Better than Broadway Caberet @ The Green Room 42

On a frostbitten January night made tolerable by the lingering effects of tequila, I trekked to New York’s Theatre District to see my friend conjure a minute and a half of musical folklore. I had heard of The Green Room 42 amongst theatre friends, but when Google Maps had told me I’d arrived, I was surprised to find myself navigating the gaudy hallways of a conspicuous Hell’s Kitchen hotel (called–I kid you not–YOTEL). But after wandering through neon lobbies and exploring *curious* modern art exhibitions, there–in the back-room of a vacant bar–I finally found the Green Room 42–which, was not, in fact, Green. But the sight of a piano surrounded by clusters of tables immediately put me at ease. Funny how quickly the intimacy of a cabaret takes the razor-sharp edge off Times Square…