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Next Wednesday, September 25th at 7 pm, catch musical comedian Tim Murray's latest show at Joe's Pub. Fresh off a sold-out run at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, Tim Murray is WITCHES is a mix of stand-up and original comedy songs about Tim's favorite pop culture witches. Murray is like a gay Bo Burnham, but painted green and doing drag!

Are you trying to plan your entertainment for the week or looking for a fun show to see this weekend? We've got you covered with 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 trans latine performers, a Rodgers & Hammerstein tribute and the JLCO kickoff.

Singer-songwriters Anya Turner and Robert Grusecki are back at it again with new album SECRET LOVERS releasing 9/16. The ASCAP Foundation and Bistro Award-winning off-Broadway composer/lyricist and performer duo wrote songs inspired by their own life experience and artists, musicians and writers who followed their own gut.

Lila Day rocked the stage at Don't Tell Mama on September 12th, 2024 at 7 pm wearing a sparkly silver dress. She played her show, More Of The Same: Now Even Better! to an appreciative sold-out audience at the Midtown cabaret venue. It will return to DTM on Saturday October 5th at 4 pm. See highlights from the opening night by Conor Weiss.

Joe Fox’s new show Don’t Cry for Me – My Yeshiva, which details his journey out of a closeted Orthodox Jewish and then back into it is to go behind-the-scenes with anti-gay marriage protesters in Maine, is back at Don’t Tell Mama after a successful sold-out run on 9/21, 9/25 and 9/30. Read a Q&A about the inspiration for the show and more.

Broadway's Santino Fontana (FROZEN, TOOTSIE) is supremely charming. Tonight and tomorrow, catch him in his craziest venture yet, BY REQUEST, where he performs setlists composed entirely from audience requests. Fontana wowed the audience with his singing, comedic chops and even some Shakespeare, plus special guest Lilli Cooper.

Every second Sunday at 1 pm, singer/actor/comedian triple threat Lea DeLaria invites you to celebrate the “Gay high holiday” of brunch at 54 Below with her new show, Brunch Is Gay. DeLaria is a wonderful host: brash, laugh-out-loud funny and wickedly charming. The 9/8 show featured guest Lilli Cooper. It returns 10/13 with Jackie Hoffman.

On Monday 9/9, Eden Casteel was back at DTM with an encore of “Kahn Artist: Madeline And Me.” With iconic songs, compelling stories, and hilarious anecdotes, “Kahn Artist: Madeline And Me” is an intimate look at the trials and triumphs of both Madeline Kahn and Casteel. She returns to DTM 10/16. Check out photos from the special night here.

Husband and wife duo Jaime Lozano and Florencia Cuenca are back at 54 Below with their acclaimed project 'Broadway en Spanglish' to celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month and the upcoming release of their anticipated album by Concord Theatricals Recordings. L Read a conversation with Lozano and Cuenca about the 9/22 show

Singer Karen Mason is back at Birdland on Monday September 16 at 7 pm with an encore of her Jule Styne tribute show. JUST IN STYNE: Karen Sings Jule highlights the history and career of Styne (GYPSY, FUNNY GIRL), one of Mason’s favorite songwriters. The joy-filled evening that evoked the ethos of Styne’s song, “Make Someone Happy.”

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 phonograph-era music and Santino Fontana's all audience requests show.

The 9/19 to 9/21 concert welcomes the Grammy Award-winning composer, saxophonist, and senior scholar at the National Jazz Museum Loren Schoenberg back to JLCO. Read a Q&A with him about this exciting new concert

Singing duo The New Belters, specializing in “the swinging American Songbook,” is returning to 54 Below. with an encore performance of their latest show celebrating the golden age of MGM musicals. Seth Sikes and Nicolas King, each outstanding performers in their own right, present a night of “toe-tapping fun' on 9/6 with THE NEW BELTERS SING MGM.

The iconic Isaac Mizrahi ('Project Runway All Stars') is back at 54 Below now through August 31. His electrifying performance included music ranging from Cole Porter’s “You’re the Top” to Billie Eilish’s soulful “What Was I Made For?” and subjects ranging from social media to politics and “a good deal of insider tea.” See photos from last night.

No plans for October 31st yet? Boo! Nothing is scarier than scrambling last-minute. If you want to do something extra-special to celebrate the season, it behooves you to start planning well in advance. Many of these will sell out quickly, so get those tickets now. We put together our favorite immersive experiences and scary cabaret shows.

Singer Elizabeth Bougerol will be gracing the stage at Joe’s Pub on September 18 and 19 with an all-new solo project, APPETITES. In it, she “examines the hunger that drove her to ditch her midtown cubicle and chase the dream of re-imagining classics by the likes of Billie Holiday, Bessie Smith, and Peggy Lee in a 21st-century context.'

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 the music of James Bond, MGM classics, and a high-camp noir parody.

In his latest show, Santino Fontana (known for his roles in Frozen, Tootsie, “Crazy Ex-Girlfriend,” and more) will be doing something he’s never done before: a cabaret show composed entirely of audience requests. The masterful star of stage and screen will be debuting his new show, By Request, at New York’s 54 Below from September 11 to 14.

Singer and actress Bianca Leigh, currently starring in Oh, Mary!, wowed the audience at the Laurie Beechman Theatre on Sunday August 25th with her newest solo cabaret comedy, TRANSVESTIGATION. The star of stage and screen took the stage one last time at the iconic venue, which is in danger of closing. See highlights by photographer Conor Weiss.

Are people born the Worst? Or do they have Worst-ness thrust upon them? In Conor’s case... a little bit of both. Broadway Instagram and TikTok sensation Conor McShane is gearing up for a special return to The Green Room 42 with his show, THE WORST PERSON YOU KNOW DOES A SOLO SHOW AGAIN. You can catch this rising star on Sunday, September 8.