Doris Day News

BIRDLAND JAZZ CLUB will present the return of MAC and Bistro Award-winning concert artist Jeff Harnar – celebrating his new album Jeff Harnar Sings Sammy Cahn: The Second Time Around. Learn how to purchase tickets.

The Wallis will present 'Mama, I'm A Big Girl Now,' reuniting the original Tracy, Penny, and Amber from HAIRSPRAY for the first time. Learn how to purchase tickets.

Award-winning Emerging Artists Theatre’s (EAT) bi-annual Spark Theatre Festival NYC starts today, September 9. Check out rehearsal photos here!

A major, long-time cabaret figure gets our monthly birthday Tribute. How many hints will you need to know who it is?

Birmingham Hippodrome has today announced a line-up of new productions coming to the theatre this Autumn and beyond, including a line up of West End and Broadway smash-hit musicals, dance productions and brand-new works.

Experience 60 new works including musicals, plays, and drag follies at Emerging Artists Theatre’s Spark Theatre Festival NYC from September 9-29, 2024, now at The Chain Theatre.

Jeff Harnar first visited the music of Sammy Cahn with a CD 24 years ago and this re-visit was masterly done and is available on a new CD appropriately titled Jeff Harnar Sings Sammy Cahn..The Second Time Around. Harnar is celebrating the new album with shows tonight and last night at 54 Below. See highlights from last night's show.

Are you trying to plan your entertainment for the week or looking for a fun show to see this weekend? We have you covered with a few top picks for jazz, cabaret, comedy, and more! NYC has so many incredible events, but here are a few top picks to consider this week including understudies, a disability pride show, and Sondheim Unplugged.

Next week, 54 BELOW will present some of the brightest stars from Broadway, cabaret, jazz, and beyond. See the full lineup and learn how to purchase tickets.

Acclaimed singer Jeff Harnar recently revised his out-of-print Sammy Cahn album. The MAC and Bistro Award-winner will be celebrating the new album with shows at 54 Below on July 26th and 27th. The new album, published by PS Classics, is currently available for pre-order. Harnar's show spotlights Cahn’s lyrics for Sinatra, Hollywood, and WWII.

Will Friedwald’s Clip Joint presented the legendary film critic and personality “Rex Reed Remembers Polly Bergen” last night at the Triad Theater.  

The Lewis Family Playhouse has announced its 2024-2025 Season, showcasing a dynamic lineup of productions with live music, comedy, memorable musicals, circus, family favorites, and more!

Elena Bennett and Fred Barton will perform from their vast repertoire encompassing Hollywood, Broadway, and the Golden Age of swing. They’ll be joined, as always, by some of New York’s brightest stars who typically drop in to hear the show, and contribute to it with some songs of their own. The next show is this Thursday, July 11th at 7 pm.

Next month, 54 BELOW, Broadway's Supper Club & Private Event Destination, will present some of the brightest stars from Broadway, cabaret, jazz, and beyond.

Theatre and film actress Janis Paige has passed away at the age of 101. 

Carrie Hope Fletcher will lead an all new UK tour of Calamity Jane, which will tour the UK and Ireland from January 2025 prior to the West End.

Emerging Artists Theatre is accepting submissions for the Summer Spark Theatre Festival NYC. The festival, showcasing works-in-progress across various artistic disciplines, will take place from September 9th to 29th, 2024 at the Chain Theater in New York City.

Marking the 80th Anniversary of Glenn Miller’s Army Air Force Band, Hindsight Records is excited to release the new historical album, The Glenn Miller Orchestra: 80th Anniversary Of The Army Air Force Band which contains fifteen hits newly recorded with strings.

This reviewer was thrilled with the compelling performance of Linda Purl and the DIVA Jazz Orchestra on April 1st at Birdland Jazz Club.

The Kit Kat Club is now open! Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club, starring Academy Award and Tony Award winner Eddie Redmayne and introducing Gayle Rankin, begins previews tonight, April 1, at the August Wilson Theatre. Meet the cast of Cabaret here!