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Arts Ignite will present the 16th annual New York City Christmas concert at Joe’s Pub, bringing together a wide range of Broadway artists to support arts education initiatives.

The Spire Center for Performing Arts will present four new shows. Internationally beloved Chicago bluesman Toronzo Cannon will play, plus more. See the full lineup and learn how to purchase tickets.

Arts Ignite has announced the 15th anniversary of its annual benefit concert, New York City Christmas: A Concert to Benefit Arts Ignite, to take place Monday, December 9 at 7:00 PM at Joe's Pub at The Public in New York City. 

The Spire Center for Performing Arts announced four new shows including comedian Paul Gilligan on April 5, New Orleans Style R&B and Blues group Fat City Band on May 3, six-time Grammy-nominated band Roomful of Blues plays on June 7, and Jerry Garcia tribute string band Deadgrass on August 3.

Arts Ignite's annual benefit concert, New York City Christmas: A Concert to Benefit Arts Ignite, will return tonight! The concert will take place Monday, December 11 at 7:00 PM at Joe’s Pub at The Public in New York City.  Get your tickets now!

The passion of her music and the soul of her work comes right out of the speakers to you (not AT you).

Ms. Davies was accompanied by acclaimed NYC musicians such as Clint DeGanon on drums (Stevie Wonder, West Side Story), Mark Berman on piano (Sex In The City, Bullets Over Broadway), Alex Prezzano on guitar (A Night With Janis Joplin) and Dave Richards on Bass (Hamilton, Indigo Girls).

Ms. Davies will be joined by acclaimed NYC musicians such as Clint DeGanon on drums (Stevie Wonder, West Side Story), Mark Berman on piano (Sex In The City, Bullets Over Broadway), Alex Prezzano on guitar (A Night With Janis Joplin) and Dave Richards on Bass (Hamilton, Indigo Girls).

Next month, 54 BELOW, Broadway's Supper Club & Private Event Destination, will present 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.

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. 

After a two-year absence due to pandemic, performance artist and Broadway staffer, Mary Elizabeth Micari revives her acclaimed VOICES series of concerts spotlighting emerging artists in the musical field.

Rose Room NYC will host and herald the return of Rev. Mary and her boys to the NYC nightlife scene.

New York-based singer/songwriter Shlomo Franklin announced his debut release, Don't Love Anybody EP. Out on May 18th, the five-song EP is a collection of raw folk songs inspired by 60s and 70s Woodstock icons and produced by Grammy Award winner C. Lanzbom (Pete Seeger, Bruce Springsteen). After years of living a double life, Don't Love Anybody EP is a claim to self-identity for Shlomo Franklin where he finds a world all his own through the power of music. Friday afternoon, Culture Collide premiered the lead single and title track off of the EP “Don't Love Anybody” here.

Rev. Mary surpassed herself with a second installment of her highly popular Blues Jam at the West End Lounge, Sunday, March 18 at 8pm. 

MAC and Bistro Award-winning vocalist Stearns Matthews performs the newest recording of Tony Award-winning composer-lyricist Maury Yeston's (Nine, Grand Hotel, Titanic) song cycle, December Songs. This marks the first time the song cycle has been recorded by a man.

Written and directed by Jay Michaels and Mary Elizabeth Micari, the group features singer/comedian Dave Richards along with Christine Conway and international performer Emmy Pai. Celebrated pianist Dan Furman backs up the group. The performance will be Saturday night, July 23 at 9:30 as part of the MITF on the main stage of the Workshop, 312 West 36th Street, NYC.

M Center for the Arts in association with Genesis Repertory announces its largest concert in seven years.

The M Center, Brooklyn's premier training center for singers, actors, and musicians, sponsors the new singing group, Grey is the New Black.

Brooklyn's celebrated arts training center completes its second season with a rousing night of Broadway favorites sung by Mary Micari's Musical Master Class and performed across the street from The Public Theater in Manhattan.

Bottom line is, I'm better at it than I am anything else. A secondary benefit was meeting girls. But now I get paid to play music, do movies, commercials, print... all kinds of stuff. Also girls.