The 8th Annual Nightlife Awards, hosted by Emmy Award winner Bruce Vilanch, will celebrate the most outstanding performances this past year in cabaret, comedy and jazz in the clubs of New York City. The show will take place at Town Hall on Monday, January 25th (curtain at 7 PM). The event, in which the winners perform instead of making acceptance speeches, always features special guest star performances. While the winners will be announced shortly, here are just some of the brilliant entertainers that will perform in addition to the winners: James Barbour (A Tale of Two Cities), Jim Caruso (Liza's at the Palace and Jim Caruso's Cast Party), Jeffry Denman White Christmas and The Holiday Guys), Tovah Feldshuh (4X Tony Nominee), Howard Fishman (Joe's Pub), Cheyenne Jackson (Finian's Rainbow), Nellie McKay (Actress, singer, songwriter), Marc Kudisch (3X Tony Nominee & The Holiday Guys), Noah Racey & THE NY TAP ENSEMBLE (internationally known), Martin Vidnovic (2X Tony Nominee) and many more that will soon be named, in addition to the winners!
Unique as an All-Performance Award Show, the Nightlife Awards has featured an extraordinary number of high profile entertainers including Brian Stokes Mitchell, Elaine Stritch, Lesley Gore, Keith Carradine, Larry Gatlin, Alan King, Kristin Chenoweth, Lea DeLaria, Bill Charlap & Sandi Stewart, Donna Murphy, Eartha Kitt, Julie Halston, Andrea Marcovicci, Christine Ebersole & Billy Stritch, John Pizzarelli & Jessica Molaskey, Dee Dee Bridgewater, Robert Klein, etc. Among our presenters we have featured Tommy Tune, Bob Mackie, Patti LuPone, Liza Minelli, and the late film director Robert Altman.Tickets to the Nightlife Awards are $75, $50, and $25. They are available via TicketMaster at 212-307-4100 or at TicketMaster.com. Tickets are now also available at The Town Hall Box Office at 123 West 43rd Street, NYC between the hours of noon and 6 PM every day but Sunday. This year's show will be directed by Scott Thompson with music direction by Tedd Firth.Photo credit: Walter McBride
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