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After a critically acclaimed East Coast Tour last month which included a Carnegie Hall debut on March 22, Apollo's Fire launches a new production of Monteverdi's L'Orfeo (Orpheus in the Underworld) starting on April 13 in Cleveland. Conducted by founding artistic director Jeannette Sorrell and directed by British stage director Sophie Daneman, the semi-staged production will include a historically reconstructed version of the work's original ending, as well as period dancers, digital scenic projections, and a stellar cast of singers. Apollo's Fire will present Monteverdi's L'Orfeo on tour at three leading American performing arts institutions; return visits to University Musical Society in Ann Arbor on April 15 and Cal Performances in Berkeley on April 20, and a debut at Green Music Center in Sonoma on April 22.

Ute Lemper returns to Cafe Carlyle with an all-new show, Rendezvous With Marlene, February 27 - March 3. Rendezvous With Marlene is based on a 3-hour phone call and exchange between Marlene Dietrich and Ute in 1988. After receiving the French Moliere Award for her performance in Cabaret in Paris, Ute had sent a postcard to Marlene, who had lived at 12 Avenue de Montaigne since 1979, essentially apologizing for all the media attention comparing her to Marlene Dietrich. Ute was just at the beginning of her career in theatre and music, whereas Marlene looked back on a long, fulfilled life of movies, music, incredible collaborations, love stories and stardom. Ute considers it a secret gift to have heard Marlene talk about her life, her work and style, her love for the poet Rilke, her complicated relationship with Germany, her sorrow and her fascinations.

FEINSTEIN'S/54 BELOW, Broadway's Supper Club, presents Nora Lyn Kennedy in The Life and Crimes of Nora Lyn Kennedy on Friday March 30th at 11:30 PM. The Life and Crimes of Nora Lyn Kennedy documents the absurd things Nora Lyn has done or experienced while making the big move to Manhattan. Join her as she mocks the absurdity of day jobs, dating, and Broadway open calls. Set to your favorite pop and Broadway showstoppers by Adele, Jason Robert Brown, and Destiny's Child, no artist is safe and no topic is too taboo for this young and up and coming singer/songwriter.

Oscar -winning make-up artist Greg Cannom and four time Emmy -winning hair stylist Mary Guerrero, will receive Lifetime Achievement Awards at the Annual Make-Up Artists and Hair Stylists Guild Awards, (MUAHS, IATSE Local 706) honoring outstanding achievements for make-up artists and hair stylists in motion pictures, television, commercials, and live theater.

Andrea Frierson, Marcus Pe a, Jackie Schiffer, and Marcus Goldhaber are among Broadway performers participating in 'PUMP An End To Hunger with the Broadway Brunchtime Series' New Season Kick-Off to Help Serve Soup, Sandwiches, Snacks, Sips and Songs on Monday, September 25, 2017.

He won't go away.  In observance of the one-year anniversary of the U.S. election, Jeremy Lawrence brings back his fearless alter ego, Tante Fritzy, a Weimar era drag queen who stared down a madman at the twilight of a new Nazi regime.  The already twice-extended “Lavender Songs -- A Queer Weimar Berlin Cabaret” returns to Pangea, 178 Second Avenue, for a special election anniversary edition on Tuesdays October 10, 17, and 24, all at 7pm.

It's reigning Em! Last night, Monday August 21, the actress and singer Emily Ellet was mobbed by her many friends and admirers in the audience when it was announced that she had eeked out a photo-finish win in one of the most competitive MetroStar contests in years. Her outstanding mini-set, in which she delivered a dazzingly original interpretation of the '80s disco anthem 'It's Raining Men,' put her ahead of the other four MetroStar finalists, each of whom delivered nearly flawless performances. Scroll down for photos from the final!

Last night five finalists were selected to compete in next Monday's highly anticipated finale of the 2017 "MetroStar Talent Challenge" at the Metropolitan Room. 

Next week's quarter finals of the 2017 "MetroStar Talent Challenge" features thirteen exciting talents vying to become the 10th MetroStar Talent Challenge winner.  MetroStar's Top 13 is a baker's dozen of singers from a variety of backgrounds, including Broadway and cabaret, as well as a number of brand new talents, like 16-year-old Jackie Mate, who are hoping to make a big splash in their cabaret debuts.

The 2017 Chicago Fringe Festival and Kids Fringe, August 30 - September 10, announce the slate of performances and venues and all tickets go on sale to the public on Tuesday, Aug. 1 at 12 p.m. The eighth annual Chicago Fringe Festival takes place in five venues in Jefferson Park. Entrance to the Chicago Fringe Festival, called Chicago's "Best Performing Arts Festival" by the Chicago Reader, is a one-time button purchase of $5, after that all individual performances are $10. Kids Fringe features free workshops along with ticketed shows that are appropriate for all ages.

United Photo Industries (UPI), the pioneering Brooklyn-based producer of public photography installations and events, will bring back one of its signature initiatives, THE FENCE, to Brooklyn Bridge Park.

Ocean Grove's popular 'Summer Stars Classical Series' continues with melodic delight with the young, highly accomplished classical guitarist CHACONNE KLAVERENGA.

The Chicago Fringe Festival, August 30 - September 10, announce its 2017 slate of performances and tickets will go on sale to the public, Tuesday, Aug. 1 and announce the return of its annual fundraiser, Five Fifths, with this year five theatre companies performing the movie "Ghostbusters," Thursday, May 25 at Filament Theatre.  The eighth annual Chicago Fringe Festival takes place in five venues in Jefferson Park, August 30 - September 10. 

Over 50 of author and famed messenger poet Kurt Boone's photos of New York City buskers or street performers - which appear in his recently released photography book - Subway Beats (Schiffer Publishing) were on display at the launch event for the 'MUSIC IN THE TUNNELS' exhibit at Quimby's Bookstore NYC in Brooklyn, NY. Scroll down for photos!

Kurt Boone's photographs of New York City buskers have been collected in a art photography book, Subway Beats (Schiffer Publishing) and over 50 of those photographs will be on view at the Photo Gallery at Quimby's Bookstore NYC until the end of July.

Schiffer Publishing, Ltd., would like to re-introduce you to Gabriela Hernandez's Classic Beauty: The History of Makeup. This illustrated history of facial beauty ideals and the evolution of cosmetics from ancient times offers product development timelines and color-correct vintage palettes for each decade, from the 1920s to today, as well as corresponding application guides.

On April 27, 2007, Seth Bisen-Hersh produced, emceed and accompanied his first talent showcase at Don't Tell Mama.  Ten years later, he has produced, emceed and accompanied over 450 showcases.  To celebrate the showcase's tenth anniversary, Seth has invited the over 50 showcase alumni to return to the stage for 4 evenings of his songs for: Seth's 10th Anniversary Showcase Concerts!  

Jeremy Lawrence's poignant and chilling evocation of Weimar Berlin's queer underground as it faced the imminent danger of Hitler on the rise has been extended at Pangea.

The tables are turning in 2017 and Adelaide Festival Centre's Adelaide Cabaret Festival invites you to join the revolution and discover the sumptuous offerings in its 2017 program. Discover new venues and old friends and expect to feel upturned, challenged and delighted by incredible performers that could change your world view.

Schiffer Publishing, Ltd., is pleased to announce the release of With A Weapon And A Grin, an in depth look into the propaganda depicting Black African soldiers during WWI.