Shawn Moninger News

BREAKING NEWS: The votes are in and the results are official for the fifth annual BroadwayWorld New York Cabaret Awards. More than 32,000 votes were cast this year for the excellent performers and shows in 16 categories. BroadwayWorld would like to extend congratulations to all of this year's winners and nominees.

It isn't just her New Year's Eve Party that launched the start of a great new New York City Cabaret year.  Marilyn Maye is also keeping the musical festivities going at the Metropolitan Room on Jan. 6,7,11,12,13, and 14th.  It's become one of the hottest tickets in town.  Her song selection may be a little different than New Years but the excitement and excellence of her performance are the same.  The Metropolitan Room is also launching their new menu selections for 2017.

See Shawn Moninger in his second foray onto the cabaret stage BECAUSE I CAN 2 'SECOND ADDICTION'

BroadwayWorld Cabaret is pleased to announce the nominees in 14 categories for the 2016 BWW New York Cabaret Awards.

Joseph Macchia producer and creator is bringing back his talk show The Q

Shawn Moninger in his second foray onto the cabaret stage BECAUSE I CAN 2 "SECOND ADDICTION"  

The Q Returns to the Metropolitan Room this Fall. Joseph Macchia producer and creator is bringing back his talk show The Q Joining Joseph on the panel will be Thomas Dieter and Shawn Moninger and Special Guest Host Marcus Phillips . There has been The View, The Chew and The Talk but nothing like The Q ...and it's hosted by all gay men who vary in interests, abilities and backgrounds. There's the Long Islander with a leathery past, the free-spirited southern boy with a thing for attention, and the reverend who knows a thing or two about what's GOOD. They sing, they joke, they talk, and they're up for most anything. Special guests to include singers and musicians, comics and writers, florists and sex-toy store owners, among others. Specialty Topics and more to be discussed.

An exciting, fun-filled inspirational evening, with dance, music, a touch of the Great White Way, prizes and more, comes to Stamford, CT Friday, August 26.

Broadway and cabaret performers come together for a good cause on Saturday, June 4 at 7 pm at Unity Center in Norwalk, Connecticut. The 'cause' for this concert will be announced as a part of the event itself, so just come enjoy a stellar show with two for one drinks after the event at BJ Ryan's BANC House (around the corner from Unity Center).

The Bijou Theatre welcomes Broadway, film and television composer David Friedman tonight, May 7th, 2016 at 7:30 p.m. in CT SINGS DAVID FRIEDMAN.

The Bijou Theatre welcomes Broadway, film and television composer David Friedman on Saturday, May 7th, 2016 at 7:30 p.m. in CT SINGS DAVID FRIEDMAN.

The Manhattan Association of Cabarets & Clubs presents the 30th Annual MAC Awards tonight, March 29, 2016, at 7:30pm, at BB King Blues Club & Grill on 42nd Street in New York City.

It took 30 years for Shawn Moninger, a Unity minister and longtime technical director with four MAC awards, to move out of the booth and onto the stage. His show Because I Can (which has been running monthly at the Metropolitan Room since last November) is more a one-man Off-Broadway comedy show than typical cabaret. Almost without exception, the opening of a cabaret show is the weakest. Performers tend to warm up around the third or fourth number. That was not the case at the February 27 show, or as Moniger put it, 'the Senior Citizen Happy Hour.'

The Manhattan Association of Cabarets & Clubs has just announced the 2016 MAC Award nominees and complete list of honorees for the 30th Annual MAC Awards.

After 21 years as the cabaret light and sound guy, ministry was the only place left for Shawn Moninger to go. Now it;s 10 years later and Shawn returned to a club and made his cabaret debut last night at the Metropolitan Room. His opening act was Nancy Timanaro-Hogan, "The Loudest womean in the world!" and  BroadwayWorld was there. Check out photos below!

Multiple award winning recording and performance artist, Rev Roger Anthony Yolanda Mapes, brings his gender bending celebration of old time Southern gospel and country gospel music to Unity Center, 3 Main Street, 2nd Floor, Norwalk, CT 06851, tonight, September 7th at 8:00 pm.

Multiple award winning recording and performance artist, Rev Roger Anthony Yolanda Mapes, brings his gender bending celebration of old time Southern gospel and country gospel music to Unity Center, 3 Main Street, 2nd Floor, Norwalk, CT 06851, on Saturday, September 7th at 8:00 pm.

Wow, talk about a thumbs up! BroadwayWorld.com Cabaret Reviewer/Columnist Stephen Hanks received such a positive reaction to his '2012 Best of New York Cabaret' piece posted yesterday that we thought it would be fun for him to add to his original 13 "honorable mentions" list. So, here for your holiday week reading pleasure is Part 2 of his "Best" and "Most" Honorable Mentions in Cabaret for 2012 with 21 new listings (because an even 20 would be trite). Enjoy!

Kenneth Gartman returns to Don't Tell Mama on Tuesday, March 13th with his cabaret debut show KENNETH GARTMAN (...NOT LIKE THE OTHER CAVEMEN).

Kenneth Gartman returns to Don't Tell Mama on Tuesday, March 13th with his cabaret debut show KENNETH GARTMAN (...NOT LIKE THE OTHER CAVEMEN).