SWING! 2019

Are you trying to plan your entertainment for the week or looking for a fun show to see this weekend? We have you covered with a few top picks for jazz, cabaret, comedy, and more! NYC has so many incredible events, but here are a few top picks to consider this week.

We spoke to Caroliene Huerta on appearing in the regional premiere of STRANGER SINGS! The Parody Musical.  STRANGER SINGS! is a hilarious “upside down” take on the hit Netflix series - and all its campy 1980s glory.

Daryl Sherman is honoring an early jazz legend at Birdland -- one songbird chirping about another. A relaxed show with vintage music and musical cohorts playing with her. The show returns Tuesday at 5:30 pm.

On May 14, 1998, Chris Pinnella was in his living room -- a 13-year-old boy -- when the death of Frank Sinatra, 82, was plastered all over the news. This was the same living room in the same beachfront home in Manasquan, New Jersey where Pinnella would watch his great-grandpa play the Chairman of the Board’s most heart-capturing hits on mandolin guitar in 1989 when he was only 4 years old: “Fly Me To the Moon,” “The Summer Wind.” 

Explore the renewed collaboration between the National Black Theatre and The Apollo, as they announce the return of THE GATHERING: A COLLECTIVE SONIC RING SHOUT, a transcendent theatrical experience.

9 TO 5 Comes to Slippery Rock University Theatre This Month. Performances of '9 to 5' will be April 19 and 20 at 7:30pm; April 21 at 2pm in the Performing Arts Center, Miller Theater.

S.E. Hinton's The Outsiders has made the jump from page to stage and is opening on Broadway tonight at the Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre. The critics stopped by to see what the musical take on the literary classic has in store for audiences! Read the reviews!

 The new interactive rock musical Venus and the Vixens: Games of Love, runs for 12 performances, May 30–June 16, 2024 at Emerald City Trapeze Arts in Seattle’s SODO neighborhood.

The Marblehead School of Ballet (MSB) celebrates National Dance Week from April 19 through April 28 and National Poetry Month. 

The Bay Area Premiere of EVERYBODY'S TALKING ABOUT JAMIE will be presented at Ray of Light Theatre. See who is starring and learn how to purchase tickets.

Cleveland Heights, OH-Dobama Theatre's 2023/24 mainstage season concludes with the Regional Premiere of SIGNIFICANT OTHER by Joshua Harmon, directed by Colin Anderson. The production runs April 26 - May 19, 2024 at Dobama, Cleveland's Off-Broadway Theatre.

Marking the 80th Anniversary of Glenn Miller’s Army Air Force Band, Hindsight Records is excited to release the new historical album, The Glenn Miller Orchestra: 80th Anniversary Of The Army Air Force Band which contains fifteen hits newly recorded with strings.

Discover the cast of THE CONSPIRATORS' latest production, VIVA LA MORT, premiering at the Otherworld Theatre.

All new photos have been released of the new mast members in the UK tour of Everybody’s Talking About Jamie, Kevin Clifton, Sam Bailey, and Sejal Keshwala. They join the tour, visiting theatres around the country until July 2024. Check out the photos here!

Experience the timeless classic, MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING, presented by the University of Arizona School of Theatre, Film & Television.

Nominations for the 39th Annual Lucille Lortel Awards for Outstanding Achievement Off-Broadway were announced by Amber Iman and George Abud. Check out the full list of nominees!

The Kennedy Center’s season-long celebration of Ellington 125 culminates this month, leading up to what would have been the American icon and Washington, D.C. native’s 125th birthday on April 29. See programming!

What did our critic think of SHREK THE MUSICAL at Robinson Center?

Through the zany situations, there is a message about “girl power”; a timeless message. Direct from Broadway, MEAN GIRLS is the hilarious hit musical from an award-winning creative team, including book writer TINA FEY, composer JEFF RICHMOND, lyricist NELL BENJAMIN and original director and choreographer CASEY NICHOLAW.

Get all the details about the upcoming jazz programming at Birdland Jazz Club and Birdland Theater running April 1st - April 14th.

The J2 Spotlight Musical Theater Company  has revealed the cast for its revival of the hit 1960 musical Do Re Mi. See who is starring and learn how to purchase tickets.

Lizzy & the Triggermen, a 10-piece jazz band helmed by Lizzy Shapiro, delights in infusing swing era music with a modern sound – “Duke Ellington meets Amy Winehouse,” as Shapiro describes it. They’ll be making a stop at Joe’s Pub for a double-header on April 6th. Shapiro and I spoke about the upcoming show, the origins of the band, and more.

Everybody's Talking About Jamie has announced the full cast visiting The King's Theatre, Glasgow from 13-18 May 2024 as part of its UK Tour.

Delaware Theatre Company has revealed its 2024/25 Season. See full programming and learn how to purchase tickets.

The Great Gatsby begins previews tonight, March 29, 2024, and is set to open on Thursday, April 25, 2024, at The Broadway Theatre. Meet the cast of The Great Gatsby here!