Lennie Watts News

The 36th MAC Award Winners were announced Tuesday, April 12, 2022 at a LIVE ceremony at NYC’s Symphony Space. BroadwayWorld was there and you can check out the photos here!

In their first live ceremony since lockdown, the Manhattan Associate of Cabarets presented their annual awards to the members of the MAC organization.

Linda Kahn will return with her solo cabaret debut show, “Say Yes!” to the Laurie Beechman Theatre on Wednesday, May 25th at 7 pm. After well received performances at The Triad Theater last November and The Laurie Beechman Theatre in February, she is excited to keep the positivity going.

Actor-vocalist Lisa Dennett sings the songs of Jim Croce in I'll Say I Love You In A Song, at Don't Tell Mama, on two Saturdays, April 2 and April 9 at 3:30 PM.

Rodgers and Hammerstein are the topic and Meg Flather is the professor, and such sweet tutorials were never, before, had.

Mere weeks after closing his latest acclaimed storytelling cabaret, Rian Keating returns to the scene with a reprisal of his pre-pandemic smash, all the while raising money for charity. Rian Keating is living his best life.

Heading into a weekend performance of her acclaimed RODGERS & HAMMERSTEIN show, Meg Flather shares some thoughts about artistic process and the importance of community in a Broadway World interview.

The Manhattan Association of Cabarets has announced the 2022 MAC Award nominees. The nominees were determined by votes cast by the active MAC membership, except for the song and recording categories, which were determined by special committees.

Popular cabaret artist and open-mic emcee Natasha Castillo presented an encore of her Eighties tribute show, and Broadway World was there to catch the fun in the act.

With her new show about the roles she should have played, Mary Lahti creates a touchingly hilarious (or hilariously touching) story of the pitfalls of being an actor.

The Manhattan Association of Cabarets (MAC) is pleased to make its initial announcement of the upcoming 36th Annual MAC Awards. The awards presentation and show will take place on Tuesday, April 12, 2022 at 7:00 pm, at Peter Norton Symphony Space at 2537 Broadway at 95th Street in New York City.

2018 MAC Award Nominee Deborah Zecher brings her new cabaret show—Jewish Caroling:  The Music of Carole King, Carole Bayer Sager and Carolyn Leigh back to Don’t Tell Mama for two more performances: March 9 at 7 pm and May 8 at 7 pm. 

Lisa Dennett will return to Don't Tell Mama with I'll Say I Love You in a Song, a tribute show to Jim Croce. Directed my multiple MAC award winner Lennie Watts, with MAC, Bistro and Broadway World award winner Sean Harkness at her side providing musical direction this is a comforting show not to be missed.

2014 MAC Award Winning Debut Artist, singer and actress, Mary Lahti returns to the cabaret stage with her comically tragic new show, Woulda, Coulda, Shoulda, My (Almost) Life on the Wicked Stage at Don't Tell Mama on February 26 @ 4:00pm, February 28th @ 7:00pm and March 4 @ 7:00pm.

Susan Neuffer returns to the cabaret stage with a new show, 'An Elpee's Worth of Todd', directed by MAC award winner Lennie Watts, with musical direction by MAC award winner Gerry Dieffenbach. Ms. Neuffer will appear at Don't Tell Mama, on Friday, March 4 at 7:00 PM and Sunday, March 13 at 4:00 PM. Cover charge: $20.00 plus a 2-drink minimum.

New York-based composer and singer Jeff Flaster, a “full-time musician, part-time ne'er-do-well,' will make his New York City nightclub debut with Take the Moment, an unusual evening of song and story that includes parody, pop, rock, Beethoven, and original music by Flaster. He'll be accompanied on piano by his Music Director, Matthew Martin Ward.

Photographer Stewart Green graciously allows Broadway World Cabaret readers to see what's happening at Birdland Theater while Klea Blackhurst is running the Lineup show.

Deborah Zecher's new cabaret show is a tribute to three women... and community.

The Burman Award finalists were: Bob Levy and Alyce Finell. The Wallowitich Award finalists were: Alex Goldie Golden and Billy Recce.

MAC Award Nominee Deborah Zecher brings her new cabaret show—Jewish Caroling:  The Music of Carole King, Carole Bayer Sager and Carolyn Leigh to Don’t Tell Mama on December 1 at 7 pm, December 5 at 4 pm and December 8 at 7 pm.