CABARET THEATRE NEWSROOM - Page 9

Whether you're a RENT-head or not, this hour-long concert was a joyful celebration of thrilling music, both deeply familiar and pleasantly unexpected.

On 1/9, theater-goers were treated to a new, uplifting show by Tony®-nominated singer-songwriter Ann Hampton Callaway.

Here are a few top cabaret show and concert picks to consider in NYC this week including the Callaway sisters, environmentally focused comedy, plenty of jazz, and more.

54 BELOW will present 'ALL UKE NEED IS LOVE' at the UKC Broadway Brunch on February 8, 2026.

Jim Vines and Carl Mercurio will present Broadway Magic Hour, a top-rated family-friendly magic show, on select weekends in February 2026 at Broadway Comedy Club in New York.

The Green Room 42 will present Broadway Goes Bossa on January 16th, 2026 at 7 PM.

The 1/25 show is about dementia, family, and the transformative power of making something by hand.

The Green Room 42 will present Sean Steele: Who I’d Be, produced by Spencer Sher and Sean Steele with music direction by Kenneth Gartman, on Saturday, February 28 at 1 p.

An in-depth conversation with Marilyn Maye took place on Monday night, January 5, at Birdland Jazz Club, where the legendary performer joined host Jim Caruso for an evening of stories, reflections, and music before a packed house.

Quinn Lemley is bringing the glamour back to New York! Her show Rita Hayworth: The Heat Is On! - A Life in Concert is returning to the Triad Theater with a trio of dates.

54 Below will present some of the brightest stars from Broadway, cabaret, jazz, and beyond, including Rent original stars Adam Pascal and Anthony Rapp, plus many more.

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The comedian's Facebook page was disabled on 1/6, apparently for reporting anti-trans hate comments on one of her viral videos.

Grammy nominee Nicholas Rodriguez (Company, The Sound of Music) will return to New York City with his deeply personal concert, Sincerely, Sondheim at Chelsea Table + Stage.

The Green Room 42 will present Trevor Strader in 'Trapped'.

54 Below will welcome back cabaret icon Marilyn Maye.

Cabaret star Maude Maggart thrilled with a beautiful, if short, annual New York appearance at a sold-out Birdland Jazz on December 29 with her newest show.

Finn Inman and a cast of transgender and queer aspiring actors brought a celebration of transgender stories in musical theatre to 54 Below on 1/2.

THE JACKIE MASON MUSICAL, which just completed a run at Rodney's Comedy Club on December 30, 2025, is a moving, laugh-filled evening showing the untold side of Jackie Mason’s story – and the story of the women he left in his wake.

Marti Gould Cummings will present the New York debut of Are You There Asteroid? It's Me Marti, landing at Joe's Pub.

See some of the best can't-miss events of 2026 that will sell out weeks in advance.

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The concert series Broadway Sings has revealed its new high-energy concert event inspired by the musical universe of KPop Demon Hunters at The Cutting Room.

Here are a few top picks to consider this week including understudies and standbys from current hit Broadway shows, a reconstruction of a rare early Broadway show presented by renouned writer and linguist John McWhorter and more.

Trans singer/songwriter and tech CEO Michele Betterncourt will stage the politically-tinged album release show Vampire Time at New York City's The Cutting Room on January 26 at 7 p.