iCruise Ships to Celebrity Events…
From performing internationally with major cruise lines (Princess Cruises, Royal Caribbean Cruise Line, Celebrity Cruises, Norwegian Cruise Line, and others), to entertaining at numerous private affairs for Barbara Walters honoring such dignitaries and celebrities as Henry Kissinger, Mrs. Anwar Sadat and Carol Channing, to co-starring on television in "Murder, She Wrote" and "Columbo,” are just a few of the career highlights of this award-winning entertainer.

From the USA to Europe…
Originally from Paris, Tennessee, Sammy’s early career was as a musical-comedy actor/singer/dancer in summer stock and touring shows. Since his transition into nightclubs and cabaret, he has performed at numerous events for NBC-TV in Los Angeles and New York, and has a client list that also includes Miramax Films, Geffen Records, the National Broadcasting Association, Marvin Hamlisch and others. For several years, he was a regular entertainer for celebrity events at the famed Chasen’s in Beverly Hills, and has performed at corporate events in New York at such landmarks as Sardi’s, Tavern on the Green and Rainbow & Stars. In addition to performing in concert, to great acclaim, at various U.S. Performing Arts Centers (in New York City, Albany, Palm Springs, Los Angeles and Memphis), Sammy has also entertained extensively in Las Vegas (Bally’s), Chicago (Gentry’s), Memphis (Pat O’Brien’s on Beale Street), and overseas in Norway (Oslo, Bergen and Haugesund) and Greece (Mykonos and Karpathos).

Awards & Honors…
After moving to New York in 1998 and creating his first East Coast cabaret show, Sammy Goldstein received the 1999 “MAC” Award from the Manhattan Association of Cabarets & Clubs for “Outstanding New York Cabaret Debut.” Named as one of the "Top of the Century - Cabaret's Premier Acts" by Cabaret Scenes Magazine, Sammy's critically acclaimed debut recording, "I'm Glad There Is You" was named one of the 1998 "Ten Best Cabaret CD's of the Year" by InTheatre Magazine and appeared on the first-round ballot of the 1999 Grammy Awards for "Traditional Pop Vocal Performance." Receiving a second “MAC” Award nomination in 2001 for "Outstanding Musical Comedy Performer," Sammy was named as one of the year’s "Ten Best Cabaret Vocalists" by Theater Mania, Inc.

The Songs…
Sammy, with a vast repertoire of material, tailors his entertaining to each audience. His fun-filled performances include standards of the ‘30s and ‘40s (Gershwin, Cole Porter, Irving Berlin, Fats Waller), Big Band music (Glenn Miller, Tommy Dorsey, Duke Ellington), ‘50’s Rock & Roll (Elvis Presley, The Platters, Bill Haley & the Comets, The Big Bopper, Fats Domino), pop classics of the ‘60s and ‘70s (Billy Joel, Elton John, Barry Manilow, The Carpenters, Neil Diamond, The Beatles), Broadway hits (Cabaret, Phantom of the Opera, Cats, 42nd Street, Fiddler on the Roof, The Lion King), classic pop singers (Frank Sinatra, Johnny Mathis, Nat King Cole, Tony Bennett, Barbra Streisand) and comedy songs and humor. When performing for an international audience, Sammy includes songs in Italian, French, German and Spanish, as well as numerous Irish, Scottish and English songs.

Those who attend Sammy’s performances always experience fun and entertaining evenings by this versatile performer. ABC’s Barbara Walters says, “Sammy Goldstein’s music can make any party come alive!” New York’s Cabaret Scenes Magazine says, “A consummate, born-to-entertain performer…an audience’s delight!” And, John Rohrbeck, the President of NBC Daytime TV, says, “A wonderful entertainer who makes his audiences feel totally at home.”