New York City Cabarets

THE MICHAEL BRECKER QUINDECTET featuring DONNY MCCASLIN

Oct 6 · Birdland Jazz Club, New York

Birdland presents a one-night-only reincarnation of Michael Brecker's landmark Grammy-winning recording Wide Angles, featuring his 15-piece Quindectet fusing a small jazz big band with a string quartet. Meg Okura, an original Quindectet touring member, serves as Artistic...

Heated Rivalry - The Unauthorized Musical Parody

Oct 7 · Underbelly Boulevard, New York

Habibi Festival: Amir ElSaffar New Quartet | Akram Abdulfattah

Oct 8 · Joe's Pub, New York

Amir ElSaffar's New Quartet brings trumpet, drums, saxophone and piano together in music blending Arab Maqām microtones with jazz influences. Akram Abdulfattah, a Palestinian-American violinist and composer, performs genre-defying music rooted in instrumental storytelling with...

Invisible to Invincible

Oct 8 · Don't Tell Mama, New York

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...

It's All a Swindle

Oct 8 · The Beechman Theater, New York

Kabarettist Artemisia LeFay returns to the repertoire of the Weimar Republic with a new show, joined by double bassist Clayton Thompson and pianist Renee Guerrero. The trio explores how radical thinkers, fringe voices, and vaudevillians of the 1920s and 1930s endured times of...

MIZCHIEF!

Oct 8 · The Cutting Room, New York

MIZCHIEF! is a wild, in-your-face celebration of live performance featuring five fresh, high-energy burlesque numbers about everything from Marie Antoinette to the pope. This surreal circus merges high-brow drama with slapstick comedy, offering handmade costumes, acrobatics...

Broadway Sings Whitney Houston

Oct 9 · The Cutting Room, New York

Broadway stars join forces with a full band to celebrate the legendary Whitney Houston with fresh arrangements of her most iconic hits, including I Wanna Dance with Somebody, How Will I Know, Greatest Love of All, and I Will Always Love You. The lineup includes Rachel Simone...

Granny's Believe It or Not

Oct 9 · Triad Theatre, New York

The Grannies return to The Triad Theater for the latest installment of the GrannyCart Giggle Hour, a sexy and ridiculous evening of burlesque, drag, comedy, circus, and surprises. Grandmothers Alexandra Matsu and Megan Twamley, known as Bubbie and Grammy, attempt to set a world...

Habibi Festival: Nadine El Roubi | Akram Abdulfattah

Oct 9 · Joe's Pub, New York

Nadine El Roubi, a Brooklyn-based neo-soul artist of Sudanese heritage, debuts the live experience of her album Life Is Beautiful Again along with fan favorites like Good Mood and Honey Butter. Akram Abdulfattah, a Palestinian-American violinist and composer, performs...

Aaron Tveit

Oct 9 – Oct 10, 2026 · The Cabaret, New York

Tony Award winner Aaron Tveit inaugurates The Cabaret's new Marquee Series, a bold initiative devoted to presenting internationally recognized artists in an intimate venue setting. This engagement marks Tveit's debut at The Cabaret and offers audiences a rare opportunity to...

Habibi Festival: Marwa Morgan & Ameer Armaly Ensemble | Ghalia Benali

Oct 10 · Joe's Pub, New York

Marwa Morgan, an Egyptian singer-songwriter based in New York City, performs original music blending classical Arabic tradition with modern elements, having previously performed at Symphony Space, Carnegie Hall and the Kennedy Center. She appears alongside the Ameer Armaly...

Isabella Isherwood: The Sweetest Sounds

Oct 10 · Chelsea Table + Stage, New York

Jazz vocalist, pianist, and actor Isabella Isherwood makes her NYC concert debut celebrating her first album, The Sweetest Sounds. Drawing from the Great American Songbook, modern jazz repertoire, and contemporary material, the performance showcases her clear, warm alto and...

Mental Health Awareness Day Cabaret

Oct 10 · Green Room 42, New York

In My Own Little Corner Productions hosts a special afternoon fundraising performance to benefit Blanton-Peale on World Mental Health Awareness Day. The afternoon features Broadway's Chryssie Whitehead (A Chorus Line) along with others, performing songs and stories from In My...

For Sentimental Reasons

Oct 11 · Laurie Beechman Theatre, New York

Broadway, concert and cabaret star Avery Sommers headlines her one-woman show, a mix of personal stories, Broadway favorites, hits from the '60s, and a tribute to Neil Sedaka, featuring songs like With a Song In My Heart, Once In A Lifetime, Maybe This Time, and Cabaret. Avery...

Habibi Festival: Laura Elkeslassy | Ghalia Benali

Oct 11 · Joe's Pub, New York

Laura Elkeslassy performs alongside vocalist Ghalia Benali, closing out the sixth annual Habibi Festival at Joe's Pub with a celebration of SWANA region music and culture.