(May. 19 12:30 AM) - The Pittsburgh Cultural Trust is bringing a Late Night Cabaret favorite to an earlier time this week. Chris Laitta has performed “TV Tunes” all over Western PA for several years now, and the Pittsburgh Cultural Trust is able to present her for one night only, before the Pittsburgh CLO opens "Girls Only – The Secret Comedy of Women," in which Ms. Laitta will also be featured. Cabaret veteran Joe Domencic will accompany Ms. Laitta on piano.

(May. 18 3:09 PM) - FEINSTEIN'S AT LOEWS REGENCY will continue its Spring 2012 season with Maude Maggart and her new show “Into The Garden.” Inspired by the recent centennial of the Titanic, the evening will focus on landmark events, music, cultural shifts one hundred years ago.

(May. 18 10:52 AM) - Benjamin Walker (star of the upcoming 20th Century Fox action film ABRAHAM LINCOLN: VAMPIRE HUNTER) will be back on stage on Tuesday, June 5th at 9:30pm for the return FIND THE FUNNY- which he created and hosts.

(May. 18 12:30 AM) - Experience the art of the tease as critically acclaimed Quinn Lemley stars in her new touring production, Burlesque to Broadway. The limited run will be presented two nights only, tonight, May 18th and 19th at 8 pm at Brooklyn's Millennium Theater. Check out the production video below featuring many of the songs from the show.

(May. 18 12:30 AM) - Rodríguez & Rodríguez play tonight, May 18 at 7:30pm at Don't Tell Mama, 343 W. 46 Street (between 8th and 9th Avenues). Reservations: 212.757.0788 or www.donttellmamanyc.com. $15 cover plus two drink minimum (cash only).

(May. 18 12:30 AM) - Today, May 18, legendary American opera soprano Lauren Flanigan, known for creating memorable contemporary opera roles, stars in "Lauren Flanigan's 4th Annual 50th Birthday Bash," presented by American Opera Projects and Music and Mentoring House. The evening is a marathon concert of fifty-four (54) rarely-heard songs performed by Flanigan and friends. Harlem's historic Italian bistro Ristorante Settepani, 196 Lenox Ave. at 120th St., will serve a special menu of Lauren's favorite appetizers and entrees. Tickets are $54 ($39 tax-deductible) and must be purchased in advance at http://flaniganis50again.eventbrite.com or at www.operaprojects.org. Proceeds go towards American Opera Projects' Composers & the Voice program that commissions, develops, and presents contemporary opera.

(May. 18 12:30 AM) - The Civilians, the award-winning New York-based theater company known for projects investigating real life topics, presents Let Me Ascertain You: Death tonight, May 18, 2012 at 9:30 PM at Joe’s Pub at The Public Theater at 425 Lafayette St.

(May. 17 7:06 PM) - Celebrate the end of Theatre Exile’s 2011-2012 season with all of the people who have made it possible, a night full of all the rambunctious humor and virtuosic performances that audiences have come to expect from Exile over the years. Theatre Exile presents their annual fundraising Cabaret of the Exiled, an evening of performances starring the actors and artists who have graced Exile stages over the last 15 years, with a few special guest stars and surprise acts, all in support of Theatre Exile’s work. On Thursday, June 7th, at Christ Church Neighborhood House, Exile will start the summer off right, with live music, stand up comedy and silent auction packages.

(May. 17 5:41 PM) - Baby Jane Dexter is still bad and still blue as she reprises her show five more times beginning June 1. “Still Bad, Still Blue,” which premiered at the Metropolitan Room in November, is just as fresh as ever. If anything it’s gotten badder and bluer with age. So get yourself over to see “Still Bad, Still Blue” on any of these Fridays or Saturdays, all at 7pm: June 1, 2, 9, 22, 29.

(May. 17 5:34 PM) - Join Lady Bunny and Bianca Del Rio in celebrating the Queen of Disco’s fabulous life Wednesday, May 23rdat XL Cabaret’s weekly drag review Hot Mess. The night will be dedicated to Donna Summer, performing her legendary songs. Dance the last dance and feel the love with Lady Bunny, Biana Del Rio and the HOT MESS crew. The show will begin at 9PM and will be a unique tribute you do not want to miss. On the Show: Bunny and Bianca's HOT MESS: XL’s outrageous Wednesday night drag revue.

(May. 17 12:30 AM) - Angela Lumicisi and Rebecca Morton headline cabaret performances during the month of May at the Butterfly Club. The Butterfly Club is located in an oversized dollhouse at 204 Bank Street, South Melbourne, Vic 3205 - Open Tuesday to Sunday, 5pm till late. For more information, visit: www.thebutterflyclub.com.

(May. 16 6:16 PM) - Second Avenue Meets Broadway: A benefit cabaret directed by Michael Montel will be held at the Museum of the City of New York, May 31st, from 6:30pm to 8pm (cocktails begin at 8pm).

(May. 16 5:34 PM) - XL Cabaret has announced its upcoming shows for May and June 2012, featuring RuPaul's Drag Race Winner Bebe Zarah Benet, a work by Seth Rudetsky and more. See the full schedule below.

(May. 16 4:14 PM) - Jeremy Kushnier will perform a New York concert for the first time in several years at Birdland on Monday, June 18 at 7pm. Sonny Paladino will be musical director.

(May. 16 4:08 PM) - The Champagne Set at Flute, a cabaret series created as a platform to highlight the vast array of vocal talents of the Broadway community, will take place on Monday, May 21st at Flute Bar in Gramercy at 40 E. 20th Street, New York, NY. Performance begins at 8:00pm. This initial installation of The Champagne Set will feature smooth jazz standards. There is no cover charge.

(May. 16 10:36 AM) - Roulette presents the School for Improvised Music (SIM) big band, June 5, 8pm. The SIM big band is comprised of many of SIM's esteemed faculty who will also compose music especially for this project. SIM (part of the Center for Improvised Music)i s a core group of professional musician/teachers committed to creating a school in New York City for emerging performers who want to pursue a serious study of improvised music. Since 2001, SIM has presented over 20 intensive workshop sessions for students from all over the globe. This big band project is one of several endeavors the Center for Improvised Music (CIM) is undertaking to celebrate the milestone of its 10 year anniversary. Another of these projects is an interview series in which SIM faculty will interview veteran jazz musicians in front of a live audience. CIM will also be hosting listening sessions in which musicians present music for the public as a way of educating the jazz audience at large.

(May. 16 9:59 AM) - The Carlyle Hotel welcomed acclaimed vocalist Steve Tyrell back to the Café Carlyle for an exclusive two-week spring engagement last night, May 15, 2012. Playing through Saturday, May 26, 2012, Steve is celebrating the release of his newest collection “I’ll Take Romance” (Concord Records), an homage to The Great American Songbook with tracks culled from several genres expressing the theme of romance.

(May. 16 9:54 AM) - The Civilians, the award-winning New York-based theater company known for projects investigating real life topics, presents Let Me Ascertain You: Death on May 18, 2012 at 9:30 PM at Joe’s Pub at The Public Theater at 425 Lafayette St.