Lisa Yaeger News

Today's Pandemic Playlist has a special focus on the drag performers who grace the stages of NYC.

The acclaimed drag queen, 2 time MAC Award winner singer and BroadwayWorld.com nominee, Doris Dear, packed houses uptown at The Triad Theater on December 19, 20 and 21st for the fourth year in a row with her a?oeDoris Dear Christmas Speciala??! The show has quickly become a holiday tradition in NYC and this year, the level of guests that dropped into the a?oeRumpus Rooma?? was a?oesimply amazing!a??, as was exclaimed by audience members. Each year Doris Dear fills her a?oeRumpus Rooma?? with friends and shares stories, traditions and songs of the season. From new takes on holiday classic songs to exciting original compositions, this show brought smiles, laughter and cheers!

Singer/Song writer Meg Flather brings together fellow singers on July 14 and September 14 at 4:00 pm at NYC's Don't Tell Mama, in a performance of her songs for A Cabaret Sisterhood.

A group of cabaret newcomers and veterans alike will join Meg Flather on July 14 and September 14 at Don't Tell Mama for MEG FLATHER SONGS: A CABARET SISTERHOOD, performing the work of the MAC and Bistro Award winner.

Celebrating her third year of holiday magic, Mac Award winning and BroadwayWorld.com nominee drag artist Doris Dear, known as "America's Perfect Housewife", announces that the all new "Doris Dear Christmas Special", is honored and excited that Sean Harkness will be joining the party all three nights at The Triad Theater on December 19, 20 & 21st at 7pm.

After a highly successful run and a 2017 Broadway World nomination for Best Show, Lisa Yaeger, a 2018 Bistro Award Winner, is back with her show JERSEY GIRL for 1 night only! Monday June 18th, 7pm at Pangea Restaurant. JERSEY GIRL is a musical celebration of Lisa's home state with songs written, performed and even arranged by some of the greats who all grew up in NJ. Selections include legends from Frank Sinatra to Dionne Warwick, Bruce Springsteen to Count Basie and many more. Directed by Lina Koutrakos, Music Direction by Rick Jensen. With Matt Scharfglass on Bass and Sean Harkness on guitar. If you missed the run of Lisa's show come celebrate the legends from New Jersey at Pangea 178 2nd Ave, NY, NY. Tickets are on sale here: https://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/3427028

Tony Award winning choreographer and director George Faison (The Wiz) presented Andre De Shields, a two-time Tony nominee, Drama Desk nominee, Emmy winner and multi-Audelco Award and Outer Critics Circle Award winner, with the 2018 Bob Harrington Lifetime Achievement Award at the 33rd Annual Bistro Awards Gala, held at Gotham Comedy Club in New York on March 12th. De Shields received the Bistro Awards' highest honor for his five decades of stage and nightclub accomplishments.

The Manhattan Association of Cabarets (MAC) is pleased to announce the 2018 MAC Award nominees. The nominees, in a majority of the categories, were determined by votes cast by the active MAC membership. The MAC Board of Directors selected the nominees for Show of the Year. Special committees selected the nominees in the Ensemble Instrumentalist, Piano Bar Instrumentalist, Piano Bar Singing Entertainer (Female; Male), Recording (LaMott Friedman), Major Recording, Song and Comedy/Novelty Song categories. The names of the songwriters in the Song and Comedy/Novelty Song categories are being withheld during the voting period, but will be announced publicly as soon as the voting period concludes.

Tony and Drama Desk nominee and multi-Audelco Award winner Andre De Shields and internationally acclaimed jazz vocalist Sheila Jordan are among the artists who will be honored at the 33rd Annual Bistro Awards Gala on Monday, March 12 at 6:30 pm at Gotham Comedy Club, 208 W. 23rd St. As is the Bistro Award tradition, the evening will feature performances by all of the winners.

Tony and Drama Desk nominee and multi-Audelco Award winner Andre De Shields and internationally acclaimed jazz vocalist Sheila Jordan are among the artists who will be honored at the 33rd Annual Bistro Awards Gala on Monday, March 12 at 6:30 pm at Gotham Comedy Club, 208 W. 23rd St. As is the Bistro Award tradition, the evening will feature performances by all of the winners.

Voting will run through December 31, 2017. Additionally, five Editor's Choice Awards recipients, including Cabaret Personality of the Year, will be announced after voting has completed. Following a review of the ballots, winners will be announced officially in January 2018!

After a highly successful run, and a 2017 BroadwayWorld Nomination for Best Show, JERSEY GIRL is back for one more performance, Friday January 19th, 7pm at Don't Tell Mama.JERSEY GIRL is a musical celebration of Lisa's home state with songs written, performed and even arranged by some of the greats who all grew up in NJ. Selections include legends from Frank Sinatra to Janis Ian, Bruce Springsteen to Nelson Riddle and many more. Directed by Lina Koutrakos, Music Direction by Rick Jensen. With Tom Hubbard on Bass, and Steven Bargonetti on Guitar.

The 2017 awards honor productions which opened between October 1, 2016 and September 30, 2017. Nominations were completely reader-submitted and after the nomination period ended October 31, BroadwayWorld's local editors proofed the list for eligibility and errors.

After the successful run last holiday season, Ray DeForest is back in A Doris Dear Christmas Special on December 13th & 20th at 7pm at The Triad Theater in NYC. Grab a seat in the Rumpus Room, and come along on a fun holiday romp and relive the glory days of the Holiday TV Specials LIVE at The Triad Theater. 2016 MAC award winner for Impersonation/Drag, Doris Dear, welcomes you back to the Rumpus Room for a holiday party full of special guests, comedy, songs and stories.

After the successful run last holiday season, Ray DeForest is back in A Doris Dear Christmas Special on December 13th & 20th at 7pm at The Triad Theater in NYC. Grab a seat in the Rumpus Room, and come along on a fun holiday romp and relive the glory days of the Holiday TV Specials LIVE at The Triad Theater.

The Metropolitan Room, in association with The Triad Theater, presents a Holiday EVENT After the successful run last holiday season, Ray DeForest is back in A Doris Dear Christmas Special on December 13th & 20th at 7pm at The Triad Theater in NYC. Grab a seat in the Rumpus Room, and come along on a fun holiday romp and relive the glory days of the Holiday TV Specials LIVE at The Triad Theater.

The 2017 awards honor productions which opened between October 1, 2016 and September 30, 2017. Nominations were completely reader-submitted and after the nomination period ended October 31, BroadwayWorld's local editors proofed the list for eligibility and errors.

After the successful run last holiday season, Ray DeForest is back in A Doris Dear Christmas Special on December 13th & 20th at 7pm at The Triad Theater in NYC. Grab a seat in the Rumpus Room, and come along on a fun holiday romp and relive the glory days of the Holiday TV Specials LIVE at The Triad Theater. 2016 MAC award winner for Impersonation/Drag, Doris Dear, welcomes you back to the Rumpus Room for a holiday party full of special guests, comedy, songs and stories.

The 2017 awards honor productions which opened between October 1, 2016 and September 30, 2017. Nominations were completely reader-submitted and after the nomination period ended October 31, BroadwayWorld's local editors proofed the list for eligibility and errors.

After the successful run last holiday season, Ray DeForest is back in A Doris Dear Christmas Special on December 13th & 20th at 7pm at The Triad Theater in NYC. Grab a seat in the Rumpus Room, and come along on a fun holiday romp and relive the glory days of the Holiday TV Specials LIVE at The Triad Theater.