Broadway Swings into Macky Auditorium

Michael Feinstein and the Carnegie Hall Ensemble swing into Macky Auditorium this April for an unforgettable night where Broadway meets big band!

It’s hard to know where to start with the singer and pianist Michael Feinstein, who is as accomplished and as multifaceted as any musician you’re liable to find. Over the course of his distinguished career, Feinstein has been nominated for five Grammys, an Emmy, and won both a Drama Desk Special Award and an ASCAP Deems-Taylor Television Broadcast Award. He is the founder of the Great American Songbook Foundation–Feinstein is known as the “Ambassador of the Great American Songbook”–and has served as a member of the Library of Congress’ National Recording Preservation Board. He is Principal Pops Conductor Emeritus with the Pasadena Symphony and spends his summers as conductor of the Pasadena POPS Series; he is also artistic director of both the Palladium Center for the Performing Arts in Carmel, Indiana and of “Standard Time with Michael Feinstein” at Carnegie Hall in New York City. Across his distinguished career, Feinstein has appeared at a laundry list of esteemed stages and landmarks, including The White House, Buckingham Palace, the Hollywood Bowl, Carnegie Hall and the Sydney Opera House. Put simply, Michael Feinstein is one of those rare people blessed with seemingly boundless energy–and on April 11, he’ll bring his spectacular showmanship and dazzling musical talents to Macky Auditorium with “Big Band Broadway.”

Feinstein will be joined on stage by the Carnegie Hall Ensemble, a big band stocked with the best in contemporary jazz talent. Together they’ll bring a big band twist to hit Broadway showtunes from multiple decades, including songs from the likes of Fiddler on the Roof, Hello, Dolly!, Into the Woods, The Wiz and Chicago. The consummate showman and host, Feinstein charmingly weaves stories, history, and other fascinating tidbits into the show about the tunes and musicals from which they originate.

The show is also in many ways a celebration of Carnegie Hall, a cultural institution whose storied history with the big band genre features the likes of Duke Ellington, Benny Goodman, Louis Armstrong, Ella Fitzgerald, Frank Sinatra and more. Feinstein has a particular way with the music of Tony Bennett, with whom he shared a close friendship.

Michael Feinstein and the Carnegie Hall Ensemble perform on the Artist Series at Macky Auditorium on April 11, 2026.