Rebecca Kaplan is a writer and standup comedian living in New York. You can follow her on Twitter and Instagram @rebeccatkaplan and find more of her upcoming shows and projects at https://linktr.ee/rebeccatkaplan
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First Show:
My parents took me to see a production of CATS when I was 4 or 5 and I hated it. Discriminating taste, even at a tender age.
Favorite Show:
I've seen too many shows to pick just one favorite but the Encores revival of the Apple Tree was really, really special. Kristin Chenoweth in a Harnick & Bock musical?? Heaven.
The 11/21 pay-what-you-can show features a night blending genre, storytelling, and flirty debauchery from the co-composer of 36 QUESTIONS. This is the second night in a new series highlighting emerging musical theater songwriters.
The 11/18 show is the first installation in a new series that highlights emerging voices with accessible pay-what-you-can concerts. Read a conversation with Grinels about the upcoming concert.
The songwriters present a revue of their 40-plus-year partnership to the Beechman 11/11 to 11/16, with Christine Andreas, George Dvorsky, James Harkness & Casey Borghesi. We spoke with Silvestri and Higgins about the new show, their career, and more.
Here are a few top picks in NYC to consider this week including a new work by the late Broadway songwriter William Finn, Taxi star Marilu Henner in a new solo show, New York Comedy Festival performances and more.
Apply today for a chance to write reviews, interview artists, and/or photograph shows in New York City. We're seeking writers and photographers passionate about cabaret or almost any type of live performance (jazz, rock, comedy, and more)!
For 250 consecutive weeks, Crytzer will release one track of SONGBOOK SESSIONS at a time. Read a conversation about the album, dedicated to music of the first half of the 20th century played authentically to the times.
Here are a few top picks to consider this week including Great American Songbook standards, the first show of Lyrics and Lyricist's 2025-26 season, Wicked and Hell's Kitchen star Shoshana Bean making her Carnegie Hall solo debut and more.
See some of the biggest names performing at cabaret venues this month, at a range of budget points. See some of the biggest stars of the stage, screen, jazz, cabaret and comedy live in an intimate venue
On 11/7 and 11/8, A BANQUET FOR THE SPIRITS features guests from Baptista's distinguished career, including Trey Anastasio of Phish and vocalist Cassandra Wilson. Read a conversation with Baptista about his career and these special birthday shows.
The 10/21 to 10/23 shows celebrated the vibrant cabaret community. See photos from nights two and three of the event snapped by photographer Maryann Lopinto.
On October 24, 2025, singer Phillip Officer celebrated the release of his new Mabel Mercer tribute album, You Fascinate Me So: Phillip Officer Salutes Mabel Mercer, with a concert at 54 Below in Manhattan. See photos by Conor Weiss
Supporters of the Barrington Stage Company came out in full force last night on Monday, October 27, 2025 for their annual fundraising gala, BSC>NYC. The gala honored longtime Barrington supporter Eda Sorokoff.
Cabaret legend Marilyn Maye is back at 54 Below again with a run celebrating her many appearances on the Johnny Carson show, in honor of his 100th birthday. She's there nightly through November 6, plus Thanksgiving and Black Friday.
The 10/21 edition of this bi-weekly variety show, hosted by Susie Mosher, was a knockout. See photos from the night and mark your calendars for the next edition on 11/4.
The singer celebrated the release of her new album, RENEE KATZ SINGS IRVING BERLIN: LOST IN HIS ARMS, with a release concert at 54 Below on 10/19. See photos from the night
On 11/10, Linda Purl (THE OFFICE) brings the all-new Tunes & Tales: Adventures in Survival, to Midtown Manhattan’s Green Room 42. Read a conversation with Purl about the new show.
The singer and actor, making her solo cabaret debut on 11/3, is no longer 'diminishing herself for anyone else.' We spoke with Mikat about the show, and the importance of taking up space.
Read a conversation with drag artist Kiki Ball-Change about We’re In Hell — a devilishly hilarious, one-night-only cabaret descending through the nine circles of Dante’s Inferno on 10/27.
On October 17 and 19, 2025, singer Meri Ziev and the Gregory Toroian Trio treated audiences at Don't Tell Mama to a night of song called From 8 Tracks to Livestreams. See photos from the show snapped by photographer Conor Weiss.
The star, best known as Marian Colby on ABC’s “All My Children,” made her solo cabaret debut on 10/14 and 10/15 filled with Broadway classics and memories of her often hysterical, sometimes heartbreaking, and frequently scandalous life