Elysa Gardner

When director Michael Arden began working on the musical adaptation of The Lost Boys, he knew exactly whom he wanted to craft the score.

The German-born cabaret performer’s latest album celebrates the 125th anniversary of Kurt Weill’s birth, yoking classics to the language of today’s music.

The art form has faced challenges as nightlife norms shift — and as its audience ages — but it has also evolved. Five figures from the New York scene discuss.

The crooner’s daughter is ramping up her music career once again, and plotting a new album. On Thursday, she’ll perform two sets at Dizzy’s Club in New York.

The midtown venue’s owners hope to raise close to 20 percent of an annual budget approaching $10 million from supporters.

The 23-year-old singer had something rare in the genre — a viral moment — and will compete for best new artist at the Grammys in February.

The performer and entrepreneur is ending his partnership with 54 Below and will perform his first-ever shows at the Upper East Side venue in October.

The venue beneath what was once Studio 54 will pick up an honor at the Tony Awards for excellence in the theater as it marks its anniversary with a pair of concerts.

Since the ’80s, Raven O has choreographed, directed, hosted, danced and sung on many New York stages. After two final shows, he’ll return to Hawaii.

The Great American Songbook, jazz, drag and more are returning to the small stages where intimacy and audience interaction are so key.

Teens competing for the New York Cabaret Convention are proving that young people are invested in the Great American Songbook.

Making performances more accessible to audiences is part of the mission. Presenting shows that reflect the moment is another.

One was in “Game of Thrones.” One is still in high school. They all act and play instruments. And in a new show they portray scrappy Dubliners creating a band.

The musical theater veteran, 86, will nod at her signature roles in new performances at Feinstein’s/54 Below.

An “American Masters” documentary and “Lyrics & Lyricists” show at the 92nd Street Y explore the entertainer’s immense talent and complex struggles.

Busch’s latest cabaret show, “Native New Yorker,” brings a change of sartorial style and the music of the 1970s to Feinstein’s/54 Below.

With “Homeland” about to end, he’s released his first new albums in more than a decade, with a young pop-minded producer pushing him to take risks.

In a new show, the Broadway and television star is paying tribute to the late 1950s pop singer whose musical virtuosity is now little-recognized.

The jazz pianist and singer said the standards on her most recent album, “Turn Up the Quiet,” set her free.

In “Tell Hector I Miss Him,” the young Puerto Rican playwright Paola Lázaro draws on intense personal experiences to create very human characters.