NYC Cabaret Clubs
Cabaret comes in
many forms--great vocalists, impersonators, skits, stand-up
comedy, reviews, parodies, one-act shows--New York City has it
all. Reservations or advance tickets are recommended at all clubs.
Cover charges & minimums are per person and subject to change
Cafe Carlyle
Madison Avenue at E 76th Street
Info 212-744-1600 | Cafe
Carlyle
Sets Monday 8:45P | Tuesday thru
Saturday 8:45P 10:45P
Cover $75
Cafe Carlyle is the very sophisticated
home of the very sophisticated Bobby Short during his fall and
spring runs. Monday nights feature Woody Allen & The Eddy
Davis New Orleans Jazz Band. Also see Bemelmans
Bar
The Cutting Room
19 W 24th Street | between Broadway
& 6th Avenue
Info 212-691-1900 | The
Cutting Room
Sets Tuesday thru Saturday | Show times
vary, sometimes 4 to 5 sets per night | Closed Sunday & Monday
Minimum Usually $10 per person |
Tickets required for some acts, normally in the $8 to $20 range
We argued with ourselves whether the
Cutting Room is actually a cabaret or just a great venue for live
sounds. With the variety of entertainment and acts it presents we
had to plop it in here. Driving rock, R&B, a bit of pop and
classic cabaret acts such as the Coney Island Freak Show and Le
Scandal. Hit the lounge to relax in the very comfy men's club cum
drawing room decor with a twist (remember Pac Man?) and enjoy a
cocktail along with some great upscale bar food or one of the few
simple entrees for those with more of an appetite
Don't Tell Mama
343 W 46th Street | between 8th &
9th Avenues
Info 212-757-0788 | Don't
Tell Mama
Sets Seven days per week | Show times
vary, sometimes 5 to 7 sets per night | Saturday & Sunday
matinees
Cover Usually $20 to $25 | Minimum
2 drinks
Two cabaret rooms highlight the best and
brightest singers, groups, one-acts, skits and more. Many are
Manhattan Association of Cabarets & Clubs (MAC) award winners.
Catch some of the regulars: Ron Poole's Poole Party or Seth
Rudetsky's Broadway Chatterbox and you know you'll have a
grand New York time. Also see Piano
Bar at Don't Tell Mama
The Duplex Cabaret Theater
61 Christopher Street | at 7th Avenue
Info 212-255-5438 | The
Duplex Cabaret Theater
Sets Schedule varies, usually Monday
thru Wednesday 7:00P 9:00P | Thursday & Friday 7:30P 10:00P |
Saturday 8:00P 10:00P | Sunday 7:00P 9:00P
Cover Usually $6 to $20
The New York incubator for some of the
best-known comics and wildest Off-Broadway shows has been around
for 50 years. Singers, improv, one-acts, revues; if you can't find
it here, it just doesn't exist
Feinstein's at The Regency
540 Park Avenue | at E 61st Street
Info 212-339-4095 | Feinstein's
at The Regency
Sets Tuesday thru Thursday Dinner
8:30P | Friday & Saturday Dinner 8:30P Supper
11:00P
Cover All Shows $60 | Minimum
Dinner $50 Supper $25
World class vocal artists and new
renditions of old standards are the specialties of this elegant
club, starting with the nom d'club himself, Michael
Feinstein
Joe's Pub at the Public Theater
425 Lafayette Street
Info 212-539-8777 | Joe's
Pub at the Public Theater
Sets Seven nights per week | Show times
vary | Most sets 7:30P or 8:30P & 10:30P or 11:00P
Cover Usually $12 to $30 | Minimum
2 drinks
New York cabaret with a downtown
sensibility or, as the folks at the Pub say, it "spans a wide
spectrum of cultural and performance styles." Can't be more
convenient for after a show at the Public or downtown
off-off-Broadway theaters. Wear black
The Oak Room at the Algonquin
59 W 44th Street between 5th & 6th
Avenues
Info 212-840-6800 |
The
Oak Room at the Algonquin
Sets Tuesday thru Thursday Dinner
7:00P Curtain 9:00P | Friday & Saturday Dinner
7:00P Curtain 9:00P Supper 10:30P Curtain
11:30P
Cover $50 | Minimum Two drinks |
Dinner might be required Friday & Saturday early show
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Arguably the best cabaret room in New
York, the Oak Room seems like home to entertainers such as Andrea
Marcovicci, Karen Akers, Paula West, K T Sullivan, Mary Cleere
Haran, Dave Frishberg, Stacey Kent and other great stars. If you
have one night to splurge, this is the place, hands down
The Skylight Room at Danny's Grand Sea
Palace
346 W 46th Street | between 8th &
9th Avenues
Info 212-265-8130 | 212-265-8133 | The
Skylight Room
Sets Seven nights per week | Show times
vary | Some matinee shows on Sundays
Cover Usually $10 to $25
The Skylight Room at Danny's offers
classic cabaret: crooners, skits, some standup, impersonators and
more. A great club with a lot of regulars both on and off stage;
perfect for after-theater entertainment. Also see Broadway
Piano Bar
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