Cabaret Roundup: May 11-17 – Beth Malone, KT Sullivan & 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 the original Allison from Fun Home, Beth Malone, in a night honoring lesbian icons, Broadway star Stephanie Pope bringing her show to 54 Below for the third and final time, plenty of jazz, and more.
Next Wave Jazz Orchestra at Dizzy’s Club
May 11 @ 7 & 9 pm
The Next Wave Jazz Orchestra, led by Caelan Cardello and Jonny Gittings, brings together some of New York’s most exciting rising musicians for a vibrant big band evening featuring special guest vocalist Kate Kortum. The program moves between the music of legends like Miles Davis, Duke Ellington, Count Basie, and Thad Jones and fresh new arrangements and originals, showing how the big band tradition continues to evolve today
Tickets: Tickets are $60 ($30 for students). Dizzy's Club requires a minimum food and/or beverage purchase of $25 per person.
Stephanie Pope: Livin’ It Up! at 54 Below
May 12 @ 7 pm
Two-time MAC Award nominee and eleven Broadway show veteran Stephanie Pope returns to the New York cabaret stage for the third time with an encore of her solo show titled Stephanie Pope: Livin’ It Up! Through her take on songs from Broadway’s Hadestown and Sunset Boulevard, her eleven Broadway shows including Jelly’s Last Jam, Fosse and Kiss of The Spider Woman to songs by Billy Porter and India.Arie, plus tunes from her critically acclaimed solo CD, Now’s The Time To Fall In Love, Stephanie boldly shares her journey back to the cabaret stage complete with stories and anecdotes from her time sharing the stage with legendary Broadway stars like Chita Rivera and Bob Fosse. Lovingly directed by Ben Vereen, with music direction by 54 Below favorite Ian Herman. If you missed it before, here’s your final chance!
Tickets: Tickets start at $25 including fees. There is a $25 Food & Beverage Minimum.
House of SpeakEasy: Seriously Entertaining at Joe’s Pub
May 12 @ 7 pm
Seriously Entertaining is House of SpeakEasy's critically-acclaimed literary cabaret series. Each show brings together four incredible writers for a fast-paced, thought-provoking, and often surprising night of original storytelling, connected by a common theme. In collaboration with World Monuments Fund (WMF), the theme of their May show, “Safeguarding the Irreplaceable,” invites us to examine what we protect, what we neglect, and why it matters. Imagine indelible connections and inherited heirlooms, endangered archives and vanishing traditions—and what happens if we let them slip away. Featuring André Aciman, Annabelle Selldorf, Sosena Solomon, and Caroline Weber, the performers will come bearing elegies, manifestos, and love letters to the almost-lost. Co-hosted by author and historian Amanda Foreman and WMF President and CEO Bénédicte de Montlaur.
Tickets: Tickets are $42 (inclusive of advance phone/web service fee). There is a 2 drink or 1 food item minimum per person. Only a few tickets are left for this.
Orchestra of St. Luke's and Joseph Parrish: Finding an American Voice (various locations across all 5 boroughs)
May 14-18
Orchestra of St. Luke’s, joined by baritone Joseph Parrish, celebrates the friendship between Harry T. Burleigh, the pioneering Black American composer, and Antonín Dvořák, the renowned Czech composer. Their collaboration, rooted in spirituals and folk music, helped shape a distinctly American sound that continues to inspire us today. Hear this concert in all five boroughs!
Tickets: Free. RSVP here.
The High Society New Orleans Jazz Band at Birdland Jazz Club
May 14 @ 5:30 & 8:30 pm
Led by veteran trumpeter Simon Wettenhall and Grammy winning pianist Conal Fowkes, The High Society New Orleans Jazz Band are a New Orleans style Jazz band which for decades have been Woody Allen’s band of choice for his movies, concert tours and weekly performances. The band have appeared on all the premiere concert stages of Europe and the United States. Band members have appeared in and provided music for Woody Allen movies including Midnight in Paris, Blue Jasmine, and A Rainy Day In New York.
Tickets: Tickets start at $35.46 including fees. There is a $20 minimum on food or drinks per person.
Beth Malone Sings 1990s Lesbian Icons and Starstruck at 54 Below
May 15 & 16 @ 7 pm
Tony® nominee Beth Malone returns to 54 Below for the first time in 5 years in a brand new concert celebrating 1990s lesbian icons including the Indigo Girls, k.d. lang, Tracy Chapman, Melissa Etheridge, and more. Best known for originating the role of (Big) Alison in the groundbreaking and celebrated Tony® winning musical Fun Home, based on Alison Bechdel’s graphic memoir of the same name, Malone now brings songs and personal stories to the stage with special guests.
Tickets: Tickets start at $30.50 including fees. There is a $25 Food & Beverage Minimum.
Honoring KT Sullivan at The Green Room 42
May 17 @ 7 pm
The Darrell Henline Award honors an individual whose professional career in the field of cabaret is one of consistent excellence and distinction. Darrell was the founding editor and publisher of Cabaret Scenes magazine from 1995 until his death in 2003.
Tickets: Tickets start at $36.87. There is no minimum at the Green Room 42. Livestream tickets are also available for $19.
Videos
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Angel Blue: Reimagined 54 Below (5/22-5/22) |
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Tony Danza: Sinatra & Stories 54 Below (7/23-7/23) |
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Jonathan Poretz- Happy Birthday Bobby: Darin at 90! 54 Below (5/14-5/14) |
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George Young 54 Below (6/26-6/26) |
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Oh Em Gee, They Sang This on Glee! 54 Below (7/19-7/19) |
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Stephanie Pope: Livin' It Up! 54 Below (5/12-5/12) |
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The 305 Takes the 212: Celebrating Miami Artists 54 Below (7/31-7/31) |
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Robert Bannon’s Pride Playlist 54 Below (6/20-6/20) |
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Ann Hampton Callaway and Liz Callaway: BOOM! 15th Anniversary Concert 54 Below (7/15-7/15) |
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Beth Malone Sings 1990s Lesbian Icons and Starstruck 54 Below (5/16-5/16) |
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