LAUREN PATTEN, T. OLIVER REID, HILARY KOLE JACK BARTHOLET, NELLIE MCKAY, AND JAE W.B. JOIN THE CAST OF THE 11th ANNUAL  NIGHT OF A THOUSAND JUDYS THE PRIDE CONCERT HONORING JUDY GARLAND TO BENEFIT THE ALI FORNEY CENTER WITH PREVIOUSLY ANNOUNCED PERFORMERS JULIE BENKO, TELLY LEUNG, ALEXANDRA SILBER CAROLE J. BUFFORD AND ELIZABETH WARD LAND WRITTEN AND HOSTED BY JUSTIN ELIZABETH SAYRE DIRECTED BY PETER JAMES COOK CHOREOGRAPHED BY JASON WISE MUSIC DIRECTION BY DREW WUTKE JOE’S PUB MONDAY, JUNE 12 at 7 pm Tony Award winner Lauren Patten (Jagged Li ..read more

Ambassador Productions presents the 23rd Annual CabaretFest in Provincetown, Massachusettes, from June 5-11, 2023. The largest cabaret gathering in New England, this year’s CabaretFest, Sondheim by the Sea, celebrates the musical life and work of the late Stephen Sondheim. This year, CabaretFest is dedicated to the memory of musician, arranger, and songwriter Mike Renzi. Many CabaretFest favorites return, such as Michael Garin & Mardie Millit, Sidney Myer, Meg Flather, David Rhodes, Tracy Stark, and Angela Bacari. Nicolas King also returns as the special guest star of CabaretFest. Several ..read more

The ASA brings Broadway Classics to Music in the Garden a Summer Concert Series Friday, May 26 Greenwood Gardens 274 Old Short Hills Road Short Hills, NJ 07078 Featuring Aisha de Haas, Karen Mason, Lee Roy Reams, T. Oliver Reid Musical Direction by Tracy Stark Hosted by Carolyn Montgomery Concert is SOLD OUT with a waiting list For inquiries call: 973.258.4026 ..read more

Featuring Klea Blackhurst, Jim Brochu, Liz Callaway Len Cariou, Bill Charlap, Jamie deRoy Melissa Errico, Debbie Gravitte, Julie Halston Jeff Harnar, Karen Mason, Susie Mosher Sidney Myer, Lee Roy Reams, Catherine Russell Sandy Stewart, Gabrielle Stravelli Stacy Sullivan, Mark William with music director/host Michael Lavine Click HERE for tickets ..read more

The Mabel Mercer Foundation Benefit A Swell Party: Cole Porter Cabaret Celebrating Charles S. Bullock, Chairman Emerituz Wednesday, June 7 at 6 pm The Pierre Hotel’s Cotillion Room, NYC featuring Christine Andreas, Anna Bergman, Eric Comstock, Natalie Douglas Elsa Dugan-Hawks, Barbara Fasano, Liam Forde, Eric Yves Garcia Jeff Harnar, Mark Nadler, Catherine Russell, and KT Sullivan with Jon Weber (piano) and Steve Doyle (bass) To reserve your seats, click HERE ..read more

Lillias White Photo: Joseph Marzullo LILLIAS WHITE To receive the second annual American Songbook Association DARRELL HENLINE AWARD  Monday, May 22 at 7 pm Chelsea Table + Stage, NYC Click HERE for tickets With performances by CHUCK COOPER, AISHA de HAAS, DARIUS de HAAS JOSEPH LONDON, KEN PAGE, BILLY STRTICH with more TBA* BRYAN PERRI serves as musical director LILLIAS WHITE has 50 years of experience as an actor on Broadway, in television, on film, and on the concert stage which have contributed to her unparalleled performances on cabaret stages across the country. This makes her the ide ..read more

Mark Nadler & Nicola Gorham Make History in Transformation! Thursday, April 27, 6:30pm Friday, April 28, 8:30pm Saturday, April 29, 1pm The Wild Project 195 E. Third Street (between Aves. A & B) New York City Tickets: www.freshfruitfestival.com/23-main/ On Dec. 1, 1952, the front page of The New York Daily News carried the eye-grabbing headline “EX-GI BECOMES BLONDE BEAUTY.” That blonde beauty was CHRISTINE JORGENSEN, now considered a trailblazing trans pioneer. Upon returning to the U.S. in 1953 after gender-reassignment surgery in Denmark, Christine suddenly found herself the most t ..read more

Mabel Mercer Foundation artistic director KT Sullivan and education director Natalie Douglas co-hosted the 6th annual Adela & Larry Elow Great American Songbook High School Competition on Saturday, April 1, 2023 at NYC’s Laurie Beechman Theatre. The goal of the Adela and Larry Elow endowment fund is to encourage teenagers to learn and perform songs from The Great American Songbook that were composed between the years of 1900-1970. This program, administered through the Mabel Mercer Foundation, bestows annual cash awards ($2,500 first prize, $1,500 second prize, and $1,000 third prize) for ..read more

Ray DeForest and Donna Lieberman Photo: Genevieve Rafter Keddy At the 37th MAC Awards, held on Tuesday, April 4 at 7:30 at NYC’s Peter Norton Symphony Space, Ray DeForest, board member of the Manhattan Association of Cabarets (MAC), gave an impassioned speech about cabaret’s inclusivity, embracing all manner of performers and acts. He then introduced Donna Lieberman, executive director of the New York Civil Liberties Union which is the ACLU of New York, and presented her with a check from MAC for $500 in support of the ACLU’s Drag Defense Fund. After Donna’s own impassioned speech about the wo ..read more

Tony Winner NIKKI M JAMES and Drag Race Favorite JACKIE COX among presenters/performers for this year’s MAC AWARDS Nikki M James & Jackie Cox The 37th Annual MAC Awards are Tuesday, April 4 at 7:30 pm at Peter Norton Symphony Space, 2537 Broadway at 95th Street in New York City.  The evening will feature a host of cabaret and Broadway favorites presenting and/or performing. Scheduled to appear are ANNA ANDERSON, AARON LEE BATTLE, KLEA BLACKHURST, TODD BUONOPANE, JIM CARUSO, JACKIE COX, FRANK DAIN, TOMMY J DOSE, NATALIE DOUGLAS, ADAM FELDMAN, ERIC MICHEL GILLETT, ANITA GILLETTE, SEAN H ..read more