Jacques Brel News

Broadway and CBS's FBI actress Natascia Diaz will star as the Witch in INTO THE WOODS at Arrow Rock Lyceum Theatre this summer, directed by Michael Lluberes, as part of the theater's 65th anniversary season.

Eileen Barnett celebrates her birthday with a one-night cabaret performance at the Catalina Jazz Club, performing songs by Sondheim, Rodgers and Hart, Randy Newman, Jerome Kern, Jacques Brel, and more. Barnett's career spans Broadway, television, and regional theatre, from starring in Tommy Tune's Tony Award-winning Nine to recent guest appearances on Hacks, Criminal Minds, and 9-1-1. She is joined by musical director Michael Collum, a Los Angeles-based pianist who received the 2025 Broadway World Cabaret Award for Music Direction, and director Kirsten Chandler.

Eileen Barnett will perform a one-night-only cabaret event, IT'S MY BIRTHDAY AND I'LL SING IF I WANT TO, with details available on BroadwayWorld's regional listings.

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Here are a few top picks to consider in NYC this week including Broadway star Karen Akers, Marilyn May's annual birthday show, Outsiders star Brent Comer and more.

Birdland Jazz Club and Birdland Theater will present a lineup including Karen Akers, Yellowjackets, The Hot Sardines, Ben Allison, and Billy Stritch Trio, alongside returning acts like Vince Giordano & The Nighthawks.

BroadwayWorld is excited to announce that Amber Gray and Harvey Guillén, currently starring on Broadway in The Rocky Horror Show, will announce the nominees for the 41st Annual Lucille Lortel Awards. Tune in right here at BroadwayWorld tomorrow, April 1 (2pm ET) to watch the announcement live. 

Classic Stage Company has revealed the final two Rediscovery Readings of the 2025-2026 season. CSC will present RUR by Karel Čapek, and Rope by Patrick Hamilton.

It's time to meet Broadway's new creatures of the night! Roundabout Theatre Company has announced the complete cast for Richard O’Brien’s The Rocky Horror Show, with direction by Tony Award winner Sam Pinkleton.

David Marino will present his new concert Entre jazz et chanson where he will sing his favourite songs from the jazz standards in the 'Great American Songbook' all the way to french chanson at Place des Arts.

 The Johnson Jukebox will come to The Drama Factory next month. The performance is set for 18 January 2026 at 4pm. Learn more about the upcoming performance here!

Canadian theatre and cabaret star Ryan Graham Hinds is landing at The Crazy Coqs for a fabulous UK debut! Ryan shares what prompted a move to a new country and a new life in London.

It's a long time coming but there is finally a revue made up of the works of Marty Silvestri and Joel Higgins, and it's the revue they deserve.

Irish singer and actress Camille O’Sullivan will bring her acclaimed show LOVELETTER to Soho Theatre for its London premiere, running November 24–December 6, 2025.

It’s been a really, really good year in St. Louis for French songs.  In April the Blue Strawberry hosted a marvelous evening of Jacques Brel, the superstar chansonnier of the ‘50s and ‘60s.  Now, at the Sheldon, we have an evening of that even more dazzling icon, Édith Piaf, who blazed across the world’s musical firmament a generation earlier.

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Are you trying to plan your entertainment for the week or looking for a fun show to see this weekend? We have you covered with jazz, cabaret, comedy, and more! NYC has so many incredible events, but here are a few top picks to consider this week

Classic Stage Company has announced full casting for Stephen Schwartz and Joseph Stein’s The Baker’s Wife, starring Ariana DeBose and Scott Bakula. Directed by Gordon Greenberg, the musical will open CSC’s 2025–26 season, running October 23–December 14, 2025, at the Lynn F. Angelson Theater.

See some of the biggest stars of the stage, screen, jazz, cabaret & Broadway performing at cabaret venues this month at a range of budget points. Tickets to these shows are limited and likely to sell out

The international duo ZaZa Flamenca and Gabriel Hermida will “set off a fireworks display of romantic songs from France and Argentina” in a new show this month, Chansons et Tango on 8/21 and 8/28. Read a conversation with ZaZa about the show.