Cabaret

‘La-Ti-Do’ Looking for Vocalists, Musicians, and Poets to Reinterpret Oscar Nominated ‘Best Songs’ for Their February 23rd Show

We are pleased to announce that the February 23. 2015 show will have a section devoted to Oscar nominated songs. We are soliciting vocalists, musicians, and possibly poets to reinterpret one of the...

LA-TI-DO Opens A New Era at James Hoban’s Irish Restaurant & Bar Tonight From 8-11 PM

TONIGHT FROM 8-11 PM IN ITS NEW HOME: James Hoban’s Irish Restaurant & Bar 1 Dupont Circle, NW (202) 223-8440 It’s that time of week again for La-Ti-Do TONIGHT JANUARY 12, 2015 FROM 8-11 PM We kick...

Barbara Cook’s Spotlight: Will Chase

With a vigorous veneer of Broadway polish and a subtle touch of “down-home” country warm –heartedness, acclaimed singer/actor (Broadway, television’s Smash and Nashville) Will Chase captivated the...

Here is La-Ti-Do’s New Home! An Interview with Don Michael Mendoza and Regie Cabico

La-Ti-Do has found a new home and this is where it is…. Joel: OK Don Mike: I hear you have found a new home and are about to announce it to tonight’s La-Ti-Do attendees…. Drum Roll…. Where is it and...

‘Megan Hilty’s A Kennedy Center Christmas’

“You know, today is a special day: 12/13/14,” Megan Hilty nonchalantly announces with her contagiously winning smile, reminding everyone that it was the very last sequential day of the century....

‘Holiday Follies’ at Signature Theatre

Many of the greatest things in life just better with time, and Signature Theatre’s annual celebration of the holidays—Holiday Follies—is certainly no exception. Under the direction of Walter Ware III,...

Barbara Cook’s Spotlight: Andrea McArdle at The Kennedy Center

The original star of the Broadway smash hit Annie, Andrea McArdle, has grown into a mature and super-talented singer who can belt with the best of them. At The Kennedy Center’s Barbara Cook’s...

‘La-Ti-Do’ Is Looking For A New Home: An Open Letter to the DC Area Arts Community by Don Michael Mendoza

An Open Letter to the DC Area Arts Community: Providing a safe, inclusive and encouraging environment is of the utmost importance when creating and experimenting with any art form. La-Ti-Do served the...

Jefferson Starship at Bethesda Blues and Jazz Supper Club

David Freiberg takes the phrase “young at heart” to a whole new level. There seems to be no stopping him… Still going strong at 76 years-old, the Quicksilver Messenger Service co-founder is rocking...

‘Some Kind of Wonderful: Bayla Whitten Sings Carole King’ at the Jewish Community Center of Northern Virginia

Just this past weekend, a sunny, very talented Bayla Whitten held the audience enthralled making her solo cabaret debut covering singer, song writer Carole King’s many hit tunes. She performed Some...

‘Love Stinks!’ at The Gay Men’s Chorus of Washington, DC

Love and song go together so well they’re a compound noun. Who doesn’t love a love song? But what about love that is disappointing, unreciprocated, wounding—all the loves that dare not speak their...

The Gay Men’s Chorus of Washington, DC Presents ‘Love Stinks!’ at Atlas Tonight at 5 & 8 PM by Craig Cipollini

The Gay Men’s Chorus of Washington, DC presents a funny look at the world of love and dating TONIGHT at 5 PM and 8 PM at Atlas! We’ve all kissed a few frogs in our time – right? Join the Gay Men’s...

The Gay Men’s Chorus of Washington, DC Presents ‘Love Stinks!’ at Atlas on November 15th at 5 & 8 PM by Craig Cipollini

The Gay Men’s Chorus of Washington, DC presents a funny look at the world of love and dating! We’ve all kissed a few frogs in our time – right? Join the Gay Men’s Chorus as select soloists will sing...

Barbara Cook’s Spotlight: Faith Prince: Have a Little Faith at The Kennedy Center

Tony Award winner and Broadway virtuoso and Tony Award winner Faith Prince beguiled and dazzled the audience at her concert entitled Have a Little Faith at the Kennedy Center’s Terrace Theater. Ms....

‘Signature Sisters’ at Signature Theatre

Growing up during my early, early years, my parents use to grab a babysitter, dress up fancy, and scoot out with their friends to what they called, a cabaret. They always looked so gorgeous and seemed...

Patti LuPone: ‘Coulda, Woulda, Shoulda’ at ‘Arts by George’ at George Mason University’s Center for the Arts

Last night George Mason University’s annual Arts by George! benefit outdid itself as they had Broadway legend and TV star Patti LuPone headline their gala event. LuPone, whose credits span the...

‘Fatal Song: The Great Opera Murders’ at The In Series

The In Series continues the launch of the 2014-2015 season with the hilarious Fatal Song: The Great Opera Murders. Kathleen Cahill wrote a comic English language libretto and stitched together the...

‘The Cole Porter Project: It’s Alright With Me’ at the In Series

How am I ridin’? I am ridin’ high after seeing the delightful, delectable The Cole Porter Project: It’s Alright With Me!, a cabaret-style show now playing at The In Series performing at Source. The...

Tomorrow at La-Ti-Do at 8 PM: “Fall for a La-Ti-Do Gentleman” with Vaughn Irving and David Carter

It’s that time of week again for La-Ti-Do: WINNER of DC Theater Arts’ Special Awards in 2012 and 2013. This week we kick off our fall programming and invite you to “Fall for a La-Ti-Do Gentleman” and...

Two Cabarets at Creative Cauldron: ‘The Perfect Storm’ and ‘Ca-Bro-Ret’

Creative Cauldron Bubbled Over with Summer Cabarets The Perfect Storm Creative Cauldron is an intimate theatre in Falls Church, Virginia that was created in 2002, and for the last five years, has been...

Jim Van Slyke: ‘The Sedaka Show’ at NextStop Theatre Company

Paying tribute to Neil Sedaka’s career that spans almost 60 years and has generated more than 500 songs is a daunting task. Grammy nominee Jim Van Slyke, however, has found a way to do just that....

‘The Elden Street Musical Experience’ at NextStop Theatre Company

For over 25 years the Elden Street Players were a successful community theater with a love for performing lesser known musicals. In January of 2013 they became the NextStop Theater Company and...

‘Revenge of the Understudies’ at Signature Theatre’s ‘Sizzlin’ Summer Cabaret’

The second cabaret offering of the evening on Sunday, July 26, 2014 (See the review of the first cabaret: Good Times: A TV Theme Song Cabaret: Maria Egler and Stephen Gregory Smith) at Signature...

‘Good Times: A TV Theme Song Cabaret’ at Signature Theatre’s ‘Sizzlin’ Summer Nights’

Signature Theatre finished their smashing Sizzlin’ Summer Nights cabaret series on Saturday with two terrific cabarets. The first of these was a glorious salute to television theme songs, helmed by...

La Ti Do at 8 PM Tomorrow: Katie McManus And Special Guests Announced

This week we present our final week with July monthly feature Katie McManus in a themed night of power ballads from the 80’s and 90’s. Guest Performers: Reavey Burke, John Loughney, Charlie Wright &...

Christine Pedi at Signature Theatre’s ‘Sizzlin’ Summer Cabaret Series’

Christine Pedi: Great Dame There ain’t nothing like a dame, and there is truly ain’t nothing like a dame that can sing about the best of them. Christine Pedi is one of those gifted singers. Ms. Pedi’s...

Karen Mason at NextStop Theatre Company

They say a truly great performer has the power to transform a song that you might have heard a million times before into a new experience—to take a classic and make it his or her own while still doing...

Tom Goss at Signature Theatre’s Sizzlin’ Summer Nights Series

From the first downbeat of his powerhouse opening song, “It Only Takes One” off of his fourth album Wait, Tom Goss delivered a powerhouse performance to the very last note on Thursday night at...

Capital Fringe 2014 Preview: ‘DECADES’ by Peter J. Orvetti

4&9 Productions presents DECADES: A neat-o, far out, psychedelic, totally tubular improv show by Peter J. Orvetti, cast member Improv gives performers the freedom to take the audience to any place on...

‘The British Players’ 50th Anniversary Old Time Music Hall’

Wine, beer, barmaids, and song—these are the mainstays of The British Players’ 50th Anniversary Old Time Music Hall. A salute to the popular British music halls of the 19th and early 20th century, the...

‘Carousel Latino: ‘Cancionero Latino: A Latino Romantic Songbook’ at The In Series

The In Series, one of DC’s local artistic treasures, mounts an earnest and breezy series of cabaret evenings billed as Carousel Latino. The second evening is Cancionero Latino: A Latino Romantic...

‘Carousel Latino: Lady of Spain’ at The In Series

The In Series, one of DC’s local artistic treasures, mounts an earnest and breezy series of cabaret evenings billed as Carousel Latino. The first evening, Lady Of Spain is a collection of popular...

Tomorrow Night at La-Ti-Do: Cast Members of Quackensteele’s ‘Tick, Tick, Boom! and VIjai Nathan and Jamie Hardin at 8 PM

TOMORROW MAY 19TH at 8 PM! A FAHBAHROUS La-Ti-Do Birthday! It’s that time of week again for La-Ti-Do: WINNER of DCMetro TheaterArts’ Special Award in 2012 and 2013. This month we feature multiple...

NextStop Theatre Company Announces New Summer Cabaret Series With Broadway’s Sally Mayes and Karen Mason

NextStop Theatre Company announces Broadway headliners for their new Summer Cabaret Series Broadway veterans Karen Mason and Sally Mayes will be among the performers for six weeks of intimate concerts...

‘4 Girls 4’ at The Music Center at Strathmore

For one night only, North Bethesda, MD., was Diva City. Four luminous songbirds swept in to The Music Center at Strathmore on Friday night to lead a largely snowbird audience on a mind-jog down memory...

‘The All-American Genderfuck Cabaret’ at Glass Mind Theatre

Whether you’re a man or a woman, or something fabulous outside of the restrictive gender binary, chances are that in your day to day life you’ve done something that equates to the opposite of your...

We Are Giving Away 4 Pairs of Tickets for Each Performance of “Take The Stage’s ‘Acting Out! Revue at The JCC in Rockville For This Friday-Sunday And 1/2 Price Discount Code

We Are Giving Away 4 Pairs of Tickets for Each Performance “Take The Stage’s ‘Acting Out!’ Musical Revue at The JCC in Rockville This Friday, Saturday and Sunday, April 4-6th – in the Kreeger Theater...

Barbara Cook’s Spotlight: Brian d’Arcy James at The Kennedy Center

With precise control and an air of cosmopolitan confidence, the prolific Brian d’Arcy James captivated The Kennedy Center’s Terrace Theater in his unique concert Friday night. Careening through a set...

‘The Lost Songs of Broadway: 1980s’ at Signature Theatre by Derek Mong

Clearly, I was born in the wrong decade. The Lost Songs of Broadway: 1980s at Signature Theatre had me tapping my toes and slapping my thighs all night as three of Signature’s powerhouse...

George Dvorsky on ‘The Great American Songbook’ This Friday at 8 PM at Olney Theatre Center

This Friday, February 28th at 8 PM at Olney Theatre Center, Broadway Veteran George Dvorsky, who is now appearing in How To Succeed… sings from The Great American Songbook. He is joined by Helen Hayes...

Friday, February 28th From 7-9 PM: ‘FAHBAHROUS’ With Don Michael Mendoza at The Black Fox Lounge

THIS FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 2014 FROM 7-9 PM FAHBAHROUS At The Black Fox Lounge 1723 Connecticut Avenue Northwest Washington, DC 20009 Admission: $10 With EventBrite Reservation OR $15 general Admission...

‘The Cole Porter Project: It’s All Right With Me’ at The In Series by Jane Coyne

Cole Porter met the Capitol Steps at Source last night as the In Series premiered its highly entertaining musical review to a sold-out house of enthusiastic fans. Conceived, written, and directed by...

Carolyn Cole: The Farewell Tour at Signature Theatre by Derek Mong

“This is a rock concert! There’s not going to be any of that ‘Good Morning Baltimore’ stuff tonight!” True to her word, Helen Hayes Award-winning artist Carolyn Cole took to the stage Wednesday night...

‘Our Funny Valentine with Chelsea and Geoff Packard’ at Signature Theatre by Derek Mong

It’s a cold, blustery winter night on the eve of a major storm, but, the air was warm with love and affection at the Signature Theatre Wednesday night as the powerhouse Broadway couple Chelsea Packard...

‘Tracy Lynn Olivera: CD Release Party’ at Signature Theatre’s Winter Cabaret Festival by Douglas Lloyd

If you have the wintertime blues (and who doesn’t by now!), then one surefire way to lift your spirits this week is to head over to Signature Theatre to hear the glorious Tracy Lynn Olivera sing a...

‘Natascia Diaz’ Presented by Strathmore by Douglas Lloyd

Natascia Diaz, a Washington area favorite and two-time Helen Hayes Award-winning actress/singer, made her Strathmore debut last night in winning style, as part of the Strathmore’s Music in the Mansion...

LA-TI-DO Celebrates Two Years This Thursday 1/23 at 7 PM by Don Michael Mendoza

Join us to celebrate 2 years of La-Ti-Do! THIS THURSDAY, JANUARY 23, 2014 AT 7 PM La-Ti-Do At The Black Fox Lounge 1723 Connecticut Avenue Northwest Washington, DC 20009 Admission: Suggested Donation...

Bettye LaVette in Concert at The Howard Theatre by Sydney-Chanele Dawkins

If nothing else, Bettye LaVette is a survivor. She is a survivor, and a living testament of what God-given talent, determination, and a strong will of staying true to oneself can be in the harsh,...

‘Holiday Follies’ at Signature Theatre by Derek Mong

Who needs the star atop the Christmas tree when you can have three stars center-stage? (Company), Austin Colby (Crossing and Spin) and Maria Egler (Crossing) commanded the stage at the ARK at the...

“A Matt Conner Christmas” at Signature Theatre by Derek Mong

The weather outside may be frightful, but Matt Conner’s peppy, rich piano playing and his group of eclectic friends makes certain that you knew nothing of it. In an hour-long cabaret-style performance...