A snapshot of the people, places and performances that make New York nightlife unforgettable. From Broadway and theatre to cabaret and jazz, Photo of the Week captures the artists, venues and memorable moments that bring the city’s entertainment scene to life.
Browse our collection of photographs from performances, backstage moments, special events and the people who make NiteLife Exchange part of the scene.
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Back in NYC after many years living in the UK, cabaret doyenne Lorna Dallas has been tearing up the town. Her latest, The Cabaret Files, here at The Laurie Beechman Theatre in September, has earned nothing but raves and more raves. Photo by Conor Weiss.
A foremost interpreter of the legendary Marlene Dietrich, the German-American actress-singer, Ute Lemper, celebrates her forebear's 125th birthday at 54 Below this September. - September 30, 2026
Vocalist Mary Porter, recently put together another of her Southland tributes at 54 Below. Here's South Carolina-born Richard Skipper performing in Porter's Southern Nights. September 22, 2026
The Queen of the Weimar era and cabaret culture of the 1920s and '30s, Artemisia LeFay, a self-styled "cabaret resurrectionist," has presented Ghosts of Weimar Past, Phantoms of the Cabaret and Wasted Girl, with searing intelligence and passionate commitment. Don' miss her latest, Alles Schwindel—more truth to power, past to present, from the chanteuse. September 15, 2026
The inimitable Charles Busch: actor, playwright, screenwriter, novelist, cabaret performer and drag icon! Here he is at a recent Susie Mosher's The Line Up. Catch him singing Johnny Mercer at 54 Below on Friday, Sept 11 and Saturday, September 12, both at 7 PM. September 8, 2026
She's long been called The Marvelous, but that descriptive is only a fraction of the wonder of this 98-year-old icon and legend, Marilyn Maye. Add indefatigable, peerless, inimitable, ageless and altogether "the top." Here she is performing at The Lineup last year. August 27, 2026
Downtown favorite Tammy Faye Starlight honors avant garde vocal legend Nico (Christa Päffgen) who died tragically in 1988. Here she is as Nico at Joe's Pub in May, 2024. August 18, 2026
Lennie Watts! The one-and-only: vocalist, director, producer, educator, former MAC president, and CEO-creator and Artistic Director of Singnasium, the nonprofit dedicated to cabaret and performance development. Here he is, singing at The Green Room 42 in The Lineup with Suzie Mosher. August 11, 2026
Kenn Boisinger at Susie Mosher's The Line Up this past Tuesday. If Norm Crosby & Tom Lehrer had a love child... August 4, 2026
