Month: February 2022

My reviews for 2022


For 1922, I continued my new writing gig as a reviewer of jazz and cabaret shows, primarily for Theater Pizzazz. I wrote a total of 100 reviews, with one being pulled from the publication but later posted here on The Boulevardier. I also wrote a number of reviews for Broadway World and NiteLife Exchange. Reviews for those publications are indicated in parentheses.

In 2021, I reviewed a total of 44 shows for Theater Pizzazz, with two more that were not published except here on The Boulevardier. Those reviews can be found on this post: bit.ly/MyTPreviews.

Each month, I will update this page with the review list. The linkable titles are for completed reviews. Any others (in italics) are shows I’ve seen but for which I have not yet submitted the review.

  1. Veronica Swift at BlueNote, January 20, 2022
  2. A Collective Cy: Jeff Harnar Sings Cy Coleman, Birdland Jazz, January 30, 2022
  3. Pete Malinveri, Django, February 8, 2022
  4. Gabrielle Lee, 54 Below, 2/11/22
  5. Mark William Valentine Show, Chelsea Table, 2/14/22
  6. Melissa Errico, 54 Below, 2/18/22
  7. Quinn Lemley, Don’t Tell Mama, 2/24/22
  8. Ron Jackson, Django, 2/25/22 (50th review published)
  9. Sondheim Unplugged, 54 Below, 2/27/22
  10. Lindsay Lavin, Green Room 42, 2/28/22 
  11. Isaac Mizrahi, Café Carlyle, 3/1/22
  12. NY Pops w/Norm Lewis, Carnegie Hall, 3/4/22 (Broadway World)
  13. Tulis McCall, Don’t Tell Mama, 3/6/22
  14. Dawn Derow, 54 Below, 3/8/22
  15. Lee Roy Reams, 54 Below, 3/10/22
  16. Jeff Flaster, Don’t Tell Mama, 3/11/22
  17. Meri Zeiv, Don’t Tell Mama, 3/13/22
  18. Nelson Riddle NY Pops, Carnegie Hall, 3/16/22 (NiteLife Exchange) (60th review published)
  19. Artemisia LeFay, Birdland, 3/21/22
  20. Margo Brown and Lisa Dellarossa, Don’t Tell Mama, 3/25/22
  21. Green Room 42 Sings Into the Woods, Green Room 42, 3/26/22
  22. Karen Mason, Birdland, 3/28/22
  23. Kristen Lee Sergeant, Joe’s Pub, 3/31/22 (Broadway World)
  24. Lorna Luft, 54 Below, 4/1/22
  25. Ari Axelrod, Green Room 42, 4/2/22
  26. Michael Feinstein, Zankel Hall, 4/6/22 (Broadway World)
  27. Allan Harris, Dizzy’s Coca Cola Club, 4/6/22
  28. MAC Awards, Symphony Space, 4/12/22 (70th review published)
  29. Tina Scariano, 54 Below, 4/14/22
  30. Cyrille Aimee, Birdland Jazz, 4/19/22 (Broadway World)
  31. Maureen Taylor: Songs of Michael Colby, 4/23/22
  32. Therese Lee, Triad, 4/23/22
  33. NY Pops Gala Concert, Carnegie Hall, 4/25/22 (Broadway World)
  34. John Pizzarelli, Café Carlyle, 4/26/22 (Broadway World)
  35. Peter Calo, Pangea, 4/28/22
  36. Becca Kidwell, Don’t Tell Mama, 4/30/22
  37. Ann Hampton Callaway, 54 Below, 5/18/22
  38. Susanne Mack, Pangea, 5/20/22 (Broadway World) (80th review published)
  39. Tierney Sutton, Birdland, 5/24/22
  40. Joanna Gleason, 54 Below, 5/30/22
  41. Gay Marshall, Pangea, 5/31/22
  42. Stacy Sullivan, Weill Recital Hall, 6/3/22
  43. Gabrielle Stravelli, Birdland Theater, 6/7/22 (Broadway World)
  44. Carol Lipnik, Joe’s Pub, 6/8/22
  45. Robin Lyon, Green Room 42, 6/9/22
  46. Spencer Day, Chelsea Table, 6/11/22 (Broadway World)
  47. Tribute to Lee Roy Reams, The Cutting Room, 6/12/22
  48. Tony Danza, Café Carlyle, 6/15/22 (Broadway World) (90th review published)
  49. The Boys from Syracuse in Concert, 6/16/22
  50. Bill Charlap, NJPAC, 6/17/22
  51. Sondheim Unplugged, 54 Below, 6/26/22 (Broadway World)
  52. Ari Axelrod – Ari’s Arias, Birdland Theater, 6/30/22 (NiteLife Exchange)
  53. Eyal Vilner, Birdland Jazz, 7/3/22 (Broadway World)
  54. Anais Reno, Birdland Jazz, 7/4/22 (Broadway World)
  55. Karen Oberlin, Laurie Beechman, 7/7/22
  56. Joe Iconis & Family , 54 Below, 7/11/22
  57. Cast Party Anniversary Show, Birdland Jazz, 7/11/22
  58. Jaime Lozano & Mauricio Martinez, 54 Below, 7/18/22 (100th review published)
  59. T. Oliver Reid, 54 Below, 7/24/22
  60. Drew Gasparini, 54 Below, 7/25/22
  61. Gerrilyn Sohn, Don’t Tell Mama), 7/31/22 (Broadway World)
  62. John Minnok, 54 Below, 8/4/22 (Broadway World)
  63. Mary Stallings, Smoke, 8/11/22
  64. Miss Maybell and the Jazz Age Artistes, Birdland, 8/12/22
  65. Andersons Twins play Henry Mancini, Symphony Space, 8/13/22 (Broadway World)
  66. Jacob Khalil: Obsessions, Birdland Theater, 8/14/22
  67. Quintin Harris Quartet, Chelsea Table, 8/24/22
  68. Mingus Dynasty, Chelsea Table, 8/25/22
  69. John Lloyd Young, Birdland, 8/27/22
  70. Julie Benko and Jason Yeager, Birdland, 8/29/22
  71. Donna Vivino, 54 Below, 9/9/22
  72. Karen Akers, Birdland, 9/12/22
  73. Ann Talman, 54 Below, 9/14/22
  74. Billy Stritch and Gabrielle Stravelli, Birdland Jazz, 9/19/22
  75. Billy Stritch, 54 Below, 9/23/22
  76. Naomi Miller, Don’t Tell Mama, 10/9/22
  77. Shana Farr, Laurie Beachman, 10/12/22
  78. Roberta Donnay –Chelsea Stage + Table, 10/18/22 (NiteLife Exchange)
  79. NY Pops – The Music of Star Wars, Carnegie Hall, 10/21/22
  80. Nicolas King and Seth Sikes, Laurie Beechman, 10/29/22
  81. Interview with Sheba Mason, et al. for The Jackie Mason Musical (NiteLife Exchange)
  82. Jo Brisbane, Don’t Tell Mama, 11/5/22
  83. Jaime Lozano, 54 Below, 11/8/22
  84. Peter Cincotti, Birdland, 11/9/22
  85. Bob O’Hare, Ira Gerswhin, Don’t Tell Mama, 11/11/22
  86. Madelaine Warren, Laurie Beechman, 11/12/22
  87. Susan Mack, Birdland, 11/14/22
  88. Lianne Marie Dobbs, 54 Below, 11/16/22
  89. Peter Calo, Jazz on Main, 11/19/22 (NiteLife Exchange)
  90. Kay Kostopoulos, Pangea, 11/22/22
  91. Sheila Jordan, Birdland Theatre, 11/25/22
  92. Jay Leonhart, Birdland Theater, 12/6/22
  93. Tim Connell, Pangea, 12/8/22
  94. Carol Bufford, Birdland, 12/9/22
  95. Joe McCarthy’s New York Afro Bop Alliance, Dizzy’s, 12/14/22 (NiteLife Exchange)
  96. Richard Holbrook, Don’t Tell Mama, 12/18/22
  97. Eleri Ward, Acoustic Sondheim, Sony Hall, 12/19/22
  98. Champian Fulton, Birdland, 12/22/22
  99. Birdland Big Band, Birdland Jazz, 12/29/22

Published at The Boulevardier Blog

  1. Nicolas King, Green Room 42, 5/4/22