Mabel Mercer News

What did our critic think of BAY AREA CABARET PRESENTS MEOW MEOW at Venetian Room?

For three nights the Mabel Mercer Foundation presented their picks of artists for the 2022 Cabaret Convention at Rose Theater at Jazz At Lincoln Center.

Tomorrow night Natalie Douglas has her first outing as a Cabaret Convention host and, brother, is she ready.

The Green Room 42 has announced its October line-up for in-person cabaret performances. October will feature new installments of Broadway Sessions, At This Performance, Villain: DeBlanks and much more.ARTZ

Ann Hampton Callaway - The Judy Garland Songbook comes to Feinstein's At The Nikko at 222 Mason Street San Francisco, CA. Performances are Wednesday, October 26 & Thursday, October 27, 2022 - 8:00 PM PDT (Doors 7:00 PM PDT).

The OG Julie Wilson Award recipient, Sue Matsuki, has gathered together a group of other artists who have taken home the award to present an evening in tribute of the late cabaret great.

Phillip Officer was a prevalent name in NYC cabarets in the 1990s and early 2000s. He made a name for himself on Broadway in the cast of the original SIDE SHOW. And his cabaret evenings were always highly regarded by critics and audiences alike. But as he explained this evening, in 2008 he packed everything he owned into several large bags and not quite knowing why boarded a plane to Las Vegas, a place he had never been, with the intent of starting a new life. His baggage was lost along the way. How’s that for a metaphor?

Cindy Firing and Josephine Sanges will present Carry On! at Don't Tell Mama Saturday, Oct 15 @ 8pm and Sun,Oct 16 @ 7pm.

Kylie McNeill who, in her industry debut, starred as the English singing and speaking voice of Belle/Suzu in Mamoru Hosoda's BELLE, will come to The Green Room 42 on Saturday October 8th at 7:00pm. Featuring songs from the hit anime feature along with some unreleased originals and covers she does with her own spin.

After two years of producing their annual galas online, due to the pandemic, Chicago Cabaret Professionals will hold their 2022 Gala in-person at Epiphany Center for the Arts on Monday, October 17. 

Christine Andreas will bring her cabaret show 'AND SO IT GOES ... Life & Love, Lost & Found' to The Wick on September 17th at 8pm.

It's back! -- three extraordinary nights of “live” songs, entertainers, and musicians – all in celebration of the 33rd annual New York Cabaret Convention, produced by The Mabel Mercer Foundation. 

Chicago will welcome back Amra-Faye Wright in the role of “Velma Kelly” and welcomes Brandon Victor Dixon in the role of “Billy Flynn” joining previously announced Angelica Ross as “Roxie Hart” starting Monday, September 12 at the Ambassador Theatre.

Ann Hampton Callaway will bring FEVER! THE PEGGY LEE CENTURY to the Katharine Hepburn Cultural Arts Center Saturday, September 17, 2022 - 8:00 pm.

Ann Hampton Callaway - The Linda Ronstadt Songbook - will come to The Greenwich Odeum - Friday, September 16, 2022 8:00 PM.

Billy Stritch returns to Crazy Coqs with a band new show spotlighting the music of legendary tunesmith, Cy Coleman. He'll be joined this time by a swinging jazz trio – all the better to perfectly celebrate one of Broadway and pop music's jazziest composers.

Tony nominee pop, jazz singer, songwriter and actress Ann Hampton Callaway, has announced her return to London on 21 and 22 September with a musical valentine for all seasons in her show, Let's Fall in Love; a spellbinding and artfully crafted two-act show exploring the many facets of love performed at The Pheasantry Pizza Express.

Ann Hampton Callaway - Fever! The Peggy Lee Century comes to The Music Room West Yarmouth, MA Sunday August 7, 2022 - 7:00 pm.

Singer and pianist Barrett Taylor passed away in New York City on June 29, 2022. He was 76.

Birdland Jazz Club and Birdland Theater are open this July with a full slate of nightly performances! At Birdland Jazz Club, catch Jay Leonhardt and John Weber Duo, Remy LeBeouf Assembly of Shadows Orchestra and more. Birdland Theater will present Tony DeSare, Maurizio Spista Organ Trio and more.