Benny Benack News

Birdland Jazz Club and Birdland Theater are open this October with a full slate of nightly performances! 

Meg Flather & Tracy Stark, Chloe Perrier & Hyana Park, Maddie Pizzarelli... yes, please. And that's just the women who entertained the crowd at THE LINEUP. Thank you, Susie Mosher!

Now you can celebrate some holiday cheer and catch “The Doris Dear Christmas Special”, filmed live at The Triad Theater in NYC last December, and now streaming for a ‘Christmas in July’ celebration on Broadway on Demand.

After fifteen months of unwanted hiatus, host/producer Jim Caruso brought his notorious 'Cast Party' back to it's home on the Birdland stage. July 5 marked the return of the wildly popular weekly open mic/variety show that has been bringing Broadway glitz and urbane wit to the historic music room every Monday since 2004.

Fifteen months off of the stage certainly hasn't diminished their light, their talent, or their on stage instincts. Ms. Mosher and Mr. Caruso are back, they're in fine form, and they are rarin' to go.

The Wick Theatre in Boca Raton is igniting the South Florida entertainment scene with an incredible line up of cabaret shows. Kicking off the summer series is a spectacular Independence Day celebration.

The 9th Annual Sarah Vaughan International Vocal Competition makes history this year by naming two winners who will each take home the prize of $5,000.

DeForest Theatricals, executive producer of the “Doris Dear's Gurl Talk” series on Broadway on Demand, has been awarded the prestigious 2021 Silver Telly Award for “Online Scripted Web Series”! Receiving over 12,000 entries from all 50 states and 5 continents, Telly Award winners represent work from some of the most respected advertising agencies, television stations, production companies and publishers from around the world.

The New Jersey Performing Arts Center presents the 9th Annual Sarah Vaughan International Vocal Competition – The SASSY Awards, on Sunday, June 6, 2021, at 7 p.m. as a virtual event on NJPAC's FB Live page.

Nicolas King dug into the vaults and found some treasures, then he made some new ones and he is sharing them with the world on a new album that celebrates his brief time already spent in show business.

The 8-Bit Big Band, under the direction of Tony-nominee Charlie Rosen, has released their third full length album, Backwards Compatible. An exploration of the 'Great Video Game Songbook'', this electrifying new album features a symphonic orchestra made up of over 70 of New York City's finest musicians.

In anticipation of the debut of Savage Ticket's exciting and innovative new music platform slated for early 2021, Savage Ticket Jazz music fans were invited by Savage Ticket to submit fun and creative short video diaries.

In anticipation of the debut of Savage Ticket's exciting and innovative new music platform slated for early 2021, Savage Ticket Jazz music fans were invited by Savage Ticket to submit fun and creative short video diaries for their “How I Fell In Love With Jazz” contest, detailing how jazz fans and performers alike fell in love with Jazz music.

A drag creation of actor, singer, host Ray DeForest, Doris was born in the wake of Ray’s beloved mother, Taffy, succumbing to the dreaded Alzheimers Disease. Artistically developed as a way to feel close with Taffy, Deforest performs to honor her memory, and brighten the lives of his audiences with a little laughter, a little song, and a lot of whiskey sours.

From the producers who brought you “Doris Dear’s Gurl Talk”, the new hit show on Broadway on Demand, this holiday favorite live streamed from the off-Broadway Triad Theater in NYC, exclusively, one night only, on Broadway on Demand!

Broadway might be dark, but that doesn't mean that theatre isn't happening everywhere! Below, check out where you can get your daily fix of Broadway this weekend, December 19-20, 2020.

From the producers who brought you “Doris Dear’s Gurl Talk”, the new hit show on Broadway on Demand, comes this holiday favorite live streamed from the off-Broadway Triad Theater in NYC, exclusively, one night only, on Broadway on Demand.

He's much more than the emcee of one of Manhattan's biggest ongoing parties and this album reminds people of the Jim Caruso who started in the business just a few short years ago.

The Broadway World Awards is all about honoring the jazz musicians of the community. They are an essential part of the New York nightlife and deserve all the love they can get. These are the nominees for Best Jazz Vocalist

“Doris Dear's Gurl Talk” is a new hit show on Broadway on Demand! Episode 3 premiers this Friday from DeForest Theatricals!