The Season: Goldie’s Kids

Manhattan Holiday Carolers was invited to be a running gag for The Season: Goldie’s Kids at the Laurie Beechman Theatre!

Thursday, December 11 was truly one of the biggest nights in New York City’s colorful and diverse world of cabaret. This was Goldie Dver’s third annual benefit for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. Directed by James Beaman with Musical Direction and piano by Dan Pardo, and featuring John Miller on bass and Chip Fabrizi on drums, the event featured over 30 (!) of New York’s finest musical artists– and went on for over three hours.

Our caroling quartet of Sierra Rein, Bobby Underwood, and Maggie Day Roberts and me were brought out to harmonize throughout the evening whenever they needed to tally the donations, and we collectively raised $7,118!

Red Bucket Follies 2025

It’s my fifteenth year as a backstage singer for the Red Bucket Follies (and in the last few years, one of the “Vannas” presenting the awards)!

Doug Shapiro performs with Kristin Chenoweth at the Red Bucket Follies 2025

With a whirlwind of songs, skits and dances created by Broadway’s best, this year’s Red Bucket Follies delivered humor, heart and theater magic to the legendary New Amsterdam Theatre. The annual variety show, performed December 8 and 9, 2025, celebrated 55 Broadway, Off-Broadway and national touring companies that participated in the fall #RedBuckets fundraising for Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS.

Red Bucket Follies and the six weeks of in-theater fundraising raised a record-shattering $7,344,304. That’s the highest total ever raised in a Broadway Cares fundraising season, flying past the previous record of $6.8 million just set in the spring.

Check out the opening number below!

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PGqhjMGiP8s

Doug Shapiro performs in the opening number of the Red Bucket Follies 2025

Doug delivers 'flamboyant grandeur and delightful wit' in his 25th season at The Barnstormers Theatre

Doug Shapiro does it again! This especially delicious year at The Barnstormers Theatre included an extended tap break as Thomas Nostradamus in SOMETHING ROTTEN! and some diva hammery in the word premiere of FRONT ROW TO MURDER. What else could you ask for?

Read the nice words the critics are saying about Doug below!

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FRONT ROW TO MURDER

The Conway Daily Sun

Alec Kerr

July 31, 2025

Front Row to Murder | The Barnstormers Theatre | 2025

“Many parts were written with certain actors in mind, such as Shapiro, who plays Douglas, a preening prima donna. 

Anyone who has met Shapiro knows he isn’t a vain drama queen, but (author Jordan) Reeves knew it was the type of juicy role Shapiro would bring to life with flamboyant grandeur and delightful wit.  And he delivers just that.”

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SOMETHING ROTTEN!

The Conway Daily Sun

Alec Kerr

June 30, 2025

Something Rotten | The Barnstormers Theatre | 2025

"Desperate for a surefire hit, Nick visits Nostradamus’ nephew Thomas Nostradamus (Doug Shapiro), who has his famous uncle’s gift of soothsaying... at a more affordable rate.

The ever-reliable Shapiro pops up several times throughout the show and always scores a laugh with perfectly timed jokes."