BROADWAY CABARET AT RITTENHOUSE GRILL
ANNOUNCES ITS SPRING 2026 SEASON, PAIRING
FINE DINING WITH INTIMATE PERFORMANCES BY
BROADWAY’S BRIGHTEST STARS.
The Rittenhouse Grill, located within the Warwick Hotel is renowned for their Prime Rib, fish, and elegant atmosphere. “Broadway Cabaret” is produced by Randy Swartz. Spring performances are listed below.
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Broadway Cabaret is produced by Randy Swartz, who was Artistic Director of Dance Celebration and Next Move Dance and enjoyed a decades-long collaboration with the Annenberg Center, where he produced more than 2,500 performances. Swartz retired in 2020, leaving a legacy of dance presenting and commissioning in Philadelphia that Penn Live Arts has carried forward at The Annenberg Center.
Broadway Cabaret is thrilled to unveil its Spring 2026 season, inviting Broadway lovers to a series of unique, up close and personal performances. Set in the exquisite Rittenhouse Grill at The Warwick Hotel. Broadway Cabaret provides a one-of-a-kind evening combining the elegance of fine dining with the experience of live, intimate performances by Broadway’s most illustrious stars.
Broadway Cabaret’s Spring 2026 season lineup includes four special presentations with six incredible performers:
Christine Andreas with Martin Silvestri, Mandy Gonzalez, Max von Essen with Billy Stritch at the piano, and Beth Leavel.
Known as a Philadelphia premier dining destination, Rittenhouse Grill is the perfect venue for the cabaret series. The restaurant resembles a 1940s swanky supper club that can accommodate upwards of 140 guests across a multi-level dining room accented by a leopard print carpet. The restaurant is celebrating its 27th anniversary.
During Broadway Cabaret, a three-course prix fixe dinner is included in the Premium and Standard seating. A choice of appetizers, main course, sides, and dessert will be offered, completing the dining experience.
Seating opportunities for Broadway Cabaret, are as follows:
| Premium (closest to the stage) | Standard | Backstage |
| $225 | $200 | $100 |
| Dinner included | Dinner included | Dinner not included |
| Performance included | Performance included | Performance included |
| Gratuity & tax included | Gratuity & tax included | Partial View |
| Beverages additional | Beverages additional | Beverages additional |
| Dinner served at 5:30 PM | Dinner served at 5:30 PM | 7:o0 p.m Seating |
| Show begins at 8PM | Show begins at 8PM | Show begins at 8PM |
To make a Reservation
Online at rittenhousegrill.com, Rittenhouse Grill at 215-772-1701, or call Philly Cabaret at 267-800-7084
Your reservation secures your seats. There are no tickets to pick up. You will receive an email confirmation. The Maître d’ will seat you upon arrival.
Please let us know whom you would like to be seated with at the time of your reservation (if possible).
Please indicate your preferred seating companion when making your reservation. (if possible). Also, please advise of physical limitations so we can provide appropriate seating.
Cabaret has a chummy tradition and you will be seated in true cabaret style, in groups of 4 or even six. Be prepared to meet new friends!
Mandy Gonzalez
*In association with The Philly Pops
Monday March 9 and
Tuesday 10, 2026
Mandy Gonzalez recently wrapped eight months of weekly guest performances in the starring role of the Tony Award-winning Broadway revival of “Sunset Blvd”. She previously starred in “Hamilton” and “Wicked” but is perhaps best known for her role in Lin-Manuel Miranda’s Broadway musical “In the Heights,” for which she received a Drama Desk award.
Reservations at www.rittenhousegrill.com
Max von Essen featuring Billy Stritch
“Call Me Old Fashioned” – Max von Essen featuring Billy Stritch –
Monday April 20, 2026
Max von Essen is a Tony and a Grammy Award-nominated vocalist. His Broadway credits include roles in “Evita”, “Les Misérables”, “Chicago”, and “An American in Paris.” Max starred on Broadway as Billy Flynn in “Chicago” this past season, appeared in “Anastasia” and toured the country in the Lincoln Center production of “Falsettos”.
Billy Stritch is a composer, arranger, vocalist, and jazz pianist. For twenty-five years, he was best known as a confidant, music director, and piano accompanist for Liza Minnelli. Stritch and Sandy Knox composed the 1994 Grammy Award-winning country song, “Does He Love You,” recorded by Reba McEntire and Linda Davis.
Reservations at www.rittenhousegrill.com
Beth Leavel
Monday May 18, 2026
Beth Leavel is best known for her performances in the Broadway musicals “The Drowsy Chaperone”, “Baby It’s You!”, and “The Prom”, receiving Tony Award nominations for all three and winning for “The Drowsy Chaperone”. She received the 2025 Sarah Siddons Society Award for outstanding artistic achievement in theatre and performed in her 15th Broadway show, “Stephen Sondheim’s Old Friends,” this past season.
Reservations at www.rittenhousegrill.com
Rittenhouse Grill
Known as a Philadelphia premier dining destination, Rittenhouse Grill is the perfect venue for the cabaret series. The restaurant resembles a 1940s swanky supper club that can accommodate upwards of 140 guests across a multi-level dining room accented by a leopard print carpet. The restaurant is celebrating its 27 th anniversary.
During Broadway Cabaret, a three-course dinner is included with Premium and Standard seating. A choice of appetizers, main course, sides, and dessert will be offered, completing the dining experience.
Seating opportunities for Broadway Cabaret, are as follows:
Premium Seating
Closest to the stage- Three-course dinner
- Reservations include gratituty & tax
- Dinner is at 5:30 PM
- Show is at 8:00 PM
- Beverages are additional
Standard Seating
- Three-course dinner
- Reservations include gratituty & tax
- Dinner is at 5:30 PM
- Show is at 8:00 PM
- Beverages are additional
Backstage Seating
- Does not include dinner
- Partial View
- Seating is at 7:00 PM
- Show is at 8:00 PM
- Beverages are additional
TO MAKE A RESERVATION
Online at rittenhousegrill.com Rittenhouse Grill at 215-772-1701, or call Philly Cabaret at 267-800-7084
Your reservation secures your seats. There are no tickets to pick up. You will receive an email confirmation. The Maitre d’ will seat you upon arrival.
Please let us know whom you would like to be seated with at the time of your reservation (if possible).
Cabaret has a chummy tradition, and our venue will seat you in true cabaret style, in groups of 4 or even six. Be prepared to meet new friends!
- Please inform us when ordering if you or anyone in your party has physical limitations so we can provide appropriate seating