John Kevin Jones/1832 Merchants House – Phillip Officer/Birdland – Natalie Douglas/Birdland – Sam Morrison/SoHo Playhouse – Danny Bacher/Terry Gibbs Songbook – Schmoozin’ With Slutsky/The Triad – Austen’s Pride/Carnegie Hall


Phillip Officer returns to BIRDLAND Thurs. June 8 @ 8:30 pm in  SECOND TIME AROUND with  JEFFREY KLITZ on piano, KEVIN KUHN on guitar, and BEN SUTIN on violin.  This eclectic songbook celebrates “changes” that affect everyday lives.  Featuring music by songwriters and artists who have inspired the singer’s life – Carole King, Peggy Lee, Johnny Mercer, Cher, Stevie Wonder, Joni Mitchell, Jason Robert Brown.  Directed by BILL RUSSELL. www.Birdlandjazz.com

Laura Slutsky will be Schmoozin’ on June 6 @ 7 pm at the Triad Theater presenting a comedy Fun’D-Raiser with special guests – a benefit for STRIVE. tinyurl.com/slutsky0623



Celebrate the timeless poetry of Walt Whitman with John Kevin Jones‘ tribute, Whitman in Love – Live Oak, with Moss & Other poems. Jones, best known for his performances over the last 10 years in A Christmas Carol at the landmark 1832 Merchant’s House (29 E. 4th St, Manhattan), invites you to a summer garden party. Surrounded by nature we’ll raise our glasses to the unrivaled legacy of “America’s Poet,” for four performances only, June 21-24, in the Merchant House Museum’s charming garden. Tickets on sale at EVENTBRITE. Seating is strictly limited to 40 per performance. Wine and light beverages will be offered in the garden. In case of rain the performance will move indoors to the grand Greek-Revival parlor. 

Danny Bacher has a new album releasing on June 16th – the Terry Gibbs Songbook. You can pre-order now here:
You can pre-order your copy today, right now, in fact, by clicking here!

Natalie Douglas is back in New York at Birdland Jazz with Juneteenth Jubilee on Mon. June 19 @ 7 pm. Tickets HERE.

Comedian Sam Morrison’s acclaimed solo show Sugar Daddy, which premiered Off Broadway at the SoHo Playhouse (15 Vandam Street) earlier this year and played an encore engagement, will return for a limited Pride Week engagement from June 21 – June 24, 2023. The show, directed by Ryan Cunningham and produced by SoHo Playhouse and co-produced by Ali Fischbein, was recently declared “the best show in NYC” by The Daily Beast. Tickets for Sugar Daddy (starting at $40.00) and more information can be found here. Wednesday 6/21 and Thursday 6/22 shows are at 7:00PM, and Friday 6/23 and Saturday 6/24 shows are at 7:00PM and 9:00PM.

Producer R. Erin Craig announced that the new musical Austen’s Pride will play a one-night-only concert engagement at the prestigious Stern Auditorium / Perelman Stage at Carnegie Hall on Thursday, June 29, 2023 at 8 PM. Featuring a book, music, and lyrics by Lindsay Warren Baker and Amanda Jacobs and orchestrations by Amanda JacobsAusten’s Pride is directed by Igor Goldin with musical direction by Matt Perri, who will also conduct the evening, and choreography by Lisa Shriver. Casting will be announced shortly. Tickets are now on sale