was almost in the clouds took place last night at One World Trade Center. Haley Swindal and...
For 22 years the organization named LIFE has been has been giving it’s special dose of life to a varied mixture of people in need. The...
That great jazz tune “When Sunny Gets Blue” written by Jack Segal and Marvin Fisher in 1946 was not composed with Sunny Sessa in mind. One...
The walls of the Friars Club are filled with photos of the greats of show business enjoying the food and entertainment at the legendary club. One...
I was thinking as they started off singing “It’s Us Again” that the problem with Christine Ebersole and Billy Stritch is that the Thesaurus does not contain...
Empty Seats……This is a photo of Ann at her sound check. The line outside of celebs and fans who subsequently entered Feinstein’s/54 Below were then treated...
In addition, the off stage warning before the show about cell phones should also include “fasten your seat belts”. This show is a winner on every...
