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The latest standings as of Monday, December 12th, have been released for the 2022 BroadwayWorld Central New York Awards! Nominations were reader-submitted and now our readers get to vote for their favorites.

The latest standings as of Monday, December 5th, have been released for the 2022 BroadwayWorld Central New York Awards! Nominations were reader-submitted and now our readers get to vote for their favorites.

Helane Blumfield, Lynda Rodolitz, Peggy Schwartz and Deborah Zecher have been delighting audiences with their heart-warming and deeply resonant show, FOUR WOMEN, FOUR STORIES. On October 23 at 4:30 pm, FOUR WOMEN, FOUR STORIES returns to Don't Tell Mama with Steven Ray Watkins on piano.

Join NYC favorites THOSE GIRLS for an all-new mix of all things Broadway, from Gilbert & Sullivan to SIX! Eve Eaton, Rachel Hanser, Karen Mack, and Wendy Russell are bringing a special celebration of show tunes revered, rocked & re-imagined with their usual 'anything goes' shenanigans.

Gerrilyn Sohn will return to Don't Tell Mama for her new show 'If Joe Allen's Walls Could Sing & Other Hidden Gems' on September 15, 2022 at 7pm and October 1, 2022 at 4pm. Directed by Lennie Watts, with Musical Director Steven Ray Watkins and Marco Panascia on Bass.

Six shows of six different genres of music and six different Musical Directors might intimidate some artists: not Tanya Moberly.

Guest reviewer Andrew Poretz has heaps of praise for Gerrilyn Sohn and her new musical cabaret.

Gerrilyn Sohn will return to Don't Tell Mama for her new show 'If Joe Allen's Walls Could Sing & Other Hidden Gems' on July 31, 2022 at 3pm and August 4, 2022 at 7pm. Directed by Lennie Watts, with Musical Director Steven Ray Watkins and Sean Murphy on Bass.

With her NYC Cabaret debut, Shannon Daley has displayed a foundation built on talent and training, and desire to put in the time and work.

Directed by Lennie Watts, with Musical Director Steven Ray Watkins, Sean Murphy on Bass, and Don Kelly on Drums, and featuring her son, Rafi Martinez - this show takes us on Shannon's personal journey through becoming an empty nester and rediscovering and pursuing her dreams during a pandemic. There is an eclectic mix of songs from new and old artists from Broadway, American Songbook, Rock and Pop hits, as well as four parodies that she wrote. This show premiered at Don't Tell Mama on October 3, 2021.

Photographer Stewart Green offers Broadway World Cabaret a look at life at The Lineup.

The thirty-sixth annual MAC Awards were presented on Tuesday night in a ceremony that was widely remarked upon for the length of its duration.

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!

Susie Mosher always keeps the talent on the stage classy but this week there was a plethora of piano players to liven things up.

Inspired by Bobbie Gentry, Marnie Klar has done a deep dive into the works of the women of song, the result being a concert that spans the decades.

Audiences should flock to Tanya Moberly's new show to see a true-blue musical monologist in action, and to get to know the works of the cream of the crop of New York songwriters.

With cabaret greats Lennie Watts and Steven Ray Watkins by her side, Shannon Daley's debut at Don't Tell Mama was poised to make her proud. Helane Blumfield was on hand to document Shannon's first time up to bat.

The versatile, much loved performer, producer and director, Tanya Moberly, returns to the stage at Don’t Tell Mama with her continuing tribute to New York songwriters, aptly titled: I Love NY Songwriters, Part II.

Every March during Women's History Month, Goddard Riverside's Community Arts Program hosts an exciting month-long arts festival celebrating female artists and perspectives. All events are also written, directed, performed, or produced by women.

Without their musical directors where would the singers of the industry be? These are the musical directors nominated for Broadway World Awards in 2020