Time Out Cabaret editor Adam Feldman looks back on the top ten shows of 2013

It was a year of change in the cabaret world. Two of New York’s most prestigious venues, the Oak Room and Feinstein’s, closed for good in 2012, leaving other nightclubs to fill the vacuum. The offerings were, as always, highly varied: from old-school Great American Songbook collections to bawdy rock & roll comedy, from octogenarian masters to whippersnappers with attitude. As the dust settles, two venues have emerged as the pounding hearts of the cabaret scene: midtown’s 54 Below, which leans toward high-grade theater talent, and Joe’s Pub at the Public Theater, which emphasizes downtown invention. Here are my choices for the top ten cabaret shows of 2013. View the article.

3. Dee Snider (54 Below) - The Twisted Sister rocker covered Christmas chestnuts and show tunes in a roof-blasting set that was thrillingly ridiculous and sublime.