Jim David News

TWEED Theaterworks and God's Love We Deliver are excited to announce that Caroline Rhea, Robert La Fosse as Isadora Duncan, Frank DeCaro and Gina Vitro's Flopera! will be joining the already stellar line up at FOLLY: The Grand Street Follies 2009, being held at Abrons Arts Center on Friday February 27 and Saturday February 28.

TWEED TheaterWorks, in association with Robbi Kearns, will bring back the vaudeville Follies when such beloved artists as Rufus Wainwright, Lypsinka, Jackie Hoffman, Julie Halston, David Ilku, Brenda Bergman and Lady Bunny participate in 'FOLLY: The Grand Street Folles, 2009,' a fundraiser for God's Love We Deliver and TWEED Theaterworks on February 27 and 28, 2009 at 8pm at the Abrons Arts Center (466 Grand St.) in Manhattan. 'FOLLY: The Grand Street Follies, 2009', inspired by the follies of the 20's -- but billed as a 'Vaudeville for the New Depression' -- will be an 'old school' vaudeville show featuring live acts: comedy, intriguing skits, unusual musical numbers, spectacle extravaganzas and more than a few surprises.

The 2008 MAC Award Winners have been announced

The 2008 MAC Award Winners have been announced.

Eileen Fulton, Klea Blackhurst, John Treacy Egan, Heather Parcells & Nancy Witter announced the nominees for the 22nd Annual MAC Awards of the Manhattan Association of Cabarets & Clubs, on Tuesday, March 25, 2008, at 1:30pm at Barnes & Noble, Lincoln Triangle (at 66th Street).

Stars from the worlds of Broadway, television, R & B, cabaret, comedy, jazz, and country convened at The Town Hall on Monday, January 28 at 7PM to celebrate The 2008 Nightlife Awards.

Luba Mason presents 'The Collage Tour' with The Ed Alstrom Trio at The Metropolitan Room November 23 - 26 at 10PM.

Celebrated cabaret performer Jamie deRoy concluded the monthly series of Thursday evenings of her Multi MAC Award-winning variety show, 'Jamie deRoy & friends' on Thursday, June 28th (7:30PM) at the New York hotspot The Metropolitan Room

Celebrated cabaret performer Jamie deRoy will conclude the monthly series of Thursday evenings of her Multi MAC Award-winning variety show, 'Jamie deRoy & friends' on Thursday, June 28th (7:30PM) at the New York hotspot The Metropolitan Room

Marian Grodin was HomoComicus' emcee this week, and Judy Gold - of the Off-Broadway hit 25 Questions for a Jewish Mother - was the headliner.

This year's Bistro Awards for Oustanding Excellence in Cabaret were given out Mon., April 9, at the Gotham Comedy Club.

The GLAAD Media Awards, honoring positive depictions of gays and lesbians in film, theatre and TV, were held on March 26th and BroadwayWorld was there!

Renowned cabaret performer Jamie deRoy has added May 15 and 16 to her Thursday evenings series of her Multi MAC Award-winning variety show, 'Jamie deRoy & friends'

In honor of the mid-term elections, Laughing Liberally -- the comedy event of Laughter from the Left -- is extending its run Off-Broadway run for five more weeks from October 30th to November 27th

Comedian DARRELL HAMMOND best known for his impressions of Bill Clinton, and the entire Bush cabinet (Cheney, Ashcroft, and Rumsfeld) on NBC's 'Saturday Night Live' has joined the roster for next Monday's COMEDY CARES 3 - benefit for Broadway Cares Equity Fights AIDS at Caroline's on Broadway.

The political comedy show Laughing Liberally will be seen at Town Hall on February 4th prior to an off-Broadway run and national tour

On Monday, May 3, 2004 The Trevor Project hosted its 4th annual New York City benefit 'Like, a Totally Funny Whatever' at SHOW Nightclub. The Trevor Project is a nonprofit endeavor established to promote tolerance for gay and questioning teenagers, and to aid in suicide prevention among that group.