Over The Moon...On Pluto Transit
2024-02-25 15:00 - 16:30 (America/New_York) | Don’t Tell Mama, 343 West 46th St, New York, NY, 10036, United States
“Watching Camille Diamond perform is to be a stargazer … bright and steady… she shines! A recent Semi-Finalist in Mama’s Next Big Act…. her cabaret debut with Camille Diamond Over The Moon… on Pluto Transit was a complete success in every way!” – Scott Barbarino, Nitelife Exchange
It’s been noted that the stranger things get in the world, the more people turn to astrology for answers. Over the Moon…on Pluto Transit is the story of what Camille discovered by looking into her own astrological chart in these strangest of times. With songs by Kander and Ebb, Carole King, Pete Mills, Kurt Weil, Stevie Wonder and more, the show is a universal look into the feelings and impulses that inspire and move us, and how the planets affect us all.

RIAN KEATING: WOMAN SONGS
2024-03-02 15:30 - 16:30 (America/New_York) | Don’t Tell Mama, 343 West 46th St, New York, NY, 10036, United States
2022 & 2023 MAC Award Winner
Rian Keating: Woman Songs
Musical Direction by Darryl Curry
Directed by Tanya Moberly

$15.00 cover charge and a $20 Minimum (must include 2 drinks) per person
Food Menu Available

CASH ONLY

Seating from 2:45pm
Approximate running time: 75 minutes

Marcus Simeone & Tracy Stark: Twilight Canopy / Up, Up & Away: Some of the Songs of Jimmy Webb
2024-03-03 16:00 - 17:30 (America/New_York) | Don’t Tell Mama, 343 West 46th St, New York, NY, 10036, United States
Don’t miss Marcus Simeone and Tracy Stark in the final NYC performance of “Twilight Canopy / Up, Up & Away: Some of the Songs of Jimmy Webb”! With solos and duets, Tracy Stark and Marcus Simeone take you on a journey through Jimmy Webb’s music and career. Vocals: MARCUS SIMEONE; Musical Director / Vocals: TRACY STARK; Directed by LINA KOUTRAKOS

One of the most influential and celebrated songwriters in American music history, with a career spanning over five decades, Jimmy Webb has written some of the most iconic and timeless songs of all time, including “By the Time I Get to Phoenix” and “Wichita Lineman.” His music has touched the hearts of millions of people around the world and his songs have been recorded by the great voices of the world, including Frank Sinatra and Barbra Streisand. In 2016, Rolling Stone magazine listed Webb as one of the top 50 songwriters of all time. He was the youngest member ever inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame and served as its Chairman.

Sunday March 3rd @ 4:00pm (doors open at 3:15)
DON’T TELL MAMA
343 West 46th Street
212-757-0788
https://shows.donttellmamanyc.com/8034-marcusm-simeone-7-tracy-stark-twilight-canopy-3-3-2024

$20 Cover ($15 MAC) + $20 two-drink minimum per person (food menu available) CASH ONLY

Eden Casteel in Kahn Artist: Madeline And Me
2024-03-03 19:00 - 20:30 (America/New_York) | Don’t Tell Mama, 343 West 46th St, New York, NY, 10036, United States
Back after a successful NYC debut in 2023! Eden Casteel was a frustrated teenage soprano in Ohio whose life was forever changed by a Madeline Kahn beer commercial (it was Michelob). In 30 seconds, Casteel knew she wanted to be like Kahn: ”Wealthy, glamorous, with an unbelieveable singing voice.” (Two out of three ain’t bad!) Kahn, of course, was the beloved star of some of Mel Brooks‘ most popular movies (Blazing Saddles, Young Frankenstein). Filled with iconic songs, compelling stories, and hilarious anectdotes, KAHN ARTIST: MADELINE AND ME is an intimate look at the trials and triumphs of both Kahn and Casteel. Directed by Faith Prince, cowritten with Roderick Ferguson, with musical arrangements by Jim Rice and Bobby Peaco. With John M. Cook, piano.
A “stunning coloratura soprano” with “a great sense of comic timing,” Eden Casteel is a go-to performer, pianist, and vocal coach who writes, plays, and directs cabarets and showcases for performers nationwide. A native of Dublin, Ohio who moved to Rhode Island in 2010, Eden hosts “The Eden Show,” a weekly interactive livestream on YouTube featuring musical guests who sing, play, and love to talk. Eden’s favorite regional theater roles include The Proprietor in Assassins, Adele in Die Fledermaus, Yum-Yum in The Mikado, Mama Rose in Gypsy, Victoria Grant in Victor/Victoria, and Mrs. Lovett in Sweeney Todd. Eden’s album with Providence-based jazz/blues/roots quartet Evening Sky is out now. edencasteel.com
$25.00 Cover charge and a $20 Minimum (must include 2 drinks) per person
$20.00 Cover charge and a $20 Minimum (must include 2 drinks) per person for MAC Members
CASH ONLY
Food Menu Available
Seating from 6:15pm

3 Non - Straights and Dumpster Fire Productions present, a Comedy Show at The Stonewall Inn!!
2024-03-04 19:00 - 21:00 (America/New_York) | The Stonewall Inn, 53 Christopher Street, New York, NY, 10014, United States
Join hosts and producers, Kristina Kelley, Kat Soriano and Robert Ima, every 1st Monday at The Stonewall Inn for a stand-up comedy show.
Join Dumpster Fire Productions and LGTBQ+ hosts, producers and comedians, Kristina Kelley, Kat Soriano and Robert Ima, for a night filled with laughter and fabulousness! 3 Non-Straights is a stand-up comedy show celebrating diversity and inclusivity for all. This event creates a safe and welcoming environment where everyone can let their true colors shine.
March 4th’s show is part of the Knockouts Women’s Comedy Festival! Come help us celebrate the spectrum of feminity!
Every first Monday of the month, 3 Non-Straights will be upstairs at the historic Stonewall Inn.
Tickets are $17 online and $20 at the door. 2 drink minimum. Free cookies and a free raffle ticket comes with every ticket purchase. Audience give-aways are valued over $250.
Doors at 6:30, Show at 7pm, Upstairs
March 4th’s line-up* will include:

Meka Mo @mekasocial (Comic to Watch – NY Comedy Fest)
Veronica Garza @veros_got_jokes (MTV, Sirius XM)
Caitlin Cook @thecaitlincook (Touring “The Writing on the Stall”)
Marcy Smiles @marcy_smiles602 (Winner of New York Queer Comedy Fest – Yaaas Fest)
Kristina Kelley @kknthecity (Best of Fest Burbank Comedy Fest)
Kat Soriano @whosmansisthis (Not A Bringer)
Aunt Sylvia (host) @auntsylvianyc (Finalist of New York Queer Comedy Fest – Yaaas Fest)

*Line-up is subject to change

MARNIE KLAR SINGS CARLY SIMON
2024-03-05 19:00 - 20:00 (America/New_York) | Don’t Tell Mama, 343 West 46th St, New York, NY, 10036, United States
MARNIE KLAR SINGS CARLY SIMON
2019 Bistro Award Winning Vocalist
With:
Steven Ray Watkins on Piano
Matt Scharfglass on Bass
Don Kelly on Drums
Directed by: Tanya Moberly
https://www.theaterpizzazz.com/marnie-klar-sings-carly-simon/#:~:text=and%20angry%20eyes.-,Ms.,a%20mere%20cabaret%20tribute%20show.
https://www.broadwayworld.com/cabaret/article/Review-MARNIE-KLAR-SINGS-CARLY-SIMON-Finds-The-Right-Tone-at-Dont-Tell-Mama-20231011
$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

MAC Open MIC
2024-03-11 18:30 - 21:00 (America/New_York) | Don't Tell Mama, 343 W 46th Street, New York, New York, 10036
MAC Members! Come sing at the March Open Mic! No Cover for members!

LILA DAY presents… “More of the Same”
2024-03-14 19:00 - 20:00 (America/New_York) | Pangea, 178 2nd Ave., New York, NY, United States
LILA DAY presents… “More of the Same”
Thursday, March 14 @7PM
Pangea, 178 2nd Avenue
After a successful cabaret debut, Lila Day sat down to write another, but the same stories came out. Just when you think you’ve got it all figured out, you may start to wonder, “is that all there is?” What better way to work yourself through a rut than with songs made famous by Judy Garland, Madeline Kahn, Peggy Lee, The Kinks, Billy Joel and Billie Holiday to name a few?
Directed by Kristine Zbornik (https://www.kristinezbornik.com/). Music direction by Daryl Kojak (https://www.darylkojak.com/).
“…if this was more of the same, those in the audience who didn’t see the first show probably regretted what they missed.”
“Remarkably, considering her stage presence and excellent voice modulation, Day has only been on the cabaret scene for a few years. We can only believe, in the words of Carolyn Leigh. the best is yet to come.”
-Paulanne Simmons, theaterlife.com
Lila was nominated for “Best Debut” by Broadway World’s Cabaret Awards in 2022. Said of her first show:
“The evening was a well-crafted blend of comic patter, storytelling and an impressive song list […] Day has a natural stage presence and seemed fueled by the energy of being in a room with a very responsive audience who were clearly loving her performance.”

-Aron Bederson, “ReView” for debut “Getting Happy,” cabarethotspot.com

Tickets on sale now at now at: https://www.showtix4u.com/event-details/80229
$20 in advance on-line ($25 cash only at door) + $20 Food/Drink Minimum
MACNY members: $15 in advance on-line ($20 cash only at door) + $20 Food/Drink Minimum
Doors open at 6PM. Guests are encouraged to arrive early.
Reservations: info@pangeanyc.com

Craig Rubano, "Take the Moment"
2024-03-15 18:00 - 20:30 (America/New_York) | The Laurie Beechman Theatre/West Bank Cafe, 407 West 42nd St, New York, NJ, 10036, United States
Craig Rubano
Take the Moment
Beth Ertz, Music Director, Piano Marc Schmied, Bass (March 15) Jeffrey Carney, Bass (April 13 and May 19)
Jeff Harnar, Director
He’s back (after a decade)! Broadway’s (Les Misérables, The Scarlet Pimpernel), and multiple M.A.C. and Bistro award-winning cabaret artist, Craig Rubano returns to New York City to The Laurie Beechman Theatre with Take the Moment, a collection of songs that shine a spotlight on the choices we make during the moments that matter. Craig tells the story of those thresholds of change in his life that have made all the difference, drawing from his experiences as Broadway actor, scholar, pastoral theologian, cabaret artist, minister, and goat owner (!). Directed by celebrated cabaret star Jeff Harnar, and together with Music Director Beth Ertz, along with Marc Schmied (March 15) and Jeffrey Carney (April 13 and May 19) on bass, Craig taps into music and lyrics by Cole Porter, Richard Rodgers, Stephen Sondheim, Alan & Marilyn Bergman, Jerry Herman, and more.
Friday, March 15, 2024 at 7 PM
Saturday, April 13, 2024 at 7 PM
Sunday, May 19, 2024 at 2 PM
At the Laurie Beechman Theatre, downstairs in the West Bank Café
407 West 42nd Street at 9th Ave, Manhattan 10036
Tickets: https://www.westbankcafe.com/laurie-beechman-theatre
$30 cover charge ($20 for Manhattan Association of Clubs members; use code: MAC)
$25 food/beverage minimum
Doors open for food and beverages one hour before showtime
Press representation: Dan Fortune, Fortune Creative

Craig Rubano, Take the Moment
2024-03-15 19:00 - 20:30 (America/New_York) | The Laurie Beechman Theatre/West Bank Cafe, 407 West 42nd St, New York, NJ, 10036, United States
He’s back! Broadway’s (Les Misérables, The Scarlet Pimpernel), and multiple M.A.C. and Bistro award-winning cabaret artist, Craig Rubano returns to New York City to The Laurie Beechman Theatre with Take the Moment, a collection of songs that shine a spotlight on the choices we make during the moments that matter. Craig tells the story of those thresholds of change in his life that have made all the difference, drawing from his experiences as Broadway actor, scholar, pastoral theologian, cabaret artist, minister, and goat owner (!).
Directed by celebrated cabaret star Jeff Harnar, and together with Music Director Beth Ertz, along with Marc Schmied (March 15) and Jeffrey Carney (April 13 and May 19) on bass, Craig taps into music and lyrics by Cole Porter, Richard Rodgers, Stephen Sondheim, Alan & Marilyn Bergman, Jerry Herman, and more.
Friday, March 15, 2024 at 7 PM Saturday, April 13, 2024 at 7 PM Sunday, May 19, 2024 at 2 PM
At the Laurie Beechman Theatre, downstairs in the West Bank Café
407 West 42nd Street at 9th Ave, Manhattan 10036
https://www.westbankcafe.com/laurie-beechman-theatre
$30 cover charge ($20 for Manhattan Association of Clubs members; use code: MAC)
$25 food/beverage minimum
Doors open for food and beverages one hour before showtime
Tickets: http://bit.ly/Ibt-rubano-240315
Press representation: Dan Fortune, Fortune Creative

Over The Moon...On Pluto Transit
2024-03-16 15:00 - 16:30 (America/New_York) | Don’t Tell Mama, 343 West 46th St, New York, NY, 10036, United States
Watching Camille Diamond perform is to be a stargazer … bright and steady… she shines! A recent Semi-Finalist in Mama’s Next Big Act…. her cabaret debut was a complete success in every way!” – Scott Barbarino, Nitelife Exchange
It’s been noted that the stranger things get in the world, the more people turn to astrology for answers. Over the Moon…on Pluto Transit is the story of what Camille discovered by looking into her own astrological chart in these strangest of times. With songs by Kander and Ebb, Carole King, Pete Mills, Kurt Weil, Stevie Wonder and more, the show is a universal look into the feelings and impulses that inspire and move us, and how the planets affect us all.
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Unwritten, 21st Century Female Singer-Songwriters
2024-03-16 16:00 - 17:00 (America/New_York) | Don’t Tell Mama, 343 West 46th St, New York, NY, 10036, United States
Unwritten, 21st Century Female Singer-Songwriters, a show for which Lucille received a 2017 Bistro Award, features the music of 21st century artists including Adele, Meghan Trainor, Susan Werner, Taylor Swift, Kacey Musgraves, Sara Bareilles, and others. In contrast with her 1970’s show (Diamonds and Rust on February 17th), Unwritten offers a glimpse into the minds and hearts of contemporary women.
Lucille will be joined by her award-winning band members, music director Jeff Cubeta on piano and back-up vocals, Matt Scharfglass on bass, and Sean Harkness on guitar. David Hilder is the director for these shows, and Kelly Wohlford is the technical director.
Cover charge is $15 ($5 for MAC members) plus a $20 minimum (must include 2 drinks).

Lucky Me!
2024-03-16 19:00 - 20:30 (America/New_York) | Pangea, 178 2nd Ave., New York, NY, United States
2023 Bistro Award recipient & 2023 MAC Nominee, heads back to at NYC’s Pangea in March on St. Paddy’s Day Eve – aka March 16th @7PM. Reprising Lucky Me! for the third year in a row. Will be joined by Musical Director James Followell and violinist Seoyeon Im. She will be adding some Irish flavored fiddling to the mix.
The evening includes songs from contemporary Irish singer/songwriters (Gilbert O’Sullivan, Damien Rice, Van Morrison), Broadway (George M!, A Tree Grows in Brooklyn, Finian’s Rainbow), and of course some good ol’ reliable pub songs.

Rian Keating - Woman Songs
2024-03-17 15:30 - 16:45 (America/New_York) | Don't Tell Mama, 343 W 46th Street, New York, New York, 10036
2022 & 2023 MAC Award Winner
Rian Keating: Woman Songs
Musical Direction by Darryl Curry
Directed by Tanya Moberly

$15.00 cover charge and a $20 Minimum (must include 2 drinks) per person
$10.00 cover charge and a $20 Minimum (must include 2 drinks) per person for MAC Members
Food Menu Available

CASH ONLY

Seating from 2:45pm

Approximate running time: 75 minutes

David Nando Rodgers: My Sunday Clothes | A Cabaret About Second Chances
2024-03-17 21:30 - 22:30 (America/New_York) | The Green Room 42, 570 Tenth Ave 4th floor of the Yotel, New York, NJ, 10036, United States
David Nando Rodgers is ready to celebrate life through the joy and expansiveness of music that has touched his heart. A survivor in more ways than one, and a believer of “try, try again,” he will lend his voice and interpretive skills to an intimate evening of life-affirming stories and musical selections. From his childhood in Rhode Island, education in Europe, years feeling lost and disconnected in show business, and his gumption to return to his vocation… Celebrating the people, places, and art that have buoyed his spirit back to the stage, David will help you realize you’re not alone in the search for meaning, dignity, and connection in your own life. It’s going to be a beautiful night with classic musical theatre songs and songbook standards.
Joining him are Music Director Kyle Branzel and special guest Alexandra Silber.

Chanteuse on the Loose: To All The Guys I've Loved
2024-03-22 19:00 - 20:30 (America/New_York) | West Bank Cafe, 407 W. 42nd Street, New York, 10036
Jennifer McClain makes her New York City Cabaret Debut with “Chanteuse On The Loose: To All the Guys I’ve Loved Before.

Jason Henderson: Getting To Noël You
2024-03-23 19:00 - 20:20 (America/New_York) | Don’t Tell Mama, 343 West 46th St, New York, NY, 10036, United States
Jason Henderson (2024 Bistro Award, Musical Comedy Performer) returns with musical director Christopher Denny to perform this acclaimed show directed by Barry Kleinbort.
Jason lived the life less-interesting until he discovered the humorous, touching and surprisingly-topical songs of Sir Noël Coward.
‘Top Ten Cabaret shows of 2023’ – Times Square Chronicles
‘…pretty darn well perfect.’ – Broadway World
‘…a happy surprise…’ – Cabaret Scenes
“…proving once again that he is one of Coward’s top interpreters…”
“The show is a low-key triumph and marks the ascendance of a new and hopefully lasting star in the cabaret firmament.”
“His show is not a traditional tribute but rather a one-act, one-man musical comedy scored with a variety of Coward classics and rarities, each perfectly delivered.” Gerry Geddes, Bistro
MAC Members receive 20% off the cover charge

AMY BETH WILLIAMS SINGS LEIBER & STOLLER
2024-03-24 16:00 - 17:00 (America/New_York) | Don’t Tell Mama, 343 West 46th St, New York, NY, 10036, United States
AMY BETH WILLIAMS SINGS LEIBER & STOLLER
2022 MAC Award Winner For Female Vocalist
Hanson & 2-Time Bistro Award Winner
With:
Ian Herman on Piano
Ritt Henn on Bass
Peter Calo on Guitar
Ray Marchica 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 MAC/Wagner

CASH ONLY
Food Menu Available
Seating from 3:15pm

Approximate running time: 65 minutes

WOODY REGAN: THOSE WONDERFUL SONGS
2024-03-24 19:00 - 20:00 (America/New_York) | Don’t Tell Mama, 343 West 46th St, New York, NY, 10036, United States
Woody Regan: Those Wonderful Songs
NYC Solo Cabaret Debut
With Ritt Henn on Bass
Special Guest – Phil Mougis
Directed by Tanya Moberly
$20 Cover Charge and a $20 Minimum (must include 2 drinks) per person
$10 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

Natasha Castillo: "That's My Music... Growing up with the Carpenters"
2024-03-27 08:00 - 17:00 (America/New_York) | Don’t Tell Mama, 343 West 46th St, New York, NY, 10036, United States
RSVP NOW!!!
What is the soundtrack of your life? Have you ever heard a song play and suddenly you find yourself taken back to another place and time, living it all over again? This show is about Natasha’s life journey told through a running soundtrack of Carpenters music. Come join her and experience a warm, acoustic evening of Carpenters’ music unplugged!
Directed by Lennie Watts
Musical Direction By Ted Stafford
Don Kelly on Percussion
Postcard Design By Hector Coris
April 20th, 7 PM
$20 Cover ($15 with MAC discount)
$20 food/drink min. (Must include two drinks)
https://shows.donttellmamanyc.com/8111-natasha-castillo…

WHAT'S THE WORST THAT CAN HAPPEN?
2024-03-28 19:00 - 20:00 (America/New_York) | Don’t Tell Mama, 343 West 46th St, New York, NY, 10036, United States
Jo Walker celebrates the wild ride of the past decade of living as an artist in New York: Pandemic? Terrible auditions? Ex-boyfriends? Somehow she’s thrived through it all. Jo sings an evening of eclectic songs from Gershwin to the Foo Fighters with a warm alto that delights, and tells true stories with her killer sense of humor. Directed by Marni Raab, with Music Direction / Piano by David Dabbon.
Jo Walker is a multi-faceted performer and storyteller. She’s performed solo cabarets in Manhattan and her comedy improv duo, Jed&Jo, plays venues in the city and beyond. Favorite on-stage roles include: Aunt Jane (Storming Heaven, West Virginia Public Theatre); Polly (Dead Flowers / Sound Bites, Signature Theater NYC); Dr. Brookner (The Normal Heart), Heidi Von Sturm (Nine), Group Leader (The Public Domain, Lincoln Center Mostly Mozart Festival). Jo speaks conversational Greek and can make almost anything out of paper thanks to her previous life in the world of design. She’s a proud member of Actors Equity, SAG/AFTRA, MAC, and the Dramatists Guild. www.jowalkeractor.com

MARNIE KLAR SINGS CARLY SIMON
2024-03-30 15:30 - 16:30 (America/New_York) | Don't Tell Mama, 343 W 46th Street, New York, New York, 10036
MARNIE KLAR SINGS CARLY SIMON
2024 MAC Award Nominee For Female Vocalist
2019 Bistro Award Winning Vocalist
With:
Steven Ray Watkins on Piano
Matt Scharfglass on Bass
Don Kelly on Drums
Directed by: Tanya Moberly
https://www.theaterpizzazz.com/marnie-klar-sings-carly-simon/#:~:text=and%20angry%20eyes.-,Ms.,a%20mere%20cabaret%20tribute%20show.
https://www.broadwayworld.com/cabaret/article/Review-MARNIE-KLAR-SINGS-CARLY-SIMON-Finds-The-Right-Tone-at-Dont-Tell-Mama-20231011

$20.00 cover charge and a $20 minimum (must include 2 drinks) per person
No Cover Charge and a $20 minimum (must include 2 drinks) per person for MAC members
CASH ONLY
Food Menu Available
Seating from 2:45pm

Maria Corsaro in "Why Not?" at Chelsea Table + Stage
2024-04-04 19:00 - 20:30 (America/New_York) | Chelsea Table + Stage, 152 W 26th St, New York, NY, 10001, United States
MARIA CORSARO in WHY NOT? THURSDAY, APRIL 4 at 7:00 PM, CHELSEA TABLE + STAGE!
Originally performed at Chelsea Table + Stage on March 14, 2023, MARIA CORSARO presents an encore of reimagined arrangements of jazz standards along with beloved, but rarely performed jazz tunes written by some of the most influential composers and lyricists of this great American art form. Composers include Bill Evans, Michel Camilo, Michel Legrand, and Miles Davis. With musical director/arranger GREGORY TOROIAN on piano, SKIP WARD on bass, and DAVID SILLIMAN on drums. Directed by DAVID FRIEDMAN. Creative Consultant: Sue Matsuki.
“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.” ~ Bart Greenberg, Cabaret Scenes
Chelsea Table + Stage
Hilton Fashion District Hotel
152 W 26th St, NYC, 10001
Tickets: $25-$30 / 2 item minimum
Click April 4th on the calendar to select your seats:
https://chelseatableandstage.venuetix.com/show/details/MzCqgsOHkz6EBzOC5a8h

MAC COMMUNITY CHORUS
2024-04-04 19:00 - 21:00 (America/New_York)
Gather with other MAC members to sing together as a group. We learn and sing beautiful melodies and harmonies of both golden age and contemporary Broadway songs. All MAC members are welcome. Newcomers are welcome. MAC covers all costs of this event, which is free for MAC members to participate. Save your spot by emailing Julie at CabaretMACnyc@gmail.com and we will save you a spot and email you the sheet music for the songs we’ll be singing, and the exact location of our meeting in a rehearsal space in the Theater District of Manhattan.

Matsuki Productions Presents: It’s Magic!
2024-04-05 19:00 - 20:00 (America/New_York) | Don’t Tell Mama, 343 West 46th St, New York, NY, 10036, United States
Sue Matsuki hosts an evening of music, mirth, and magic starring world-renowned magician/actor Richard Bloch and comedian/actor Nancy Redman, with musical director Gregory Toroian on piano. Bloch’s close-up magic will astound and confound you, while Redman’s comedic take on life will tickle and amuse you. Matsuki and Toroian open and close the show with a selection of “magic” tunes that will charm and delight you.
Friday, April 5, 7:00 PM at Don’t Tell Mama, 343 West 46th Street, 212-757-0788 (after 4:00 PM)
https://shows.donttellmamanyc.com/8098-it-s-magic-4-5-24; $25 ($20 MAC) + $20 two-drink minimum per person CASH ONLY
Richard Bloch has toured his comedic magic show world-wide from Japan to Las Vegas, and many stops in between. He has collaborated with well-known magicians, including David Copperfield and Siegfried & Roy. Orson Welles, who hired Bloch as a scriptwriter and consultant, once referred to Bloch as “an Edison of magic.” In addition to his life-long love and commitment to magic, Bloch is a DC-based attorney. He and his wife Susan Low Bloch, a law professor at Georgetown University, are the founders and managing owners of Dickens Parlour Theatre in Ocean View, Delaware. Dickens Parlour Theatre features world class magicians as well as a variety of musical performances and theatrical shows. https://dickensparlourtheatre.com/
Nancy Redman is currently touring her semi-autobiographical one-person show A Séance With Mom, directed by Austin Pendleton. Nancy’s past appearances, all one-woman shows directed by Pendleton, earned her special awards at the United Solo Theatre Festival: Best Comedian Award for both The Doctor Is Not In and CLUTTER: I’m Saving My life and It’s Killing Me, and Best Stand-up for EMERGENCY A La Carte. For her solo play AT WIT’S END: A Home for Retired Comics, directed by Bill Cosgriff, she was honored by United Solo with The Best of The Decade selection. On television, Redman was featured on Girls’ Night Out (Lifetime), The Oprah Winfrey Show, and was a two-time prize winner on America’s Funniest People (ABC). She also “warmed up” audiences for hit shows like The Golden Girls (NBC) and Designing Women (CBS). Additionally, Redman has been a regular performer at top comedy clubs in New York City, Los Angeles, and Atlantic City.
Sue Matsuki is a Bistro and MAC Award-winning singer/songwriter who has played every major (and minor) club in New York from Birdland to 54 Below to the Iridium, as well as Carnegie Hall and The Metropolitan Opera. Matsuki has performed from Provincetown to Las Vegas to Los Angeles to Alaska. She has recorded two CDs: A New Take and Sue & Edd’s FABULOUS Christmas, with Edd Clark, and appears on Christine Lavin presents Christmas Angel, featuring “Christmas Angel,” her original song with Paul Stephen. Matsuki is also an author (So You Want to Sing Cabaret), producer (Urban Stages’ Winter Rhythms and NATS Musical Theatre Gala), columnist (Sue’s Views), educator (UCONN & Fordham), and host (Matsuki and Toroian’s Jazz Brunch Open Mic). Matsuki has over 400 songs in her repertoire including jazz, blues, show tunes, country and American Songbook. https://suematsuki.com/
Gregory Toroian, musical director, arranger, singer-songwriter, teacher, and jazz musician has been featured in Cabaret Scenes magazine and was a 2020 Bistro Award winner for Outstanding Collaboration with Sue Matsuki, with whom he also won the MAC award for Best Duo Production. In addition to working with such artists as Tony Bennett, Jon Hendricks, Cab Calloway, Donna Summer, Melissa Errico, 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 the recent debut CD of Suzanna Ross, which is receiving rave reviews and radio play worldwide, as well as the debut CD of award-winning cabaret artist Sue Matsuki, for which he was arranger, producer, and pianist, and seven CDs with NYC cabaret singer Nancy Stearns. Gregory’s vocal arrangements have been featured on a series of albums in the US and Japan, by the vocal group String of Pearls.

Margaret Curry in "The Space In-Between"
2024-04-06 19:00 - 20:30 (America/New_York) | The Laurie Beechman Theatre/West Bank Cafe, 407 West 42nd St, New York, NJ, 10036, United States
MARGARET CURRY returns for encore performances of THE SPACE IN-BETWEEN, originally performed at Laurie Beechman Theatre on November 30, 2023. Through story and song, Curry explores, stimulates, and delights in the universe between the present and the future, the good and the bad, hope and what’s-to-come. Always seeking to dive and dig deep into all things human, ever-curious about why we do what we do, she strives to remind and cajole herself and her audiences to fly higher.

Cabaret Scenes says, THE SPACE IN-BETWEEN is “…a mix of songs and sensational stories told in between them (where, she assured the audience, ‘the good stuff comes from’)…Curry displayed a fine comic flair…the entire evening was conceived with genuine intelligence.”

Through compositions by Johnny Mercer, Yip Harburg, Chaka Khan, Roy Orbison, Jimmy Webb, and more, Curry tells her story (and some of ours) with musical director/arranger GREGORY TOROIAN on piano, SKIP WARD on bass, and DAVID SILLIMAN on drums. THE SPACE IN-BETWEEN is directed by LINA KOUTRAKOS.

LAURIE BEECHMAN THEATRE at The West Bank Cafe
407 W. 42nd Street, NYC 10036
Saturday, APRIL 6 at 7:00 PM: https://lauriebeechmantheatre.venuetix.com/show/details/5whyeYYQs87Pn9WtXWGd/1712444400000
Saturday, MAY 4 at 7:00 PM: https://lauriebeechmantheatre.venuetix.com/show/details/5whyeYYQs87Pn9WtXWGd/1714860000000
$25 Cover + $25 food/beverage minimum
Seating begins at 6 PM/Full Dinner Menu Available

INTRODUCING BILLY BARNES – A BENEFIT CONCERT FOR THE BILLY BARNES FOUNDATION
2024-04-07 11:30 - 15:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Catalina Jazz Club – Hollywood, CA, 6725 Sunset Blvd., Los Angeles, CA, 90028, United States
INTRODUCING BILLY BARNES – A BENEFIT CONCERT FOR THE BILLY BARNES FOUNDATION
Music Director – Todd Schroeder, Hosted by Bruce Vilanch 4/7 at the Catalina Jazz Club in Los Angeles
Tickets here: https://bit.ly/3SLn4TB
Doors open at 11:30 AM. Show at 1PM. Tickets $35 plus 2-drink or brunch minimum.
Scheduled to appear: Cortés Alexander, Eileen Barnett, Kay Cole, Nancy Dussault, Shelly Goldstein, Jane A. Johnston, Jackie Joseph, Roslyn Kind, Shawn Ryan, Todd Sherry, Joanne Tatham and Jo Anne Worley.
All proceeds benefit The Billy Barnes Foundation, an organization dedicated to building and educating an audience for future generations through music and theatre education. Multi Emmy Award-nominated Billy Barnes was a prolific and influential composer/lyricist in the 60s and 70s. His music was featured on Broadway in “The Billy Barnes Revue” and his work was included on hit television shows, such as “The Carol Burnett Show”, “Laugh-In” and “The Cher Show”. Several of his songs, including “I Stayed Too Long at the Fair” and “Something Cool”, have become part of the Great American Songbook. This inaugural year, the Foundation will award two full-tuition scholarships to the Young Actors Theatre Camp, a non-profit organization in the Santa Cruz Mountains, that focuses on discovering and developing each individual student’s talents in ALL areas of the performing arts.
Presented by Fraser Entertainment Group and The Billy Barnes Foundation. Sponsored by Lincoln International.

...it's the joy in your heart...
2024-04-12 19:00 - 20:30 (America/New_York) | Pangea, 178 2nd Ave., New York, NY, United States
“The performer is an excellent story teller attracted to songs that tell tales and often contain a whole lot of lyrics (“Waters of March,” “Flight,” for example) that he projects with clarity and emotion. He is a lyricists best friend.”
Bart Greenberg; Theatre Pizzazz February 18, 2024
23 Bistro Award recipient & 2023 MAC Award Nominee, Tim Connell returns to Pangea with – …it’s the joy in your heart… . Recently featured in BroadwayWorld.com’s The Days of Cabaret Gratitude as The Bona Fide by Stephen Mosher, Connell along with his longtime musical collaborator James Followell step onto the Pangea stage with the classic Connell aesthetic – an evening featuring an eclectic collection of songs and stories, both personal and timely. Connell & Followell will be guided by Director Mark Chmiel’s deft artistic eye. Songs from artists include Jason Mraz, Steven Sondheim, John Bucchino, Duke Ellington and more.
“Mr. Connell builds a framework for his shows and he knows that which will be hung on the framework, but he doesn’t lock it in because as an actor, as a storyteller, as a man he understands the vital importance of spontaneity and being in the moment.”
Stephen Mosher of www.broadwayworld.com
MAC DISCOUNT: $15 purchase online / $20 purchase at door plus $20 minimum.

Monthly Spotlight on YOU Open Mic Featuring Daryl Kojak on Piano!
2024-04-13 12:00 - 14:30 (America/New_York) | 53 Above Broadway, 318 West 53rd Street, New York, NY
THE LIVE IN-PERSON SPOTLIGHT ON YOU OPEN MIC!
THE SECOND SATURDAY OF EACH MONTH!
SIGN UP AT 12:15 PM, SHOW STARTS ON THE DOT,
FROM 12:45-2:45 PM
Invite your friends and bring your favorite song.
THIS MONTH, the FEATURED MUSIC DIRECTOR is the fabulous Daryl Kojak!!!!
Hosted by: Natasha Castillo
Where: 53 Above Broadway
(Look for the Broadway Comedy Club Sign)
318 West 53rd Street,1st floor
(between 8th and 9th Avenue)
We offer:
– Opportunity to work with different musicians.
– Chance to meet and network with other performers!
– Chance to advertise your upcoming performances (we will promote YOU and your upcoming events)!
– Low cost high-quality video clips of your performance ($20)!
– LOTS OF FUN!
$10 Cover and $15 Food/Drink Minimum!
JOIN US at the Spotlight!!

TERESA EGGERTSEN COOKE: CABARET MY WAY...
2024-04-14 18:00 - 19:00 (America/New_York) | Don't Tell Mama, 343 W 46th Street, New York, New York, 10036
Teresa Eggertsen Cooke: Cabaret My Way…
Celebrating 10 Years Of Shows
Directed by Tanya Moberly
$20 Cover Charge and a $20 Minimum (must include 2 drinks) per person
CASH ONLY
Food Menu Available
Seating from 5:15pm
