Helen Baldassare News

Join LaMott Friedman Award winner Wendy Scherl as she pays tribute to legendary composer Marvin Hamlisch at HFC Underground. Learn more about the performance and see how to purchase tickets.

Kati Neiheisel brings her love of the Carpenters back to Pangea with an encore performance of Yesterday...Once More, a show celebrating the musical legacy of sibling duo, Karen and Richard Carpenter. With musical direction by Gregory Toroian and directed by Lina Koutrakos, the show includes songs written by Richard Carpenter and John Bettis, Hal David and Burt Bacharach, Paul Williams and Roger Nichols, Leon Russell and more!

Kati Neiheisel stars in Yesterday...Once More, Saturday, March 26 at 7:00 pm at Pangea, with musical director Gregory Toroian on piano; Skip Ward on bass; David Silliman on drums; and directed by Lina Koutrakos.

Katie Neiheisel is all set to sing... sing a song... make it simple to last your whole life long.

A new show celebrating the musical legacy of the Carpenters has been announced, with songs written by Richard Carpenter and John Bettis, Hal David and Burt Bacharach, Paul Williams and Roger Nichols, Leon Russell and more!

Known in some circles as The Godmother of Cabaret, Sue Matsuki provides more than just good entertainment - she is a helping hand and a nurturer within the community, making all her colleagues feel safe and welcome.

Kati Neiheisel, a 2018 MAC Award nominee for her New York Debut, Among the Stars, is brings her love of Christmas to Don't Tell Mama in her new show That Holiday Feeling! on Thursday, December 5th at 7 PM and Saturday, December 14th at 4 PM. She will be joined by singers Janice McCune and Linda Jackson, with musical direction and arrangements by Gregory Toroian, Skip Ward on bass and David Silliman on drums. The show is directed by Geoffrey Stoner.

The Downtown supper club Pangea celebrates fifty years of Pride in an excitingly decadent and stylish performance festival, "Pangea Pride," which began on Monday June 10 and runs to Sunday June 30. 

Susan Neuffer returns to the cabaret stage after a 10-year absence with a new show, "Apocalypse Wow", directed by MAC award winner Lennie Watts, with musical direction by Gerry Dieffenbach. Ms. Neuffer will appear at Don't Tell Mama, today, October 1 at 4:00 PM and Sunday, October 9 at 4:00 PM.  Cover charge: $20.00 plus a 2-drink minimum. ($5 discount for MAC and SAG-AFTRA) Reservations:  (212) 757-0788 and www.donttellmamanyc.com. 

Susan Neuffer returns to the cabaret stage after a 10-year absence with a new show, "Apocalypse Wow", directed by MAC award winner Lennie Watts, with musical direction by Gerry Dieffenbach. Ms. Neuffer will appear at Don't Tell Mama, on Saturday, October 1 at 4:00 PM and Sunday, October 9 at 4:00 PM.  Cover charge: $20.00 plus a 2-drink minimum. ($5 discount for MAC and SAG-AFTRA) Reservations:  (212) 757-0788 and www.donttellmamanyc.com. 

New York City native Lionel Shockness returns to legendary piano bar / restaurant Don't Tell Mama (on Restaurant Row)  in Manhattan for "Being  Here And Keeping It Real" - an afternoon of   song on  Saturday,June 25, 2016.

New York City native Lionel Shockness returns to legendary piano bar / restaurant Don't Tell Mama (on Restaurant Row) in Manhattan for 'Being Here And Keeping It Real' - two afternoons of song - on Sunday June 5th & Saturday, June 25th.

Singer Helane Blumfield returns to Don't Tell Mama in May with a new, second solo show, "Call Me H!"

With just two weeks remaining in the voting for the 2015 BroadwayWorld New York Cabaret Awards, three performers are leading in two different categories, while two Broadway stars--Alan Cumming and Betty Buckley-- are winning the vote in their respective "celebrity categories.' Voting for the awards ends on New Year's Eve, December 31.

On Thanksgiving Day, BroadwayWorld announced the nominees in 14 categories for the 2015 BWW New York Cabaret Awards. BroadwayWorld's cabaret editors and reviewers congratulate all the deserving nominees and everyone who performs in the great art of cabaret in New York. But today, as you munch on the leftovers from last night's dinner, it's time to actually vote for that one performer who you think is the absolute best in each category. Voting ends on December 31 and after a review of the ballots, winners will be announced officially early the week of January 4, 2016. (Note: There will not be a BWW Awards Show this year.)

Happy Thanksgiving Day, Cabaret Fans! Here's some breaking news you can discuss and debate in between courses at tonight's dinner: It's the final nominees for the 2015 BroadwayWorld New York Cabaret Awards. This year, the cabaret editors and writers at BWW have cited 116 nominees (including duos and variety show/recurring series producers) in 14 categories. In addition, this year six performers or musicians have been cited for special “Editor's Choice Awards,” led by veteran New York cabaret stars Karen Mason and Mark Nadler who have been named “Performers of the Year.”

 New York City native Lionel R. Shockness performs 'Both Sides Now!' - an  evening  of songs on Friday, June 5th and Sunday, June 7th -  at legendary piano bar / restaurant Don't Tell Mama (on Restaurant Row)  in Manhattan.  A regular on the city's cabaret scene - including appearances at Sweetwater's and The Duplex - Lionel's June 5th show is scheduled  for 7:00pm, the  June 7th  performance is set for 6:00pm. Directed by multi-MAC and Backstage Bistro award winner Helen Baldassare,  the performances will  feature accompanist  Gregory Toroian.

Somewhere In This Song: The Music and Lyrics of Nicholas Levin, which premiered this past Saturday afternoon at Metropolitan Room is a hit show that will undoubtedly find its legs for a much-deserved extended run there, or possibly on an Off-Broadway stage. Levin, a prodigious songwriter, has never achieved the recognition he deserves, in spite of getting a handful of award nominations, his stellar contributions to the 2006 hit Off-Broadway musical That Time of the Year at the York Theatre, and his long participation in the acclaimed ASCAP/MAC Songwriters Showcases. But with this latest revue featuring his songbook, Levin--and his work--may finally get his chance to shine.