Broadway Producer Riki Kane Larimer Hosts Star-Studded New Year Brunch in NYC

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Broadway producer Riki Kane Larimer, fresh off the successful Off-Broadway run of Gotta Dance! at the York Theatre in December, rang in the New Year with a festive brunch for friends at her penthouse apartment in New York City on Jan. 4, 2026.

Producer Riki Kane Larimer at her home in NYC where she hosted a brunch party on Jan. 4, 2026. Photo by Angela LaGreca

Guests—many from the Broadway and cabaret worlds—enjoyed an abundant brunch spread featuring lox and bagels, latkes, baked ham, knishes, quiche, fruit, and desserts.

Billy Stritch wowed the theater crowd at Riki Kane Larimer’s new year brunch at her home in NYC. Photo by Angela LaGreca

The afternoon also included standout performances by Michael Denby-Cain, Billy Stritch, who played piano and sang “I Got Rhythm,” and Penny Fuller, who quieted the lively crowd with a moving rendition of “Send in the Clowns,” accompanied by Michael Lavine.

Michael-Denby Cain, Joe Lanteri, Donna Rubin, Stephanie Pope at Broadway producer Riki Kane Larimer’s Brunch Party, NYC, Jan. 4, 2026. Photo by Angela LaGreca

Kane joined in the fun herself, sitting in on the snare drum with Stritch—sticks and brushes included (who knew?!).

Ricki Kane Larimer keepin’ the Broadway beat going at her festive brunch party at her home in NYC, Jan. 4, 2026. PHoto by Angela LaGreca

Notable guests included Stephanie Pope, Jamie deRoy, Billy Stritch, Penny Fuller, Tracy Mitchell, Will Pomerantz, Donna Rubin, Michael-Denby Cain, Bruce Sloane, Laura Slutsky, Peter Stern, Tom Smedes, Ken Fallin, Christine Pedi and Michael Lavine.

Kudos to Kane who shared that Gotta Dance! “has legs” and will move to the Little Shubert Theater in March. (Read our review of Gotta Dance! here.)

Angela LaGreca

Editor, Co-Founder/Publisher

Angela LaGreca, Editor-in-chief and co-Founder/Publisher of Spark Hamptons, is a four-time Emmy Award-winning journalist, producer, writer and comedian/host. Her TV credits include NBC’s “Today,” ABC’s “The View,” and, most recently, the primetime cable news program “Cuomo” on NewsNation. On the East End, she was the Creative Director at LTV, VP Features/Events/Photo Editor at Dan’s Papers, and has performed at Guild Hall, Bay Street Theater and the WHBPAC. Her publishing career began at Modern Photography, where she was managing editor. LaGreca lives in Manhattan and East Hampton and can be reached at angelatvmedia@gmail.com and angela@sparkhamptons.com .