Manhattan Association of Cabarets

Jo Walker - LIFE IS SO PECULIAR featuring Bill Zeffiro
2024-11-21 19:00 - 20:00 (America/New_York) | Don’t Tell Mama, 343 West 46th St, New York, NY, 10036, United States
A bar, a band, and the American Songbook. Jo always loved these songs: a throwback to the days when couples danced to big bands and war was raging. This was Jo’s parent’s music – or so she thought. How did these songs affect the Greatest Generation? And how did they get so deep into Jo’s bones, too? Join Jo and Bill as they take the Songbook on a trip from the 40s to today. Directed by Lennie Watts, Music Direction and arrangements by Bill Zeffiro, with John Miller (bass), Chip Fabrizi (drums), and of course, Zeff on vocals and keys!

Margaret Curry: The Space In-Between
2024-11-21 19:00 - 20:00 (America/New_York) | The Green Room 42, 570 Tenth Ave 4th floor of the Yotel, New York, NJ, 10036, United States
Margaret Curry brings her 2024 Bistro Award-Winning show to The Green Room 42! Curry explores and delights in the universe between the present and the future, the bad and the good, the hope and what’s-to-come. Curry tells her story (and some of ours) through compositions by Johnny Mercer, Yip Harburg, Chaka Khan, Roy Orbison and Jimmy Webb. Curry and her stellar musicians, musical director/arranger Gregory Toroian on piano, Skip Ward on bass and David Silliman on drums, celebrate “the space in-between” with music, lyrics, and distinctive rhythms. Directed by Lina Koutrakos. Produced by Deep Flight Productions.
The Green Room 42, 570 Tenth Avenue, New York, NY 10036, Inside YOTEL, Fourth Floor
https://thegreenroom42.venuetix.com/
Tickets: $22 – $52 / food and beverages available (no minimum)
Use code MARGARET5 for $5 off the ticket price!
“…a lovely vocal instrument—robust and crystal clear, applied to each song with focus and intent.” ~ Marilyn Lester, NiteLife Exchange
“This is someone who really knows how to tell her stories in song with effortless style. Her well-scripted patter allowed each song to come from the heart and what better statement is that?” ~ Ron Fassler, Theater Pizzazz
THE SPACE IN-BETWEEN is “…a mix of songs and sensational stories told in between them…Curry displayed a fine comic flair…the entire evening was conceived with genuine intelligence.” ~ Bart Greenberg, Cabaret Scenes
As a singer, Margaret Curry has shared the stage with such luminaries as Leslie Uggams, Carol Channing, Billy Stritch, Amanda Green, and Ann Hampton Callaway. She has appeared as a soloist or featured performer at the Kaplan Auditorium at Lincoln Center, the Allen Room at Jazz at Lincoln Center, The Hudson Guild Theatre, and many of NYC’s cabaret venues. Outside of NYC, she has performed at Davenport’s in Chicago, IL, and The Jazz Cave in Nashville, TN. Up next, Curry is co-writing, co-starring and co-producing an original web series now in production with On the Nose Productions partners Burke Adams and Lindy Rogers. With Deep Flight Productions, she will be producing and starring in a full length play (TBA,) planned for early 2025. For more about MARGARET CURRY visit: MargaretCurry.com Instagram: @margaretacurry / FB: /TheActressMargaretCurry / X (Twitter): @MargaretCurry

Carolyn Montgomery in "girlSINGER, a Celebration of Rosemary Clooney"
2024-11-19 19:00 - 20:00 (America/New_York) | 54 Below, 254 West 54th Street, New York, 10019, United States
“A smart, complicated storyteller…and a streak of headstrong sensuality.”
–The New York Times
“The simple beauty of the song and Montgomery’s voice were an exquisite close to what will surely be one of the best shows of 2024.”
Gerry Geddes, Bistro Awards
Back by popular demand! Carolyn Montgomery, multi-award winning star of the concert stage returns to 54 Below in girlSINGER, a celebration of Rosemary Clooney. With a world-class band featuring members of Clooney’s own musical ensemble, and Montgomery’s critically acclaimed powerhouse vocals belting out hits like “Hey There,” “Come On-A My House,” and “Tenderly,” audiences sing along, laugh, weep, and dance in their seats. Montgomery’s talent for storytelling elevates the music into a spellbinding, one-woman tour-de-force.
Carolyn Montgomery garnered multiple MAC, BackStage Bistro and Nightlife Awards for singing and songwriting, performing in New York City at Town Hall, Lincoln Center, Birdland, the Laurie Beechman Theatre and major venues across the United States and London. She is the Executive Director of the renowned American Songbook Association, producing concerts that feature Betty Buckley, Lillias White, and a myriad jazz and Tony®-winning Broadway artists. Montgomery brings her own, revered performance prowess back to sold-out houses nationwide, with a band featuring music director Tedd Firth and artistic director, Tony®-nominated Sally Mayes. Also featured: Warren Vache on trumpet- a long standing member of Clooney’s ensemble- as well as Sherrie Maricle (drums), Matt Scharfglass (bass)

Lynda D’Amour – Only When I Laugh
2024-11-19 18:30 - 19:30 (America/New_York) | Josephine’s at Club Cafe, 209 Columbus Ave, Boston, MA, 02116, United States
Lynda D’Amour proudly presents Only When I Laugh, song selections to celebrate her dear friend, Dot Time Records recording artist, John Minnock. Mr. Minnock was scheduled to perform his heartfelt tribute to the great composer David Shire on his fourth studio release, A Different Riff: Minnock Sings Shire, just weeks after his untimely passing in February.
Ms. D’Amour will be accompanied on piano by Andy Lantz, another longtime friend of John’s. Together they will perform some of their favorite songs from Mr. Minnock’s extensive repertoire and present several of the new arrangements from his final studio release with which he worked directly with composer, David Shire.
“We are thrilled to present Only When I Laugh, a tribute that celebrates John’s extraordinary talent, dedication to his craft, and his incredible sense of humor”, said Ms. D’Amour. “Audiences can expect an evening filled with nostalgia, energy and timeless melodies that developed into undeniable fan favorites throughout his career.”
JOSEPHINE’S in the NAPOLEON ROOM – Boston’s best professionals and tomorrow’s rising stars singing JAZZ, BROADWAY & MADCAP CABARET! Dinner seating starts at 5:30 pm and the one hour show begins at 6:30 pm. RESERVATIONS strongly recommended.

Juliet Ewing: Rise Up Singing - The Music of George Gershwin
2024-11-17 19:00 - 20:00 (America/New_York) | Don’t Tell Mama, 343 West 46th St, New York, NY, 10036, United States
In an encore performance of her solo cabaret debut, Juliet Ewing leads us on a journey through the music of George Gershwin via new arrangements by Ron Drotos. Originally performed to a sold-out crowd at Don’t Tell Mama on April 11, 2024, Ewing sings and swings to Gershwin’s most famous and beloved songs, including “I’ve Got a Crush on You,” “Someone to Watch Over Me,” “They Can’t Take That Away From Me,” and other gems. Rise Up Singing – The Music of George Gershwin is directed by Lina Koutrakos, with musical director Ron Drotos on piano, Michael O’Brien on bass, and Daniel Glass on drums.
Cabaret Scenes said about Ewing’s encore performance on June 19: “There was…the golden voice and fine dramatic skill of diva Juliet Ewing…and moments that come rarely in cabaret and make attending all shows worthwhile. Bravo.”
Juliet Ewing has performed in New York City at Birdland, 54 Below, Laurie Beechman Theatre, Triad Theater, Tavern on the Green, and The Duplex. Ewing has appeared on Broadway and on the first US National Tour of the hit musical Footloose. She has enjoyed leading roles in the European tours of Gershwin’s Crazy For You and the tap-dancing blockbuster 42nd Street, as well as numerous regional theater productions.
Sunday, November 17, 2024 at 7:00 PM (Seating from 6:15 PM)
Don’t Tell Mama, 343 W. 46th Street, NYC 10036
$20 (MAC MEMBERS: $15) + $20 minimum (must include 2 drinks) per person
Food menu available. CASH ONLY. No credit cards.
Reservations: https://shows.donttellmamanyc.com/8607-juliet-ewing-rise-up-singing-the-music-of-george-gershwin-11-17-24

Starr Struck with Kay Starr - tribute show Vivienne LaBarbera
2024-11-17 16:00 - 17:00 (America/New_York) | Don’t Tell Mama, 343 West 46th St, New York, NY, 10036, United States
A musical tribute to the infectious musical stylings of Kay Starr. Come join me celebrating the talents of this multi-faceted performer of the Swing Era!! Kay Starr bridged all the musical genres of the 40’s, 50’s, 60’s and beyond which earned her the title – The Queen of Swing. “I feel her music in my bones!!” Lennie Watts, Director extraordinaire and Tracy Stark, Musical Director, Duet Partner, & Backup Singer helped me create this swinging journey, “Starr Struck with Kay Starr!” Also, Skip Ward on Bass & Don Kelly on Drums….come join us for a swinging good time!!

Starr Struck with Kay Starr - tribute show Vivienne LaBarbera
2024-11-17 16:00 - 17:00 (America/New_York) | Don't Tell Mama, 343 W 46th Street, New York, New York, 10036
A musical tribute to the infectious musical stylings of Kay Starr. Come join me celebrating the talents of this multi-faceted performer of the Swing Era!! Kay Starr bridged all the musical genres of the 50’s, 60’s and beyond which earned her the title – The Queen of Swing. “I feel her music in my bones!!” Lennie Watts, Director extraordinaire and Tracy Stark, accomplished pianist and Musical Director helped me create this swinging journey, “Starr Struck with Kay Starr!”

TANYA MOBERLY - STANDARDS
2024-11-15 19:00 - 20:00, 2024-11-14 19:00 - 20:00 (America/New_York) | Don't Tell Mama, 343 W 46th Street, New York, New York, 10036
TANYA MOBERLY: STANDARDS
MAC & BISTRO AWARD WINNER
Featuring Songs by:
Harold Arlen, Irving Berlin, Sammy Cahn, Hoagy Carmichael, Duke Ellington, Peggy Lee, Frank Loesser, Johnny Mercer, Cole Porter, Jule Styne and more…
With:
Ian Herman on Piano
Ritt Henn on Bass
$20 Cover and a $20 Minimum (must include 2 drinks) per person
$10 Cover and a $20 Minimum (must include 2 drinks) per person for MAC Members
Food Menu Available
CASH ONLY
Seating from 6:15pm
Approximate running time: 65 Minutes

Romantic Notions
2024-11-14 19:00 - 20:30 (America/New_York) | Chelsea Table + Stage, 152 W 26th St, New York, NY, 10001, United States
We’re doing it one last time and we can’t wait to share our romantic notions with you. Please join us: Christopher Denny, Rex Benincasa, Sean Harkness, Mary Ann McSweeney and Amy Griffiths will be sharing the stage with me! Directed by the wonderful Barry Kleinbort.

Zimmet Time (And The Livin’s Too Easy): MARYA ZIMMET at Pangea
2024-11-12 19:00 - 20:15 (America/New_York) | Pangea, 178 2nd Ave., New York, NY, United States
Having tried retirement, Marya Zimmet is once again feeling the need to bring complication and artistic expression into her life. So she’s diving back into the New York cabaret scene to give voice to how we pursue feeling fully alive, through a bunch of great songs – some from her debut album, On The Road To Love – by the likes of Cole Porter, Paul McCartney, Lerner and Loewe, Annie Lennox, Jimmy Webb and Cat Stevens – interspersed with zingy tales of what happened when she decided to live life outside her comfort zone. Musical Director Tedd Firth on Piano, Steve Doyle on Bass, and directed by Barry Kleinbort.
**TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 12 – Pangea – 7:00 PM (Doors open 6:00 PM)
178 2nd Ave. (11th & 12th St.), www.pangeanyc.com
$20 online / $25 at door (CASH ONLY) + $20 minimum (food or beverage)
Tickets: https://cur8.com/18134/project/125938
“Zimmet’s clear, warm voice can cover a wide range and various styles. She has an understated, yet intoxicating, charm. She’s low key, but witty, bright and funny…” ~ Cabaret Scenes
“…a gifted song stylist, worthy of much attention. She treated each song with feeling and communicated infectiously to her audience.” ~ Time Square Chronicles
Reviews of On The Road To Love:
“It starts slow, like the sunrise. It eases its way into the consciousness, like the dawning awareness that something delicious has entered the sense of smell, that something beautiful has slipped into view, that something surprisingly gorgeous has permeated the ears.” ~ Broadway World
“Zimmet expresses emotion with subtle inflection, key changes, and pauses, penetrating without volume or stress. Her beguiling voice often evokes a muted glow… Everything sounds contemporary in the best sense of the word. The musicianship is a treat…” ~ Cabaret Scene

Sammy and Sinatra at the Sands with Brian DeLorenzo
2024-11-12 18:30 - 19:30 (America/New_York) | Josephine’s at Club Cafe, 209 Columbus Ave, Boston, MA, 02116, United States
SAMMY & SINATRA AT THE SANDS
“Top-Ten of New York Cabaret” and Talent America “Performer of the Year” Brian De Lorenzo reprises his exciting show, Sammy & Sinatra at The Sands, which he introduced at CabaretFest! Provincetown in June. He uses his award-winning vocals in celebration of two iconic performers of the 20th century who performed at one of the icons of mid-century Las Vegas – the Copa Room at the Sands Hotel and Casino.
Brian is an award-winning singer, actor, and songwriter equally at home in nightclubs, concert halls, and theatres. He has appeared at The Metropolitan Room, The Iridium, Don’t Tell Mama, Eighty-Eight’s, the New York Cabaret Convention, and the International Cabaret Festival in New York; the Chicago Cabaret Convention; Scullers Jazz Club and Club Café; three Boston Cabaret Festivals; The Pheasantry Jazz Club in London; The Palm, and Incanto in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico; the Cape Cod Cabaret Festival; and multiple times at CabaretFest! Provincetown since the year 2000.
He has been a featured performer with the Western New York Chamber Orchestra, the Parkway Concert Orchestra, and the Little Apple Big Band. The first song for which Brian wrote both music and lyrics, “Things Will Get Better,” was released as a single last year.
JOSEPHINE’S in the NAPOLEON ROOM – Boston’s best professionals and tomorrow’s rising stars singing JAZZ, BROADWAY & MADCAP CABARET! Dinner seating starts at 5:30 pm and the one hour show begins at 6:30 pm. RESERVATIONS strongly recommended.

Brian De Lorenzo: Sammy & Sinatra at the Sands
2024-11-12 18:30 - 19:30 (America/New_York) | Josephine’s at Club Cafe, 209 Columbus Ave, Boston, MA, 02116, United States
“Top-Ten of New York Cabaret” and Talent America “Performer of the Year” Brian De Lorenzo reprises his exciting show, Sammy & Sinatra at The Sands, which he introduced at CabaretFest! Provincetown in June. He uses his award-winning vocals in celebration of two iconic performers of the 20th century who performed at one of the icons of mid-century Las Vegas – the Copa Room at the Sands Hotel and Casino.
Brian is an award-winning singer, actor, and songwriter equally at home in nightclubs, concert halls, and theatres. He has appeared at The Metropolitan Room, The Iridium, Don’t Tell Mama, Eighty-Eight’s, the New York Cabaret Convention, and the International Cabaret Festival in New York; the Chicago Cabaret Convention; Scullers Jazz Club and Club Café; three Boston Cabaret Festivals; The Pheasantry Jazz Club in London; The Palm, and Incanto in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico; the Cape Cod Cabaret Festival; and multiple times at CabaretFest! Provincetown since the year 2000.
He has been a featured performer with the Western New York Chamber Orchestra, the Parkway Concert Orchestra, and the Little Apple Big Band. The first song for which Brian wrote both music and lyrics, “Things Will Get Better,” was released as a single last year.
JOSEPHINE’S in the NAPOLEON ROOM – Boston’s best professionals and tomorrow’s rising stars singing JAZZ, BROADWAY & MADCAP CABARET! Dinner seating starts at 5:30 pm and the one hour show begins at 6:30 pm. RESERVATIONS strongly recommended.

Zimmet Time (And The Livin’s Too Easy): MARYA ZIMMET at Don't Tell Mama
2024-11-11 19:00 - 20:15 (America/New_York) | Don’t Tell Mama, 343 West 46th St, New York, NY, 10036, United States
Having tried retirement, Marya Zimmet is once again feeling the need to bring complication and artistic expression into her life. So she’s diving back into the New York cabaret scene to give voice to how we pursue feeling fully alive, through a bunch of great songs – some from her debut album, On The Road To Love – by the likes of Cole Porter, Paul McCartney, Lerner and Loewe, Annie Lennox, Jimmy Webb and Cat Stevens – interspersed with zingy tales of what happened when she decided to live life outside her comfort zone. Musical Director Tedd Firth on Piano, Steve Doyle on Bass, and directed by Barry Kleinbort.
**MONDAY, NOVEMBER 11 – Don’t Tell Mama – 7:00 PM (Doors open 6:15 PM)
343 W 46th St. (8th & 9th Ave.), https://donttellmamanyc.com/
$20 cover ($15 MAC) + $20 minimum (must include 2 drinks) food menu available. (CASH ONLY)
Tickets: https://shows.donttellmamanyc.com/8610-marya-zimmet-11-11-24
“Zimmet’s clear, warm voice can cover a wide range and various styles. She has an understated, yet intoxicating, charm. She’s low key, but witty, bright and funny…” ~ Cabaret Scenes
“…a gifted song stylist, worthy of much attention. She treated each song with feeling and communicated infectiously to her audience.” ~ Time Square Chronicles
Reviews of On The Road To Love:
“It starts slow, like the sunrise. It eases its way into the consciousness, like the dawning awareness that something delicious has entered the sense of smell, that something beautiful has slipped into view, that something surprisingly gorgeous has permeated the ears.” ~ Broadway World
“Zimmet expresses emotion with subtle inflection, key changes, and pauses, penetrating without volume or stress. Her beguiling voice often evokes a muted glow… Everything sounds contemporary in the best sense of the word. The musicianship is a treat…” ~ Cabaret Scene

MARNIE KLAR - KAREN CARPENTER COVERS
2024-11-10 19:00 - 20:00, 2024-10-27 19:00 - 20:00 (America/New_York) | Don't Tell Mama, 343 W 46th Street, New York, New York, 10036
Marnie Klar: Karen Carpenter Covers
Bistro Award Winner
Featuring Songs By:
Burt Bacharach & Hal David
Richard Carpenter
Carole King
John Lennon & Paul McCartney
Henry Mancini
Leon Russell
Paul Simon &
Paul Williams
With:
Steven Ray Watkins on Piano
Matt Scharfglass on Bass
Don Kelly on Drums
Directed by: Tanya Moberly
$20.00 cover charge and a $20 minimum (must include 2 drinks) per person
$15.00 cover charge and a $20 minimum (must include 2 drinks) per person for MAC members
CASH ONLY
Food Menu Available
Seating from 6:15pm
Approximate running time: 65 minutes

YOU WILL BE FOUND – A BENEFIT CONCERT FOR NAMI GLAC
2024-11-10 18:00 - 21:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Catalina Jazz Club – Hollywood, CA, 6725 Sunset Blvd., Los Angeles, CA, 90028, United States
Fraser Entertainment Group Presents
YOU WILL BE FOUND – A BENEFIT CONCERT FOR NAMI GLAC (National Alliance on Mental Illness, Greater Los Angeles County)
Sunday, November 10th. Doors open at 6 pm. Entertainment begins at 7:30 pm. Tickets – $35 plus 2-drink or dinner minimum. https://www.ticketweb.com/event/you-will-be-found-catalina-bar-grill-tickets/13628494?pl=cbg&REFID=clientsitewp
Catalina Jazz Club 6725 Sunset Blvd., Hollywood 90028
Scheduled to appear: Eydie Alyson, Owen Bakula, Scott Bakula, Roger Befeler, Chelsea Field, Kate Flannery, Julie Garnyé, Kim Huber, Jane Lynch, Maude Maggart, Andrea Marcovicci, Tracie Thoms and Nita Whitaker
Music Director/Pianist/Co-Host – Brad Ellis, Co-Hosted by Jason Kravits.
These acclaimed Broadway, Film and Television Stars bring their musical magic to the Catalina Jazz Club – live for one performance only! Appropriate for all ages.
ALL PROCEEDS BENEFIT NAMI GLAC (National Alliance on Mental Illness, Greater Los Angeles County)
We’re honored to support the National Alliance on Mental Illness, a vital non-profit organization. The need for help for individuals, and their families and friends, living with mental health conditions has never been stronger. NAMI is the nation’s largest grassroots mental health organization dedicated to the millions of Americans affected by mental illness. NAMI provides advocacy, education, support and public awareness so that all individuals and families affected by mental illness can build better lives.
www.namiglac.org

www.fraserentertainmentgroup.com

WOODY REGAN – FROM THERE TO HERE
2024-11-10 16:00 - 17:00 (America/New_York) | Don't Tell Mama, 343 W 46th Street, New York, New York, 10036
Woody Regan: From There To Here
2024 MAC Award Winner
Ritt Henn on Bass
Special Guest: Phil Mougis
Directed by Tanya Moberly
$20.00 cover charge and a $20 Miniumum (Must Include 2 drinks) per person
$10.00 cover charge and a $20 Miniumum (Must Include 2 drinks) per person for MAC Members
Cash Only
Food Menu Available
Approximate running time: 65 minutes
Seating from 3:15pm

Mom Before Dad: A Young Woman of the Greatest Generation
2024-11-10 14:00 - 15:15 (America/New_York) | The Triad Theater, 158 W. 72nd St., New York, NY, 10023, United States
Cabaret artist Sarah Boone returns to the Triad with an encore performance of Mom Before Dad: A Young Woman of the Greatest Generation in a special one-show-only engagement that follows celebrated performances in Florida, Los Angeles and Colorado.

Between the pages of a faded handwritten journal, Sarah learned of the joys, heartbreaks, passions and the everyday perseverance of someone she knew…but long before she knew her. Her Mom!
Now, travel back with Sarah in this memory-filled musical show that hails and regales the Greatest Generation…as told through diary entries, letters and moments of her favorite greatest-generation heroine. In this touching afternoon of song and inspiring word, this daughter’s love letter to her remarkable mother captures the era when ordinary people achieved the extraordinary…believed in the right thing to do…and exchanged “goodbyes” with “We’ll Meet Again”…

Sarah will share the stage with Musical Director Eugene Gwozdz, barbershop quartet The Brooklynaires, and the Mom Before Dad Band.
The show is directed by Jean Tait, with orchestrations by Eugene Gwozdz, script and multimedia concept by Sarah Boone, multimedia design by Rich Conner.

Sue Matsuki & Gregory Toroian: Reservations for Two
2024-11-08 21:30 - 22:40 (America/New_York) | Don't Tell Mama, 343 W 46th Street, New York, New York, 10036
Award-winning musical duo Sue Matsuki and Gregory Toroian are coming home to Mama’s! Bistro and MAC Award winning team Matsuki and Toroian celebrate 30 years of musical collaboration in Reservations for Two, a show of famous duets: Ella & Louis, Steve & Eydie, Rosemary & Bing, Bennett & Gaga, Jackie & Roy, Patti & James, Dolly & Kenny, Keely & Louie, and more! Featuring the Gregory Toroian Trio – Skip Ward on bass, David Silliman on drums, and Toroian on the keys! Directed by Lina Koutrakos. This show also marks Matsuki’s 38th year of appearing at Don’t Tell Mama!

“Whether singing with a girlish innocence, showing her soulful side or in an unrestrained blues style, her delivery is always flawless. Then there’s her sheer joy in performing… AND she’s really funny!” – Lavender After Dark

“She can do the ballads and the belts, the swing and the sweet…in between the insanely well-arranged musical numbers, Sue shared stories about her life… thus bringing her audience to her, to know her, to know her artistry, to know her heart. And at the end of the day, that is what a cabaret singer wants to give to their audience: their heart.” – Broadway World

“Such clarity and consistency are possible only when the musical arrangements share and support the singer’s artistic vision, so kudos to Toroian, who devised the arrangements in collaboration with Matsuki… and his piano accompaniment is positively poetic.” – Backstage

Sue Matsuki an award-winning singer and songwriter who has played every club in New York as well as Carnegie Hall and The Metropolitan Opera. Matsuki has over 300 songs in her repertoire including jazz, blues, show tunes, country and American Songbook. She is the first recipient of the Julie Wilson Award chosen by Julie personally and a Bistro Award Winner for Outstanding Collaboration with her long-time Musical Director, Gregory Toroian. She has received MAC Awards for Jazz Vocalist, Original Song and Jazz Duo. She is lovingly referred to as “The Godmother of Cabaret” and is co-author of the book “So You Want to Sing Cabaret” (Rowman & Littlefield, 2020).
Gregory Toroian is a musical director, arranger, jazz pianist, vocalist, songwriter, and educator. He has been featured in Cabaret Scenes magazine and was the 2020 Bistro Award winner for Outstanding Collaboration with Sue Matsuki, with whom he had also won a MAC award for Best Duo Production. In addition to working with such artists as Tony Bennett, Jon Hendricks, Cab Calloway, Donna Summer, Melissa Errico, Marilyn Maye, Karen Mason, and Jane Olivor, he has appeared in almost every jazz club and cabaret (major and minor) in New York. He has toured with principal dancers from the New York City Ballet and has made numerous radio and television appearances including the Today Show and Maury Povich. His recording work includes CDs of Leslee Warren, Suzanna Ross, Nancy Stearns, and Sue Matsuki. Toroian’s vocal arrangements have been featured on a series of albums in the US and Japan, by the vocal group String of Pearls.

Reservations for Two

Friday, November 8 at 9:30 PM (Doors open 9:00 PM)
Don’t Tell Mama
343 W 46th St. (8th & 9th Ave.)
New York, NY 10036
donttellmamanyc.com
$30 cover + $20 minimum (must include 2 drinks) food menu available. (CASH ONLY)

Tickets: https://shows.donttellmamanyc.com/8449-sue-matsuki-gregory-toroain-reservations-for-two-11-8-24

Michael Rider: This ‘Ol House: Stories of a City Bear, Country Queen
2024-11-03 13:00 - 14:00 (America/New_York) | The Green Room 42, 570 Tenth Ave 4th floor of the Yotel, New York, NJ, 10036, United States
An encore performance of a show about one man’s journey from the country to the city, featuring country/rock songs of the ‘70s and ‘80s, Broadway classics, and titles from the American Songbook. A benefit for SAGE, all cover charges from this show will be donated to support advocacy and services to LGBTQ+ Seniors.
MICHAEL RIDER presents the story of his odyssey from the family farm in Central Pennsylvania to the metropolis of New York City. “This ‘Ol House: Stories of a City Bear, Country Queen” is a collection of stories and songs detailing Rider’s journey of discovery from an awkward, out-of-place, gay boy in the country to an out, openly fabulous queen in the city. Rider shares his story through the songs of Stuart Hamblen, Jerry Herman, Henry Mancini, Stephen Sondheim, Jimmy Webb, and more!

“Rider charmed the audience with his creativity…a beautiful mix of nostalgia, bittersweet emotions, and celebration.” ~ CabaretScenes.org
“Original, funny, and emotionally revealing…bolstered by the singer’s charming personality and his singing talents.” ~ LavenderAfterDark.com
**Originally performed at Chelsea Table + Stage on February 9, 2024, followed by two encore performances at Green Room 42 in May, the performance on November 3rd will benefit SAGE, the country’s largest and oldest organization dedicated to improving the lives of LGBTQ+ older people.**
“This ‘Ol House: Stories of a City Bear, Country Queen”
Sunday, November 3 @ 1:00 PM
(Doors open at 12:00 PM)
MICHAEL RIDER – Vocals
TRACY STARK – Musical Director
SKIP WARD – Bass
MIKE ROSENGARTEN – Guitar
DAVID SILLIMAN – Drums
Directed by LINA KOUTRAKOS
The GREEN ROOM 42, 570 Tenth Avenue, New York, NY 10036, Inside YOTEL, Fourth Floor
https://thegreenroom42.venuetix.com/
Tickets: $22 – $52 / food and beverages available (no minimum)
Michael Rider is a voice teacher, coach, performer, and music director with a specialty in music theater and cabaret techniques and the development of the music theater / CCM voice. He has been teaching in his private studio in New York City for nearly 15 years. He runs Your Broadway Voice (YourBroadwayVoice.com) and the Michael Rider Voice Studio (MichaelRiderVoice.com). Rider’s work focuses on professional performers and the emerging professional, helping to bridge the gap from the collegiate music theater programs to the wider world of theater production. He also works with non-binary and trans performers, helping them to find their true voices as they navigate the current landscape of the rapidly changing music theater world.
SAGE, founded in 1978 and headquartered in New York City, engages in powerful advocacy at the local, state, and national level to advance aging policies that improve the lives of all LGBTQ+ elders across the country. Visit sageusa.org for more information or to donate directly.

AUDREY APPLEBY/LIFE…A Seduction Tour
2024-11-02 19:00 - 20:30 (America/New_York) | Pangea, 178 2nd Ave., New York, NY, United States
Events

$25

I am a Singer Songwriter seduced by life, by all of it, romantic relationships of course, but also long marriages, children, friends, and the connections born in the sacred collaboration of making art. I have written this cabaret of my original 14 songs and several other songs in English, French, Spanish, and Italian. Directed by Lina Koutrakos, Music Direction by Daryl Kojak, with Daryl Kojak on piano, Sean Harkness on guitar, Sean Conly on bass, Jack Bashkow on saxophone and flute, and Dan Aran on drums and percussion. November 2nd at Pangea Supper Club, 178 Second Avenue, New York, 7pm. Come be seduced!
AUDREY APPLEBY
From Paris to Rio to Spain, Audrey’s evocative storytelling mix of her original songs and Jazz standards in English and the Romance languages wisks the listener off on seductive flights of fancy where thought-provoking insights meet playful whimsy, revealing deeper truths and touching our hearts with a wink and a knowing smile, speaking to the passion, romance, and longing in everyone’s soul. Added to that, her recent experience with the loss of her Husband has brought a grounding of insight, hope, and inspiration to go on and face the twists and turns of life’s roller coaster ride. She is the recipient of an ASCAP/MAC award by Michael Kerker for original song MIAMI MOSAIC, as well as pick of the week in Paris Time Out Magazine during her European Tour. Her album LADIES CHEAP COCKTAILS was masterfully turned into a one woman show at Pangea NYC by her brilliant and inspired Director, Lina Koutrakos, and Music Director Daryl Kojak, with both of whom Audrey has now created her new show of originals and standards, LIFE…A Seduction Tour. Audrey has performed in New York at Pangea, at Steinway Hall breaking a 100 year classical music only tradition, BargeMusic under the Brooklyn Bridge, as well as at The Ballroom, Rockwood Music Hall, The Triad, and Top Of The Tower at The Beekman Tower Hotel. She has performed in Paris at Caveau De La Huchette, Cafe Universel, Autour Du Midi Et Minuit, Peniches Barges Balle Au Bond and Le Calife, Chez Papa, Le Bilboquet, The American Embassy in Lyon, France, and at The Gardenia in LA. Often compared to a mix of Joni Mitchell meets Astrud Gilberto, Audrey’s music invokes the combined mystique of world traveler meets romance novel heroine… it is a ticket out of ordinary reality into the realm of unabashed fantasy, with a heavy dose of joie de vivre to dance with tragedy and keep blooming.
“This set is all of a piece in a way that so few sets are. Her original songs derive from keen observations of her own experience and others in love- or, let’s face it, lust. Appleby is a Romantic with a capital “R,” and her melodies, while nicely varied, do all seem to somehow evoke France, Italy, Spain, the Caribbean, or Latin America.” – Robert Windeler, Bistroawards.com
“There’s so much love and lust here, we hope it’s all autobiographical.”– Paulanne Simmons, theatrelife.com
All Sales are Final. No Refunds
There is a $20 minimum per person (food or beverage).
Tickets online are $25. Tickets at the door, if available,
are $30 (Cash Only).
The house opens at 6:00pm for food and beverage service.
Please join us for dinner.
Seating is first come first served. PLEASE ARRIVE EARLY.

$25

I am a Singer Songwriter seduced by life, by all of it, romantic relationships of course, but also long marriages, children, friends, and the connections born in the sacred collaboration of making art. I have written this cabaret of my original 14 songs and several other songs in English, French, Spanish, and Italian. Directed by Lina Koutrakos, Music Direction by Daryl Kojak, with Daryl Kojak on piano, Sean Harkness on guitar, Sean Conly on bass, Jack Bashkow on saxophone and flute, and Dan Aran on drums and percussion. November 2nd at Pangea Supper Club, 178 Second Avenue, New York, 7pm. Come be seduced!
AUDREY APPLEBY
From Paris to Rio to Spain, Audrey’s evocative storytelling mix of her original songs and Jazz standards in English and the Romance languages wisks the listener off on seductive flights of fancy where thought-provoking insights meet playful whimsy, revealing deeper truths and touching our hearts with a wink and a knowing smile, speaking to the passion, romance, and longing in everyone’s soul. Added to that, her recent experience with the loss of her Husband has brought a grounding of insight, hope, and inspiration to go on and face the twists and turns of life’s roller coaster ride. She is the recipient of an ASCAP/MAC award by Michael Kerker for original song MIAMI MOSAIC, as well as pick of the week in Paris Time Out Magazine during her European Tour. Her album LADIES CHEAP COCKTAILS was masterfully turned into a one woman show at Pangea NYC by her brilliant and inspired Director, Lina Koutrakos, and Music Director Daryl Kojak, with both of whom Audrey has now created her new show of originals and standards, LIFE…A Seduction Tour. Audrey has performed in New York at Pangea, at Steinway Hall breaking a 100 year classical music only tradition, BargeMusic under the Brooklyn Bridge, as well as at The Ballroom, Rockwood Music Hall, The Triad, and Top Of The Tower at The Beekman Tower Hotel. She has performed in Paris at Caveau De La Huchette, Cafe Universel, Autour Du Midi Et Minuit, Peniches Barges Balle Au Bond and Le Calife, Chez Papa, Le Bilboquet, The American Embassy in Lyon, France, and at The Gardenia in LA. Often compared to a mix of Joni Mitchell meets Astrud Gilberto, Audrey’s music invokes the combined mystique of world traveler meets romance novel heroine… it is a ticket out of ordinary reality into the realm of unabashed fantasy, with a heavy dose of joie de vivre to dance with tragedy and keep blooming.
“This set is all of a piece in a way that so few sets are. Her original songs derive from keen observations of her own experience and others in love- or, let’s face it, lust. Appleby is a Romantic with a capital “R,” and her melodies, while nicely varied, do all seem to somehow evoke France, Italy, Spain, the Caribbean, or Latin America.” – Robert Windeler, Bistroawards.com
“There’s so much love and lust here, we hope it’s all autobiographical.”– Paulanne Simmons, theatrelife.com
All Sales are Final. No Refunds
There is a $20 minimum per person (food or beverage).
Tickets online are $25. Tickets at the door, if available,
are $30 (Cash Only).
The house opens at 6:00pm for food and beverage service.
Please join us for dinner.
Seating is first come first served. PLEASE ARRIVE EARLY.

AUDREY APPLEBY/ Life…A Seduction Tour
2024-11-02 19:00 - 20:30 (America/New_York) | Pangea, 178 2nd Ave., New York, NY, United States
I am a Singer Songwriter seduced by life, by all of it, romantic relationships of course, but also long marriages, children, friends, and the connections born in the sacred collaboration of making art. I have written this cabaret of my original 14 songs and several other songs in English, French, Spanish, and Italian, directed by Lina Koutrakos, Music Direction by Daryl Kodak, with Daryl Kojak on piano, Sean Harkness on guitar, Sean Conley on bass, Jack Bashcow on saxophone and flute, and Dan Aran on drums and percussion. November 2nd at Pangea Supper Club, 178 Second Avenue, New York, 7pm. Come be seduced!

An EVENING Of JAZZ with LESLIE VINCENT and MARIA CORSARO
2024-11-02 19:00 - 20:15, 2024-11-01 19:00 - 20:15 (America/New_York) | Don’t Tell Mama, 343 West 46th St, New York, NY, 10036, United States
What happens when, in Nashville, a jazz vocalist from New York meets a jazz vocalist from Minnesota? They decide to sing together at Don’t Tell Mama, of course!
Maria Corsaro and Leslie Vincent present jazz standards in the style of Bebop, Ballad, Latin and more, together, alone, and reimagined through the musical arrangements of Gregory Toroian. Corsaro and Vincent are joined by musical director Toroian on piano, Skip Ward on bass, and David Silliman on drums, ensuring an exciting evening of sophisticated fun.
Friday, November 1 at 7:00 PM (Seating from 6:15 PM)
Saturday, November 2 at 7:00 PM (Seating from 6:15 PM)
DON’T TELL MAMA
343 W 46th St, NYC
$20.00 Cover + $20 Minimum (must include 2 drinks) per person
Food Menu Available / CASH ONLY
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 1 at 7:00 PM (Seating from 6:15 PM):
https://shows.donttellmamanyc.com/8452-an-evening-of-jazz-with-leslie-vincent-and-maria-corsaro-11-1-24
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 2 at 7:00 PM (Seating from 6:15 PM):
https://shows.donttellmamanyc.com/8453-an-evening-of-jazz-with-leslie-vincent-and-maria-corsaro-11-2-24
MARIA CORSARO’s love of music and performing began early in her life. She received her first undergraduate degree in theater and after graduation joined an off Broadway theater company. Then, after years in a rewarding, but non-musical career, she returned to singing. Her recent focus has been returning to her love of jazz and the music of legendary jazz composers and lyricists. This is the music of her heart. She wants her audience to experience the emotional texture of this great American art form. She feels passionately that music feeds the soul and is the creative result of musical collaboration. Corsaro last performed at Chelsea Table + Stage on April 4, 2024 in Why Not? and on November 9, 2023, in I Could Get Used to This!, both shows directed by David Friedman with musical direction by Gregory Toroian. Prior to that, she completed a successful run of her show, You Taught My Heart to Sing, directed by Sue Matsuki with musical direction by Toroian, at Pangea. In addition to Chelsea Table + Stage, Don’t Tell Mama, Laurie Beechman Theatre, and Pangea in NYC, she has performed at Jazz On Main in Mount Kisco, NY, and The Magnolia Room in Norwalk, CT. More info: mariacorsaro.com
”Besides being a fine jazz artist, Corsaro is a woman with a very big heart that she loves to share with her audience.” ~ BroadwayWorld
“Throughout, her work was marked by a fiercely intelligent approach to lyrics coupled with an impressive clarity… She is a performer who has to perform first-rate material because anything less would be exposed with her honesty.” ~ Cabaret Scenes
LESLIE VINCENT is a prolific songwriter and jazz vocalist. Equally at home singing the Great American Songbook, musical theater, and contemporary rock and pop, she has quickly become one of the most notable voices to emerge in the vibrant Minneapolis music scene. Born into a military family, Vincent spent childhood moving along the East Coast and United Kingdom, where she spent her spare time singing along to Frank Sinatra and the Les Mis soundtrack. The one constant was music. Today, Vincent has become an accomplished bandleader, playing 50+ shows a year across the Midwest, using her theatrical chops to bring drama, comedy and poise to the stage. In 2020, she released her debut album These Foolish Things, which garnered much critical attention from fans and music critics in the Twin Cities, especially from Jazz88 FM, where she’s become a regular in-studio guest. She’s recorded with the band Viewers Like You and performed alongside Twin Cities legends including jeremy messersmith, Joyann Parker, and Patty Peterson. With the release of her new album About Last Night, Vincent is poised for the national spotlight, mixing jazz standards, vintage blues, and her own fresh originals. More info: lesliedellavincent.com
“Leslie Vincent is as much a storyteller as she is a jazz singer.” ~ Downbeat Magazine
“Vocalist Leslie Vincent…channels a classic jazz sound and mixes it with fresh lyrics that seem at once classic and present” ~ MinnPost

Jacques Brel Is...
2024-11-02 16:00 - 17:00 (America/New_York) | Josephine’s at Club Cafe, 209 Columbus Ave, Boston, MA, 02116, United States
Beautiful storytelling in the music of Jacques Brel. As provocative, smart, witty and inspiring as this music was in the 60’s, it is as relevant today. Growing up in worn-torn Belgium during WWII, Jacques Brel became a songwriter, actor, storyteller, an anti-war and social just activist. These are songs of the human spirit; song that give us the inspiration to laugh at our frailties and to find the courage to move forward with hope and kindness. Diane Carey and Ida Zecco bring Brel’s music to life with humor, passion, biting wit and arrangements by Jim Rice, Music Director.

No More Blues
2024-10-31 20:30 - 22:00 (America/New_York) | Birdland Jazz Club, 315 W. 44th St., New York, NY
Following numerous sold-out shows, Susan Mack returns to Birdland with an encore performance of No More Blues, where the power and magic of the music will take center stage. On this special Halloween night, let Susan’s enchanting voice, renowned for being “as full-bodied as honey with impeccable pitch and delicious taste in music,” cast a spell over you. Susan breathes new life into beloved jazz standards, timeless classics from the Great American Songbook, and a sprinkling of contemporary surprises. She’ll be singing iconic compositions by legends such as Duke Ellington, Harold Arlen, Billy Strayhorn, Antonio Carlos Jobim, and The Beatles.
A native New Yorker with a lifelong passion for music, Susan’s journey from the world of finance to the stage has been nothing short of extraordinary. The unique combination of Susan’s jazz and cabaret singing along with her ability to infuse each performance with warmth, wit and a passion for storytelling, has earned her numerous accolades including Best Vocalist in the 2024 Broadway World NYC Cabaret Awards and a nomination for Best Female Vocalist for the upcoming 2024 Annual MAC Awards. Her debut show in 2018, “Nobody Else But Me”, directed by the legendary Marilyn Maye, was also nominated for a MAC Award for Best Female Debut.
Allen Farnham – Musical Director/Piano
David Finck – Bass
Eric Halvorson – Drums
Lina Koutrakos – Director

Jo Walker – LIFE IS SO PECULIAR featuring Bill Zeffiro
2024-10-28 19:00 - 20:00 (America/New_York) | Don’t Tell Mama, 343 West 46th St, New York, NY, 10036, United States

Ava Nicole Frances "The Dream That I See"
2024-10-26 21:30 - 23:00 (America/New_York) | The Green Room 42, 570 Tenth Ave 4th floor of the Yotel, New York, NJ, 10036, United States
“The dream that I see… makes me who I am.” Inspired by the lyric from “I’ve Gotta Be Me”, American Idol finalist and two-time Broadway World Cabaret Award winner Ava Nicole Frances honors her dreams and aspirations with the songs she’s longed to sing – songs that spark the imagination and have the power to turn a vision into reality.
In this all-new personal and multi-faceted show, Ava merges the worlds of Broadway, Pop, The Great American Songbook and her own originals, including songs from Stephen Sondheim, Beyonce, Meredith Wilson, and Stephen Schwartz among many others.
Joining Ava will be special guests: the hilarious and iconic Susie Mosher, American Idol’s Luke-Michael, and musical director Michael Collum. Plenty of treats in store for this Halloween weekend celebration – costumes optional!

Varla Jean Merman THE ERRORS TOUR
2024-10-26 19:00 - 22:30 (America/New_York) | Red Eye NY, 355 W 41st Street, New York, NY, 10036, United States
Varla Jean The Errors Tour Written by Jeffery Roberson, Ricky Graham and Jacques Lamarre, Directed by Michael Schiralli. TWO SHOWS – 7pm and 9pm.
Faster than you can say “Ticketmaster site crash,” Varla Jean has swiftly tailored The Errors Tour for her fans, The Mermies. Everyone’s favorite ditzy diva takes you through her catalogue of hilarious hits and egregious errors in a show jam-packed with classic bits, giant wigs, over-taxed costumes, and new songs. This tour-de-farce is certain to be an unforgivable, er…unforgettable evening of “Varla’s Version”of entertainment.
