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Don't Tell Mama

343 W 46th Street
New York City, NY 10036

Don't Tell Mama is a cabaret room in New York.

Upcoming Shows

A Dream (Role) Come True

A Dream (Role) Come True

Jan 10 – Dec 5, 2026

Enjoy a night of passionate performances as a group of singers live out their dream (roles)

Julie Biancheri's Dream Roles - SOLO CABARET DEBUT

Julie Biancheri's Dream Roles - SOLO CABARET DEBUT

Sep 17 – Nov 6, 2026

NYC Solo Cabaret Debut Enjoy a night of passionate performances as Julie Biancheri lives out her dream roles for a night! Julie is the creator and producer of A Dream (Role) Come True @adreamrolecometrue , a recurring cabaret show created to give performers a chance to live out...

Women With Brass — Sharon K. Janda

Nov 4 – Dec 3, 2026

A new cabaret production celebrating the bold, irrepressible women who have shaped popular music across generations, from Sophie Tucker to Chappell Roan. Combining music, humor, and theatrical storytelling, the show explores the talent, individuality, and determination that...

Rosie's Turn (and the Great American Songbook Of Tortured Women)

Nov 12 – Nov 23, 2026

Los Angeles performer Kelly Krauter brings her award-winning solo musical comedy to New York City for a three-night run. Rosie, a brash, big-dreaming farm girl turned Broadway-hopeful, forms an unexpected partnership that propels her from subway busker to smash hit sensation...

Risa Finkel: Grist for the Mill

Risa Finkel: Grist for the Mill

Nov 14 · 7:00 PM

A musical celebration of the 250th anniversary of the United States of America, featuring songs by Neil Young, Carly Simon, Rodgers and Hammerstein, and more!

Grist for the Mill

Nov 14 – Nov 18, 2026

Risa Finkel celebrates the 250th anniversary of our nation with two encore performances of her new show, a musical celebration honoring community and country featuring songs by Neil Young, Carly Simon, Rodgers and Hammerstein, David Shire and Norman Gimbel, Michael Rice, and...

Risa Finkel: Grist for the Mill

Risa Finkel: Grist for the Mill

Nov 18

A musical celebration of the 250th anniversary of the United States of America, featuring songs by Neil Young, Carly Simon, Rodgers and Hammerstein, and more!

Still Gray and Feelin' Groovy

Nov 21 – Nov 22, 2026

Norman Lasiter returns with two encore performances of this fun, funny, and occasionally heartfelt follow-up to his critically acclaimed musical memoir Gray Pride. Lasiter takes a deeper look at getting older, staying out and proud, falling in love, losing things along the way...

Laurie Krauz/Daryl Kojak in SETS_v4 the Holidays

Laurie Krauz/Daryl Kojak in SETS_v4 the Holidays

Dec 10 · 7:00 PM

SETS_v4 the Holidays is coming ... just 2 months from today!!! You asked (some have begged…not joking), we shall happily oblige! Just tunes. Just a set of music. Just us. Just you. LAURIE KRAUZ & DARYL KOJAK Thursday, December 10th, 7pm at Don’t Tell Mama SETS_v4 The Holidays...

Frankie's Christmas Holiday Bash in NYC

Frankie's Christmas Holiday Bash in NYC

Dec 18

“FRANKIE’S CHRISTMAS HOLIDAY BASH IN NYC” Frank McDonough 2023/2026 MAC Award Nominee for Best Male Vocalist 2022 Singnasium’s Trailblaizer Award with special guests: Jeremy Sussman Robin Binder and Mary Ellen Ryan. Multiple Award Winning Director Tanya Moberly Multiple Award...

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Project 2026: Blue Tsunami!

Project 2026: Blue Tsunami!

Oct 20

PROJECT 2026: BLUE TSUNAMI! Cabaret Variety Fundraising Series for Democratic Congress Candidates, produced and hosted by Stephen Hanks, on May 7, June 13, September 1, and October 20. All shows at 7PM at Don't Tell Mama (343 West 46th St, New York, NY, 10036). Tickets: $30...

Beyond the Norm

Oct 18

Norman Calvo returns to Don't Tell Mama with Beyond the Norm, exploring what can happen when we stop letting age, expectations and convention determine what comes next. Through Broadway and cabaret songs, comedy, and stories, the show features Musical Director Ron Drotos on...

BROADWAY BIBLE:  A SERMON IN SEQUINS

BROADWAY BIBLE: A SERMON IN SEQUINS

Oct 18 · 7:00 PM

Broadway Bible is my loving, light-hearted and slightly irreverent homage to two of my lifelong passions: Broadway showtunes and Bible stories! I’m one of those people who thinks that all of life is (or should be) a musical so why not apply that thinking to beloved Bible...

Norman Calvo: Beyond the Norm

Norman Calvo: Beyond the Norm

Oct 18 · 3:00 PM

Norman Calvo returns to Don’t Tell Mama with Beyond the Norm , Sunday, October 18 at 3:00 PM. Through Broadway and cabaret songs, comedy, stories and a few surprises, the show explores what can happen when we stop letting age, expectations and convention determine what comes...

Love or Death?

Love or Death?

Apr 19 – Oct 10, 2026

"Love Or Death?" Bruno Giraldi with JOHN BOWEN on the piano Acting Coach, CHRISTOPHER TRAMANTANA “Love or Death?” is a Socratic experience in which love and death will either be foes or allies through the thoughts of Karl Marx, Jacques Derrida, Friedrich Nietzsche, André...

Invisible to Invincible

Oct 8

Helane Blumfield returns to Don't Tell Mama in an encore performance of her cabaret show Invisible to Invincible, offering an intimate evening of music and storytelling centered on reinvention, resilience, and the courage to be fully seen. The show traces the emotional journey...

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