Lea DeLaria

Few singers have the sheer macho swagger of Lea DeLaria, who rose to fame as a butcher-than-thou stand-up comic and Broadway star, and has more recently earned a host of new acolytes as Big Boo on Orange Is the New Black. As a jazz vocalist, she has tough-guy sell and a penchant for hard-core scat. Her weeklong run at Birdland features numerous special guests: Norm Lewis (Oct 24), Sandra Bernhard (Oct 25), Janis Seigel (Oct 25), Jennifer Nettles (Oct 26, 8:30pm) Rachel Bay Jones (Oct 26, 11pm) and Danielle Brooks (Oct 27).