Cabaret Interviews - Page 5

BWW Cabaret Award nominee Michael I. Haber will perform at one of New York’s most exciting new hot spots, The Red Eye, on 12/15. The intimate unplugged jazz show features an evening of holiday favorites plus stories of traditions, memories, and more....

We spoke with Broadway Barfly's Robert Driemeyer, who serves up 'spirited songs and saucy stories of classic cocktails and their connections to the Great White Way' this Sunday 12/1 at the Green Room 42. You can try the cocktails yourself, too!...

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....

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.”...

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...

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...

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....

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 y...

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...

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...

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 ...

This Saturday, November 2 at 7 pm, Audrey Appleby will be performing her new show, LIFE…A Seduction Tour. The show is a mix of originals and standards, 'speaking to the passion, romance, and longing in everyone’s soul.' Audrey will be accompanied by a six-piece band. Read a conversation with Audrey ...

Lady Bushra is the drag persona of British comedian Amir Dean, who has a new monthly residency at Don't Tell Mama. Saree About It is a delightful mix of stand-up comedy, audience participation games, improvised crowd work, and the occasional musical number. Read a conversation with Dean about inspir...

Marya Zimmet has tried retirement, but she’s feeling the need to bring complication and artistic expression back into her life. So, she’s diving back into the New York cabaret scene with not to just one club, but two. On 11/11 she’ll appear at Don’t Tell Mama. The next day, on 11/12, she’ll be at Pa...

This Monday 10/28 at 9:30 pm, Vincent Rodriguez III (Crazy Ex-Girlfriend, With Love, Christmas on Cherry Lane), performs an intimate cabaret evening packed with songs, dance, stories, and a bit of magic! The star shared a little bit about the upcoming concert, how excited he is to be back at Joe’s P...

Australian-born NYC cabaret star Kim David Smith blends Weimar-era classics with contemporary pop at Café Sabarsky and Club Cumming. Known as the 'David Bowie of cabaret,' Smith channels Marlene Dietrich while reimagining songs from Friedrich Hollander to Kylie Minogue, creating immersive performanc...

Multi-platinum recording artist Sam Harris (STAR SEARCH) is back at 54 Below on 11/1 and 11/2 with BEYOND THE RAINBOW. Harris lost his voice for nearly three years. He feared he might never recover. However, with resilience, and encouragement from Patti LuPone herself, he's back and stronger than ev...

In this all-new personal and multifaceted show, Ava merges the worlds of Broadway, pop, The Great American Songbook and her own originals, including songs from Stephen Sondheim, Beyonce, Meredith Wilson, and Stephen Schwartz among many others. Read a conversation with Ava about the show....

Macon Prickett is thrilled to premiere his solo cabaret debut in MACON: His Own Way! at 54 Below on Friday November 11th at 9:30 pm. This cabaret-star-in-the-making promises an evening of show tunes, standards, eleven o’clock numbers, and a little bit of diva worship on the side. Read a conversation...

Composer Stephanie Chou fuses East and West in CHINATOWN DREAMS at Joe's Pub on Oct 23. Her quintet premieres new material, blending Chinese influences with jazz and pop. Chou's innovative approach, informed by her math background, creates a unique musical experience....

On October 24th and 25th, comedian and rock star Charlene Kaye will perform her solo show Tiger Daughter — or How I Brought My Immigrant Mother Ultimate Shame at Joe’s Pub. The show was selected by comedian Margaret Cho as part of her stint as Joe’s Pub’s 2024-2025 Vanguard Artist-in-Residence. We s...

The Sound Between is revolutionizing choral music with immersive storytelling. Their inaugural performance of Rautavaara's VIGILIA on 10/25 at Madison Avenue Presbyterian Church promises to transport audiences through a journey of sound and memory. The Sound Between focuses on narrative, staging, an...

MasterVoices opens its 2024-25 season on 10/29 with Strike Up the Band, a rarely revived Gershwin work. With its soaring melodies, infectious syncopation, and lyrics that both provoke and delight, this lavish production will feature dancers and the 120-person MasterVoices chorus. Read a conversation...

Read a conversation with Ms. Moore about her upcoming show and her reflections on the role of theater in her life....

Part love letter, part musical, part documentary, The Women in Theatre Project celebrates the craft of theatre making, and the women behind the art form. It will play at NYC’s 54 Below on October 19th, 2024 at 9:30 pm. Read a conversation with songwriter Coogan about the inspiration behind the show....

CelloVoci – the newly formed classical-crossover group starring internationally renowned cello and vocal duo Branden & James, along with “American Idol's Effie Passero - released their debut album today, 10/11. They will be making their NYC debut 10/17 at Carnegie Hall. Read a conversation about the...

The Christine Jorgensen Show, the acclaimed musical production that captivated sold-out audiences last spring at 59E59 Theatres, returns to NYC for a limited engagement at HERE 10/10 to 11/17. We spoke with Mark Nadler about the process of putting the show together, how cabaret informs his acting pr...

Linda Purl, best known for “Happy Days,” “Matlock,” and “The Office,” returns to 54 Below with Possibilities: Songs of Hope, Risk, and Maybe. Purl celebrates the spirit of adventure with songs about dreaming big, leaps of faith, indecision, and the carnival rides of our universal quest for happiness...

A bewitching spectacle is brewing in Hell’s Kitchen, just in time for spooky season. On October 19, tenor Jordan Weatherston Pitts will transform into his alter ego, Creatine Price, for “Cantata: Blood Magic” at Red Eye NY, promising an afternoon of high notes and even higher heels....

Stage, film and television star Juan Pablo Di Pace will return to 54 Below on 10/4 and 10/5 with a brand new show. Di Pace will pay tribute to iconic songs from Cole Porter, Stephen Sondheim, Kander & Ebb, and the Bee Gees – plus original compositions. Read a conversation with Di Pace about his upco...

Singaporean songwriter Cheeyang Ng is back at Joe’s Pub this Saturday 10/5 with an evening of songs from their various musicals-in-development, including Eastbound with Khiyon Hursey (Hamilton) and Māyā with Eric Sorrels (Kennedy Center). Read a conversation with Ng about the show and their journey ...

On Sunday, 10/6 and Friday, 11/1 at 7 pm, you can catch What a Man! Goldie Dver Sings Anthony Newley at Don’t Tell Mama. MAC Award Winner and 2024 Female Vocalist Nominee Goldie Dver will premiere her sensational tribute to actor, singer, composer/lyricist, icon, and her personal friend Anthony Newl...

Comedic cabaret artist David Mills is back at Pangea with a brand new show, Stay Lost, which plays 9/28, 10/19, 10/26, and 11/16 and 11/23. Mills strives to make sense of this terrifying moment. Stay Lost is a powerful and hilarious tribute to resilience and perseverance an urgent plea to ‘keep goin...

Emmy- and Grammy-nominated performer Cheyenne Jackson (30 ROCK, AMERICAN HORROR STORY) is back at 54 Below with his new show, Signs of Life. The show begins its run tonight and continues nightly through Sunday 9/29. His new show is a musical meditation on art, love, fatherhood, and the cosmic twists...

Next Wednesday, September 25th at 7 pm, catch musical comedian Tim Murray's latest show at Joe's Pub. Fresh off a sold-out run at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, Tim Murray is WITCHES is a mix of stand-up and original comedy songs about Tim's favorite pop culture witches. Murray is like a gay Bo Burn...

Singer-songwriters Anya Turner and Robert Grusecki are back at it again with new album SECRET LOVERS releasing 9/16. The ASCAP Foundation and Bistro Award-winning off-Broadway composer/lyricist and performer duo wrote songs inspired by their own life experience and artists, musicians and writers who...