Read our interview with a long-time, long admired cabaret star who celebrates born in the same month (different year) as one of his idols (Noel Coward). It's our monthly Birthday Tribute feature.
Sisters Ann Hampton Callaway & Liz Callaway new show runs nightly through 11/30 at 54 Below. This love letter to NYC features a fabulous feast of Broadway, standards, pop and stories of their lifelong love affair with the greatest city in the world.
On Thursday, April 10, 2025, Wharton Arts will honor award-winning American actor and baritone Norm Lewis with its Lifetime Achievement Award at its Annual Gala. Learn more and see how to attend.
See our rehearsal photos from this week's one-night-only concert, AN EVENING WITH MAX VON ESSEN, featuring Steven Reineke and The New York Pops, here!
KEEN COMPANY has revealed the complete cast for their starry, one-night-only benefit concert of Stephen Sondheim’s Marry Me a Little which will take place at Peter Norton Symphony Space. Learn how to purchase tickets.
THE SONGS THAT GOT AWAY was another trip through songs famous and not so famous with Michael Feinstein in fine form, as usual. This has got to be far and away one of the most enjoyable educational Michael Feinstein-led trips through Broadway history.
The Cabaret Convention concludes with 'Everything Old IS New Again' hosted by KT Sullivan. Go backstage with some of the evening's performers with an inside look. The Cabaret Convention is presented by the Mabel Mercer Foundation.
Bobby Short, whose centennial we can celebrate this year, was a cabaret favorite. The second night of the Cabaret Convention mega-concerts put the focus on him. Audiences who dashed to Columbus Circle for the two-act 6 PM concert caught a long Short celebration, full of memories and songs he sang.
See backstage photos from the first night of the Mabel Mercer Foundation's Annual Cabaret Spectacular. The convention continues tonight and tomorrow night at Jazz at Lincoln Center
Monday is typically referred to as a “slow” night of the week in New York City inasmuch as most Broadway shows are “dark”. However, in some ways it becomes one of the most exciting nights to be in Manhattan.
Ann Hampton Callaway will return to The Pheasantry Jazz Club in London with her new show, SIRENS OF SWING. The performance promises an evening of jazz and swing music. Learn more and see how to purchase tickets.
Next week, 54 BELOW will present some of the brightest stars from Broadway, cabaret, jazz, and beyond. 54 Below celebrates Broadway musicals and writers of the past and present, promoting an ongoing engagement with their work. Learn more and see how to purchase tickets.
Cheyenne Jackson is laying himself bare on stage at 54 Below, nightly through Sunday September 29 with his hilarious new show Signs of Life. Jackson weaves stories and confessions about his life in between songs. At each show, he'll be joined by a different guest. The rest of the run is almost sold out – so make sure to get your tickets now.
See photos from Cheyenne Jackson’s second performance of SIGNS OF LIFE at 54 Below with special guest Abby Mueller. Cheyenne can sing anything, earning him well-deserved standing ovations. We all look forward to the canon of music he will continue to bring to 54 Below. Enjoy my photos and know that you can see him until September 29th.
Having not traveled too much afar, since Covid, when Eda and I learned that Hugh Panaro would be making his Crazy Coqs debut here in London, we booked the trip. Check out photos here, that will give you some idea of what these fantastic evenings were like!
Possessing a booming yet silky tenor voice and a natural charm, it’s clear why Panaro’s career has been so successful. Even when accustomed to performing in thousand-seater theatres and working with heavyweights like Barbra Streisand and Elton John, his humbleness shines in this concert as he regales personal stories, some with tears in his eyes.
According to the Canadian Press, Paul Anka says his bio-musical is beginning to gain traction. The Canadian singer has been working on the musical for the last 15 years.
A major, long-time cabaret figure gets our monthly birthday Tribute. How many hints will you need to know who it is?
One thing is for sure: when Deborah Silver appears live, that special kind of energetic excitement, elusive on her award-winning recordings, videos, and social media platforms, becomes unleashed in the venue that the “glitter & grits” vocalist performs in. And so it was last night at The City Winery in New York City. Check out photos from the event here!
Go inside Barrington Stage Company's The Best of Times, A 30th Anniversary Celebration with new photos.
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