SHADOWS

Returning to Don’t Tell Mama from Boston, this Encore Presentation of Lisa Kantor’s NYC sold out debut cabaret “SHADOWS” gives us a peek behind the curtains and an opportunity to celebrate the iconic singers who stood center stage inside the smoky clubs, speakeasies and cabarets of the 1940’s.  

During the “Golden Era of Nightclubs,” live music thrived in intimate settings that felt raw and real. Lisa Kantor pays homage to and weaves in and out of this extraordinary era, with the songs of Duke Ellington, Cole Porter, Johnny Mercer, The Gershwins, Peggy Lee and more.

Through the singers’ voices that were integrally woven into the fabric of the times, Lisa invites us inside the club, where the music tells stories, people are transported, and the energy is always electric!  

•  Winner of the 2025 Mike Renzi Spotlight Award  •

Lisa “swung, crooned and balladeered her way through the Great American Songbook as if born to it… Her relaxed and comfortable on-stage presence enables us to just sit back and luxuriate in her silky alto and soft vibrato and her occasional well-placed jazz inflections that shimmered.”

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