MAC-nominee Andrea Axelrod returns to Don’t Tell Mama with My City, a new show reflecting her love of a vanishing, mythologized New York – her city -- on Tuesday, November 28, 2023 at 7 and Sunday, December 3, 2023 at 3. John M. Cook is music director, pianist and occasional singer in this celebration of […]
NYC's premier singer showcase featuring Terry Rakov as the special guest along with the brightest stars of tomorrow. Join us Nov. 29th at the beautiful Triad Theatre on 72nd Street.
This is Me! Sharon K Janda & Friends Enjoy a musical evening with Sharon K Janda & Friends as they weave their way through new songs as well as classics you will always remember. The evening features Sharon K Janda leading the way with her five talented musicians (including musical director Glafkos Kontemeniotis) and some […]
THE SPACE IN-BETWEEN: Holding herself to no definitive conclusions, singer/actress Margaret Curry explores, stimulates and delights in, with both joy and courage, the spaces in-between. The universe between the present and the future, the bad and the good, the hope and what’s-to-come. Through both song and story, Curry unwraps it all with music, lyrics and […]
Gerrilyn Sohn returns to Don’t Tell Mama with “If Joe Allen’s Walls Could Sing & Other Hidden Gems” on Thursday, November 30th at 7pm. Directed by Lennie Watts, with Musical Director Steven Ray Watkins and Marco Panascia on Bass. Joe Allen’s has been a favorite spot for theater folk and fans since 1965. On any given night you […]
New York Debut! Four shows in Oct.-Nov.-Dec. 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, […]
This is Me! Sharon K Janda & Friends Enjoy a musical evening with Sharon K Janda & Friends as they weave their way through new songs as well as classics you will always remember. The evening features Sharon K Janda leading the way with her five talented musicians (including musical director Glafkos Kontemeniotis) and some […]
MAC-nominee Andrea Axelrod returns to Don’t Tell Mama with My City, a new show reflecting her love of a vanishing, mythologized New York – her city -- on Tuesday, November 28, 2023 at 7 and Sunday, December 3, 2023 at 3. John M. Cook is music director, pianist and occasional singer in this celebration of […]
$15 for MAC Members/$20 general tickets. Come in from the weather and mingle and jingle with the newest edition of Hope for the Holidays – The Wintry Mix Edition! Set somewhere in America in 1962, clueless tv hostess Hope Henderson (Jo Brisbane) presents her cabaret crew of characters including: Misty Tinsel (Eden Casteel), the Sugar […]
$15 MAC members! Come in from the weather and mingle and jingle with the newest edition of “Hope for the Holidays – The Wintry Mix Edition!” Set somewhere in the year 1962, in an imaginary television studio, clueless tv hostess Hope Henderson (Jo Brisbane) presents her cabaret crew of characters including: Misty Tinsel (Eden Casteel); […]
Join us for our annual MAC Holiday Soiree, Tuesday, December 5 from 7-9pm at the Laurie Beechman Theater, located at 407 W 42nd Street. Tickets are available now! $35 members; $50 non-members https://macnyc.com/mac-holiday-soiree/
Dianne Fraser - YOU AND I – The Words and Music of Leslie Bricusse with musicians Todd Schroeder, Steve Doyle and Denise Fraser, plus special guest vocalist Tim Connell at Don't Tell Mama on Wednesday, December 6th at 7PM. Blujazz Records presents acclaimed Los Angeles Cabaret singer Dianne Fraser in her debut album release show. […]
A historic evening spotlighting stars of the legendary Oak Room Supper Club. Appearing are Karen Akers, Natalie Douglas, Jeff Harnar, Boots Maleson, Mark Nadler, Karen Oberlin, Steve Ross, Daryl Sherman, KT Sullivan. Photographs, recollections, and favorite songs from a golden era in NY cabaret. Hosted and Written by Michael Colby ("The Algonquin Kid"). Directed by […]
A new date has been added to see Elvira Tortora in The Bookmaker’s Daughter at Don’t Tell Mama: Thursday, DECEMBER 7 @ 7PM!! Don’t miss ELVIRA TORTORA’s solo debut in THE BOOKMAKER’S DAUGHTER, the story of her childhood as the daughter of a bookie living and raising a family in Brooklyn. Tortora tells her story […]
Rosemary Loar’s STING*chronicity does what all good songbook shows are supposed to do: give you a fresh interpretation on the music of the composer. Rosemary does more than that in STING*chronicity. The songs are wrapped in a theatrical conceit, a series of monologues unveiling different characters, each with a unique perspective on the music of […]
Matsuki Productions presents three of this year's MAC and Bistro Award Winners who will be sharing a bit of each of their award-winning shows on one stage…TONIGHT! We have Ann Talman in "Elizabeth Taylor: The Shadow of Her Smile" with Alex Rybek, Danny Bolero in "They Call Me Cuban Pete" with Drew Wutke. And Josephine […]
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 […]
Award-winning vocalist Celia Berk shares highlights from the songbook and writings of Elizabeth Sullivan. Shaped by a life on the Oklahoma prairie — and deeply informed by her spirituality — Elizabeth writes about family, love and loss, and the creative impulse. Her music has been performed in iconic venues including Carnegie’s Weill and Zankel Recital […]
The graduating class from Circle in the Square Theatre School is delighted to be invited back to Urban Stages' Winter Rhythms Series after their exciting holiday show last year. Nineteen talented singers will take the stage to share solos, duets and group songs with humor, musicality, and harmony. Come join the fun! Producer: Sara Louise […]
Singnasium, New York’s first Cabaret and performing arts school will celebrate the wonder of Disney! Featuring: Natalie Ault, Jenn Bornstein, Bianca Kroening, Justin Dylan Nastro, Julie Salzano, Misako Yamagishi and Deborah Zecher. Musical Director: Steven Ray Watkins. Directed by: Lennie Watts. For more information please visit: singnasium.org Presented as part of URBAN STAGES’ 15th Annual […]
Reservations: https://shows.donttellmamanyc.com/7866.../group-registration Put on your Sunday clothes and join Broadway veteran Terry Rakov (the Dame) and brilliant young talent Mason Griffin (the Queen) to celebrate one of the greatest tunesmiths of the American musical theater, Jerry Herman. The result is a heartfelt collaboration of songs, personal anecdotes, and theatrical lore that proudly proclaims "the best […]
Patti Bottino-Bravo celebrates endings, beginnings, and everything in between with the Gregory Toroian Trio. When a half-century of working a day job ends, and the expectations don't quite meet the reality, the only thing to do about it is... SING! Directed by Lina Koutrakos, Bottino-Bravo and her accomplished musicians, musical director/arranger Gregory Toroian on piano, […]
Harry Warren was the most prolific and successful songwriter for the motion picture industry from the 1930s through the 1950s Yet, almost no one knows who he is. His songs garnered 11 Academy Award nominations and 3 Oscar wins. Bob Ader in this one man cabaret show uses his various talents to tell the story of how so many of these hit songs got written and presents a profile of the life of this wonderful unknown songwriter of many of the most enduring hit songs in The Great American Song Book. At the piano is the phenomenal Elliot Finkel. Musical arrangements by Salvatore Messano. The show is directed by Marilyn Spanier who previously directed Bob in his one man autobiographical musical variety show, 60 Years IN The Business. Get prepared to be enlightened and entertained. Performances are Saturday, December 9th at 8pm and Sunday December 10th at 12:30pm. Both performances are at Don’t Tell Mama, 343 West 46th Street, NYC. $20 Cover and $20 two drink minimum. MAC Members get a discounted Cover Charge of $15. CASH ONLY. Links to reservation pages for both performances. https://shows.donttellmamanyc.com/7818-bob-ader-harry-who-the-songs-of-harry-warren-12-9-23 https://shows.donttellmamanyc.com/7819-bob-ader-harry-who-the-songs-of-harry-warren-12-10-23 See less
Rebel Squeezebox: a dazzling world music journey through the histories of women who revolutionized the accordion. What is the accordion and who plays it?? Broadway accordionist and childhood music educator Mary Spencer Knapp takes us on a musical journey to meet some of the squeezebox’s most influential players from around the world. Together we will […]
A tribute to songs from musicals written (in part) at the Algonquin Hotel. The musicals include MY FAIR LADY, CAMELOT, Noel Coward's SAIL AWAY, and CHARLOTTE SWEET. All-star cast includes Major Attaway, Craig Bierko (singing "Camelot"), Nat Chandler, David Edwards, Shana Farr, Jenn Gambatese, Anita Gillette ("Wouldn't It Be Loverly?"), Leah Hocking, Michael McCoy, Rita […]
Bistro Award recipient and multiple MAC nominated cabaret performer/recording artist, Broadway star (Phantom of the Opera, Pippin, The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby), and TV actor (Billions, The Blacklist, Late Night with Stephen Colbert) D.C. Anderson will present Yuletide songs by Stephen Sondheim, Mary Rodgers, Jule Styne, Kander and Ebb, David Buskin, Lucy Simon, […]
Join us for the December MAC Members' Open Mic! Sign up starts at 6:15. Host is Jennie Litt, with Musical Director Matthew Martin Ward! No cover for members, $10 for non memebers.
Gregory Toroian Presents Hope for the Holidays, Monday, December 11 at 7:00PM, featuring singers JACKIE DRAPER, RISA FINKEL, BRENDA HENRY, NATALIE SILVERSTEIN, STEVE SALEE. With musical director Gregory Toroian on piano, Skip Ward on bass, David Silliman on drums. Directed by Geoff Stoner. December's here at last! Join us as we celebrate the season with festive […]
Gregory Toroian Presents The Bells of Christmas, Tuesday, December 12 at 7:00PM, featuring singers ELLEN AUWARTER, ALISON BONELLI, KATI NEIHEISEL, LENORE STEFANIK, GEOFF STONER. With musical director Gregory Toroian on piano, Skip Ward on bass, David Silliman on drums. Directed by Geoff Stoner. Christmas time is here! Join us as we celebrate the season with […]
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 […]
A New Orleans inspired funk and blues show, Bruce Clough joins legendary cabaret artists Lennie Watts (director) & Tracy Stark (music director), along with Skip Ward (bass) & Don Kelly (drums) in a timely, uplifting celebration of bluesy music from the New Orleans region. Bruce's last cabaret, The Dark Side, directed by Eric Michael Gillett […]
In one of the terrific shows presented in Urban Stages' Winter Rhythms series, Bruce Clough performs a critically acclaimed and timely celebration of therapeutic music from the New Orleans region.
Bringing a little country to the city, Award-winning cabaret artist Hannah Jane is debuting her first ever country show, "Hey Ya'll and Yee Haw.'' Backed by heartwarming stories of the music that made her, she will feature the Queens of Country Music from the 90's through today that have dominated country music radio across the […]
Michael Kirk Lane and William TN Hall reunite for their almost annual holiday show: “Merry Almost Christmas.” Expect classic holiday tunes, specialty numbers, original songs, special guests, and even a puppet or two, in a special evening curated by these two award-winning cabaret artists who've been performing together for over a decade. With Special Guest: […]
With Skip Ward on bass, Elizabeth Hayden-Passero takes us on a musical journey about love, loss, and never giving up on your dreams. Elizabeth is a singer, actress, producer, director, casting director, and interior/set designer. She has starred in musicals and sung with orchestras and in cabarets across the country. This January, she directed Casting Aspersions […]
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 15 @ 7:00PM, Matsuki Productions Presents: Legends That "Muse" Me - Part 1, featuring MARIA CORSARO (Carmen McRae), LIONEL SHOCKNESS (Stephen Sondheim), EVA STEINBERG (Peggy Lee) and LESLEE WARREN (Duke Ellington). Musical Director: Gregory Toroian with Skip Ward on bass. Tickets $35, but pair this with “Legends that ‘Muse’ Me - Part 2,” […]
Written & performed by Scott F. Mason 2023 Bistro Award for Comedic Characterization Directed by MAC & Bistro Award Winner Tanya Moberly “Mason quite simply nailed it…every inch the wit and outrageous humor of the original Dame”- Gerry Geddes, Bistro Awards Dame Edna’s multi-award-winning Honorary Understudy makes her Pangea debut in a one-of-a-kind holiday show […]
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 15 @ 9:00PM, Matsuki Productions Presents: Legends That "Muse" Me - Part 2, featuring FRED AIESE (Stevie Wonder), JACKIE DRAPER (Michel Legrand), KATI NEIHEISEL (Julie London) and DEBORAH STONE (Joni Mitchell / Joan Baez). Musical Director: Gregory Toroian with Skip Ward on bass. Tickets $35, pair this with “Legends that ‘Muse’ Me - Part […]
Shana Farr brilliantly commands the stage and leads the audience on a journey from a young ingénue to a woman full of life experience - that of Barbara Cook and herself. A feast of vocal amazement and stellar interpretation, paying tribute to Cook with songs by Bernstein, Hammerstein II, Sondheim and more. The show exudes […]
Jimmy Webb is one of the most influential and celebrated songwriters in American music history. With a career spanning over five decades, he has written some of the most iconic and timeless songs of all time. From “By the Time I Get to Phoenix” to “Wichita Lineman,” Webb’s music has touched the hearts of millions […]
“Forever Is Now” is the romantic and unlikely story of a professional musician and a retired lawyer who fall in love when they are both eligible for Social Security and start writing songs together a few years later. Kenny Passarelli has lived a lifetime of music on and off the world stage. He is a multi-instrumental […]
For the sixth edition of Songs of Hope, Tom Toce joins forces with Winter Rhythms veterans (and award-winning songwriters) Beth Falcone and Ritt Henn to produce a program of optimistic tunes that will have you tapping your toes and wearing rose-colored glasses. In addition to presenting songs written by these three, the evening will feature […]
Stages of Love will take audiences on a musical ride of romance and love, as told through a mix of standards, pop rock and the beloved Stephen Sondheim. To help her co-create the show, Guthrie turned to established comedy writer Emma Tattenbaum-Fine as Director, as well as accomplished pianist-coach Kent Dennis as Musical Director. In […]
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 […]
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 […]
Eadie Scott has added an encore performance of her well received new show, Listen to the Music. After an 8 year hiatus, Eadie shares stories and songs about how listening to the music has shaped her life. With a wide range of material, from Annie Lennox, to Shaina Taub, Willie Nelson, Paul Simon, Billy Joel, […]
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 […]
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 […]
