Johnny Mercer News

We have you covered with top picks this week for jazz, cabaret, comedy, and more! NYC has so many incredible events, but here are a few highlights to consider this week

Local favorite Mr. Kevin Kelly will take to the Winter Park Playhouse cabaret stage to present his latest solo cabaret - On the Atchison, Topeka and the Winter Park Stage.

Goodspeed Musicals has revealed that Scott Gilmour and Claire McKenzie, award-winning writers of Goodspeed’s upcoming world premiere production of The Snow Goose, are recipients of the 2025 Jonathan Larson Grant.

Award-winning vocalist Frank Dain will present 'A CELEBRATION 24 YEARS IN THE MAKING' at Don't Tell Mama on March 1, celebrating his latest album and honoring his late husband.

A new original song, 'To Be Remembered,' from the upcoming musical The (Disaster) Marathon of 1904 has been released. Listen to it now, performed by Blake Roman as Frederick Lorz.

Prospect Musicals announced the return of the IGNITE Concert Festival of work-in-process musicals and related events, launching with musicalized book reading of Alexandra Silber’s After Anatevka, and concluding with a concert of the genre-bending new pop musical Proud Marys, presented in partnership with National Asian Artists Project.

Bluegrass and Americana ensemble Steep Canyon Rangers have partnered with Steve Martin on the third track unveiled from their forthcoming 15th studio album, Next Act. Check it out now.

A new presentation of Abby Payne’s new musical The Gunfighter Meets His Match! will take place at 54 Below on Thursday, February 27th at 9:30pm. This special one-night only concert presentation will spotlight new music performed by creator/composer/writer Abby Payne, along with her full band and special guests.

See some of the biggest names performing at cabaret venues this month, at a range of budget points including Dianna Agron, Jeff Harnar, Melissa Errico and more.

What did our critic think of AN EVENING WITH SUTTON FOSTER at Emerson Colonial Theatre?

Jazz trumpeter and vocalist Matt Von Roderick has shared a new single, his version of the jazz classic “I’m Old Fashioned,' originally written by Jerome Kern and Johnny Mercer. Check it out here.

The Robey Theatre Company will present a staged reading of Medea, adapted by Countee Cullen, at the Los Angeles Theatre Center. This classic drama explores themes of revenge and betrayal.

Country music icon and philanthropist Tracy Lawrence will embark on his headlining 2026 No Alibis Tour, which will hit many cities across America for the newly announced first leg.

Musical theater performer Martin Bonventre has released his debut EP, Swingin' in a New Dimension. Listen to the recording, which features eight of Bonventre's favorite songs culled from film and Broadway theater classics and pop.

Goodspeed Musicals has revealed the participants for the 14th annual Johnny Mercer Foundation Writers Grove at Goodspeed Musicals, which will be held on the Goodspeed campus in East Haddam, Connecticut.

Songbook Sundays, created and hosted by Deborah Grace Winer celebrating the American Songbook will continue at Jazz at Lincoln Center's Dizzy's Club with On the Sunny Side of Dorothy Fields on Sunday, February 8th, at 5 PM and 7:30 PM.

Sharon Playhouse will present a diverse lineup for its 2026 season, including both mainstage and YouthStage productions, showcasing community talent and creativity.

This sparkling musical is a brand of theater that’s all surface and shimmer and doesn’t pretend to be otherwise. A showbiz fantasy at full throttle making you feel delightfully upbeat.

Sparks & Wiry Cries will present the sparksLIVE Song Festival, featuring notable performances including 'The Invisible Man' with Stephanie Blythe, from February 19-21.

Hattiloo Theatre will present its first African performance with the musical BLUES IN THE NIGHT at Johannesburg's Market Theatre from February 5-22, 2026.