Cabaret Scenes - American Songbook Association Gala Honors Ahrens & Flaherty

Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty received the 2025 Cabaret Scenes-American Songbook Association Lifetime Achievement Award, presented by Susan Stroman, on Monday, October 6 at Merkin Hall in the Kaufman Music Center in NYC. Also that night, Jamie deRoy received the Bill Sensenbrenner Dream Maker Award. Performing songs from various Ahrens & Flaherty shows were Kate Baldwin, Nikki Renée Daniels, Hannah Elless, Robert AnthonyJones, Ann Kittredge, Derek Klena, Janine LaManna, Kecia Lewis, Nathan Salstone, A.J. Shively, Elizabeth Stanley, Lili Thomas, Alton Fitzgerald White, and Lillias White. Daniel Green served as music director/pianist and Adam Wolf was on drums. Video by Michael Stever.