Jerome Kern 1989

Classic American Tales' artistic director, Gayle Stahlhuth, is presenting a free lecture as part of Cape May MAC's 'Lunch and Learn' series in May. Learn more and see how to attend.

The Theatrical Division of International Literary Properties has acquired The American Play Company from Academy Award-winning actor Michael Douglas and his business partner Mark Shankman. Learn more.

The New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC) will celebrate the birthday of New Jersey Governor Thomas H. Kean with a dinner and evening of musical theater next month.

Long before the phantom began its multi-decade reign, Evan Hansen waved through a window, or Valjean defended the barricade, musicals have been one of the most beloved fors of live entertainment. When did musicals become a thing? It might be earlier than you think!

On Friday, December 6, The White House will host a special live performance of American History Unbound’s The Eyes of the World: From D-Day to VE Day, to be attended by President Joe Biden. Learn more!

The internationally acclaimed Singer's Warsaw Festival of Jewish Culture brings three of Poland's leading music and theater artists to New York on Sunday and Monday November 24 & 25.

NYU Skirball will present the Obie Award-winning Target Margin Theater’s world premiere production of Show/Boat: A River, a daring reconsideration of the seminal musical Show Boat, running January 9–26, 2025 at NYU Skirball, with an opening set for Wednesday, January 15. 

Following their sold-out 2024 debut performances at Chichester and Cadogan Hall and after a busy summer of festivals, including Aldeburgh, Lichfield and Petworth, A Couple of Swells arrive in London to showcase their new album in the intimate surroundings of The Other Palace Studio for one week only, from Tuesday 22 to Saturday 26 October.

Enjoy live performances from youth and adult jazz ensembles at the Bloomingdale Jazz Fest on June 7. Learn more and see how to purchase tickets.

Due to high demand, The Rodgers & Hammerstein Organization has announced an additional 2.30pm matinee performance of My Favorite Things: The Rodgers & Hammerstein 80th Anniversary Concert playing on Tuesday, 12 December at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane.

Filled with wonderful music and anecdotes both amusing and informative, this was a lovely installation of Deborah Grace Winer’s series

La Tanya Hall, Margo Seibert, and Robbie Lee brought their individual styles to the songs of Jerome Kern.

Songbook Sundays, created and hosted by Deborah Grace Winer celebrating the American Songbook will continue at Jazz at Lincoln Center’s Dizzy’s Club with Can’t Help Lovin’ Jerome Kern on Sunday, August 13th at 5 PM and 7:30 PM  

The Obie Award-winning Target Margin Theater and NYU Skirball will present a new production of the groundbreaking musical Show Boat in the Spring of 2025. Directed by Target Margin Theater’s Founding Artistic Director David Herskovits, the revival uses the original 1927 book and score by Jerome Kern and Oscar Hammerstein II.

Vocalist Margo Brown will reprise her celebrated show, Forever Me with Love, with two shows in July at Don't Tell Mama in Manhattan. Margo Brown is the 2022 Broadway World Award Winner for Best Duo Show, You're Nothing Without Me, with Lisa Dellarossa, and a 2018 Broadway World Award Winner (Best Debut Show) for Margo Sings Mercer.

Following her recent sold-out performances, Susan Mack returns to Birdland Theater with her newest show, 'Yesterdays', delivering a fresh and contemporary spin on a diverse, uplifting, and timeless set of beloved jazz standards and songs from the Great American Songbook.

PS CLASSICS will release the debut album from actor-singer Matthew Scott, who has been lighting up the Broadway stage since making his debut in Jersey Boys.

Tim Connell will encore his most recent creation at his cabaret home away from home.

Bloomingdale School of Music presents BSM Jazz Fest, celebrating Jazz Appreciation Month on Saturday, April 22 at 3pm at the David Greer Concert Hall, 323 West 108th Street, NYC.

The Rodgers & Hammerstein Organization is partnering with Schmackary’s to celebrate the 80th anniversary of Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Oklahoma!

Jazz returns to Nichols Concert Hall when the Music Institute of Chicago presents the celebrated Marcus Roberts Trio Saturday, April 15 at 7:30 p.m. at Nichols Concert Hall, 1490 Chicago Avenue, Evanston.

THE MONROE FORUM presents Eileen Barnett in her Valentin’s Day Celebration “LOVE IS IN THE AIR.” – one night only on February 11 at 8pm.  Her music features songs by  Stephen Sondheim, Rodgers and Hart, Jerome Kern, Cyndi Lauper, Billy Barnes, Randy Newman, Jaques Brel and more.   

January 1, 2023 was Public Domain Day, when copyrighted works from 1927 entered the US public domain.

Actor-singer-storyteller Tim Connell returns to Pangea for a third time this year with ...and so it goes... on Thursday, December 8 and Saturday, December 17, both at 7 PM. He is joined by his longtime collaborator, a Musical Director James Followell. The show is directed by Steven Petrillo.

Critically acclaimed actor / singer / storyteller Tim Connell returns to Pangea for a third time this year with “… and so it goes…”.  Two dates are set for December:  Thursday, December 8th at 7PM and Saturday, December 17th at 7PM. 

We all love to reminisce. A trip down memory lane is highly satisfying. In fact, for those of us who are devotees of The American Songbook, reminiscing is sort of our gig. Susan Mack has made it the theme of her evening, SUSAN MACK: YESTERDAYS, which opened yesterday at Birdland. And Ms. Mack is, indeed a singer worth remembering. She has a voice as full-bodied as honey, with impeccable pitch and delicious taste in music. She put together a program of classy, often rueful tunes about days gone by, both hers and ours. As she points out, the beauty of calling a show YESTERDAYS is that you can sing anything written before today.