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Camille Sings Tennille
Camille Sings Tennille
May 3 – May 9, 2026 · Don't Tell Mama, New York

2024 MAC award winner for Female Debut- Camille Diamond -will present her solo cabaret show Camille Sings Tennille, a tribute to pop and jazz singer...

Broadway’s Next Hit Musical, featuring The Best Improvisers in NYC!
Broadway’s Next Hit Musical, featuring The Best Improvisers in NYC!
May 8 · 54 Below, New York

“Hilarious!” —The New York Times “At last! A musical of, for, and by the people!” —Time Out NY Broadway’s Next Hit Musicalis back at 54...

Melissa Manchester - Fifty Threads: An Artists Journey
Melissa Manchester - Fifty Threads: An Artists Journey
May 8 · 54 Below, New York

Grammy Award-winning singer/songwriterMelissa Manchesterreturns to 54 Below withFifty Threads: An Artist’s Journey, reflecting on her five-decade career, celebrating her 20 plus albums, and sharing stories...

54 Sings Broadway's Greatest Hits!
54 Sings Broadway's Greatest Hits!
May 9 · 54 Below, New York

Previous volumes of this Scott Siegel concert event hit 54 Below like lightning! This was the show that every musical theater-lover had been waiting for…...

Melissa Manchester - Fifty Threads: An Artists Journey
Melissa Manchester - Fifty Threads: An Artists Journey
May 9 · 54 Below, New York

Grammy Award-winning singer/songwriterMelissa Manchesterreturns to 54 Below withFifty Threads: An Artist’s Journey, reflecting on her five-decade career, celebrating her 20 plus albums, and sharing stories...

Robocopera

Robocopera is a one-woman parody opera written and performed by Nikki Muller, in which every male role from the 1987 action film Robocop is sung...

Ella Mae Dixon: Swingin’ Showtunes
Ella Mae Dixon: Swingin’ Showtunes
May 10 · 54 Below, New York

“People need to get in line and get a ticket and see just how good she is.” – Stephen Mosher,BroadwayWorld Showtunes! You’ve never heard them...

Matt Doyle: New Beginning
Matt Doyle: New Beginning
May 10 · 54 Below, New York

Tony Award®winnerMatt Doyle(Company,War Horse,The Book of Mormon) is thrilled to make his long-awaited return to 54 Below with a brand new show,New Beginning. This performance is...

Uptown Mamas: A Benefit for Moms in Need
May 10 · Green Room 42, New York

Uptown Mamas: A Benefit for Moms in Need returns for its second Mother's Day concert at The Green Room 42 on May 10, 2026, featuring...

54 Sings Carole King
54 Sings Carole King
May 11 · 54 Below, New York

This performance will also be livestreamed. For tickets and more information,click here. Carole King will not appear at this performance. Join us as we celebrate...

Another Opening, Another Debut! Broadway Debuts of the 2025-2026 Season
Another Opening, Another Debut! Broadway Debuts of the 2025-2026 Season
May 11 · 54 Below, New York

This performance will also be livestreamed. For tickets and more information,click here. Every year new faces join the Broadway community. Whether it took them 8...

Timeless: A Tribute to Bernadette Peters
Timeless: A Tribute to Bernadette Peters
May 2 – May 11, 2026 · Don't Tell Mama, New York

Two-time MAC Award Nominee Gerrilyn Sohn pays tribute to national treasure Bernadette Peters, whose career spans more than five decades.  This show celebrates Bernadette's work in...

54 Sings Troye Sivan: A Walk Through Blue Neighborhood
54 Sings Troye Sivan: A Walk Through Blue Neighborhood
May 12 · 54 Below, New York

Troye Sivan will not appear at this performance Inspired by the 10 year anniversary of his albumBlue Neighborhood, this show will share a narrative journey...

Stephanie Pope: Livin' It Up!
Stephanie Pope: Livin' It Up!
May 12 · 54 Below, New York

This performance will also be livestreamed. For tickets and more information,click here. “..a triumphant, soul-baring evening…”- Magda Katz,Times Square Chronicles “Pope dazzles with the same...

Ari Axelrod’s A Place For Us: A Celebration of Jewish Broadway
Ari Axelrod’s A Place For Us: A Celebration of Jewish Broadway
May 13 · 54 Below, New York

This performance will also be livestreamed. For tickets and more information,click here. A Place For Usis a celebration of Jewish culture, honoring the songs and...

Plot Drivers: Villains Across Musical Theater
Plot Drivers: Villains Across Musical Theater
May 13 · 54 Below, New York

What truly makes a villain? Join Broadway’s best on a journey through musical theater’s most infamous villains to find out.Plot Drivers: Villains Across Musical Theateris...

Bolero Night with Jonathan Lolley
Bolero Night with Jonathan Lolley
May 14 · 54 Below, New York

Encore by popular demand! Join us for an unforgettable evening as we bring the vibrant world of 1950s Latin cabaret to life for one night...

Happy Birthday Bobby: Darin At 90!
May 14 · 54 Below, New York

Jonathan Poretz returns to 54 Below on May 14 to honor Bobby Darin on what would have been his 90th birthday. This high-energy tribute features...

Jonathan Poretz- Happy Birthday Bobby: Darin at 90!
Jonathan Poretz- Happy Birthday Bobby: Darin at 90!
May 14 · 54 Below, New York

“Bay Area singer Jonathan Poretz once again proves his crooning chops with a SF cabaret show spotlighting Frank Sinatra and Bobby Darin!”–San Jose Mercury News...

Voices for a Cure
May 14 · Green Room 42, New York

Voices for a Cure returns to The Green Room 42 for its second year, benefiting Alzheimer's research in collaboration with The Alzheimer's Association. The concert...

Beth Malone Sings 1990s Lesbian Icons and Starstruck
Beth Malone Sings 1990s Lesbian Icons and Starstruck
May 15 · 54 Below, New York

Tony®nomineeBeth Malonereturns to 54 Below for the first time in 5 years in a brand new concert celebrating 1990s lesbian icons including the Indigo Girls,...

From Corinne's Heart, A New Musical by Charles Mandracchia
From Corinne's Heart, A New Musical by Charles Mandracchia
May 15 · 54 Below, New York

This performance will also be livestreamed. For tickets and more information,click here. From Corinne’s Heart, a heartwarming new musical of hope and resilience. Miracles do...

The Randy Andys: Spring Swing
May 15 · Don't Tell Mama, New York

The Randy Andys: Spring Swing, presented by Don't Tell Mama, stars Monica Blume (Dear Evan Hansen), Alison Mahoney (Ragtime), and Catie Pires-Fernandes (Waitress), with special...

Times are Hard for Dreamers
Times are Hard for Dreamers
May 15 · Green Room 42, New York

Times are Hard for Dreamers, an intimate cabaret evening celebrating the longing, rebellion, and unshakeable hope of musical theater's most beloved outcasts, will be presented...

Times are Hard for Dreamers
May 15 · The Green Room 42, New York

Times are Hard for Dreamers, produced and conceived by Natalie Kasper, is a cabaret evening celebrating the longing, rebellion, and hope of musical theater's most...

14th Annual New York Asian Burlesque Festival
May 16 · Le Poisson Rouge, New York

The 14th Annual New York Asian Burlesque Festival returns to Le Poisson Rouge on May 16, 2026, hosted by Calamity Chang. The festival, the only...



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by Sharon Ellman - April 30, 2026

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by Stephen Sorokoff - April 29, 2026

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