On Thursday, Friday, and Saturday, October 7, 8, 9, The Mabel Mercer Foundation comes of age by presenting its 21st Annual Cabaret Convention at The Rose Theater, Frederick P. Rose Hall at Jazz at Lincoln Center. Performances begin each evening at 6pm, and more than forty exemplary vocalists and musicians are scheduled to appear in three diverse programs.

Wednesday, August 11, at 8:30pm, Llve at The Bitter End, is Ashley Jana Dance Pop Show. The show features Justin Aaronson on drums, Frida Linnea Persson on dance performance and choreography and Malin M. Ruberg on dance performance. Ashley Jana is an unsigned dance pop singer/songwriter based in Manhattan, NYC.  Originally from a US Army base in Seoul, South Korea, Ashley began writing and performing music at a young age, and is now on the rise to becoming one of the biggest pop contenders out there.

On Monday, August 16, I’m proud to announce the return of The Broadway Boys at Birdland at 7pm.  This event is part of the long-running, award-winning Broadway at Birdland concert series, of course!

The Broadway Boys is a collection of the hottest tenor voices currently working on The Great White Way.  Representing shows such as Wicked, Rent, Hair, Jersey Boys, Billy Elliott, Mary Poppins, Memphis, and many more.

John Hoglund and Sue Matsuki will present Calling All Angels 2, with two special cabaret concerts on Fridays, August 13 and 20, both at 7pm at Metropolitan Room at Gotham. These extraordinary evenings are emergency benefits for cabaret's own Gregory Kennell, and offer some of today's most acclaimed and outstanding artists from cabaret and theatre. Hosted by John and Sue, the lineup at press time includes:

The main question is, "how on Earth does he do it all?" Not only is he a part-time florist, part-time host at the Metropolitan Room, Off-Broadway producer (Judy and Me) and co-producer and co-host (both with Frantz Hall) of the popular gay chat fest Q Talk, but he also manages to spend forty plus hours a week on his real passion, "Help Is On The Way Today," the foundation he created to assist NY children who are living with HIV/AIDS.

Onemoe Music, LLC is proud to present PICTURE INCOMPLETE, A New Musical, starring Trent Armand Kendall as part of the 14th Annual New York International Fringe Festival-FringeNYC.

On the occasion of his birthday, The Storyteller has a drink, a smoke & cleans house! Feeling older, but not wiser he begins a journey of self-exploration through the use of personal stories & original songs.