Michael Colby News

Winter Rhythms will present Michael Colby’s CAST OF CHARACTERS as part of its “2025 Winter Rhythms” series, the award-winning music festival at Urban Stages Theater.

A foundation-approved AI video bringing Al Hirschfeld’s classic CHARLOTTE SWEET caricature to life will accompany Amas Musical Theatre’s benefit concert revival of the musical, which begins performances tonight.

Amas Musical Theatre will present an additional performance of the Benefit Concert of Charlotte Sweet - The Madcap Musical with a libretto by Michael Colby. Learn more!

Amas Musical Theatre will present the fourth year of 'Dare to Be Different,” a festival of new musicals and special events. Learn more and see how to attend!

Amas Musical Theatre will present a Benefit Concert of Charlotte Sweet - The Madcap Musical with a libretto by Michael Colby. See who is starring and learn how to purchase tickets.

Urban Stages will present IN HARMONY, its 41st Annual Benefit, celebrating the extraordinary musical artists who help define Urban Stages’ creative legacy. Learn more!

For Earth Day, award-winning vocalist Celia Berk has released the first commercial recording of I Can’t Understand, with lyrics by Michael Colby and music by Michele Brourman. Listen to it here!

The Manhattan Association of Cabarets (MAC) has revealed the 39th Annual MAC Awards. Check out the full list of nominees, which includes Norm Lewis, André De Shield, and more!

Award-winning singer and recording artist Celia Berk’s Four Seasons of Songs launches on February 28 with a four-song EP titled, Spring. In May at 54 Below, she'll share songs from her new albums and revisit some of her most popular recordings.

54 Below will present the return of MAC and Bistro Award-winning concert artist Jeff Harnar – celebrating Manhattan in music with Confessions of a New Yorker. Learn more here!

A dependable haven for artists in isolation, Theater Resources Unlimited (TRU) is now in its fourth year of non-stop weekly Community Gatherings. Join in on This and That: Conversations About a Life in Theater (2).

Due to popular demand Winter Rhythms  have announced an added third performance of Holiday Regards: A Revue to Celebrate! part of its “2024 Winter Rhythms” series, the award-winning music festival at Urban Stages Theater (259 West 30th Street – between 7th & 8th Avenues), on Monday, December 16 at 7:00pm.

Need a holiday pick-me-up? Looking for something fun to do with family in town? Look no further than these 7 cabaret shows in NYC - all with tickets still available. From Melissa Errico to jazz and original holiday songs, this list has it all!

HOLIDAY REGARDS at Urban Stages, a collection of Michael Colby's songs sung by a fine company repeats 12/8 & 12/16. Part of a mega-series of shows with over 100 performers total (cabaret, theatre, jazz, more) at Urban Stages in Manhattan.

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.

Winter Rhythms will present Holiday Regards: A Revue to Celebrate! as part of its “2024 Winter Rhythms” series, the award-winning music festival at Urban Stages Theater, on Saturday, December 7 at 3:00pm and Sunday, December 8 at 7:00pm.

Dangerous: A Noir Musical will receive a developmental workshop presented by The Directors Company next month. There will be two performances on Thursday, October 17, 2pm and Friday, October 18, 2pm.

Standout Country star Kameron Marlowe has impacted Country radio with his soul-stirring duet “Strangers” with rising Country maverick Ella Langley. The track comes in with a career-high 36 first-week stations. “Strangers” hits the airwaves ahead of Marlowe's highly anticipated sophomore album release, Keepin' The Lights On, arriving Friday, May 31. 

Get ready for a one-of-a-kind theatrical experience as “The Complaints Dept.” premieres at The Hobgoblin Playhouse during the Hollywood Fringe Festival.