Scott Siegel’s BROADWAY BY THE SEASON returns for its second year at Merkin Hall with an All-Star line-up for three Spring concerts: March 25, April 29, and June 17. For the first show, Broadway stars Lisa Howard, Jenny Lee Stern, and song & dance man Danny Gardner will lead a stellar cast celebrating two of Broadway’s great seasons. Act 1 will feature the great songs born on Broadway in the 1931-32 season from shows like The Zeigfeld Follies of 1931, Of Thee I Sing, The Band Wagon, and Face the Music. Act 2 will honor the great songs born on Broadway during the 1942-43 season, including shows such as Oklahoma!, Something for the Boys, This is the Army, and Lady in the Dark. The audience will have the visceral experience of seeing how Broadway music changed in style and content from The Great Depression to the middle of World War 2.
The April 29 and June 17 concerts in the series will continue the musical journey through Broadway history with concerts that will feature seasons from the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s with stars to include Christine Andreas, Tom Wopat, Kenita Miller, Lisa Brescia, Maxine Linehan, William Michals, and more! TICKETS: contact Scott Siegel at SiegelEntertainment@msn.com or call or text 212-365-4345.
The Green Room 42 presents Nic & Desi (Bubbles & Taps) on March 23rd @ 1 pm, the story of a famed singing, dancing, husband and wife team. Also livestream available. Tickets HERE
Birdland is proud to announce that singer/actress Linda Purl, joined with internationally, acclaimed DIVA Jazz Orchestra, returns to its historic stage on Monday April 1 at 7pm with Big Band Romance for a celebration of some of the extraordinary music that defined the classic big band sound and the songs that helped made them famous. The show will include Pick Yourself Up, Come Rain or Come Shine and Love Me or Leave Me. This evening of musical homage and fun, on the heels of Woman’s History month, will be under the music direction of Tedd Firth with special guest, Nicolas King, TKTS. https://www.birdlandjazz.com/tm-event/linda-purl-diva-jazz-orchestra-big-band-romance/
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 on April 5th @ 7 pm at Don’t Tell Mama. Bloch’s close-up magic will astound and confound, while Redman’s comedic take on life will tickle and amuse. Matsuki and Toroian open and close the show with a selection of “magic” tunes that will charm. Tickets: https://shows.donttellmamanyc.com/8098-it-s-magic-4-5-24
A special celebration in honor of Chita Rivera will take place at 54 Below on April 8th @ 7 pm produced, written and directed by impresario Scott Siege. The evening features Lindsay Lee Alhady, Natalie Douglas, Melanie Puente Ervin, Elisa Galindez, Lauana Psaros, Michael Schimmele, jenny Lee Stern with musical diection by John Fischer and more TBA. www.54Below.org
The Cabaret Community mourns the passing of Peter Haas (Feb. 2, 1929 – Mar. 6, 2024) and beloved wife Eleanor Haas who passed recently on Jan. 4, 2024 (born March 12, 1932), both mainstays of the cabaret world for many years.
