Cabaret Roundup: May 18-24 – Harry Connick Jr, Elizabeth Gillies & More

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 Harry Connick Jr. doing his headlining debut at Carnegie Hall, Disney star Elizabeth Gillies singing songs from the 1990s, understudies and alternates from current hit Broadway shows, and more.

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Clint Holmes: In Joy – A Birthday Celebration Concert at 54 Below
May 18 @ 7 pm

Tickets available here.

An 80th birthday celebration wrapped in a very special concert event… and you’re invited. Clint returns to 54 Below to celebrate with old friends and new. A Grammy-nominated recording artist, composer, playwright, TV personality and stage entertainer – the truth is, Clint Holmes defies categorization. So the title of the show is fitting in that it depicts the one universal theme that describes how Clint lives, works and plays – In Joy. We invite you to share the joy with us and experience an evening filled with the music that has shaped his storied career. You’ll hear songs you know and love by the singers and songwriters who inspired him, classic standards and Clint’s original music through which he tells his incredible story.

Tickets: Tickets start at $80 including fees. There is a $25 Food & Beverage Minimum.

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At This Performance...: Broadway and Off-Broadway Standbys, Understudies, & Alternates performing their favorite songs at The Green Room 42

May 18 @ 7 pm

Tickets available here.

AT THIS PERFORMANCE… returns to The Green Room 42 featuring Standbys, Understudies and Alternates from RAGTIME; BEACHES; THE WILD PARTY; MERRILY WE ROLL ALONG and GODDESS. DeAngelis continues his ongoing salute to Broadway and Off-Broadway Standbys, Understudies and Alternates with the next edition in his monthly residency of AT THIS PERFORMANCE…™ to be held on Monday, May 18th  at The Green Room 42. They have to be just as good as the leads, buy rarely have the chance to perform. See them show off their stuff.

Tickets: Tickets start at $31.72. Livestream tickets are available for $26.57. There is no food or drink minimum at the Green Room 42.

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Elizabeth Gillies | 90s at The Laurie Beechman
May 18 @ 7 pm

Tickets available here.

Known for her breakout role as the fierce and unforgettable Jade West on Nickelodeon’s Victorious, and most recently seen off-Broadway in Little Shop of Horrors, Gillies has carved a dynamic path from teen TV icon to powerhouse performer. She wowed audiences as the glamorous and scheming Fallon Carrington on The CW’s reboot of Dynasty, and has flexed her vocal chops in projects ranging from FX’s Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll to jazzy duets with Seth MacFarlane. With a voice that dazzles and a Stage Presence that commands attention, Gillies is poised to deliver an evening of music, stories, and pure 90s nostalgia.

Tickets: Tickets start at $75. There is a $25 food & beverage minimum

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Ute Lemper: Rendezvous with Marlene at Joe’s Pub

May 19 @ 9:30 pm

Tickets available here.

Ute Lemper celebrates the 125th birthday of Marlene Dietrich with her show "Rendezvous with Marlene" based on a true event, her 3-hour telephone conversation in 1987 in Paris. Marlene was 87 years old and Ute was 24, the Sally Bowles in the famous Parisian CABARET Production winning a French Tony- the Moliere Award for her interpretation. A young artist spoke to a Legend. Marlene invited Ute into her inner life, her secrets, her despair and the ironic perception of her triumph.

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.

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Harry Connick Jr. at Carnegie Hall

May 22 and 23 2026 @ 8 pm

Tickets available here.

In his two-event Carnegie Hall headlining debut, the great artist and entertainer Harry Connick Jr. presents a program of solo performances, small-group and big-band numbers, and a brand-new orchestral piece to honor the 100th birthday of his late mother, Anita, who dreamed that one day he would perform on this stage.

Tickets: Tickets start at $111.

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Robin McKelle at Birdland

March 22-24

Tickets available here.

From country music to rhythm and blues, vocalist Robin McKelle has made an entire career exploring the rich vastness of American music. With Impressions of Ella, McKelle returns to her traditional jazz roots and finds herself right at home, drawing from only one source and perhaps her greatest artistic influence, Ella Fitzgerald. With selections from Ella's extensive catalog, McKelle wisely eschews Ella’s singular scatting and note-bending style in favor of thoughtful arrangements and keen musicianship that revivify these timeless standards.

Tickets: Tickets start at $35.46 including fees. There is a $20 food/drink minimum per person.

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Donna McKechnie: A Musical Memoir at The Laurie Beechman
May 23 @ 7 pm

Tickets available here.

Join Tony Award winner Donna McKechnie in an intimate journey through her remarkable career in the theatre, a heartfelt and personal reflection of a life dedicated to the arts. Through captivating stories, she shares and celebrates working alongside legendary artists such as Bob Fosse, Gwen Verdon, Michael Bennett, Marvin Hamlisch, and Stephen Sondheim. This musical memoir features performances of iconic songs from many of the beloved shows she has graced, including A Chorus Line, Company, A Little Night Music, On The Town, Sweet Charity and A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum. This new show celebrates her lifelong passion for the transformative power of musical theatre.

Tickets: Tickets start at $50. There is a $25 food & beverage minimum

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