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 Green Room 42 will present three-time Tony Award nominee and TikTok star Kevin Chamberlin making his New York solo cabaret debut “Finding the Joy” on Sunday, November 24 and Monday, November 25 at 7 pm. We spoke with him about the upcoming show.
To officially kick off the holiday season Jersey Boys star Michael Longoria will be making his solo debut at 54 Below with “A Very Broadway Kind Of Christmas” on 12/1. Read a conversation with Michael Longoria about the new show and album.
Join the sugary DeLa and spicy Jinkx for an evening of raucous holiday fun. Read a conversation with BenDeLaCreme and Jinkx Monsoon about their upcoming 12/5 performance at the Kings Theater in Brooklyn and national tour.
Alicia Witt makes her 54 Below debut on 12/3 to celebrate the release of her first full length Christmas album, I Think I’m Spending Christmas With You. The album features heartfelt and uplifting originals and your favorite holiday standards.
This weekend, NYGASP will revive Ruddigore, the classic Gilbert and Sullivan comic opera that has entertained world-wide audiences for 137 years. Catch it 11/23 and 11/24. We spoke with Hannah Holmes, who plays Mad Margaret in this production.
For one hour and fifteen minutes on 11/16, every person in the Triad Theater howled with laughter, cheered with appreciation, and applauded, and applauded, and applauded for the return of The Showbroads. See photos from the evening.
Artemisia LeFay’s Wasted Girl, “an intoxicatingly gothic ride through some of the darker manifestations of passion,” is back at Don’t Tell Mama on 11/24. Read a conversation with Artemisia about the show and the concept of the “wasted girl.”
“We’ll Take a Glass Together” when 54 Below presents Grand Hotel: The 35th Anniversary Original Broadway Cast Reunion Concert. This very special immersive concert received rave reviews in February. It runs 11/15 and 11/16. See photos from 11/14.
You've never seen David Burtka like this – turning the conventions of the cabaret structure upside down. Star of stage and screen (Hulu’s “Drag Me to Dinner”), Burtka, David plays 11/20 to 11/23, and is directed by his husband Neil Patrick Harris
M. Ward is making his Cafe Carlyle debut next week from 11/21 to 11/23. The American singer-songwriter and guitarist is known for his unique blend of folk, indie rock, and Americana. We spoke to M. Ward about the upcoming show
Singer Joanne Halev’s new show Sailing On debuts 11/19 at Birdland Theater. Expect tales of first loves, rites of passage, whooping cough and waterbeds, fate, friendship, and one fabulous farm boy. Read a conversation with Joanne about the show.
Carnegie Hall’s 2024-25 Originals series continued on 11/1 with a rousing concert by Pink Martini celebrating their 30th anniversary. They pulled out all the stops. It was completely joyful, ever-changing, and full of blazing hot musical talent.
This week from 11/14 to 11/16 catch a reunion of the original cast of Grand Hotel at 54 Below. It’s truly incredible hearing the score sung through in its entirety. We spoke with Tony Award® nominee Bob Stillman (Grey Gardens, Dirty Blonde) about what it’s like to be stepping back into the show 35 years later
Spend an evening with Lisa Stephen Friday 11/18 at Joe's Pub as she celebrates the release of her newest single 'Sober & Insane.' She's showcasing her one woman musical, TRANS AM and the concert version of the original new piece, DOLL/GIRL: A MUSICAL. As a child of the 80’s Lisa’s artistic aesthetic is highly influenced by the early days of MTV and the post punk era of pop music. Read a conversation with Lisa about the show.
On 11/8 and 11/9, see the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra's Bebop Revolution, an immersive experience into the vibrant world of jazz showcasing new, energetic big band arrangements and featuring the world premiere of Everything Changes, composed by JLCO trombonist Vincent Gardner
What MasterVoices does is very special. The lush one-night-only production of STRIKE UP THE BAND on 10/28 revived and revised a Gershwin/Kaufman show with a full orchestra, 145-person chorus, dancers and a star-studded, superb principal cast. MasterVoices’ 2024-25 season continues next year on February 3 and 4 with Blind Injustice.
Renowned Broadway singer Bernadette Peters made a stunning return to Carnegie Hall on Monday October 27, 2024. It had been nearly 30 years since her last show there in 1997, but it was well worth the wait. The show kicked off Carnegie Hall's 2024-25 Original series which continues tomorrow night with Pink Martini on 11/1
Lianne Marie Dobbs plays THE WINDMILLS OF MY MIND... FOR DUSTY SPRINGFIELD at 54 Below on 11/6, a must-see musical window into Springfield's eclectic songs and quirky mind. BroadwayWorld named Dobbs as one of the Best Vocalists of the Decade and listed her as a Top Cabaret Highlight of 2022. Read a conversation with Dobbs about the 11/6 show.
On Thursday, October 24, 2024, the Mabel Mercer Foundation proudly presented the final night of the 35th annual New York Cabaret Convention, held at Jazz at Lincoln Center. The three-night 2024 Cabaret Convention closed on a high note with Everything Old Is New Again, featuring classic songs, old and new. See photos from the night.