2020
Cynthia Shaw
The free-spirited piano teacher who always drinks a glass of red wine with a straw
Actor|Singer|Pianist
I'm excited to be performing my second solo cabaret show at Don't Tell Mama!
So Many Colors:
Embracing your Essence
What is your essence? What is essence? What does that even mean? Those indisputable qualities that we each possess and which are instantly perceptible to others and authentic to us alone.
Lennie Watts, Director
Tracy Stark, Musical Director
Photo Credit: Conor Weiss @conorweiss
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Photo Credit: Molly Gazay @MollyGazayPhotography
Tuesday, May 6 at 7pm
Wednesday, May 14 at 7pm
Don't Tell Mama
343 West 46th Street
New York, NY. 10036
On March 14 and 15 Cynthia sang with
C4: The Choral Composer/Conductor Collective.
AWESTRUCK: Songs of Science & Spirituality
These concerts are in conjunction with The Brooklyn Youth Chorus (BYC) and will include two compositions written expressly for BYC by Jamie Klenetsky Fay and Lila Meretzky. Additionally, the group will premiere Karen Siegel's "Physical Impossibility: A Jewish Reflection on Scientific Mystery."
Other works include: "Turing Believes Machines Think" by Gordon Hamilton, and "Flatland" by Alex Hill
Flutist, Zara Lawler, and Cynthia recently created and performed an immersive song cycle of music and scenes from Betty Smith's beloved classic novel, "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn". All of the music in the performance is taken directly from the book, ranging from folk and popular tunes to works by Schubert, Dvorak and Bizet, woven seamlessly into key moments from the story.
Look out for more performances in 2025 www.zaralawler.com
Featuring:Zara Lawler, flute and creator, Cynthia Shaw, piano, Molly Goldman, Violin/viola & Kathryn McCreary, voice
Cabaret Singer
Performances at Don't Tell Mama * New York City
Our first Review!
Thank you Deb Miller and DC Theater Arts!
"Under the engaging and sensitive direction of Felicity Hesed, a multi-talented cast of six, four appearing in dual roles, captures the emotions and fantasies triggered by dementia, from the present isolation of forgetting her loved ones and who and where she is, to the happiness of the magical reimaginings of her past in her mind’s eye...here envisioned through the dramatic and exhilarating spectacle of circus arts. Those include masterful feats with colorful glow-in-the-dark juggling balls, jump rope and hula hoops, spinning plates, high stilts, trapeze, and aerial ropes and silks, as performed by her younger self and the elder and younger generations of her family.
It’s all brought to life in an empathetic portrayal by Cynthia Shaw as Q, who believably shifts from disoriented and distressed to rare moments of lucidity to feelings of delight, as she smiles and watches the jubilant circus-style re-enactments of cherished times with her beloved husband, parents, and children..."
And a news article from Forbes! HERE
Beautiful publicity photos by Maike Schulz!
a musical journey about wrong notes, hard knocks, and the keys to success
Written and performed by Cynthia Shaw
and directed by Peter Michael Marino
Live and streamed performance of Velvet Determination at NYC's Klavierhaus,
July 30, 2023
View Performance HERE
Fresh Fruit Festival at The Wild Project in Dave De Christopher's short play, Hand-Me-Downs, directed by Shela Xoregos
With: Jonathan Fluck, Aj Lily and
Brandon P. Raines
C4 - The Choral Composer/Conductor Collective
performed my composition, "Rich Man"
on three occasions November/December 2023
Thrilled to have performed the short play, Copy and Paste, at the Players. With director, Perryn Pomatto, actor David Michael Kirby and playwright Matthew J. Kaplan
At MCC Theater FreshPlay Festival performing a one act play by Annabelle Wachtel. With Tim Hayes and directed by Chaesong Kim.
Recording session with C4 Ensemble
at St. Luke's