Karen Akers' new show Move On, which has just begun a five-week residence at the Algonquin Hotel's Oak Room, is perhaps the most personal one of her long and distinguished career. With carefully chosen songs that she has wedded to her acting skills, she presents an evening full of emotional resilience built upon her considerable artistry.

Her show, directed by Eric Michael Gillett, is all about dealing with those crucial moments when we stand at a crossroads in our lives. Decisions, for better or worse, have to be made and what we do will affect us forever after. While this may sound like heady stuff for a tourist-room cabaret act, Akers always keeps her theme wrapped in music that is eithe[...]