Jeffrey Schlotman

Yorktown Heights' Yorktown Stage will debut the new musical A Christmas Carol - A Story of Hope on Thanksgiving weekend. The show is a brand-new musical adaptation of the Charles Dickens classic, set in London, Christmas 1843 and blends contemporary music with the classic story.

Mambo Italiana is about family camaraderie. It's about being displaced by outside forces. It's about the younger generation breaking away from traditions and being caught between cultures old and new.

It's a fun-house mirror of Americana arcana, reminding us that the reason blood is thicker than water is because it's larded with toxic sentiment

On Monday night, funny lady Christine Pedi got to show off her musical chops as she celebrated the release of her new CD, 'Good To Mama' as part of the Broadway at Birdland concert series. She belted, she purred, she joked, she duetted with legendary guitarist Bucky Pizzarelli, and she showed off her vast array of famous voices to the delight of a packed house. Scroll down for photos from the concert!