Michael Feinstein

Michael Feinstein Talks About His New Album, His Hopes, And Making His Marriage Work

Dustin Fitzharris | Posted 01.16.2012

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Dustin Fitzharris

When Michael Feinstein started recording 25 years ago, people told him that he would never have a successful career singing songs that were perceived as old. Today, the man is a five-time Grammy Award nominee.

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Jimmy Webb: Still Making the Music That Will Likely Last Forever

Ellen Sterling | Posted 10.30.2011

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Ellen Sterling

"Music," Jimmy Webb says firmly, "can save the world. It already has done so more than once. It will do so again. But, we have to save the music."

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Weekend To-Do List: Cupcake Challenge, Art Openings, And Puppy Bowl

The Huffington Post | Posted 05.25.2011

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If you have decided to opt out of the Chinese New Year and Super Bowl Celebrations this weekend, we've got plenty of alternatives for you to enjoy. Pe...

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Michael Feinstein: Top-of-the-Heap Singer, Equally Important Music Archivist-Historian

David Finkle | Posted 05.25.2011

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David Finkle

If Michael Feinstein's American Songbook accomplishes anything -- it indisputably does -- it's that his commitment to the task of perpetuating the music is at least equal to his devotion to performing.

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First-Nighter: Alan Cumming Acts Up, Acts Waaaaaay Up

David Finkle | Posted 05.25.2011

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David Finkle

Alan Cumming lets it be known through a puckish yet no-uncertain-terms manner that he's not the type to modulate his behavior for anyone.

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All About Me at the Henry Miller Theater

Regina Weinreich | Posted 05.25.2011

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Regina Weinreich

The brainchild of the stars, playwright Christopher Durang and Lizzie Spender, All About Me, utilizes these talents for what amounts to a high school sing, but is deliciously hilarious.

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Kay Thompson: The Singer Has Ended But the Great Arrangements Linger On

David Finkle | Posted 05.25.2011

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David Finkle

Think Pink, the recordings of Kay Thompson, former head of MGM's vocal department, is a must-have for anyone interested in first-rate singing, songs and arrangements.

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Feinstein and Hyde Pierce: A Bendel Bonnet, a Shakespeare Sonnet, Mickey Mouse

Kathryn McGarr | Posted 05.25.2011

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Kathryn McGarr

At one point, Hyde Pierce and Feinstein said they'd be doing a number originally done by Bing and Frank, "And if you don't know who Bing and Frank are, you're probably in the wrong show." This is true.

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Hot New Night Club Duo: Michael Feinstein and David Hyde Pierce

David Finkle | Posted 05.25.2011

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David Finkle

Pierce has a resonant baritone-bass that doesn't come as a total surprise after his stints in the one-word-titled musicals Spamalot and Curtains.

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Life Is Still a Cabaret , Vow Feinstein, Jackson

David Finkle | Posted 05.25.2011

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David Finkle

One such just-shuttered cabaret evening, which will quickly be revived for three nights (June 25-7) has boldly popped up in an unlikely sophisticated nitery, Feinstein's at Loews Regency.

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