| JANUARY: MATTHEW MORRISON, JAVIER COLON, ORFEH AND ANDY KARL, BARB JUNGR & JOHN MCDANIEL, ANTHONY RAPP…AND MORE | |
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| JANUARY AT FEINSTEIN’S/54 BELOW… MATTHEW MORRISON, JAVIER COLON (winner, Season 1 “THE VOICE”) ORFEH AND ANDY KARL BARB JUNGR & JOHN MCDANIEL ANTHONY RAPP …AND MORE www.54Below.com/Feinsteins This December, FEINSTEIN’S/54 BELOW, Broadway’s Supper Club & Private Event Destination, presents some of the brightest stars from Broadway, cabaret, jazz, and beyond. To purchase tickets or for more information, visit www.54Below.com/Feinsteins or call (646) 476-3551. 54 SALUTES FRANK SINATRA, JANUARY 2 & MARCH 17 AT 9:30PM Encore by popular demand! Join us for Frank Sinatra – The Second Century – A Celebration of Sinatra’s Timeless Hit Songs! An all-star cast of Broadway and nightclub stars will perform the songs that propelled Ol’ Blue Eyes into the stratosphere of superstars. Hear the hits that turned Sinatra into an icon for the ages, making him one of rare show business beacons who continues to shine even in his second century. You’ll hear songs like “One For My Baby,” “Chicago,” “My Way,” “It Was a Very Good Year,” and so many more. This show comes courtesy of impresario Scott Siegel, who brought four different sold out Sinatra shows to Feinstein’s/54 Below during the Chairman of the Board’s centennial year. Now that we’re in Sinatra’s second century, his greatness is a given, and today’s most talented performers are looking forward to performing in his honor. You’ll want to be at Feinstein’s/54 Below to witness it! The show will be produced, written, directed and hosted by Scott Siegel, the creator of Town Hall’s signature series, Broadway by the Year. He has written/directed/produced concerts for Michael Feinstein at Jazz at Lincoln Center and has, over the course of the last 16 years, created more than 200 major concerts all over the world, plus scores of nightclub shows that have played major concert halls, boites, and performing arts centers. Featuring Farah Alvin (Nine, Saturday Night Fever), Rita Harvey (The Phantom of the Opera), Hunter Ryan Herdlicka (A Little Night Music), Pepe Nufrio (Occasion for Sin), Michael Romeo Ruocco (The Underclassman), and Tom Wopat (Kiss Me Kate—Tony nomination, Catch Me If You Can). $40-$50 cover charge. $85 premium seating. $25 food & beverage minimum. OUR TIME: THE CHILDREN OF MERRILY WE ROLL ALONG, JANUARY 2 & 3 AT 9:30PM Join the children of the original Broadway cast members of Merrily We Roll Along as they celebrate the show that brought all of their parents together in 1981! For the first time, the Merrily kids unite to share their voices, hearts, and stories with “me and you” and each other for one very special concert. The tremendous cast list includes Jackie Asbury (daughter of Donna Marie Asbury “Terry”), Nick Foster (son of Liz Callaway “Nightclub Waitress”), Molly Model (daughter of Mana Allen “Girl Auditioning”), Sarah Moritz (daughter of Marc Moritz “Alex”), Blaine and Kailey Sayre (son and daughter of Clark Sayre “Soundman”), Finn Snyder (son of Terry Finn “Gussie”), Huck Walton (son of Ann Morison “Mary Flynn”) and Tyler Walton Zeller (daughter of Jim Walton “Franklin Shepard” and Janie Gleason, swing). More casting to be announced soon. The concert is produced, directed, conceptualized and created by Molly Model (daughter of Mana Allen “Girl Auditioning”) along with the help of many of the children and her assistant Melissa Singson. Musical direction is by Michael Lavine. $30-$40 cover charge. $65 premium seating. $25 food & beverage minimum. ANN MORRISON, JANUARY 3 AT 7:00PM Three years after her sold out hit evening at Feinstein’s/54 Below, Ann Morrison returns with a new show! Join us for an evening of timeless classics from musical theater, jazz, pop and blues when Ann Morrison (Merrily We Roll Along, Lovemusik, Goblin Market) takes the stage. An indispensable member of Sarasota’s theatre family, Ann settled in the area after a performance career in NYC and around the country. She is well-known for starring as Mary Flynn in the original Broadway production of Stephen Sondheim’s Merrily We Roll Along. This new cabaret The Furniture Set, was actually inspired by Sarasota’s Home Resource Furniture store, which is sometimes offered to artists as an alternative theater space. Ann wondered: Does anyone buy furniture after seeing a play here? Why do owners offer their space to artists? The cabaret that emerged includes songs ranging from “On A Clear Day You Can See Forever” by Lerner and Loewe to Crosby, Stills and Nash’s song “Our House. ” Expect original numbers too, as well as songs from Ann’s life and career. After several sold out performances in Sarasota, Ann Morrison’s The Furniture Set comes to New York for the first time! Come enjoy this musical adventure with Music Director John Shirley at the piano. $35-$45 cover charge. $75 premium seating. $25 food & beverage minimum. NEW MUSICAL: FREEDOM RIDERS: THE CIVIL RIGHTS MUSICAL, JANUARY 4 AT 7:00PM Join us at Feinstein’s/54 Below for an inspirational evening featuring the songs of Freedom Riders: The Civil Rights Musical! In an unforgettable celebration of Richard Allen and Taran Gray‘s award-winning musical, experience the full score like never before! Featuring an all-star cast, this concert is produced and directed by show’s creators. In 1961, black and white civil rights activists rode side by side on interstate buses across the South to challenge segregation laws and practices that stubbornly persisted even after the Supreme Court ruled them unconstitutional. Allen and Gray set this story of civil rights heroes like Diane Nash and John Lewis to a stirring score performed by a cast of powerhouse vocalists. Freedom Riders won several awards at the New York Musical Theatre Festival, including Outstanding Music and a Special Citation for Social Relevance and Impact. Starring Alexis Floyd (Wanderlust, Romeo and Juliet, The Wiz, Once On This Island), Anthony Chatmon III (Into The Woods, The Book of Mormon, Freedom Riders: The Civil Rights Musical), Brynn Williams (SpongeBob SquarePants, Bye Bye Birdie, 13, In My Life, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, Freedom Riders: The Civil Rights Musical), Ciaran McCarthy (Kinky Boots, Freedom Riders: The Civil Rights Musical), Deonte Goodman (Freedom Riders: The Civil Rights Musical, 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, Caroline, or Change), Edred Utomi (How The Grinch Stole Christmas!, Once On This Island, Big River, Sister Act The Musical), Michael Nigro (The Sound of Music Live!, Freedom Riders: The Civil Rights Musical, Bandstand), Scott Redmond (Freedom Riders: The Civil Rights Musical, Shrek the Musical, Peter and the Starcatcher), Tyla Collier (Sistas: The Musical Regional: Sister Act the Musical, Polkadots, Dreamgirls, Violet, Caroline Or Change), and Colin Carswell (Songs For A New World, Romeo & Juliet, In The Heights, American Idiot). Directed by Whitney White (Citizen Suny Purchase, Blood Wedding, Freedom Riders: The Civil Rights Musical, The Secret Life Of Bees, AL-HALQA (Is that how it’s pronounced), Three Sisters. Musical direction by Steven Cuevas (Kinky Boots National Tour, How The Grinch Stole Christmas!, Freedom Riders: The Civil Rights Musical). $30-$40 cover charge. $65 premium seating. $25 food & beverage minimum. SPENCER DAY, JANUARY 4 AT 9:30PM Back by popular demand! Spencer Day’s show, “Lovefool” will explore love gone right, love gone wrong and, of course, love that’s fit for song. This versatile and unique show will feature classic standards, original compositions off of Day’s upcoming album “Angel City,” and interesting takes on new standards from the Cardigans and Michael Jackson as well as classics like Cole Porter and Burt Bacharach. “Lovefool” is sure to get even the most cynical romantics in the mood. Widely regarded for his original songs that blend compelling melodies, smart lyrics, and lush arrangements, Day has wooed audiences around the world and they have enthusiastically supported him for over ten years at venues as diverse as Birdland in New York, Feinstein’s in San Francisco, the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles, Jazz Alley in Seattle, the Pacific Rim Jazz Festival in Manila, the Kennedy Center in Washington, DC, Tanglewood Music Center in Boston, and featured on national television on The Late Show with Craig Ferguson. For his recent album “Daybreak,” debuting #1 on the iTunes Jazz Chart, Day crafted five new works that blend seamlessly with the cover tunes to create a moving tribute to the time, sound, feel, and sensibility that defined the California mid-century experience. “Daybreak” reflects Spencer’s roots in the Great American Songbook, with a contemporary, upbeat twist that has become his signature sound. $30-$40 cover charge. $65 premium seating. $25 food & beverage minimum. UP IN THE CHEAP SEATS WITH RON FASSLER & FRIENDS, JANUARY 5 AT 7:00 PM Join us at Feinstein’s/54 Below for a priceless evening of songs and stories with actor/author Ron Fassler telling his own personal tales of Broadway from his new book Up In The Cheap Seats, a chronicle of the time when he saw more than 200 Broadway shows as a teenager, all for as little as $2. Famous songs from such classic musicals as Cabaret, Hair, Company, Follies, and Pippin will be sung by Ron’s Broadway friends of yesteryear and today. Each legend will offer a song or two of their own to add to the stash of already hilarious and touching stories that will be explored by Ron Fassler. Up in the Cheap Seats guarantees to be a unique night featuring Broadway’s best singing the greatest songs of a Golden Age gone by. Featuring Michael Bernardi (Fiddler on the Roof), Stephen Bogardus (Bright Star), Kevin Chamberlin (Seussical, TV’s “Jessie”), Anita Gillette (Cabaret), Debbie Gravitte (Tony Award Winner for Jerome Robbins’ Broadway), Elmore James (Big River, Beauty and the Beast), Lee Wilkof (Holiday Inn, Kiss Me Kate), Justin Baret, Michael Caizzi, Alexandra Fassler Barrus, Sam Gravitte, and Matt Kurzyniec. $35-$45 cover charge. $75 premium seating. $25 food & beverage minimum. CRY: A SAD SONG MARATHON!, JANUARY 5 AT 9:30PM Scott Siegel Presents…Cry: A Sad Song Marathon! We’ve traveled the world for the songs that make you weep! From “If You Go Away,” to “Empty Chairs at Empty Tables,” and from “But Not For Me,” to (of course), Johnny Ray’s “Cry.” Broadway, Hollywood, country, pop, blues…from everywhere (even France); anything and everything that brings a tear to the eye. You might even hear “Patches.” Here, finally, is the show that lets you — encourages you — to cry in your beer. Come be miserable with us and hear some of the greatest sad songs ever written, performed by a cast of brilliant Broadway actors and nightclub stars who feel your pain! Cry is the creation of New York impresario Scott Siegel, who has written, directed, and produced concerts for Michael Feinstein, as well as produced more than 300 major concerts all over the world. He is perhaps best known as the creator/writer/director and host of Town Hall’s signature series, Broadway by the Year, which recently concluded its record-breaking 17th critically acclaimed season. At Feinstein’s/54 Below, he is the creator of the long-running hit series, 54 Sings Broadway’s Greatest Hits, as well as scores of other popular concert events. Featuring: Farah Alvin (Nine, Saturday Night Fever), Emma Hunton (Spring Awakening, The Mad Ones), Jillian Louis (Multi- Award Winning Actress, It Shoulda Been You), Brian Charles Rooney (The Three-Penny Opera), Tiffany Tatreau (Ride the Cyclone), and Morgan Weed (American Psycho). $35-$45 cover charge. $80 premium seating. $25 food & beverage minimum. PASSING THE BECHDEL TEST: DUETS FOR WOMEN THAT AREN’T ABOUT MEN, JANUARY 5 AT 11:30PM Join us at Feinstein’s/54 Below for Passing the Bechdel Test: Duets for Women That Aren’t About Men — an evening of world premieres and old favorites from New York’s most exciting musical theatre composers as they embark on the impossible challenge of writing a duet for two women that isn’t about loving the same man – or about a man at all. There will be sisters. There will be lesbians. There will probably be Miranda Priestly-esque nightmare bosses, or possibly some kind of time travel. When women start discussing things other than the men in their lives, who knows what might happen? Writers: Joe Iconis, Kait Kerrigan and Brian Lowdermilk, Sam Salmond, Deepali Gupta, Sara Cooper and Amy Burgess, Cesar Alvarez and Emily Orling, Keurim Hur and Jacob Fjeldheim, EllaRose Chary and Brandon James Gwinn Performers: Emma Hunton, Krystina Alabado, Delaney Amatrudo, Allie Sandler, Shannon Tyo, LaToya Edwards, Jessie Shelton, and Michelle Veintimilla Musical Director: Emily Marshall $15 cover charge. $35 premiums. 2 drinks or $20 food & beverage minimum. MATTHEW MORRISON, JANUARY 6, 7, 9, 10, 12 & 13 AT 7:00PM Emmy, Tony and two-time Golden Globe nominated star of stage and screen, Matthew Morrison will return to Feinstein’s/54 Below for a very special concert engagement. Morrison will perform classic renditions of standards and numbers from his past productions – including Hairspray, South Pacific, Finding Neverland, Glee, and more. Morrison spent 2015 entertaining over a half a million audience members portraying “J.M. Barrie” in the Broadway musical Finding Neverland. His professional career spans over 15 years, where he has performed and starred in various leading productions on Broadway, television, film and beyond. Most notably, Morrison was nominated for a Tony Award for his role in The Light In The Piazza, and starred in the Tony-winning revival of South Pacific at Lincoln Center, as well as originated the role of “Link Larkin” in the Tony-winning musical Hairspray. His rise to international fame stemmed from his role as “Mr. Schuester” in the Fox television musical comedy series Glee, which earned him nominations for both Emmy and Golden Globe awards. $85-$115 cover charge. $120 - $140 VIP seating. $150-$175 premium seating. $25 food & beverage minimum. 54 SINGS BROADWAY’S GREATEST HITS!, JANUARY 6 - JULY 21 AT 9:30PM This Scott Siegel Concert Event hit Feinstein’s/54 Below like rolling thunder. Though the first show in this wildly popular series took place on a night a hurricane was supposed to close down New York City, it sold out anyway because this was the show that every musical theater-lover had been waiting for. After many more packed shows, we’re going to do it again, with a brand new line-up of Broadway’s Greatest Hits! If you skip through cast albums just to hear the very best songs in each show, this is the nightclub concert event for you. If you love the classics of the Great White Way, come and hear the songs that made Broadway great, that made your heart soar, that you used to sing (maybe still do) in the shower! But at Feinstein’s/54 Below, you will hear the greatest Broadway songs of all time performed by today’s greatest stars, singing them straight up, the way you want to hear them! And who better to produce/direct/host this show than the creator of Town Hall’s critically acclaimed Broadway by the Year series, Scott Siegel, creator of more than 200 major concert events centered on Broadway music! The latest volumes of Broadway’s Greatest Hits will be thrilling nights that you won’t forget… Featuring Farah Alvin (Nine, Saturday Night Fever), Oakley Boycott (Bells Are Ringing), Rita Harvey (The Phantom of the Opera), Maxine Linehan (“Fiercely Talented” – NY Times), Alyse Alan Louis (Amelie), Brian Charles Rooney (The Three-Penny Opera), and Tiffany Tatreau (Ride the Cyclone). $35-$65 cover charge. $75-$100 premium seating. $25 food & beverage minimum. JAVIER COLON FROM THE VOICE SINGS BROADWAY, JANUARY 7 AT 9:30PM Join the season one winner of the smash television show The Voice, Javier Colon, as he makes his Feinstein’s/54 Below debut in The Voice Sings Broadway. Blessed with a stunningly soulful voice, an uncanny songwriting talent, a charismatic personality and a commanding stage presence, Javier Colon has already won the attention of an international fan base that’s embraced his personally-charged, acoustic-textured blend of pop, rock and R&B, an effortlessly distinctive style that he’s dubbed “acoustic soul.” Currently a Concord Music Group recording artist, Javier returns to his theatre roots and sings his favorite songs from the Broadway repertoire – from classics like “Maria” (West Side Story) to standards like “Bring Him Home” (Les Misérables) to straight from the stage hits like “Hold Me in Your Heart” (Kinky Boots). Featuring surprise Broadway guests, this is one show no Broadway, pop music or The Voice fan should miss! $30-$45 cover charge. $75 premium seating. $25 food & beverage minimum. THE DROWSY CHAPERONE IN CONCERT, JANUARY 8 AT 7PM & 9:30PM It has been 10 years since The Drowsy Chaperone (Fest ’04) concluded its successful Broadway run, and Man in Chair is back to celebrate! Join The Drowsy Chaperone creative team and National Alliance for Musical Theatre for a one-night-only reunion concert. Winner of five Tony Awards, including Best Book and Best Original Score, The Drowsy Chaperone is a loving send-up of the Jazz Age musical, featuring one show-stopping song after another. Hailed by New York Magazine as “The Perfect Broadway Musical,” The Drowsy Chaperone has music and lyrics by Lisa Lambert and Greg Morrison with book by Bob Martin and Don McKellar. Select original cast members that will appear in this reunion concert include: Jay Douglas (Elf), Stacia Fernandez (Bandstand at Papermill Playhouse), Linda Griffin (Something Rotten), Eddie Korbich (A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder,) Garth Kravits (Upcoming: Bringing the Band Back Together), Jason Kravits (Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt), Beth Leavel (Bandstand), Kecia Lewis (Upcoming: Children of a Lesser God,) Bob Martin (The Drowsy Chaperone), Angela Pupello (ABC’s Ten Days in the Valley), Kilty Reidy (Billy Elliot), Jennifer Smith (Anastasia), Joey Sorge (A Bronx Tale), Patrick Wetzel (Resident Director, Aladdin) Cast is subject to change. $55-$90 cover charge. $90-$110 VIP seating. $90-$135 premium seating. $25 food and beverage minimum. 54 SINGS JASON MRAZ, JANUARY 9 AT 9:30PM Grab your best fedora and hang out with some of your Broadway faves as they celebrate the Great White Way’s newest crooner, Jason Mraz! With record breaking hits like “I’m Yours,” over 7 million records sold, and platinum certifications in over 20 countries, two-time Grammy winner Mraz has charmed his way into the hearts of millions of fans all over the globe. Fans can expect to hear everything from Mraz’ breakout tune “The Remedy (I Won’t Worry),” to classics like “A Beautiful Mess,” and “1000 Things,” to deeper cuts like “I’m Coming Over” and more! So pull up a chair, raise a glass to love and love lost, and join us as we turn the heart eyes emoji all the way up to 100! Featuring Dan DeLuca (Newsies), Hannah Elless (Bright Star, Benny and Joon), Brian Flores (Hadestown, Pippin), Adam Kaplan (Kinky Boots, Newsies), Nikka Graff Lanzarone (Sweet Charity, Chicago), Shea Madison (Drunk Shakespeare, Julius Caesar), Jennafer Newberry (Freaky Friday), Daniel Quadrino (Wicked, Newsies), Matt Rodin (BROadway, Red Carpet Challenge), Colton Ryan (Dear Evan Hansen), George Salazar (The Lightning Thief, Godspell). $25-$35 cover charge. $60 premium seating. $25 food and beverage minimum. DEPARTURES: THE SONGS OF GUALTIERI & SISCO, JANUARY 10 AT 9:30PM Award-winning collaborative team Tom Gualtieri (lyrics) and David Sisco (music) return to Feinstein’s/54 Below with a brand new collection of songs that celebrate and skewer contemporary life and relationships. After years of collaborating on full-scale musicals (including Falling to Earth, I’m Afraid You’re Afraid, and a forthcoming project with book writer Michael Zam), Gualtieri & Sisco explore the intersection between compelling storytelling and exciting musical forms to create a dynamic cycle of songs. A bevy of Broadway talents (soon to be announced) bring to life their unique meld of musical theatre with pop/rock and folk influences. Directed by Laura Josepher Featuring Ta’Rea Campbell, Alexandra Foucard, Amy Justman, Kevin Massey and Dennis Stowe. $25-$35 cover charge. $60 premium seating. $25 food and beverage minimum. KIM MARESCA: TAKING OFF, JANUARY 11 AT 7PM Kim exploded onto the New York theatre scene with her starring debut as Judy Denmark in the recent Off-Broadway smash RUTHLESS! The Musical, a role she is set to repeat in the London premiere of RUTHLESS! next season. It was during that “auspicious Off-Broadway debut” (Entertainment Weekly) in RUTHLESS! that Kim Maresca made her solo performing debut at Feinstein’s/54 Below and now, by popular demand, she’s making an encore appearance with her eclectic mix of standards, contemporary musical theatre, and pop. Come get to know the riveting performer who has “all the makings of a great big Broadway star!” (Gay City News). Under the direction of Dan Foster (4000 Miles and Outside Mullingar) and backed by a sizzling trio of top-notch Broadway musicians led by music director Alex Rybeck (Broadway’s Grand Hotel and Merrily We Roll Along), the evening promises a roaring good time with more than a few laughs. All proceeds will benefit the Broadway Dreams Foundation. All ticket prices include a standard open bar. $40-$50 cover charge. $75 premium seating. All ticket prices include a standard open bar. CHORUS GIRLS: A DRAG CABARET BENEFITING THE NYC GAY MEN’S CHORUS, JANUARY 11 AT 9:30PM When a gay man has way too much fashion sense for one gender he becomes a drag queen. When a gay man joins a chorus of gay men he becomes FABULOUS. When you combine the two they become CHORUS GIRLS! Join drag members of the NYC Gay Men’s Chorus as they sing Broadway showtunes about performing, auditioning, and living as gay men in NYC. Hosted by Sasha Davenport and Ellia J Garlands, take a tour of the boards with these “girls” who are anything but. Music directed by Jimmy Horan and produced by Mama Mela, this annual benefit cabaret raises money for NYC Gay Men’s Chorus. $25-$35 cover charge. $60 premium seating. $25 food and beverage minimum. VONDA SHEPARD: SONGS FROM ALLY MCBEAL & MORE, JANUARY 12 AT 9:30PM Vonda Shepard will hit the stage at Feinstein’s/54 Below with her stellar quartet! Celebrating the 20th Anniversary of the hit show, Ally McBeal, in this dynamic concert, you’ll hear some of the favorites Vonda recorded for Ally, including “You Belong To Me,” “Searchin’ My Soul,” and “Tell Him.” You’ll also get a chance to enjoy Vonda’s original material from her 14 albums including “Maryland” and “Baby Don’t You Break My Heart Slow.” Vonda recorded four albums for Ally McBeal, has sold over twelve million albums overall, and has won two Golden Globe Awards, two Emmys, and two Screen Actor’s Guild Awards. Come relax, laugh, sing along, yell out requests, reminisce in the intimate moments with Vonda at the piano, and get up and dance while Vonda and her band whip the room into a frenzy by the show’s end. Featuring James Ralston (Tina Turner) on guitar, Jim Hanson (Bruce Springsteen, Rodney Crowell) on bass, and Fritz Lewak (Jackson Browne) on drums. $50-$60 cover charge. $95 premium seating. $25 food and beverage minimum. THE LATE COMET: HEATH SAUNDERS, JANUARY 12, 2018 AT 11:30PM Heath Saunders (Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812, Newton’s Cradle) is a young composer, actor, and multi-instrumentalist who spends his free time writing musicals you haven’t heard of yet. As a singer-songwriter, his self-produced tracks blend electronic grooves with a modern theatrical lyric sensibility — plus a dash of fast-paced rap for good measure. Heath grew up outside Seattle, Washington, and spent his early years developing his unique pop aesthetic performing with his four siblings, all singers, musicians, and actors. Join Heath in his Feinstein’s/54 Below solo debut and see why The New York Times says “Heath Saunders walks off with your heart.” This show is part of The Late Comet, a series of late-night shows featuring cast members of Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812, produced by Philip Romano. $20 cover charge. $45 premium seating. 2 drink or $20 food and beverage minimum. WILL & ANTHONY NUNZIATA, JANUARY 13 & JUNE 6 AT 9:30PM Acclaimed singer-songwriters and Carnegie Hall headliners Will & Anthony Nunziata bring their soaring tenor voices and soulful harmonies to the timeless songs of then and now. From Rodgers & Hammerstein and Billy Joel to Sinatra and Adele, The New Classics is an unforgettable evening of music and laughs where everything sounds new and always feels familiar, with hits like “Unchained Melody,” “New York State of Mind,” Adele’s “Someone Like You,” “The Prayer,” as well as brand-new soulful original tunes. Singers, songwriters, recording artists, and advocates of arts in education, Will & Anthony Nunziata are the Brooklyn-born, classically trained singing and comedy brother duo hailed by The Huffington Post as “a nearly impossible pairing of talent, stage presence and charisma.” Will & Anthony just filmed featured roles in the upcoming Netflix comedy “The Last Laugh” starring Chevy Chase and Richard Dreyfuss and recently headlined Carnegie Hall for two sold-out concerts with the New York Pops Symphony Orchestra. The brothers have brought their distinct take on classic & contemporary songs to performing arts centers and theaters, as well as symphony concerts with orchestras such as the New York Pops, Detroit Symphony, Cleveland Pops, Colorado Symphony, Lancaster Symphony, Annapolis Symphony, Cape Cod Symphony, Toledo Symphony, and Edmonton Symphony Orchestra. The brothers studied music, acting and directing at Boston College, and trained in improv comedy at the famed Upright Citizens Brigade in New York City. Featured on Good Morning America and The Rachael Ray Show, Will & Anthony are most proud of their “ARTS MATTER!” Educational Outreach Initiative and Master Class Workshops that educate and inspire students to fearlessly pursue their passions. The brothers are currently working on a brand new album featuring fresh takes on songs from the Great American Songbook to today’s contemporary hit makers as well as their original soulful pop compositions. $30-$45 cover charge. $75 premium seating. $25 food and beverage minimum. LATE NIGHT BROADWAY, JANUARY 13 AT 11:30PM RJ Productions presents Late Night Broadway starring Michael Mott & Friends with Jay Armstrong Johnson, Teal Wicks (Finding Neverland, Wicked, Jekyll & Hyde), Tony Nominees Eva Noblezada (Miss Saigon) and Brandon Uranowitz (Falsettos, An American in Paris). Join us for this one night only concert, giving audiences a taste of some of Broadway’s talented artists and their solo concerts. Direct from her performance on the closing weekend of Miss Saigon, Tony Nominee Eva Noblezada brings her incredible voice to Feinstein’s/54 Below for a short set. Tony nominee and Prince of Broadway star Brandon Uranowitz returns to Feinstein’s/54 Below to share a few songs from his acclaimed concert honoring Broadway composer William Finn. Acclaimed singer/songwriter Michael Mott celebrates the release of his CD “Abandoned Heart” with a sampling of his songs, featuring special guests, including Jay Armstrong Johnson and Natalie Weiss. Join us as we celebrate the music of great composers with incredible Broadway talent. It’ll be one night of great memories! $25 general admission cover charge. 2 alcoholic drinks or $20 food and beverage minimum. RJ PRODUCTIONS PRESENTS: THE BRIGHT STARS OF BROADWAY, JANUARY 14 AT 6:30PM Join some of Broadway’s brightest stars in a special one night only concert at Feinstein’s/54 Below. For one night only, Mandy Gonzalez returns to Broadway’s Supper Club, Feinstein’s/54 Below, direct from her starring role in Hamilton, offering audiences some of her signature songs as well as songs from her debut CD, “Fearless.” As part of this evening, we are also proud to offer concert performances by some of Broadway’s leading men – Andrew Keenan-Bolger (Newsies, Tuck Everlasting), Bobby Conte Thornton(A Bronx Tale), Josh Young (Jesus Christ Superstar, Amazing Grace) and the New York City performance debut of Scott Coulter’s acclaimed Music Of The Knights starring Kelli Rabke, Blaine Kraus, Lorinda Lisitza and Scott Coulter. It’s an evening featuring some of Broadway’s brightest stars, offering a sample of their concerts. Emmy award Winner Bruce Vilanch brings hilarity to the evening, as the host of this concert. $40-65 cover charge. $90 premium seating. $25 food and beverage minimum. THE SKIVVIES, JANUARY 14 & 20 AT 9:30PM BACK BY POPULAR DEMAND! This “musically thrilling” undie-rock, comedy-pop duo don’t just strip down their musical arrangements, they literally strip down to their underwear to perform their distinctive mashups and eccentric originals for cello and ukulele, with touches of glockenspiel, melodica, and a surprising array of under-used instruments. Award-winning singer-actors Lauren Molina (Marry Me a Little, Sweeney Todd, Rock of Ages) and Nick Cearley (All Shook Up) became YouTube sensations as The Skivvies, with living room videos that displayed their powerful harmonies as well as their powerful abs. Those clips led to live shows that The Wall Street Journal called “smart, sophisticated…ingenious,” and Out Magazine, “The Skivvies have managed to carve out a niche that we never knew needed to exist: part Weird Al- parody and part sexy burlesque…and unusual explosion of satire and sultry.” They also have a single and music video directed by Augusten Burroughs, bestselling author of Running With Scissors. They will be joined by special guest stars who will strip down and rock out. Expect a hilarious evening of genre-hopping pop perfection. Appearing on 1/14: Nick Adams (Priscilla Queen of the Desert, Wicked), Randy Harrison (Wicked, “Queer as Folk”), Jessica Vosk (Wicked, The Bridges of Madison County), Lauren Zakrin (Great Comet, Cruel Intentions), Ryann Redmond (Bring It On, if then, Escape to Margaritaville), Wayne Alan Wilcox (Chaplin, Rent, “Gilmore Girls”), Bonnie Milligan (Kinky Boots, Gigantic), Ellyn Marsh (Pretty Woman, Kinky boots) Appearing on 1/20: Nick Adams (Priscilla Queen of the Desert, Wicked), Lesli Margherita (Matilda, Dames at Sea), Molly Pope (Bulldozer, Found), Constantine Rosoulli (Cruel Intentions, Hairspray), Bonnie Milligan (Kinky Boots, Gigantic), Evan Todd (Beautiful), Mike Wartella (Charlie and the Chocolate Factory) $30-$45 cover charge. $65-$75 premium seating. $25 food and beverage minimum. BARB JUNGR & JOHN MCDANIEL: FLOAT LIKE A BUTTERFLY - THE STING PROJECT, JANUARY 16 AT 7PM Internationally renowned singer Barb Jungr and Grammy & Emmy award winner John McDaniel are together again with their newest collaboration: Float Like A Butterfly – The Music of Sting. This collection has audiences and critics glowing. The pair continue to have worldwide success with live concerts and the CD of their Beatles collection, Come Together, now also recently released in China, Taiwan, and Hong Kong. This new show includes “Fields of Gold”, “Message in a Bottle” & “Englishman in New York”, and features terrific interpretations and radiant humor. $35-$45 cover charge. $75 premium seating. $25 food and beverage minimum. JENNIFER DAMIANO: UNPLUGGED, JANUARY 16 AT 9:30PM Tony-nominated actress and singer Jennifer Damiano returns to Feinstein’s/54 Below for the first time since her solo cabaret debut in the summer of 2016 with Jennifer Damiano: Unplugged. The concert features an intimate, acoustic take on Damiano’s journey through her adolescence in the theater through pop music and the heartfelt musical theater songs that have made her career. Damiano will be reunited with music director Benjamin Rauhala for the intimate concert in what will be her most personal cabaret show yet. Jennifer Damiano began her career at 15 years old with her Broadway debut in Spring Awakening as the youngest member of the original cast. She soon received her Tony Award nomination for creating the role of Natalie in the critically acclaimed Broadway production, Next to Normal. Subsequent Broadway runs include starring as the original Mary Jane Watson in Spiderman: Turn Off the Dark with music and lyrics by U2, and in the Broadway production of American Psycho. She also starred in The Public Theatre’s musical, Venice. Damiano’s film credits include Fourth Man Out, American Dresser, Outliving Emily, and B-Side. She recently headlined the pop-up production of Cruel Intentions: The Musical to sold-out performances. $25-$35 cover charge. $60 premium seating. $25 food and beverage minimum. BABY, DREAM YOUR DREAM: GREAT WOMEN WRITERS OF THE AMERICAN SONGBOOK, JANUARY 17 AT 7PM & 9:30PM Marilyn Bergman. Dorothy Fields. Mary Rodgers. Jeanine Tesori. Betty Comden. Throughout theatre history, there have been a few bold pioneers-in-heels who crashed the boys’ club, and wrote hit songs and shows like “On the Sunny Side of the Street,” Sweet Charity, On the Town, “Witchcraft,” Once Upon a Mattress, and so much more. This entertaining and moving 75 minute revue, created, hosted, and scripted by Deborah Grace Winer (former artistic director of 92Y’s Lyrics & Lyricists™), celebrates these songwriters—against the backdrop of the current world’s surprisingly ongoing conversation… ”What is a woman’s place?” Featuring Kenita Miller (Once On This Island, The Color Purple), Margo Seibert (Rocky, In Transit), Emily Skinner (Side Show, Prince of Broadway) and Karen Ziemba (Contact, Prince of Broadway). Directed by Mark Waldrop. Musical directed by John Oddo. Based on an original idea and production for 92Y’s Lyrics & Lyricists™. $35-$50 cover charge. $75-$80 premium seating. $25 food and beverage minimum. ELEGIES FOR ANGELS, PUNKS, AND RAGING QUEENS, FEAT. ALICE RIPLEY, EMILY SKINNER & MORE!, JANUARY 18, 2018 AT 7PM & 9:30PM An all-star cast will perform in a concert of Elegies For Angels, Punks, and Raging Queens, the internationally produced musical. With book and lyrics by Bill Russell, who will host the evening, and music by Janet Hood, who will be the music director, the score includes “My Brother Lived in San Francisco,” “And the Rain Keeps Falling Down,” “Angels, Punks and Raging Queens,” and more. The show features songs inspired by the NAMES Project AIDS Memorial Quilt and songs that represent the feelings of friends and family members dealing with the loss. Featuring Nick Adams (Priscilla Queen of the Desert, Wicked), Brandon Andrus (Side Show, Roman Holiday), Nick Cearley (Pageant, A Midsummer Night’s Dream), Emerson Davis (Once on This Island), Lauren Elder (Side Show, Hair), Demond Green (Sister Act, Toxic Avenger), Hunter Ryan Herdlicka (A Little Night Music, Once Upon a Mattress), Javier Ignacio (Side Show, Into the Woods), Lauren Molina (Sweeney Todd, Desperate Measures), Emily Padgett (Side Show, Bright Star), Alice Ripley (Next to Normal, American Pyscho) Blair Ross (Side Show, Jekyll & Hyde), Nora Schell (Spamilton– Drama Desk Nomination) Emily Skinner (Side Show, Prince of Broadway), Josh Young (Amazing Grace, Jesus Christ Superstar). Casting by Stephen DeAngelis $30-$45 cover charge. $65-$75 premium seating. $25 food and beverage minimum. MARCUS LOVETT, JANUARY 19 & 20 AT 7PM Back by popular demand after a sold out Feinstein’s/54 Below debut, featuring the same killler six piece band, but with an all new repertoire! Hundreds of millions of people have heard Marcus Lovett‘s voice as the voice of GMA, This Week with George Stephanoplous, The Olympics, The Oscar’s Red Carpet, PBS, and The Later Show with David Letterman. As an actor and singer he has played the Phantom in Phantom of The Opera on Broadway and in the West End, where he also played The Man in Whistle Down The Wind. On Broadway, Marcus has also appeared in the original Les Mis, as Alex Gillingham in Aspects of Love, and as Billy Bigelow in Carousel. Be there as Marcus comes out of the vocal booth and into the light, singing from his career, and from the jobs that got away, in this spectacular evening of song. $50-$60 cover charge. $85 VIP seating. $100 premium seating. $25 food and beverage minimum. JESSE LUTTRELL WITH THE FRED BARTON BROADWAY BAND, JANUARY 19 AT 9:30PM Jesse Luttrell unleashes his shattering voice and post-modern vaudevillian style in a high-octane evening of classic swing, pop, and show songs. Jesse’s repertoire runs the gamut from songs of Jule Styne, Cy Coleman and Rodgers & Hart, to Anthony Newley, Jerry Herman specialties, and Peter Allen showstoppers. Jesse’s show features new arrangements created by Fred Barton, who leads his 8-piece Broadway Band. Jesse is a concert and recording artist, and longtime cabaret and feature musical theatre performer. $30-$40 cover charge. $70 premium seating. $25 food and beverage minimum. MUSEMATCH XI: A MUSICAL THEATER BLIND DATE, JANUARY 19 AT 11:30PM MuseMatch XI: MuseMatch, A Musical Theater Blind Date is a concert series that has created over 160 new musical theater collaborations. Composers and Singers who don’t know each other are paired on a “blind date,” where they share themselves authentically and openly and that conversation becomes a new song. A portion of the proceeds go to charity. Cast: Elijah Caldwell & Will Reynolds Linedy Genao & Ty Defoe with Tidtaya Sinutoke Jordan Barrow, Teresa Lotz & Naomi Matlow Matthew Thompson & Rafi Fuentes Sherz Aleteha & Andi Lee Carter Amanda Savan & Durra Leung Brooke Shapiro & Cheeyang Ng Hannah Kloepfer & Will Buck Andrew Chappelle & Ross Plotkin Bart Shatto & Janet Noh Anna Lee Wright & Landon Braverman Lianah Sta Ana & Michael Finke Karl Josef Co & Lucas Syed Aaron Ramey & Kate Steinberg Dana Levinson & Eric Grunin Nora Schell & David Alan Thornton $15 cover charge. $35 premium seating. 2 drink or $20 food and beverage minimum. “ALL THINGS BROADWAY” SINGS THE STANDARDS WITH TYCE GREEN, BEN CAMERON, AND MORE, JANUARY 20 AT 11:30PM All Things Broadway, created by Eliyahu Kheel in 2014, was started on a dream. After all, what is the theatre without a dream? Over the past few years, ATB has grown and has become the biggest Facebook fan group for theatre in and out of New York. This group provides a place where all the fans and stars align for their common love of theatre! Join beloved Broadway performers and their fans at Feinstein’s/54 Below, where many professional and amateur performers’ dreams will come true right before your eyes, through classic Broadway standards. Cast includes Eliyahu Kheel, Ben Cameron, Jeanna De Waal, Drew Gasparini, Pablo Rossil, Drew Seigla, Savannah Frazier, Tyce Green, Julian Mendoza, Samara Ehrlich, Grace Mozitis, and Charlene Jean. $15 cover charge. $35 premium seating. 2 drink or $20 food and beverage minimum. SONDHEIM UNPLUGGED, JANUARY 21, 2018 AT 7PM BACK FOR SEASON EIGHT! A celebrated New York event since 2010, the BroadwayWorld and Bistro Award-winning series Sondheim Unplugged features some of Broadway and cabaret’s most dynamic voices, accompanied by piano only, delving into the musical world of Broadway’s master composer. Expect tunes from A Little Night Music, Company, Into the Woods, Follies, Passion, Dick Tracy and more. Past special guests have included original Sondheim cast members such as Len Cariou, Jim Walton, Donna McKechnie, Chip Zien & more – so you never know who might drop in. Sondheim Unplugged is hosted by series creator Phil Geoffrey Bond, who will fill the audience in on Sondheimien facts, history & assorted tidbits of theatrical lore! Come join the party! $30-$45 cover charge. $65-75 premium seating. $25 food and beverage minimum. IF IT ONLY EVEN RUNS A MINUTE - 17TH EDITION, JANUARY 21 AT 9:30PM Sometimes Broadway musicals run forever, like Cats or Les Misérables. But sometimes, Broadway musicals run for only a minute, like Merrily We Roll Along, High Fidelity, or Via Galactica. This is their story. If It Only Even Runs A Minute is the Bistro Award-winning concert series celebrating rare songs, behind-the-scenes tales, and inspiring photos from underappreciated musicals. Created and hosted by Feinstein’s/54 Below Creative and Programming Director Jennifer Ashley Tepper and Book of Mormon‘s Kevin Michael Murphy, with musical direction by Jeremy Robin Lyons, each concert includes performances and stories from original cast members and writers of selected featured shows, as well as new interpretations. The 17th edition of the concert will feature performances from Buck White, Cleavage, Dark Rosaleen, The Glorious Ones, Gone Missing, Hallelujah, Hazel Flagg, Baby!, Rex, Taboo, The Thing Of It Is, and more to be announced. Previous editions of Runs A Minute have played at the New York Musical Theatre Festival, Caroline’s on Broadway, The Laurie Beechman Theatre, Joe’s Pub and Le Poisson Rouge. So far, the series has included over 300 performers and over 175 featured musicals, as well as many songs that have never before been recorded. Featuring performances by Sarah Uriarte Berry (Taboo, Light in the Piazza, Next to Normal), Alex Brightman (Tony nominee for School of Rock, Assassins), Penny Fuller (Tony nominee for Applause and The Dinner Party), Devin Ilaw (Miss Saigon, Les Miserables), Taylor Iman Jones (Groundhog Day), Marc Kudisch (Tony nominee for 9 to 5, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, and Thoroughly Modern Millie), Kevin Michael Murphy (The Book of Mormon), Andy Mientus (Spring Awakening, Smash), Bonnie Milligan (Kinky Boots, God Bless You Mr. Rosewater), Jay Rogers (Once Upon A Mattress, When Pigs Fly), Jason Veasey (The Lion King) and more to be announced! $30-$40 cover charge. $65 premium seating. $25 food and beverage minimum. 54 SINGS GREEN DAY, JANUARY 22, 2018 AT 7PM & 9:30PM Join a cast of Broadway’s best as they bring the music of Green Day to the stage of Feinstein’s/54 Below for one night only. Featuring hits like “American Idiot,” “Boulevard of Broken Dreams,” “Wake Me Up When September Ends,” “Basket Case,” and many more. We hope you’ll have the Time of Your Life! Starring: Krystina Alabado (The Mad Ones, American Idiot Broadway), Alex Boniello (Spring Awakening, American Idiot National Tour), Jennifer Bowles (Matilda, American Idiot Broadway), Matt DeAngelis (Waitress, American Idiot National Tour), Alyssa DiPalma (The Last Ship, American Idiot National Tour), Francesca Granell (Cats, American Idiot National Tour) Carson Higgins (American Idiot National Tour), Taylor Iman Jones (Groundhog Day, American Idiot National Tour), John Krause (Wicked, American Idiot National Tour), Mariah MacFarlane (American Idiot National Tour), Leslie McDonel (Hairspray, American Idiot Broadway), Alison Morooney (American Idiot National Tour), Jillian Mueller (Dirty Dancing, American Idiot National Tour), Jarran Muse (Motown, American Idiot National Tour) Johnny Newcomb (The Last Ship, American Idiot National Tour), Michael Pilato (American Idiot National Tour), Olivia Puckett (Dear Evan Hansen, American Idiot National Tour) Turner Rouse (American Idiot National Tour), Jenna Rubaii (Groundhog Day, American Idiot National Tour), Christina Sajous (Spider-Man Turn Off the Dark, American Idiot Broadway), Dustin Harris Smith (American Idiot National Tour),Josephine Spada (American Idiot National Tour), Dan Tracy (Kinky Boots, American Idiot National Tour). Produced by Shoshana Feinstein and Francesca Granell. $35-$50 cover charge. $75-80 premium seating. $25 food and beverage minimum. ORFEH AND ANDY KARL: LEGALLY BOUND, JANUARY 23, 26, 27 & 30 AT 7PM She has a “powerhouse voice” (New York Times). He is “a theater world heartthrob” (New York Times). And together Orfeh and Andy Karl have had an impressively long run as one of Broadway’s best couples. Although they met while doing the Broadway production of Saturday Night Fever, their irrepressible chemistry became the stuff of legend when they co-starred in Legally Blonde, which garnered Orfeh a Tony nomination. Karl earned his own Tony nods for Rocky, On the Twentieth Century, and Groundhog Day (for which he received an Olivier Award). Before Orfeh leaves to star in Pretty Woman the Musical, Broadway’s power couple celebrates the release of their new album with a return engagement of their hit show Legally Bound. The sexy, funny, and enormously talented duo tear through an eclectic mix of pop, rock, rhythm and blues, and show tunes that is sure to excite and delight! Orfeh and Andy will be joined by musical director Steven Jamail and their band for an unforgettable evening of chart-toppers, show-stoppers, and high belting. Directed by Charles Randolph-Wright. $70-$100 cover charge. $105-$125 VIP seating. $135-160 premium seating. $25 food and beverage minimum. 54 SINGS THE BEATLES, JANUARY 23 & JULY 27 AT 9:30PM John, Paul, George, and Ringo. The Fab Four. The most famous musical singing group the world has ever known. They didn’t just define a generation, they were an epoch all by themselves. Their music might have been born in the 1960s but it continues to be an essential part of our culture today. At Feinstein’s/54 Below, we will celebrate their greatest hits, with today’s greatest Broadway and nightclub stars singing their iconic songs. From “I Want to Hold Your Hand,” to “All My Loving,” and from “Yesterday” to “While My Guitar Gently Weeps” — and from “Can’t Buy Me Love,” to “Norwegian Wood,” Eleanor Rigby,” Nowhere Man,” “We Can Work It Out,” and so many more incredible top ten hits. This isn’t just nostalgia, it’s music written with elegance and beauty, and lyrics written with keen understanding, wit, and style. They were The Beatles. Hear their music live, in concert, once again. For one night only, 54 Sings The Beatles! 54 Sings The Beatles is created by New York impresario, Scott Siegel, who also created Broadway Jukebox, Broadway by the Year, Broadway Unplugged, etc. — a total of more than 300 major concert events that have been performed all over the world. Featuring Farah Alvin (Nine, Saturday Night Fever), Mia Gerachis (Elf: The Musical), Rita Harvey (The Phantom of the Opera), Emma Hunton (The Mad Ones), Alyse Alan Louis (Amelie), Jillian Louis (It Shoulda Been You), Brian Charles Rooney (The Three-Penny Opera), Jenny Lee Stern (Forbidden Broadway, Rocky, Spamilton), Barbara Walsh (Tony Nominee: Falsettos, Company, Big), and Morgan Weed (American Psycho). $45-$55 cover charge. $85 premium seating. $25 food and beverage minimum. CHARLES STROUSE AND LEE ADAMS’S FIRST COLLABORATION: A POUND IN YOUR POCKET, JANUARY 24 AT 7PM When Charles Strouse first met Lee Adams in 1949, neither knew what would happen next. 68 years and three Tony Awards later, Strouse and Adams are one of the most celebrated and prolific teams in musical theatre. Now, an all-star cast will celebrate their first collaboration, the delightful and rarely heard A Pound in Your Pocket. Based on the classic Charles Dickens novel The Old Curiosity Shop, the comedic musical centers around Dick Swiveller. A congenial, boozy, soon-to-be-heir to a family fortune, Dick takes a job as a law clerk while waiting to come into his inheritance. When he befriends the lonely servant girl of his corrupt employers, the unlikely duo overcome greed, malice, and injustice through a series of topsy-turvy plot twists. With a delectable score that launched Strouse and Adams’ legendary career and an all-star cast, A Pound in Your Pocket is sure to be considered a newly-discovered classic to warm your hearts this winter. Full casting to be announced shortly. A Pound in Your Pocket is presented as part of the Second Act Series, produced by Steven Carl McCasland and James Horan. Each evening revisits a short-lived musical, highlighting its neglected score and inviting audiences to rediscover a forgotten gem. Previous evenings include: Onward Victoria, Charlie and Algernon, Eating Raoul, Nick & Nora, 70, Girls, 70 and more. With Eugenia Copeland (A Broadway Holiday with Lisa Lampinelli), Ed Dixon (Drama Desk Award Winner, Georgie, Les Misérables, Sunday In The Park With George), Abbey Jasmine Rose (King’s College’s A Pound In Your Pocket), Tally Sessions (War Paint, Falsettos, School of Rock),and Sally Ann Triplett (The Last Ship, Finding Neverland). Also featuring Richard Rice Alan (Drat! The Cat!),Yvette Bedgood, Julia DeSimone, Suzanne Dressler, Stearns Matthews (MAC and Bistro Award-winner), Erik Sisco (The Concrete Jungle), Nikki Switzer (Nightmare Alley, National Tour of 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee). $25-$35 cover charge. $50 VIP Seating. $60 premium seating. $25 food and beverage minimum. ALEXIS MICHELLE: ALEXIS, I AM!, JANUARY 24, 2018 - APRIL 18 AT 9:30PM Alexis Michelle, one of the last queens standing on RuPaul’s Drag Race Season 9, returns to Feinstein’s/54 Below! “Breathe in… I. Breathe out… Am.” This simple meditation has seen Alexis Michelle through the most exciting and challenging year of her career. From the exhilaration of being thrust into the reality tv spotlight to the struggles of the social media age, Alexis has lived it all and is stronger for it. Through a repertoire of songs made famous by divas like Liza, Madonna, Dolly, and Gaga and some of her own signature tunes, “Thank You for Being a Friend” and “Ladies Who Lunch,” Alexis shares the experiences that have challenged her and have made her brave enough to say “ALEXIS, I AM!” Music direction by Brandon James Gwinn. Produced and directed by James Will McBride. $30-40 cover charge. $65 premium seating. $25 food and beverage minimum. 54 SINGS CURTAINS, JANUARY 25 AT 7PM & 9:30PM Musicals can be murder…Step back in time to 1959 when the musical Robbin’ Hood is trying out in Boston. The sets won’t work, the audiences are leaving, and the leading lady has been murdered! Who did it? And why? Come down to Feinstein’s/54 Below and help Boston detective, and amateur actor, Lt. Frank Cioffi solve the murder of Jessica Cranshaw. Was it the greedy producer? The desperate director? The jealous writers? Will Lt. Cioffi solve the murder before the killer sets his sights on him? Curtains is one of the last scores written by John Kander and Fred Ebb (Chicago, Cabaret) and features such songs as “Show People,” “I Miss the Music,” “Thinking of Him,” “Coffee Shop Nights” and many more. Come hear Curtains sung by an all-star Broadway cast! Directed and Produced by Robert W Schneider. Featuring Original Broadway Cast Members Nili Bassman (Curtains, Chicago, Never Gonna Dance), Jim Brochu (Zero Hour, Character Man), Mary Callanan (Bandstand, The Bridges of Madison County), Nicholas Carroll (1776, Shrek), James Cella (Rock of Ages, Spamalot), Erin Davie (A Little Night Music, Sideshow), Asher Dubin (The Body Politic, The Babies), J. Austin Eyer (The Little Mermaid, Billy Elliot, How to Succeed…, Evita), Edward Hibbert (Noises Off, The Drowsy Chaperone, Curtains, Alice and Wonderland), Will Hutcheson (Next to Normal, The Music Man), Charles Isherwood (Variety, The New York Times)- 9:30pm Only, Richard Kind (TV’s Spin City, Curb Your Enthusiasm, The Producers), Paula Leggett Chase (A Chorus Line, Crazy For You, Damn Yankees), Maggie Malaney, Brittany Marcin (Anything Goes, Follies, Bullets Over Broadway), Noah Racey (Curtains, Follies, Thoroughly Modern Millie), Michael Riedel (Theater Talk, NY Post)- 7pm Only, Clara Regula (Imbible:Day Drinking, Norwegian Cruise Lines), Libby Rosenfield, Megan Sikora (Curtains, How to Succeed…, Holiday Inn), Christopher Spaulding (Curtains, Rock of Ages), Jerome Vivona (Curtains, Seusical, Kiss Me Kate, Dream, How to Succeed…., Guys and Dolls), Jim Walton (Merrily We Roll Along, Sunset Boulevard), and Karen Ziemba (Prince of Broadway, Steel Pier, Contact). Hosted by Rupert Holmes (Curtains, The Mystery of Edwin Drood, Remember WENN). $35-$50 cover charge. $75-$80 premium seating. $25 food and beverage minimum. EVE MARIE SHAHOIAN, JANUARY 26 AT 9:30PM Eve Marie Shahoian makes her solo debut at Feinstein’s/54 Below! Eve Marie is a former NBC Tonight Show soloist, also known for notable appearances with John Davidson and Liberace. She has been seen on NBC’s That’s Incredible and made multiple appearances on CBS and ABC. Eve Marie was also a featured Singer World Wide on Delta Airlines, and a Billboard recipient for Outstanding Original Song. Eve Marie returns to NYC after a recent west coast tour that included Feinstein’s in San Francisco. She’ll be showcasing original music from her newly released EP Believe that is up for consideration for the 60th Annual Grammy Awards in the Best New Artist and Pop Performance Categories! New York City’s legendary music director and composer Bette Sussman will be on piano. Her credits include being a regular Pianist on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert and David Letterman, and tours with Bette Midler, and the late Whitney Houston. With special guest, two-time Grammy Award-winning violinist Mads Tolling, Eve Marie brings to Feinstein’s/54 Below an electrifying, toe-tapping show featuring original music, jazz standards, and favorites from the Great American Songbook. From “Someone To Watch Over Me” to songs from the recent movie La La Land, Eve Marie’s unique stylings make for an incredible evening of song. Together Eve Marie, Mads Tolling, and their trio will present a unique show that will have you moved, excited, and wishing for more! $25-$35 cover charge. $65 premium seating. $25 food and beverage minimum. DEMARIUS R. COPES, JANUARY 26 AT 11:30PM DeMarius R. Copes (Mean Girls, Newsies, The Prom) is back at Feinstein’s/54 Below for a fun, entertaining night of BIRTHDAY shindigs! Join us as we celebrate 24 magical years doing the most exciting things with the most exciting friends. We’ll have some of your jazzy favorites as well as some Broadway and pop tunes to mix things up a bit. So, grab a bite, grab a drink, sit back, and relax! $15 cover charge. $35 premium seating. 2 drink or $20 food and beverage minimum. NEW MUSICAL! THE LAST DAY BY MIKE REID AND SARAH SCHLESINGER, FEATURING PENN STATE MUSICAL THEATRE, JANUARY 27 AT 9:30PM Join us at Feinstein’s/ 54 Below for a concert event featuring highlights from the new musical The Last Day – Music by Mike Reid, Lyrics by Sarah Schlesinger, Book by Reid and Schlesinger. This concert will be the first ever debut of scenes and songs from this powerful and timely new musical. Commissioned by Penn State Musical Theatre and performed by the talented seniors in the program, The Last Day is a new musical theatre piece about a young man who has grown up tormented by a secret he has never shared. When he is accepted into an elite musical theatre performance ensemble at a major university, he believes he can finally realize his potential. But as his Junior year ends he is abusing drugs prescribed earlier in his life, isolating himself from his classmates and creating chaos for his peers. When he is dropped from the ensemble he believes they are responsible and sets out to destroy himself and to seek revenge. Through a troubled night, the other students in the ensemble help him to realize the value of his life and discover much they never realized about themselves. John Simpkins directs. Mike Reid and Sarah Schlesinger have together written The Ballad of Little Jo (Steppenwolf, Two River), Different Fields (Metropolitan Opera), Casanova Returns, In This House, and Wind in Willows. Mike was an All-Pro defensive tackle for the Cincinnati Bengals and gave up football to pursue a Grammy-winning career in Nashville – writing songs including “I Can’t Make You Love Me,” one of the world’s most recorded songs. Sarah is Chair of the Graduate Musical Theatre Writing Program and Associate Dean of Performing Arts at the Tisch School of the Arts at NYU. Penn State is the proud home of one of the preeminent training programs in musical theatre. Led by Head of Musical Theatre John Simpkins, it is also home to a New Musicals Initiative where each year writers are commissioned. Last year’s Love in Hate Nation (by Joe Iconis) has gone on to continued NYC and professional development as well a full production. Starring Joseph Allen, Caitlin Belcik, Kevin Dort, Morgan Hecker, Julia Hemp, Samantha Littleford, Ben Nissen, Allsun O’Malley, Jonathan Savage, Talia Suskauer, Johnathan Teeling, and Maria Wirries. $25-$35 cover charge. $65 premium seating. $25 food and beverage minimum. THE SONGS OF SIMONE ALLEN, JANUARY 27 AT 11:30PM Simone Allen (Broadway Stands Up For Freedom/NYMF’s Women of Note) makes her Feinstein’s/54 Below debut in The Songs of Simone Allen. Simone presents a night of original singer/songwriter material as well as songs from her current musical theater project, Underground. Her unique sound draws from jazz, pop, rock, folk, and musical theater. She has received praise for her “deep and varied collection of work” and her “natural fantastic melodic sensibility.” She will be joined by special guest singers Joel Perez (Fun Home, Oedipus El Rey), Grace Oberhofer (A Doll’s House: the Opera at The Tank), Ed Rosini (TRUFFLES: Jazz, Murder, and Dinner Theatre), and Mayelyn Perdomo (Public Works’ As You Like It) and her band: Magda Kress (bass), Chris Anselmo (guitar), and Dan Berkery (drums) with Simone on piano and vocals. Simone Allen is a singer/songwriter, music director/pianist, and arranger— she recently graduated from Tufts University, where she music-directed eleven shows with Torn Ticket II. Simone performed her original song “Never Gonna Stop” with Shaina Taub at the 2017 NYCLU’s Broadway Stands Up For Freedom concert as the winner of the first annual Freedom Song Contest, and she was also a featured songwriter at NYMF’s 2017 Women of Note concert. Previous New York credits include East o’ West o’ (Ars Nova’s ANT Fest), A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Public Theater), As You Like It (Public Theater), The Cher Show (developmental lab), and Moulin Rouge (developmental lab). Simone has collaborated with artists such as Shaina Taub, Mike Brun, Justin Levine, Sonya Tayeh, Charlie Rosen, Anna K. Jacobs, Ryan Scott Oliver, and Drew Gasparini and has accompanied performers such as Joel Perez, Darius de Haas, Karen Olivo, and Aaron Tveit. She is a composer in the BMI Musical Theatre Workshop. Music direction by Simone Allen with additional arrangements by Mike Brun (Public Works’ As You Like It/Twelfth Night, Folk Wandering). $15 cover charge. $35 premium seating. 2 drink or $20 food and beverage minimum. CAMP BROADWAY PRESENTS: BEFORE BROADWAY, JANUARY 28 AT 7PM Camp Broadway® will present Before Broadway, a unique amateur talent showcase featuring an ensemble of 15 aspiring performers, ages 18-22, singing the songs by the Broadway composers who have inspired their dreams of having a career on Broadway. Cast through a national online search by a team of Broadway professionals, the members of the Before Broadway ensemble will make their New York stage debut performing solos, duets, scenes, and stories that reflect their personal journey to Broadway. This 75-minute, one-night-only concert will also feature Broadway veteran Adam Kantor of The Band’s Visit to host the show. Join casting agents and talent managers, theatrical producers, family, friends and future fans to see emerging talent take their shot at Feinstein’s/54 Below because it’s the room where the next Broadway star will be discovered. Adam Kantor has returned to Broadway this fall in the new musical The Band’s Visit, by Itamar Moses and David Yazbek, and directed by David Cromer. Adam recently played the role of Motel Kamzoil in the Broadway revival of Fiddler on the Roof, directed by Bartlett Sher. Adam made his Broadway debut playing Mark Cohen in the final cast of Rent which was preserved on DVD by Sony Pictures’ RENT Filmed Live on Broadway. He reunited with Rent director Michael Greif in Next to Normal on Broadway, in which he played Henry. Adam played Jamie Wellerstein in the NYC revival of The Last Five Years, directed by its writer Jason Robert Brown, starring opposite Betsy Wolfe at Second Stage. Also off-Broadway, he played Princeton/Rod in Avenue Q. Adam played Eddie in the world premiere production of Diner by Sheryl Crow and Barry Levinson, directed by Kathleen Marshall. On TV he was in “Billions” on Showtime in the role of Pununzio, and “The Good Wife” on CBS in the role of Ezra. Adam was a co-founder of the nonprofit arts organization Broadway In South Africa, which provided arts education to underprivileged youth in the townships of South Africa. He graduated from Northwestern University and also studied at the British-American Dramatic Academy. Featuring Ruthanne Evans, Caitlyn Freeman, Treston Henderson, and Marifé Quesada Lizano. $35-$45 cover charge. $75 premium seating. $25 food and beverage minimum. ANTHONY RAPP, JANUARY 28 AT 9:30PM One of Broadway’s most celebrated rock and rollers, Anthony Rapp (Broadway’s If/Then; Six Degrees of Separation; Rent; You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown) brings his Unplugged evening of stories and songs to Feinstein’s/54 Below with musical director Dan Weiss. Unplugged audiences can expect to hear some of the great songs that have inspired Anthony. And what evening with Anthony Rapp would be complete without hearing some iconic songs from Rent and Hedwig & The Angry Inch? $40-$50 cover charge. $80 premium seating. $25 food and beverage minimum. 54 SINGS CALAMITY JANE, JANUARY 29 AT 7PM & 9:30PM Join Broadway veterans Michael Park, Tally Sessions, Kara Lindsay, Christopher Gurr, Tyler Hanes, and Calamity Jane herself, Sara Jean Ford, on this madcap adventure through Deadwood City in the musical Calamity Jane!* Set amongst the tumbleweed and cactus of the wild west, watch as Calamity Jane shoots her way into the hearts of all the colorful town folk and tries to win the heart of the infamous Wild Bill Hickcock. Plus, Jane’s colorful neighborhood also includes sultry saloon singers, rough and tough cowboys, and enough great music to make you say “Yee-Haw!” Calamity Jane features a score by Academy Award winners Sammy Fain and Paul Francis Webster and possesses such great songs as “Everyone Complains About the Weather,” “Windy City,” “It’s Harry I’m Planning to Marry,” and many more! Featuring Asher Dubin (The Body Politic, The Babies), Sara Jean Ford (Cats, Phantom of the Opera), Christopher Gurr (Cats, Memphis), Tyler Hanes (Cats, A Chorus Line), Kara Lindsay (Wicked, Newsies), Michael Park (Dear Evan Hansen), Tally Sessions (War Paint, Falsettos), and Brandon Uranowitz (Prince of Broadway, Falsettos). Produced by Robert W Schneider. *cast subject to change. $30-$45 cover charge. $65-$75 premium seating. $25 food and beverage minimum. BEN FANKHAUSER JANUARY 30, FEBRUARY 22 & 25 AT 9:30PM Ben’s Fanked Up Broadway: Ben Fankhauser (Newsies, Spring Awakening, Beautiful) reimagines Broadway standards and pop hits with brand Fankin’ new arrangements like you’ve never heard before. Join Ben and the Fank 5 for an unforgettable evening of your favorite songs, all Fanked up. $35-$55 cover charge. $75-$85 premium seating. $25 food and beverage minimum. AURORA BARNES: SOMEWHERE BETWEEN SONDHEIM AND LULLABIES, JANUARY |
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