Don't Tell Mama News

Lincoln Center's latest #LincolnCenterAtHome video brings you a throwback of one of Broadway's most beloved couples, Jerry Dixon and Mario Cantone.

With the Coronavirus stopping all social gatherings and causing the closing of Don't Tell Mama for the duration, MAC has made a change from the previously announced event which was to be held at the club.

Two-time MAC Award winner Georga Osborne is a tried-and-true cabaret performer with fans and family all throughout the city of Manhattan; and even though it has been a while since she had a new show, everyone is awaiting her return. Right now, she's at home busily making plans for a real-life, really big show.

Known in some circles as The Godmother of Cabaret, Sue Matsuki provides more than just good entertainment - she is a helping hand and a nurturer within the community, making all her colleagues feel safe and welcome.

Are you feeling a little cooped up and need a showtune fix? Broadway's Michelle Dowdy has released the full video of her award winning cabaret show, 'Jazzy, A Night Of Broadway' on YouTube for you to enjoy during your quarantine.

Let's get to know our cabaret artists even better with a fifth day of looking at their amazing artistry!

The second in a series, The Pandemic Playlist provides social distancing cabaret fans an opportunity to get to know the performers and their work a little better, from the comfort of home.

During the live entertainment shut-down in New York City people will need entertainment. Stephen Mosher starts a new series on Broadway World Cabaret - a regular playlist the puts a light on the talents who fill the stages of the clubs of NYC.

Drama Desk Nominee Sydney James Harcourt (GIRL FROM THE NORTH COUNTRY, HAMILTON) joins Award-winning singer and actor Steven Brinberg (Simply Barbra) as a guest performing in a show especially created for the elegant Streicker Center within The Temple Emanu-El (1 East 65th Street a?" off 5th Avenue) NYC on Tuesday, March 17th at 7:00 pm. Steven Brinberg brings his acclaimed international hit show as part of the venue's ongoing Streisand celebration which includes an exhibit of memorabilia. Christopher Denny is the show's musical director and Tom Hubbard is on bass.  Tickets are only $25 general admission or $75 reserved section and post reception with the artist. Tickets can be purchased at https://emanuelskirballnyc.ticketleap.com/hello-gorgeous-the-entertainer/dates/Mar-17-2020_at_0700PM.

Theater Resources Unlimited (TRU) announces the return of Practical Playwriting: How to Write for Commercial Production 2020 on Saturday, March 14, 2020 from 10am to 5:30 pm at Clinton Cameo Studios, 307 W. 43rd Street, Studio A. Tickets are $125 for members and $150 for non-members. Early- Bird tickets are $25 off thru 3/4. Tickets can be purchased online at https://truonline.org/events/practical-playwriting-2020/.

Australian cabaret artist Analisa Bell will be reprising her most recent cabaret, a?oeMy Island Home: A New York City Serenadea?? at Don't Tell Mama this Sunday, March 8 at 7pm. 

Bursting onto the Jazz at Lincoln Center stage like a chariot tackling the final stretch of the Race of Champions, Ali Stroker doesn't wear a bib on her sleeve, but if she did, you can bet rather than a number, it would bear but a single word: 'moxie.'

Singer-songwriters doing their own material cuts out the usual intermediary interpreter so we get the intentions and first take from the horses' mouth, so to speak. Recent examples; Susan Werner and Brian Gari.

The Drinkwater Brothers have been working hard all their lives but the last seven months have been particularly special for the men who are taking the cabaret world by storm, right up to today, when their MAC Award nomination came out. Yes, the Drinkwaters are having a great year.

Vocal powerhouse, Jen Fellman makes her Beach Café debut on Friday, March 20th, 2020 with songs from her first solo album, Forbidden Drive. Fellman's album, produced by Grammy nominee and 8-time Emmy winner Michael Croiter, released by Broadway Records last fall, includes songs from the worlds of jazz, standards, musical theatre and French chanson.

Following the official release of his “I KNOW MORE NOW” CD on February 21, award-winning actor and cabaret singer BRIAN De LORENZO will dazzle Greater Boston audiences with music from his new album and some past favorites, at a concert on Wednesday, March 18 at Harvard Square's OBERON, 2 Arrow Street, Cambridge. Doors open at 7:00 PM and the concert begins at 7:30 PM. Admission is $22 plus a $3 ticket fee. For tickets, visit here or call (617) 547-8300.

Actress/singer, Leslie Orofino returns to Don't Tell Mama's and BJ Ryan's Magnolia Room with her sensational show SHINE the music/lives of 4 fearless women ~ who when things got tough ~ they got stronger ~ and became stars that shine even today ...Lady Gaga, Peggy Lee, Dorothy Fields and Alberta Hunter.

Husband and wife musical team Paul and Rochelle Chamlin specialize is the sweet crooning sounds of The Great American Songbook and their show THE MARVELOUS MR. MERCER is right in their wheelhouse.

On Tuesday Evening, March 10th, Jennifer Pace* and The Jennifer Pace Quartet continue their residency at The Laurie Beechman Theatre on Theatre Row in NYC. She will be playing the 2nd Tuesday Night of every month through May. (Next up: April 14th at 7PM) Featuring Gary Pace, Tom Kirchmer, Gil Chimes, and Warren Vache.