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2013 Stories by David Finkle

• Ben Rimalower

  published June 5, 2013

  It’s fair to call this one-man outing cabaret’s longest-running hit, with the lean and eager monologist combines the tale of his... More >>

• Tonya Pinkins

  published May 15, 2013

  The show is called “Tonya Pinkins Unplugged,” as if the singer hasn’t always performed that way. Who knows. The songs are from... More >>

• 'Fran Landesman Tribute'

  published May 8, 2013

  She put her name on the top lyricists map when writing with Tommy Wolf for the 1959 trend-setting revue, “The Nervous Set,” and more... More >>

• Kevin Dozier

  published May 8, 2013

  One of the classiest singers on offer these days, Dozier has lifted his once appealingly diffident delivery into a stronger and punchier baritone.... More >>

• 'Remembering Mabel & Bobby'

  published May 1, 2013

  Not that long ago they’d have needed no introduction. Perhaps they do now: She’s Mabel Mercer and he’s Bobby Short; together and... More >>

• Ben Rimalower

  published April 24, 2013

  He calls this spoken memoir “Patti Issues,” and he delivers it with a spellbinding blend of confidence and uncertainty. The issues,... More >>

• Jerome Kern

  published April 24, 2013

  Jerome Kern wasn’t a lyricist, but he sure as shootin’ worked with some of the Broadway’s top wordsmiths during the several... More >>

• Barbara Cook

  published April 10, 2013

  Her voice may be a darkened silver now that she’s comfortably in her eighties, but her acting chops haven’t faltered: If anything,... More >>

• 'Uke Night'

  published April 3, 2013

  Anyone who doesn’t think this event sounds like great fun had better have their musical inclinations examined. Jeffry Denman (here on his... More >>

• Barb Jungr

  published March 6, 2013

  Known for covering much appreciated songs in a manner never before considered, Jungr, the Manchester-by-way-of-London gift to American cabaret and... More >>

• Mary Testa & Michael Starobin

  published March 6, 2013

  Ask anyone who knows Broadway—and even off- and off-off-Broadway—cast lists whether there’s a performer more versatile or reliable... More >>

• Tom Wopat

  published February 13, 2013

  Wopat has left Hazzard far behind but become even more hazardous in his recordings. With his subtle macho, he gets the most from the material... More >>

• Julie Halston

  published February 13, 2013

  She’s funny reading the phone book or better yet, reading wedding announcements, something she actually might do in this look back at the... More >>

• Stephanie Blythe

  published January 30, 2013

  If Kate Smith isn’t here to sing from her own songbook, then it’s unlikely you could find anyone better than this Met diva to do the... More >>

• Lorinda Lisitza & Ted Stafford

  published January 16, 2013

  Though they like to work alone, Lisitza and Stafford recently discovered some kind of musical symbiosis: As they leap and lope through their set,... More >>

• Carole J. Bufford

  published January 9, 2013

  Bufford’s 2012 “Speak Easy” was one of the year’s best performances, and there’s every reason to believe the new... More >>

• Donna McKechnie

  published January 2, 2013

  “Same Place: Another Time,” the show’s sassy title, refers to her celebrating Studio 54, the world-famous ‘70s dance hall... More >>