Michael Kushner News

“There should be something at stake in a cabaret and concert venue. The best nights are when there are stakes involved.”

The new Broadway talk show Live with Rye & Friends on Broadway hosted by talk show Host & Producer Rye Myers at BAR 9 (807 9th Ave) welcome’s this week’s special guest ABC’s American Idol contestant Alyssa Wray at 7:30 pm.

It's been two years of ups and downs for the world and for the small venue entertainment scene. Everyone is grateful for the return to some kind of new version of 'Normal' - especially one writer who probably spends more nights in the clubs than, even, the average cabaret performer.

Eva Noblezada returned to the Green Room 42 stage on Sunday, November 14th with So This is Love! It was a very simple show. She sang songs. Everyone laughed. And the audience all remembered how much they missed live performances.

Actor, director educator and the future of cabaret, Ari Axelrod does things his way, and he will when ARI'S ARIAS opens at Birdland on December 12th. Here are some videos to keep us patient til then.

Isaac Sutton, concert and cabaret performer supreme is one of Israel’s treasures and he made his Green Room 42 debut last night.  If there is a definition of “crowd pleaser” in the dictionary it should give the name Isaac Sutton as an example.  

The singer-songwriter with the voice of gold debuts her first solo show in New York twice in one weekend, starting tonight... and she has a lot to say with the music she has chosen to introduce herself to the city. And it's all beautiful.

Returning to the stage and his first love, Manhattan multi-hyphenate Michael Kushner shows his time behind the camera and in the podcasting studio hasn't diminished his star quality.

Tonight, Feinstein’s/54 Below (254 West 54th Street), Broadway’s supper club, will welcome back actor/photographer/producer Michael Kushner with his show Michael Kushner Sings His Hits For Pride at 9:45 PM.

This week, FEINSTEIN’S/54 BELOW will be presenting some of the brightest stars from Broadway, cabaret, jazz, and beyond. The line-up includes Derrick Baskin, Nicole Vanessa Ortiz and many more.

He may be Manhattan's leading multi-hyphenate, but on June 30th Michael Kushner will take off all the other hats in favor of his ACTOR hat, when he spends an hour or so celebrating Gay Pride with his Pride playlist at 54 Below.

This Month, FEINSTEIN’S/54 BELOW, Broadway’s Supper Club & Private Event Destination, will present some of the brightest stars from Broadway, cabaret, jazz, and beyond. Performers include George Salazar and Joe Iconis, Shakina Nayfack, Lauren Marcus, Nicole Henry, Larry Owens, Beth Malone, Andrew Barth Feldman and more.

Feinstein’s/54 Below, Broadway’s supper club, will welcome back actor/photographer/producer Michael Kushner with his show Michael Kushner Sings His Hits For Pride on Wednesday, June 30, at 9:45 PM.

After a 15-month shutdown due to the COVID-19 epidemic, proprietors Steve Baruch, Richard Frankel, and Tom Viertel have announced that “Broadway’s Supper Club” Feinstein’s/54 Below will reopen its iconic red door for live performances on June 17, 2021. 

The NYCLU today announced the Artist Ambassadors class of 2021, a multidisciplinary partnership between the organization and New York’s vibrant performing arts community.

Lauren Molina and Nick Cearely are back in their underwear, back on the stage, and back in the company of their celebrity guest stars.

Tony Award winner Alice Ripley (Next to Normal) will star in The Pink Unicorn, a new film based on the play by Elise Forier Edie and directed by Amy E. Jones, it was announced today by Just One More Productions. 

MAC Award winning Murtagh continues his year-long look back at the work of Hollywood opera singer and actor Mario Lanza in his fourth Lanza-themed online concert this year.

Actors Training Center  is continuing to add more star power, unforgettable performances and two raffle prizes to its annual fundraiser, The Show Goes On, with streaming beginning Sunday, April 25 at 4 p.m. CDT via the Swell Fundraising site.

When Meagan Michelson found herself with a little time on her hands, she asked herself what she could do to put that time to good use, keep herself creatively active, and make others happy all at the same time. The answer: home-made music videos.