Come in From The Cold With Scintillating Talks, Inspiring Music and La Jazz Hot

Oh Baby it’s cold outside but it is sizzling hot inside the cabarets of New York.

Dee Dee Bridgewater

92 Street Y: 1395 Lexington Ave. 2/12 Songs with Steve Ross: If We Only Have Love — French Songs from Piaf to Brel; 2/ 12 COZY: Isabel Gillies in Conversation with Mariska Hargitay; 2/ 14 Valentine’s Day with Dee Dee Bridgewater; 2/ 15 Amy Sedaris and Paul Dinello in Conversation with Daniel Levy; 2/19 Who is Alex Trebek? Celebrating 35 Seasons of Jeopardy !; 2/20 CBS’ FBI: A Screening and Conversation with Creator Dick Wolf and Cast Missy Peregrym, Zeeko Zaki, Sela Ward, Jeremy Sisto, and Ebonée Noel, with moderator Vladimir Duthier; 2/ 21 Behind the Music with Louis Rosen: Stephen Sondheim, American Modernist Pacific Overtures – Sondheim, Weidman and the Political Musical, Part I (or Broadway Experiments, Part III); 2/21 Comedy Central’s The Other Two Heléne Yorke, Drew Tarver, Chris Kelly, and Sarah Schneider in Conversation with John Mulaney and 2/23 – 25 Lyrics & Lyricists Yes I Can: The Sammy Davis Jr. Songbook.

Liz Callaway Photo by Nella Vera

Birdland Jazz: 315 West 44 St. Every Monday Jim Caruso’s Cast party; First and Third Tuesday at 9:30pm The Lineup with Susie Mosher; 2/3, 2/10 and 2/17 Jim Caruso & Billy Stritch; 2/11 Ariana DeBose; 2/11 Lorna Dallas; 2/12 Sean Harkness Duo; 2/12 – 16 Catherine Russell and Her Septet: Alone Together; 2/ 13 – 16 Billy Stritch; 2/18 Steve Ross; 2/18 Merman and Martin: An American Pops Orchestra Tribute Featuring Guest Star Liz Callaway; 2/ 20 -23 Jessica Molaskey with The John Pizzarelli Trio; 2/25 Scott Alan and 2/ 27 – 28 KT Sullivan.

Broadway Sings at the West End Lounge: 955 West End Ave at 107th St. and West End Ave. Mondays: Open Mic with Craig Pomranz and Sarah Rice.

Carnegie Hall: 881 7th Ave at 57th St. 2/6 Standard Time with Michael Feinstein and 2/ 8 The New York Pops: Unforgettable: Celebrating Nat King Cole and Friends.

Dizzys Club Coca Cola: Frederick P. Rose Hall, Broadway at 60th Street. 2/ 16 Fleur Seule Latin Big Band.

Don’t Tell Mama: 343 W. 46 St. 2/ 22 Vicki Phillips: Music Power is Staying Power and 2/ 23 Sean Harkness, Marcus Simeone and Lina Koutrakos “Clearly Now”.

Alice Ripley

Feinstein’s/54 Below: 254 West 54 St.  2/1 2 Alice Ripley; 2/ 5 and 2/ 12 Jana Robbins and Haley Swindal Sing The Songs of Kander and Ebb; 2/6, 7 and 27  Charles Busch; 2/ 13 Carmen Cusack; 2/ 18 Derek Klena and 2/ 22 – 26 Tovah Feldshuh, is Leona Helmsley In 2019.

Jana Robbins, Haley Swindal Photo by Genevieve Rafter Keddy

Laurie Beechman Theatre at the West Bank Café: 407 West 42 St. Every Thursday Broadway Sessions. 2/ 10 Richard Skipper Celebrates and 2/ 24 Nancy McGraw.

Salon: 352 West 44th St. Sunday: Open Mic with different performers created and hosted by Mark Janas with Tanya Moberly.

Stage 72: (formerly The Triad) 158 W. 72 St. Home of Award Winning Celebrity Autobiography.

The Beach Cafe: 1326 2nd Ave. 2/ 14 Eric Comstock and Barbara Fasano; 2/ 16 Karen Akers and 2/ 23 Celia Berk with pianist Sean Gough.

John Lloyd Young photo by Genevieve Rafter Keddy

The Café Carlyle: 35 East 76 St. at Madison Ave. Every Monday Woody Allen; 2/1 -2 Dianna Agron; 2/ 5 -16 except Mondays Isaac Mizrirhi and 2/ 19 – 28 except Mondays John Lloyd Young.

The Cutting Room: 44 East 32nd St.

The DJango: 2 Avenue of the Americas.

Reeve Carney

The Green Room 42: 70 Tenth Ave 4th Floor inside Yotel Hotel. 2/ 2 Frances Ruffelle LIVEs in New York; 2/ 4 Liisi LaFontaine; 2/ 14  Lillias White Special Valentine’s Day 2nd Anniversary Show and 2/24 Reeve Carney.

Marilyn Maye

The Iridium: 1650 Broadway. 1/1 -2/1 Bettye LaVette; 2/ 5 John Hammond; 2/ 11 For The Love Of 48th Street; 2/ 12 Hilary Kole; 2/ 14 -17 Marilyn Maye and 2/ 27 – 28 Papa Chubby.

The Pierre Hotel, Two E Bar & Lounge: 2 E 61st St.

Michael C. Hall Photo by Joan Marcus

The Town Hall: 123 W. 43 St. 2/3 Skittles Commercial: The Broadway Musical and 2/ 25 Broadway By The Year: Broadway Musicals of 1928 & 1935.