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On Monday, July 7, Jim Caruso’s Cast Party launched it’s 22nd year at Birdland in the most unpredictable and joyfully musical way imaginable. Check out photos from the show.

A night to be remembered at Gotham Comedy Club last Monday, April 14 as New York's cabaret community gathered to celebrate the Bistro winners at it's 40th anniversary awards night.

New York's Urban Stages has announced the 16th annual awarding-winning cabaret series, Winter Rhythms, with performances from Wednesday, December 4th through Sunday, December 15th. This celebrated series will benefit Urban Stages' Outreach, Arts in Education programs.  

Discover the 16th Annual URBAN STAGES WINTER RHYTHMS 2024, featuring a diverse lineup of performances from December 4-15, 2024.

Birdland presented singer Karen Mack in concert on Monday, August 26. The event celebrated Karen’s new solo album 'Catch & Keep,” a fun mix of contemporary jazz classics, including works by Dave Frishberg, Bob Dorough, Nellie McKay and Betty Bryant. See photos from the show. 

The Manhattan Association of Cabarets has revealed the 2024 MAC Award nominees. See who was nominated!

Internationally renowned entertainer Russ Lorenson, just announced an addition to the lineup for the Dec. 4th celebration of the release of his recording, Standard Time: Live In New York (LML Music). 

Internationally renowned entertainer Russ Lorenson will host an evening celebrating the release of his new album Standard Time: Live In New York. All proceeds benefit the American Songbook Association/Cabaret Scenes Magazine. Get all the details here!

What do you get when you combine four talented women on stage to sing about life in 2021? FOUR!, a new cabaret performance that will debut on the stages of Urban Stages as a part of their Winter Rhythms series.

On December 18th at 8 PM Marvin Gayatgay will make his cabaret debut as part of Urban Stages' Winter Rhythms series.

After fifteen months of unwanted hiatus, host/producer Jim Caruso brought his notorious 'Cast Party' back to it's home on the Birdland stage. July 5 marked the return of the wildly popular weekly open mic/variety show that has been bringing Broadway glitz and urbane wit to the historic music room every Monday since 2004.

Broadway World Cabaret welcomes a new correspondent who will focus, solely, on virtual content, and for his first outing Jarrod Cafaro got a doozy of a show.

A melodious potpourri of musical holiday gifts from far and wide is being placed under the tree at the alt cabaret oasis Pangea in December. And at the tippy top is our star, the beloved Sidney Myer, who lights up Pangea at the pinnacle of the month, New Year's Eve. The day before, on December 30, Rachelle Garniez throws her popular a?oeFarewell Partya?? a?" her fourth annual countdown of the amazing musicians who left us in the last 365.

Karen Akers, Julie Gold, Mark Nadler and Steve Ross have joined the elite lineup of ''Baby Jane Dexter: Forever Young: A Celebration in Words & Music'' on Thursday, Oct. 3, at 6 p.m. at St. Peter's Church, 619 Lexington Ave. (at 54th St.), New York City. 

Birdland will kick-off their great week of programming with the following acts:

Birdland will kick-off their exciting month of programming with the following acts:

The Broadway at Birdland concert series was proud to present jazz singer Gabrielle Stravelli with singer/pianist Billy Stritch in Down For Double on Monday, January 8.

Trav'lin - The 1930s Harlem Musical comes home to New York City for an invite-only industry reading featuring Brenda Braxton, who starred in the sold-out debut production at the New York Musical Festival (NYMF) in 2010.

Trav'lin - The 1930s Harlem Musical comes home to New York City for an invite-only industry reading featuring Brenda Braxton, who starred in the sold-out debut production at the New York Musical Festival (NYMF) in 2010.

Published every Monday, BroadwayWorld Cabaret writers will pick their top recommendations for shows throughout NYC during the upcoming week.