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Best Cabaret in September 2026: Tony Danza, Sleater-Kinney & More
by Rebecca Kaplan - Sep 1, 2026

See some of the biggest stars of the stage and screen and the biggest names in jazz, cabaret, comedy and Broadway with shows in NYC. Check this list when you plan out your month!

Cabaret Roundup: August 17-23 – Simple Plan, Anthony Rapp, Adam Pascal & More in NYC
by Rebecca Kaplan - Aug 17, 2026

Here are a few top picks to consider this week including a free outdoor concert with Angélique Kidjo, RENT co-stars Anthony Rapp and Adam Pascal in a duo show, A Strange Loop songwriter Michael R. Jackson and more.

Best Cabaret in August 2026: Common, Simple Plan, Isaac Mizrahi & More in NYC
by Rebecca Kaplan - Jul 26, 2026

See some of the biggest names performing at cabaret venues this month - at a range of budget points, from a free outdoor concert with Common to RENT stars Anthony Rapp and Adam Pascal in their reliably sold-out duo act. We've put together a list of some of the biggest stars of the stage and screen and the biggest names in jazz, cabaret and Broadway with shows in NYC.

Review: KT Sullivan K.O.'s I'M GLAD I'M NOT YOUNG ANYMORE at The Laurie Beechman Theatre
by Stephen Mosher - Jul 24, 2026

The Lady knows cabaret and the proof is in the performance.

Cabaret Roundup: July 13-19 – Orfeh, Royel Otis, Wayne Brady & More
by Rebecca Kaplan - Jul 13, 2026

Here are a few top picks to consider this week including Royel Otis, Titanique star Nya in a new solo show, Wayne Brady & Orfeh at 54 Below with Ray Angry and more.

COMMON & More Lead NYC’s Summer 2026 Top Cabaret Shows
by Rebecca Kaplan - Jun 29, 2026

Check out our top cabaret shows and concerts for Summer 2026 in NYC including Common, Tony Danza (TAXI), RENT stars Anthony Rapp and Adam Pascal, and more.

Best Cabaret in July 2026: Tony Danza, Liz & Ann Hampton Callaway & More
by Rebecca Kaplan - Jul 1, 2026

See some of the biggest names performing at cabaret venues in NYC this month, at a range of budget points, including some free outdoor summer concerts.

Photos: JIM CARUSO'S CAST PARTY Entertains At Birdland With Susie Mosher, Billy Stritch, Marilyn Maye and More
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Oct 29, 2021

From sixteen-year-old Broadway hopeful Amelia Wells to nonagenarian phenom Marilyn Maye, the October 25 Cast Party participants entertained the packed house at Birdland with standards, show tunes, original material, and a lot of panache!  

Photos: Billy Stritch, Marilyn Maye, Klea Blackhurst & More Come Out to Celebrate Tin Pan Alley Day
by Genevieve Rafter Keddy - Oct 25, 2021

On Saturday, the Tin Pan Alley American Popular Music Project in collaboration with the Flatiron 23rd Street Partnership presented a free, outdoor public concert at the Flatiron North Plaza featuring more than two dozen leading performers of Tin Pan Alley music and the Great American Songbook. 

URBAN STAGES WINTER RHYTHMS 2019 Begins on December 11
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Dec 9, 2019

Urban Stages (Frances Hill, Founding Artistic Director and Tom Toce , Musical Director) announces the line-up for this year's award-winning series, WINTER RHYTHMS 2019, which will begin Wednesday, December 11 featuring some of New York's best musical performances through Saturday, December 21, 2019 at Urban Stages Theatre (259 West 30th St., East of 8th Ave.)

BWW Previews: HOLIDAY MUSICAL MAGIC At The Laurie Beechman Theatre
by Stephen Mosher - Nov 25, 2019

Eugene Ebner and friends like Natalie Douglas, Tim Cahill, Renee Katz, Hannah Jane Peterson, Sean Patrick Murtagh, and Bryon Sommers bring some holiday cheer to The Laurie Beechman with an all cabaret all Christmas concert.

Urban Stages Presents 11th Annual Award-Winning Series WINTER RHYTHMS 2019
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Nov 25, 2019

New York: Urban Stages (Frances Hill, Founding Artistic Director and Tom Toce , Musical Director) announces the line-up for this year's award-winning series, WINTER RHYTHMS 2019, which will begin Wednesday, December 11 featuring some of New York's best musical performances through Saturday, December 21, 2019 at Urban Stages Theatre (259 West 30th St., East of 8th Ave.)

BWW Review: Leanne Borghesi and Marta Sanders Boa The Life into Birdland with SHOWBROADS
by Stephen Mosher - Nov 19, 2019

Two cabaret nightclub singers walk into a bar... There's no joke, but there are a LOT of laughs with The Showbroads

An Evening With Richard Skipper: THE MAGIC OF BELIEVING To Kick Off The 2019 Winter Rhythms Series
by A.A. Cristi - Nov 14, 2019

This Year Marks 40 Years since Richard (Ricky) Skipper left Conway, South Carolina to come to New York City for a career in Show Business and he's celebrating!Direct from sold out shows at NYC's St. Luke's Theatre and The Theatre of The Republic in South CarolinaUrban Stages Theater259 West 30th Street (bet 7th and 8thAvenues)

Patricia Fitzpatrick Returns To Don't Tell Mama With MEMORIES OF THE PLAYBOY CLUB
by Julie Musbach - Oct 15, 2019

Patricia Fitzpatrick, two-time MAC Award-nominee and producer of the popular annual Provincetown CabaretFest, returns to Don't Tell Mama with her new show Memories of the Playboy Club for two performances, Saturday & Sunday, October 26 & 27, 2019. She debuted her new show at this year's CabaretFest in June 2019, to a packed house. She will be accompanied by Bryon Sommers on piano.

Richard Skipper Celebrates 40 Years In NYC At St. Luke's Theatre, August 5
by A.A. Cristi - Jun 28, 2019

August 5th Marks 40 Years to the Date that Richard Skipper Arrived in New York and he's celebrating with a brand new show!308 W 46th St, New York, NY 10036Directed by Jay Rogers, joined by Bryon Sommers on pianoand Produced by Russ Woolley

Provincetown Cabaretfest Presents Largest Variety Show Ever And Debuts New Scholarship Program
by Stephi Wild - May 17, 2018

Provincetown CabaretFest 2018 (May 31 to June 3) will feature over thirty vocalists, musicians and comedians, appearing in the Paramount Room of The Crown and Anchor, during its Friday night show 'Music, Music, Music'. The Friday evening show is the largest variety show every produced in the festival's eighteen-year history. The entertainers hail from all over the U.S. and will perform in a variety of shows, in one of the most extensive cabaret festivals in Massachusetts. All festival events share theme of sophisticated and soulful 1950s music and will showcase the unique art form of live cabaret.

Charles Busch Performs, Chats New Album with Richard Skipper at The Triad Tonight
by BWW News Desk - Dec 9, 2016

Charles Busch joins Richard Skipper's old-fashioned variety/talk show tonight, December 9 at 7:00 pm.

Richard Skipper Celebrates with an Old-Fashioned Variety/Talk Show at the Triads
by BWW News Desk - Dec 9, 2016

Today, December 9th at 7pm, at The Triad, Richard Skipper Celebrates with an Old-Fashioned Variety/Talk Show with Musical Direction by Bryon Sommers, with Rex Benincasa on percussion & Jeff Carney on bass & a great lineup of featured guests including One Mystery Guest every month. Previous Mystery Guests have included Hilary Kole, Melba Moore and Stacy Sullivan. 

Charles Busch to Perform, Chat New Album with Richard Skipper at The Triad
by BWW News Desk - Dec 6, 2016

Charles Busch joins Richard Skipper's old-fashioned variety/talk show on Friday, December 9 at 7:00 pm. He will be sitting down with Richard to discuss his first CD, Charles Busch's 'Live at Feinstein's/54 Below' with Tom Judson on piano, just released December 1, 2016.