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Best of NYC Christmas Concerts and Cabaret Shows - 2025
by Rebecca Kaplan - Dec 3, 2025

Celebrate the winter holidays with cheer and plenty of good music with these 15 shows. There's something for everyone in this list – family-friendly shows you can take your kids to, queer celebrations, and more.

Interview: Adrienne Haan Sings KURT WEILL at The York Theatre
by Rebecca Kaplan - Sep 13, 2025

For one night only on Monday, September 22, 2025, at 7:30 pm, international cabaret star Adrienne Haan will perform Adrienne Haan Sings Kurt Weill at the York Theatre Company. We spoke with Haan about the show.

ADRIENNE HAAN SINGS KURT WEILL Begins at The York Theatre This Month
by A.A. Cristi - Sep 10, 2025

Adrienne Haan will headline a special one-night-only event, Adrienne Haan Sings Kurt Weill, on September 22, 2025, at The York Theatre. Celebrating Weill’s 125th birthday, the international cabaret star will perform classics and hidden gems with her Novembergruppe Trio.

Review: Adrienne Haan Brings the Fire of Weimar Berlin to NYC
by Sharon Ellman - May 23, 2024

Haan mesmerized this reviewer and the filled-to-capacity audience at the Triad Theater on May 21st with her intense and belting vocals.

Russell Brauer Sings For One Hour (and 15 Minutes) at Pangea This Month
by Stephi Wild - Nov 6, 2023

After a very successful opening on September 14th, Russell Brauer returns to The Pangea. “Russell Brauer Sings for One Hour (and 15 Minutes)” is a celebration of his love for the Great American Songbook. His final production at Pangea, 178 2nd Ave, New York City, will take place on November 14th, 2023.

RUSSELL BRAUER SINGS FOR ONE HOUR (AND 15 MINUTES) to Return to the Pangea in October and November
by Blair Ingenthron - Sep 23, 2023

Russell Brauer will return to Pangea for an encore performance of his show 'Russell Brauer Sings For One Hour (and 15 Minutes).' Get event information here!

RUSSEL BRAUER SINGS FOR ONE HOUR (AND 15 MINUTES) Announced At Pangea
by A.A. Cristi - Aug 2, 2023

Russell Brauer makes his long-awaited return to the New York City cabaret world with his new show after a hiatus and a pandemic.

GEORGE M. COHAN: THE ULTIMATE COLLECTION A New 3-CD Set, Benefits Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS
by A.A. Cristi - Jul 3, 2023

'George M. Cohan: The Ultimate Collection'-- a specially priced three-CD set celebrating the father of the modern Broadway musical--is being released on July 4th, which Cohan always claimed as his birthday.

Adrienne Haan & William Michals to Lead FINAL DAY? THE MUSICAL Industry Reading
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Apr 21, 2023

Curtis Productions will present private industry readings of “FINAL DAY? The Musical” with book, music & lyrics by Danny Curtis and music direction by Richard Danley. 

Betty Buckley & More to be Featured on IRVING BERLIN: LOVE SONGS AND SUCH
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Nov 29, 2021

ASCAP Award-winning writer/producer Chip Deffaa's new CD, 'Irving Berlin: Love Songs and Such'--being released December 13th--features such  Broadway and cabaret  notables as  Betty Buckley, Anita Gillette, Karen Mason, Stephen Bogardus, Steve Ross, Jon Peterson.

BWW Review: Adrienne Haan Lives Comfortably BETWEEN FIRE AND ICE at The Triad
by Stephen Mosher - Sep 22, 2021

International Kabarett artist Adrienne Haan leaves it all on the stage at the Triad in her Weimar Cabaret show about the Jewish artists who influenced the history of the art form, next to be seen on September 25th.

International Concert Artist Adrienne Haan To Present BETWEEN FIRE & ICE at The Triad Theater
by Stephi Wild - Sep 10, 2021

Celebrating 1700 Years of Jewish Life in German-Speaking Lands (321-2021), “Between Fire & Ice” is a diabolical Weimar Berlin Kabarrett depicting Berlin during the 1920s - a time of change, challenge, experiments and when traditions are going down the drain.

SAY IT WITH MUSIC Cast Album Out Now
by Chloe Rabinowitz - May 24, 2021

ASCAP Award-winner Chip Deffaa's 'Say it with Music' cast album--with a cast of 21 led by  Michael Townsend Wright and Jed Peterson, who helped develop the show at New York's 13th Street Theater--is out now!  The album--featuring no less than 40 songs by Irving Berlin---may be ordered now (as either a physical CD or digital download).

Chip Deffaa's SAY IT WITH MUSIC Cast Album Will Be Released May 23rd
by Stephi Wild - May 9, 2021

ASCAP Award-winner Chip Deffaa's 'Say it with Music' cast album, co-starring Michael Townsend Wright and Jed Peterson, who helped develop the show at New York's 13th Street Theater, will be released on May 23rd. 

Adrienne Haan Brings 'Cabaret Français' to MetropolitanZoom
by Stephi Wild - Apr 25, 2021

MetropolitanZoom presents ADRIENNE HAAN ~ Cabaret Français in a live premium virtual venue experience, with full service, including pre-show entertainment and meet and greet at the end of the show.

Chip Deffaa's New Album, 'Irving Berlin: Sweet And Hot' Is Out Now
by Stephi Wild - Jan 4, 2021

ASCAP Award-winning writer/producer Chip Deffaa's new CD 'Irving Berlin: Sweet and Hot' is out now.   

Steve Ross, Jerry Dixon And More Star On Chip Deffaa's New Cd 'Irving Berlin: Sweet And Hot'
by Stephi Wild - Dec 20, 2020

ASCAP Award-winning writer/producer Chip Deffaa's new CD, 'Irving Berlin: Sweet and Hot'--being released January 4th--features such  Broadway and cabaret  notables as Steve Ross ('Private Lives'),   Jerry Dixon ('Once On this Island'),  Seth Sikes ('The Band's Visit'), Analise Scarpaci ('Mrs. Doubtfire'),  Alex Dreier ('Finding Neverland'), Charlie Franklin ('The Book of Mormon'),  Giuseppe Bausilio ('Hamilton'), Matthew Nardozzi ('Dracula'), Jon Peterson ('Cabaret'), and others. 

VIDEO: On This Day, September 8- SPAMILTON Opens Off-Broadway
by A.A. Cristi - Sep 8, 2020

On this day in 2016, the Hamilton parody, Spamilton, opened off-Broadway!

John Tartaglia, Stephen Bogardus and More Featured on Chip Deffaa's 'I Must Have That Man' Album - Out Now
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jun 30, 2020

Two dozen stars from Broadway, Off-Broadway, and the cabaret world are featured on the new album, 'I Must Have that Man,' being released today. A celebration of gay love, it features performers- both gay and straight alike- selected by ASCAP Award-winning writer/producer Chip Deffaa.

John Tartaglia, Stephen Bogardus and More Featured on Chip Deffaa's New Album I MUST HAVE THAT MAN
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jun 18, 2020

SCAP Award-winning writer/producer Chip Deffaa's new CD, 'I Must Have that Man'- being released June 30th- features such Broadway notables as Stephen Bogardus ('Bright Star'), John Tartaglia ('Avenue Q'), Seth Sikes ('The Band's Visit') and more.