Interviews

Pride Magazine -- 2005

Reviews

"Certainly one of the best voices in cabaret today. McAssey proves there is such a thing as a male cabaret STAR!"
-- New York Post

"He manages to somehow be both cabaret's most accomplished balladeer and its wildest, most uninhibited musical clown."
--Variety
"McAssey is in his prime right now. A voice that is as rich, warm and enveloping as you could ever hope to hear. It's clear that he's a star of any stage upon which he performs."
-- Scott & Barbara Siegel, THEATERMANIA.COM
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"Non-stop entertainment, punctuated as often by his dazzling vocal prowess as it is by his comic genius."
-- Backstage

"Ready to sample some outstanding cabaret? There aren't enough opportunities for New Yorkers to enjoy the McAssey magic. Catch him NOW!"
-- CABARET SCENES MAGAZINE
"His voice has never sounded better...the years have added a polish and luster that give his readings more depth and substance and his calm, focused delivery is to be envied. Like a fine wine, McAssey is a consummate professional who the years have only made better."
-- David Hurst, SHOW BUSINESS

"A supreme interpreter of a lyric, capable of exploding every emotion on stage from total buffoonery to tears."
-- Private Lives

"...a terrific singer."
STEPHEN SCHWARTZ
(composer of WICKED, GODSPELL & PIPPIN)
"His new CD is what great cabaret singing is all about."
-- DAVID FRIEDMAN
(award-winning Broadway, cabaret and film composer/conductor/arranger)
"A fine singer and musician with great taste in music."
-- DAVID ZIPPEL
(Tony-winning lyricist of CITY OF ANGELS and Oscar nominee for Disney's HERCULES)
"I've known Michael for years as a wonderful live performer and a vital part of the cabaret scene. How nice, at long last, to be able to enjoy my fellow piano man on his new disc."
--STEPHEN FLAHERTY
(Ragtime, Once On This Island, Suessical)
"HI-LARIOUS!"
Reba McEntire
Awards

MAC AWARD: Outstanding Male Vocalist

BISTRO AWARD: Outstanding Male Singer

THEATREMANIA.COM: Best of Cabaret ~ 2002 Male Vocalist

BISTRO AWARD: Best Performance in a Review

CABARET SCENES AWARD: Chosen as one of Cabaret's Premier Acts

CABARET HOTLINE ACHIEVEMENT: Outstanding Piano Bar Entertainer

PRIVATE LIVES CRITIC'S CHOICE: Outstanding Male Singer