Cabaret Roundup: April 27-May 3- Stephen Schwartz, Lillias White & More
See some of the top cabaret shows and concerts in NYC this week
Are you trying to plan your entertainment for the week or looking for a fun show to see this weekend? We have you covered with jazz, cabaret, comedy, and more! NYC has so many incredible events, but here are a few top picks to consider this week including a New York Pops concert honoring Broadway legend Stephen Schwartz (Wicked, Godspell), a new standup solo show by Natasha Vaynblat (The Tonight Show, Comedy Central), the latest Lyrics & Lyricists concert, and more.
The New York Pops 43rd Birthday Gala at Carnegie Hall
April 27 @ 7 pm
Steven Reineke leads The New York Pops in a celebration of its 43rd Birthday Gala with Music Honoree Stephen Schwartz (Wicked, Godspell, Pippin, The Queen of Versailles, and more). Proceeds from the gala support the orchestra and its PopsEd music education programs.
Tickets: Remaining tickets start at $181.
Natasha Vaynblat: Childless Freak at Joe’s Pub
April 28 at 9:30 pm
Should you have kids? Who the hell knows! It took Natasha Vaynblat (The Tonight Show, Comedy Central) years to decide and now she’s doing a comedy show all about it. Join her for an hour of jokes all about the baby decision. Will you leave feeling better about your life’s choices? Who knows! But will there be strange tchotchkes? Of course!
Tickets: Tickets are $30 (inclusive of advance phone/web service fee). There is a 2 drink or 1 food item minimum per person.
Lyrics & Lyricists: Robin Pecknold: The Music of Judee Sill at 92NY
April 29 @ 7:30 pm
Indie-folk band Fleet Foxes lead singer Robin Pecknold is dedicated to furthering the legacy of his musical heroes. Joni Mitchell is one of them. The brilliant, long-forgotten Judee Sill is another. Pecknold is joined by “accidental brass quartet” The Westerlies and The New Yorker’s Amanda Petrusich for an intimate exploration of her music.
Tickets: Tickets start at $50.
The Wicked Stage: Songs About Show Business, Hosted by Christine Pedi at 54 Below
April 29 @ 7 pm
Christine Pedi, musical theatre comedienne & Sirius XM’s On Broadway channel daily presenter will host and perform. She will lead an incredible cast of musical theatre folks performing in this unforgettable evening! Expect Broadway’s most vivacious performers from many of your favorite shows past and present, as well as cabaret’s divas and crooners bringing to life iconic characters like Norma Desmond, Harold Hill, Momma Rose, George M. Cohan, Victor AND Victoria, one (if not ALL) of The Four Seasons, and more. Hear classics and hidden gems like “The Glamorous Life,” “Life Upon the Wicked Stage,” “Lullaby of Broadway,” and many more from jukebox musicals, backstage shows, the silver screen, the “boob tube,” and maybe even the YouTube.
Tickets: Tickets start at $51.50 including fees. There is a $25 Food & Beverage Minimum.
Hugh Panaro: Man Without A Mask at 54 Below
May 1 @ 7 pm
Hugh Panaro: Man Without A Mask is a very exciting evening taking you right onto Broadway, backstage, into dressing rooms, and into Hugh’s unique and personal scrapbook of a life and career. You won’t want to miss this exciting solo concert, where you will be treated to songs and stories the star will share from Side Show, Show Boat, Lestat, Sweeney Todd, Sunday in the Park with George, The Red Shoes, and all the blockbusters he’s known for… and even some shows he wasn’t in.
Tickets: Remaining tickets start at $85.50. There is a $25 Food & Beverage Minimum.
Lillias White Live at The Laurie Beechman
May 1 and June 5 @ 7 pm
Fresh off her triumphant run in Hadestown, Tony Award winner Lillias White brings her incomparable voice and storytelling magic to the newly re-glammed Laurie Beechman Theatre for an intimate evening of music. Joined by pianist Mathis Picard, Lillias will dazzle with an eclectic mix of the unexpected and the unforgettable—showtunes, jazz, pop, R&B, blues, and more. Expect fresh takes, a few classics, and the sheer joy that only Lillias can deliver.
Tickets: Tickets start at $45. There is a $25 food & beverage minimum
Ask a Fuckboy at Caveat
May 1 @ 9:30 pm
Ask a Fuckboy is a new comedy show in NYC that combines the irreverence of Call Her Daddy with the indulgent storytelling of your favorite guilty pleasure Reddit thread. Comics present unhinged dating stories and a panel of “fuckboys” (male comedians) weighs in.
Tickets: Tickets are $35.74 including fees.
After the Fall: Mazzoli + Metamorphosen at The Crypt under the Cathedral of St. John the Divine (Harlem)
May 1-2 @ 7 & 8:30 pm
Missy Mazzoli's Dark with Excessive Bright – here performed in its arrangement for string quintet with violin soloist – takes its title from a line in Milton's epic poem Paradise Lost, where a blind man attempts to describe his vision of God. In a similarly surreal and evocative manner, Mazzoli's music twists, turns, and transforms, casting and chasing shadows across four centuries of musical expression from the Baroque era through to the present day. And as if she wasn't busy enough frolicking in the Crypt with us, Missy's opera Lincoln in the Bardo will receive its world premiere at the Metropolitan Opera this October!
See the works in an intimate crypt setting. Each performance includes a pre-concert reception with wine, food, and cocktails in the spectacular main space of the Cathedral, followed by a walk through the stone quarry before descending to the Crypt.
Tickets: Tickets are $100.
Kim David Smith: Comme Une Folle – torch songs for tough times because gay (or else) at Joe’s Pub
May 2 at 9:30 pm
Described by Broadway World as the "David Bowie of cabaret," "slyly subversive" by The Wall Street Journal, and labeled the "male Marlene Dietrich" by The New York Times, Australian cabaret artist Kim David Smith returns to Joe's Pub with "Comme Une Folle -- torch songs for tough times because gay (or else)." Queer mega-muses collide in a conjuring of torch-singing, bruise-hearted ladies and their loungy lamentations; Marlene, Minnelli, and Minogue meet Eartha, Piaf, Judy, and more, in jazzy, Julie London-esque rearrangements by award-winning musical director Tracy Stark.
Tickets: Tickets are $36 (inclusive of advance phone/web service fee). There is a 2 drink or 1 food item minimum per person.
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