Previews: THE ROOST REVIEW at The Roost
by Kay Kudukis - Jul 31, 2025
This summer, The Roost Lounge introduces a bold new addition to its entertainment lineup: The Roost Revue, a cabaret series curated and hosted by acclaimed local performer Jason Mannino. Blending song, story, and spark, The Roost Revue will showcase stellar talent from across the Coachella Valley and beyond in an intimate, dynamic setting.
Previews: CABARET A LA CARTE at Palm Springs Cultural Center
by Kay Kudukis - Jun 19, 2025
The Palm Springs Cultural Center is introducing a new live performance series this summer, blending classic cabaret sensibilities with a modern desert twist. Cabaret A La Carte takes place Friday evenings in Theatre 2, the Cultural Center’s newly renovated and intimate black box performance space. Each show begins at 7:30 PM and features a different artist, offering a fresh experience weekly across a five-week span.
Previews: BROADWAY'S BAD GUYS at Revolution Stage Company
by Kay Kudukis - May 9, 2025
In 2023, Erik Scott Romney knocked the socks off Palm Springs audiences with his portrayal of Mortimer, The Man Who Dies in CVReps’ “The Fantasticks. That’s the first time he showed up in my world, and I have needed more of his screwball talent in it ever since.
Alan Onickel to Make Debut at The Green Room 42 with THAT INSTANT
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Mar 6, 2020
Performer, teacher, and choreographer Alan Onickel will be making his Green Room 42 debut in That Instant. Beginning in South Africa with a life-altering near-fatal car crash, this autobiographical show follows Alan from his visit to 'Coma Land' through multiple surgeries, therapies, doctors, pharmaceuticals, recuperation and finally his return to New York City. Music composed by the incomparable Drama Desk and Helen Hayes award winner Ed Dixon and played by gifted Musical Director Chip Prince. Everyone deals with obstacles in life. That Instant tells of Alan Onickel's unpredictable journey surviving those hurdles.
50th Anniversary Concert Production of Al Carmines' CHRISTMAS RAPPINGS is Coming to Judson Memorial Church
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Nov 19, 2019
Christmas Rappings is back in a very special 50th Anniversary concert production of this beloved Greenwich Village tradition-a Christmas oratorio unlike any other. When Al Carmines introduced audiences to Rappings on December 14, 1969, they had come to expect the surprising range and inventiveness of this multiple Obie-award winner, but perhaps not an evening that faithfully tells the Christmas story through such a high-spirited, often funny, collision of musical genres, from country to classical to blues to gospel, and even with a rousing tango.
Newsies National Tour Cast To Reunite At Feinstein's/54 Below
by Julie Musbach - Sep 27, 2018
On October 8th, cast members from the national tour of Newsies will reunite on the stage of Feinstein's/54 Below to present the 3rd annual The Newsboys' Variety Show. Audiences can expect to be dazzled by a variety of musical styles, dancing, and other special talents on display.
PANGEA Signature Acts Gather For 1st Winter Alt-Fest
by Stephi Wild - Dec 18, 2017
Downtown alternative supper club Pangea -- a leader of the burgeoning alt-cabaret movement -- will showcase some of its most distinguished signature artists in a one-week festival of innovative cabaret art in January. Pangea's Winter Alt-Fest, running from Wednesday January 10 to Tuesday January 16, is programmed by Pangea's booker and co-owner Stephen Shanaghan.
TONIGHT: The Toursies Reunite at Feinstein's/54 Below
by Ashlee Latimer - Nov 6, 2016
Tonight, dozens of cast members from the national tour of Newsies will reunite on the stage of Feinstein's/54 Below with The Newsboys' Variety Show. Audiences can expect to be dazzled by a variety of musical styles, dancing, and other special talents on display.
NEWSIES Tour Stars Will Reunite for Variety Show at Feinstein's/54 Below
by BWW News Desk - Oct 27, 2016
On November 6th, dozens of cast members from the national tour of Newsies will reunite on the stage of Feinstein's/54 Below with The Newsboys' Variety Show. Audiences can expect to be dazzled by a variety of musical styles, dancing, and other special talents on display.
ONE NIGHT ONLY WITH DISNEY'S NEWSIES & BRUCE VILANCH to Benefit BC/EFA, 3/02
by Sally Henry Fuller - Feb 27, 2015
Philanthropy and stellar entertainment take center stage as the Richmond/Ermet Aid Foundation presents a special one-night-only benefit cabaret at the Marines' Memorial Theater on Monday, March 2 at 7:30pm to raise funds for The Richmond /Ermet Aid Foundation and Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS.
Photo Flash: Company of PORGY AND BESS National Tour Performs at 'INSPIRED BY LOVE' ASTEP Benefit
by BWW News Desk - May 24, 2014
On May 12th company members from the national tour of The Gershwin's Porgy and Bess presented Inspired By Love: The Music of Brett Macias Upstairs at Vitellos, benefiting Artists Striving to End Poverty (ASTEP). Inspired By Love featured selections from composer Brett Macias's musicals Gumbo, Beautiful Dreamer, and Beneath the Surface as well as a world premiere song cycle based on the love sonnets of Pablo Neruda. Scroll down for photos from the concert!