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The CUNY Dance Initiative and the Gerald W. Lynch Theater at John Jay College announce a performance by Jon Lehrer Dance Company featuring the world premiere of Through The Storm, a full company work set to an original score by composer Zeno Pittarelli.

The CUNY Dance Initiative and the Gerald W. Lynch Theater at John Jay College have announced a performance by Jon Lehrer Dance Company featuring the world premiere of Through The Storm, a full company work set to an original score by composer Zeno Pittarelli.

The highly anticipated extension of “Yesterday, Today and Tamar,” Tammy Faye Starlite’s maddeningly funny portrayal of the maddeningly self-serious Israeli chanteuse Tamar, is coming back to Pangea in April, after a delay in January caused by a worldwide pandemic.

On Thursday, January 6, Arts Garage launches an hysterical new comedy series The Art of Laughter, kicking off with TV, Film and Comedy Club superstar Jimmie “JJ” Walker. The new series will run quarterly on First Thursdays and will feature some of the best touring comedians from South Florida and beyond.

As Williams continues to deal with complications with her Graves disease, Fat Joe, Remy Ma, Michael Rappaport, Kym Whitley, Finesse Mitchell, and Sherri Shepherd will guest host. For the past two weeks, Leah Remini and Michele Visage have filled in for Williams. Previous hosts this season include Whitney Cummings, Jerry Springer, and Steve Wilkos.

Marjorie Waldo, President & CEO of Arts Garage, today announced an hysterical new comedy series, The Art of Laughter, launching on January 6 with TV, Film and Comedy Club superstar Jimmie “JJ” Walker. The new series will run quarterly on First Thursdays and will feature some of the best touring comedians from South Florida and beyond.

Marjorie Waldo, President & CEO of Arts Garage, today announced an hysterical new comedy series, The Art of Laughter, launching on January 6 with TV, Film and Comedy Club superstar Jimmy “JJ” Walker.

Urban Stages has announced its 13th annual awarding-winning cabaret series, Winter Rhythms, returning live to its 30th Street theater December 7th through December 19th and benefiting Urban Stages' Outreach, Arts in Education programs.

A sensation in the clubs and virtual shows, Kenn Boisinger will return to the West Bank Cafe's cabaret theater, The Laurie Beechman, for a special Christmas show on December 12th.

The Wendy Williams Show has announced new guest-hosts to fill in for Williams as she continues to be on medical leave for her hit daytime talk show. The new additions will kick-off on November 22 as Bevy Smith, Michael Yo, Elizabeth Wagmeister, and Devyn Simone host a hot talk panel. On November 23 & 24, hip-hop icons Fat Joe and Remy Ma will host.

As Williams is out on medical leave, guests such as Whitney Cummings, Leah Remini, and Sherri Shepherd have hosted the popular daytime talk show. Michael Rapaport is currently guest-hosting the talk show from November 8-12. Bill Bellamy will serve as host for shows on November 16-17. Jerry Springer and Steve Wilkos will guest-host November 18-19.

Michael Rapaport, Jerry Springer, Bill Bellamy, and Steve Wilkos have been announced as new guest hosts for the Wendy Williams Show. As Williams is out on medical leave, guests such as Whitney Cummings, Leah Remini, and Sherri Shepherd have hosted the popular daytime talk show.

ONE MORE FOR THE ROAD, the award-winning authentic reenactment concert honoring the music of Frank Sinatra and starring Bob Anderson, a singer, actor, and the number one singing impressionist in the world, will play in the Stern Auditorium / Perelman Stage at Carnegie Hall for one-night-only, on the eve of Sinatra's 106th birthday, Saturday, December 11 at 7:00 PM. 

Come celebrate the music of ol' blue eyes on the eve of his 106th birthday with ONE MORE FOR THE ROAD starring Bob Anderson as Sinatra in New York City at Carnegie Hall!

The new hosts were announced through a post on the show's Instagram account. Cummings will host the show from October 25-29 and Shepherd will take the stage November 1-5. Williams has been out of the show since the beginning of its thirteenth season due to ongoing health complications.

Angela Bacari is 78 years young. But nothing in either her appearance of performance belies that fact. The woman has pipes and she knows how to use them. She is a jazz stylist who can rank with some of the greats. She can belt to the rafters but is also capable of very tender passages. She has an amazingly supple technique, which explains why she is so in demand as a vocal coach to the stars, counting Liza Minelli, Marisa Berenson, Deana Martin, and Billy Gilman among her protegés. She has appeared on The Merv Griffin Show, and The Dinah Shore Show as well as opening for Rodney Dangerfield, Phyllis Diller, Bill Cosby, and Pat Cooper. But last night, she was the headliner and the crowd went wild for her. It was been nearly 40 years since Ms. Bacari has made an appearance on the NY stage and it is highly overdue.

The Wendy Williams show has announced that it will begin airing new episodes on Monday, October 18, with a lineup of guest hosts and panels, due to Williams' ongoing health complications. Read the full statement now.

Angela Bacari will play a one-night-only show at the legendary Don't Tell Mama on October 12th, where she will prove that those who teach, CAN.

Birdland, the world-famous jazz club, features two of these latter-day vaudeville offshoots. Jim Caruso's Cast Party has been a staple of Birdland for years, serving as Broadway's open mic experience. But every Tuesday evening, Susie Mosher presides over a somewhat more curated and far more ribald variety show in Birdland's downstairs theatre. THE LINEUP is not an open mic. Mosher puts together its guests each week. They are from every echelon of show business, from Tony winners to new up-and-coming artists. They often have nothing in common except for a wild amount of talent. Susie Mosher serves as the host of the evening. She is a combination of den mother, improv artist, and Tasmanian devil. Her wit is faster than lightning and she can turn on a dime into a fantastic chanteuse. I was lucky enough to catch the latest edition of THE LINEUP this evening.

The Philly POPS raises a glass in a toast to the Chairman with SINATRA: A Man and His Music presented by Citizens, September 24–26, 2021 at the Kimmel Cultural Campus.