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Interview: Charles Busch Rings in the New Year at 54 Below
by Gregory Fletcher - Dec 16, 2025

Actor and beloved drag icon Charles Busch reflects on his long career in cabaret as he prepares for his upcoming New Year’s Eve cabaret on 12/31, 7 pm at 54 Below.

Review: Charles Busch's MY LEADING LADIES Lights Up 54 Below
by Nathan Johnson - Mar 22, 2025

What makes Charles such a mesmerizing performer isn’t just that he sings a song—it’s that he lives it. He doesn’t simply interpret the lyrics; he becomes them. With every number, he slips into a new skin, taking us along for the ride.

Review: American Popular Song Society Honors Marilyn Maye With Lifetime Achievement Award At Theater 555
by Belle Goodman - Jun 19, 2023

Oh, Marilyn Maye, how do we love thee? That would be A LOT.

Photos: American Popular Song Society Honors Marilyn Maye With Lifetime Achievement Award
by Stephen Mosher - Jun 15, 2023

Broadway World Cabaret photographer Conor Weiss captures the glitzy evening in his lens.

Photos: Charles Busch Brings 'My Foolish Heart' to 54 Below
by Stephen Sorokoff - Apr 26, 2023

Nothing can compare to being held gently in his hands and told stories and sung to. The key to his world is WORDS and their importance, which also carries over into song lyrics. Not a false move or thought or phrase.

Charles Busch, Darius de Haas, and More to Play 54 Below Next Week
by Blair Ingenthron - Apr 22, 2023

Next week, 54 BELOW, Broadway's Supper Club and 2022 Tony Awards Honoree for Excellence in the Theatre, presents some of the brightest stars from Broadway, cabaret, jazz, and beyond. 54 Below celebrates Broadway musicals and writers of the past and present, promoting an ongoing engagement with their work.

Review: Encores & Coronaries - Charles Busch Sings Them All In MY FOOLISH HEART at 54 Below
by Bobby Patrick - Apr 22, 2023

The Busch is top drawer, and as an entertainer/storyteller, this Divine Sister is a Times Square Angel. In any case, CHARLES BUSCH: MY FOOLISH HEART is worth the time and money one spends on enjoying it

Photos: Charles Busch Brings MY FOOLISH HEART To 54 Below
by Stephen Mosher - Apr 21, 2023

The legendary Charles Busch is a 54 Below favorite and the fans were out in full force last night when MY FOOLISH HEART opened at Broadway's Living Room.

PRONOUN SHOWDOWN, Charles Busch, and More to Play 54 Below Next Week
by Blair Ingenthron - Apr 15, 2023

Next week, 54 BELOW, Broadway's Supper Club & Private Event Destination, presents some of the brightest stars from Broadway, cabaret, jazz, and beyond. A recipient of the 2022 Tony Awards Honor for Excellence in the Theatre, 54 Below celebrates Broadway musicals and writers of the past and present, promoting an ongoing engagement with their work. 

Kate Baldwin & Aaron Lazar, Linda Eder, and More to Play 54 Below This Month
by Blair Ingenthron - Apr 1, 2023

Next month, 54 BELOW, Broadway's Supper Club & Private Event Destination, presents some of the brightest stars from Broadway, cabaret, jazz, and beyond. A recipient of the 2022 Tony Awards Honor for Excellence in the Theatre, 54 Below celebrates Broadway musicals and writers of the past and present, promoting an ongoing engagement with their work.

Charles Busch to Return to 54 Below in April With MY FOOLISH HEART
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Feb 22, 2023

54 BELOW will welcome back cabaret icon Charles Busch in his new solo show My Foolish Heart on April 20 and 25 at 7pm.

Catskill's Bridge Street Theatre Celebrates Survival In 2022
by A.A. Cristi - Dec 10, 2022

In its first full season since the onset of the pandemic, one of the region's most adventurous and innovative small theatre companies came roaring back! Catskill's Bridge Street Theatre got through all of 2022 without having to cancel a single performance or send on a single replacement cast member!

Pangea Highlights In November Include Salty Brine, Tammy Faye Starlite, Eddie Brill, Tom Judson, And Charles Busch
by A.A. Cristi - Oct 27, 2022

Pangea, a vital incubator for new work crossing boundaries between theatre, music and elsewhere, will present a diverse mix of entertainers in November.  

Summer Schedule Announced For Catskill's Bridge Street Theatre
by Stephi Wild - Jun 14, 2022

Bridge Street Theatre, one of the most adventurous and exciting small theater companies in the Hudson Valley region, is delighted to announce a spectacular line-up of imported music, dance, and theatre for the Summer of 2022.

BWW Feature: New Year's Eve In The Cabarets and Clubs: Six Options for December 31, 2021
by Stephen Mosher - Dec 28, 2021

People who are still undecided about their New Year's Eve plans may find something on our BWW Cabaret list that strikes their fancy.

Last Chance To Vote For The BroadwayWorld Central New York Awards; FUGITIVE SONGS Leads Best Musical!
by BWW Staff - Dec 27, 2021

This is the last chance to vote for the 2021 BroadwayWorld Central New York Awards! The 2021 Regional Awards honor productions which had their first performance between October 1, 2020 through September 30, 2021.

Final Weeks To Vote For The BroadwayWorld Central New York Awards; Thanasis Theatre Company's FUGITIVE SONGS Leads Best Musical!
by BWW Staff - Dec 20, 2021

Time is running out to vote for for the 2021 BroadwayWorld Central New York Awards! The 2021 Regional Awards honor productions which had their first performance between October 1, 2020 through September 30, 2021.

MISS GULCH RETURNS! Live On Stage, September 9 - 19
by A.A. Cristi - Aug 25, 2021

She's back! That ultimate spinster and notorious terrorizer of neighborhood children and their pets gets a post 'Wizard of Oz' lease on life with her own autobiographical lounge act! “Miss Gulch Returns!”, in all the glory Hollywood denied her, to tell her side of the story in this hilarious and unexpectedly touching one-man musical revue by Fred Barton.

WATCH: Charles Busch in 'Native New Yorker' on Tonight's #54BelowAtHome at 6:30pm!
by Taylor Brethauer-Hamling - Apr 13, 2020

Feinstein's/54 Below continues their #54BelowAtHome series tonight with Charles Busch's 'Native New Yorker' show!

BWW Exclusive: Ben Rimalower's Broken Records with Special Guest, Playwright and Actor Charles Busch!
by Ben Rimalower - Mar 23, 2020

In this episode, Ben and Daniel talk to Tony-nominated director and actor Charles Busch about the soundtrack to the 1983 film 'Yentl.' They also discuss Barbra Streisand, Bette Midler, Linda Lavin, Julie Halston, Patrick Dennis, 'Mame,' Michael Tanner, Tom Judson, Dick Gallagher, Lucie Arnaz, Lorna Luft, Michael Vollbracht, 'The Women,' Carl Andress, Lynne Meadow, Tony Roberts, Paul Newman, Sasha Velour, Bianca Del Rio, Stephen Sondheim, and Michele Lee. Charles talks about his career in and out of drag, as well as the difference between downtown and mainstream theater. Charles is the author of a number of fabulous plays, many of which he starred in, including 'Vampire Lesbians of Sodom,' 'Psycho Beach Party,' and his most recent, 'The Confession of Lily Dare.' His 2000 hit play, 'The Tale of the Allergist's Wife,' ran on Broadway and was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Play.