| Richard H. Blake, Rita Rudner, Melissa Manchester, Josh Tolle, Oliver Mayes, and More NEXT WEEK AT FEINSTEIN’S/54 BELOW | |
| Posted by: Official_Press_Release 10:48 am EDT 07/09/18 | |
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| NEXT WEEK AT FEINSTEIN’S/54 BELOW… RICHARD H. BLAKE RITA RUDNER MELISSA MANCHESTER JOSH TOLLE OLIVER MAYES …AND MORE www.54Below.com/Feinsteins Next week, 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. RICHARD H. BLAKE, JULY 9 AT 7:00PM Feinstein’s/54 Below solo debut! In The Music Of My Life, Broadway’s charismatic powerhouse, Richard H. Blake, takes a reflective look at his career from child actor to Broadway veteran. His journey winds its way through 15 Broadway shows, with starring roles in Wicked, Jersey Boys, Hairspray, Rent, Legally Blonde, and currently A Bronx Tale The Musical. He will share some unbelievable tales, his most memorable performances, and the musical influences that shaped him along the way. The Music Of My Life is an intimate evening full of stories and songs that will leave a smile on your face and a song in your heart. Special Guests: Jennifer DiNoia (Wicked, Mamma Mia!, We Will Rock You) and Aisha Jackson (Frozen) Musical Director: Jodie Moore Director: Joe Ricci $40-$50 cover charge. $80 premium seating. $25 food & beverage minimum. CHARLIE ROSEN’S BROADWAY BIG BAND FEAT. KATHARINE MCPHEE, ARIANA DEBOSE, AND MORE!, JULY 9 AT 9:30PM BACK BY POPULAR DEMAND! A full sized jazz orchestra composed of seventeen musicians all play bandleader Charlie Rosen’s re-imagined arrangements of an eclectic mix of tunes from Broadway’s past, present and beyond! Both modern and classic showtunes are on display in this hugely unique and winning evening, sung by the best and brightest of Broadway’s young generation of leading performers in the timeless tradition of a big band. All-star cast of guest vocalists to be announced soon! Directed by Max Friedman. Featuring: George Abud (The Band’s Visit), Daniel Breaker (Hamilton), Gerard Canonico (Be More Chill), Ariana DeBose (2018 Tony Award Nominee, Summer: The Donna Summer Musical), Hannah Elless (Bright Star), Julia Mattison (Godspell) and Katharine McPhee (NBC’s “SMASH”, Waitress) $25-$35 cover charge. $60 premium seating. $25 food & beverage minimum. 54 SINGS EUBIE!, JULY 10 AT 7:00PM To commemorate its 40th anniversary, Feinstein’s/54 Below is bringing back, for one night only, the acclaimed Tony- nominated Broadway musical, Eubie! A a toe-tapping, musical celebration of one of Broadway’s most prolific pioneers, Eubie Blake, Eubie! is a celebration of the melodies, mayhem, and mischievousness of the early 20th century jazz world. The soul and sound of the celebrated composer is evoked in a dizzying collection of songs that span the century, including the classics “Low Down Blues,” “My Handyman Ain’t Handy No More,” and “I’m Just Wild about Harry.” Featuring:Ethel Beatty (Eubie OBC, Dreamgirls, Bubbling Brown Sugar), LaDonna Burns (Follies, Godspell), Leslie Dockery (Eubie OBC, Sophisticated Ladies, The Tap Dance Kid), Lynnie Godfrey (Eubie OBC,No Place To Be Somebody, TV’s Amen, Brewster Place), David Jackson (Eubie,Grand Hotel), Mel Johnson Jr. (Eubie OBC, The Lion King, Jelly’s Last Jam), Carol Maillard (Eubie, Comin Uptown), Bernard J Marsh (Eubie, Big Deal), Janet Powell (Eubie OBC, Hair, Jesus Christ Superstar), Arbender Robinson (Shuffle Along, Beautiful), and Jeffrey V Thompson (Eubie OBC, Uptown…It’s Hot, Amen Corner) The evening will be hosted by Maurice Hines. Produced and Directed by Robert W. Schneider $35-$45 cover charge. $80 premium seating. $25 food & beverage minimum. OLIVER MAYES, JULY 10 AT 9:30PM Oliver Mayes, star of the multi-award winning TV short “Capital Advice” and his own one man shower production of Next to Normal, makes his Feinstein’s/54 Below and New York City solo concert debut in If I Were A Front Man. Join Oliver in recounting past gigs while reflecting on his dream to be the frontman of a band and his love for the rock genre in musical theatre. Featuring music from shows like Rent, Hair, and Side Show, as well as rock tunes he grew up listening to, this show will have you rocking out and (hopefully) taking shots of whiskey. Oliver puts an audience at ease with his self deprecating humor and the ability to make his talented friends belt really high. Don’t miss it! Recognized in the NYC cabaret circuit for bringing life to concerts such as the Beyond the Binary series, Seams & Songs, and Feinstein’s/54 Below’s Quarter Life Crisis with his artistic guidance, Oliver Mayes makes his Feinstein’s/54 Below and New York City solo concert debut in If I Were A Front Man. $25-$35 cover charge. $60 premium seating. $25 food & beverage minimum. RITA RUDNER, JULY 11 & 12 AT 7:00PM Join Rita Rudner for her long-awaited return to Feinstein’s/54 Below! A house-filling favorite in Las Vegas since she opened in June 2000, Rudner is known for her epigrammatic one-liners. Over the course of a fourteen year run and 2,000 plus shows, she has sold one and a half million tickets and become the longest-running solo comedy show in the history of Las Vegas, even being named Las Vegas’ Comedian Of The Year nine years in a row. Rita Rudner moved to New York at the age of fifteen to become a dancer on Broadway. She appeared in several shows, including the original productions of Follies and Mack and Mabel. It was while in Annie on Broadway that she began exploring the comedy clubs of Manhattan. In the early ‘80s, Rudner took a full-time leap from chorus lines to punch lines and was soon a regular guest on both “Late Night With David Letterman” and “The Tonight Show.” Rita’s first solo HBO special, “Rita Rudner’s One Night Stand,” was nominated for several awards, as was her eponymous English BBC television show that later appeared in the USA on A&E. Rudner’s two one-hour specials for HBO filled Carnegie Hall in New York three times and the Universal Amphitheatre in Los Angeles twice. In 2008, “Rita Rudner: Live From Las Vegas” was PBS’s first ever stand-up comedy special. Rudner is a frequent collaborator with her writer/producer husband of twenty six years, Martin Bergman. The couple’s first play – Room 776 – ran as part of the 2008 season of the Las Vegas Little Theatre. Their second play, based on Rita’s first novel Tickled Pink, premiered at the Laguna Playhouse in April 2012. In 2016 Rita will again perform at the Playhouse in a new play, Act Three by David Ambrose. $55-$65 cover charge. $85 VIP seating. $105 premium seating. $25 food & beverage minimum. THE IGOR BUTMAN QUINTET, JULY 11 AT 9:30PM Former US President Bill Clinton called Igor Butman “my favorite living saxophone player!” Now Igor returns to Feinstein’s/54 Below, after his previous sold-out engagements. Adding to Moscow Jazz Orchestra, Igor Butman leads the Igor Butman Quintet, unity of five Russia’s topmost jazz soloists. Since 1999, the band has become Russia’s hottest jazz unit. The rhythm section of the quartet consists of pianist Oleg Akkuratov, guitarist Evgeny Pobozhiy, bass player Sergey Korchagin and drummer Eduard Zizak. A top advocate of Russian art in the world, Igor Butman is a founder of Igor Butman Orchestra (now – Moscow Jazz Orchestra) and Igor Butman Quintet, described by DownBeat Magazine as “an outfit of virtuosos.” Their intensive schedule includes frequent tours and performances at the biggest international jazz festivals all over the world. Igor Butman released 17 albums both as a leader and co-leader, including Magic Land (Sony Classical) with Chick Corea, Jack DeJohnette, John Patitucci, Stefon Harris, and Randy Brecker. Igor is the President of Igor Butman Music Group which consists of Igor Butman Jazz Club in Moscow, Butman Music Records and the biggest Russian jazz production company, running 11 jazz festivals in Russia and abroad and representing the finest Russian Artists. Pianist and vocalist Oleg Akkuratov is a unique jazz and classic virtuoso pianist and vocalist, participant of International Choir of UNESCO, winner of countless international contests, awarded by the World Health Organization with “Health” award entitled “For the will to live.” In 2014 his performance became the highlight of the Closing Ceremony of the Paralympic Games. As part of Igor Butman Quintet and Moscow Jazz Orchestra Oleg toured India, USA, Canada, China, Israel, Thailand, Latvia. In April 2016 Butman Music Records released Akkuratov’s debut album Golden Sunray recorded with Igor Butman Quartet at Avatar Studios in New York. At the time when Eduard Zizak joined Igor, he was already an experienced and reliable player who has worked for one of the Russia’s most popular big bands, the MKS Big Band led by Anatoly Kroll. The work for the Igor Butman Quartet allowed Zizak to find new expressive means and to reach new steps of jazz drumming mastery. Eduard took part in recording of all albums by Quintet and Moscow Jazz Orchestra. Bassist Sergey Korchagin is an alumnus of the finest Russian jazz school – Gnesin Academy of Music and one the brightest musicians of young generation. Before joining the quartet Sergey collaborated with the best Russian jazz groups and was performing with Billy Cobham, Mark Whitfield, Chick Corea, Alex Sipiagin, Bobby Watson, and Seamus Blake during their Russian tours. An extraordinary virtuoso guitarist Evgeny Pobozhiy is a new member of the quartet. Despite being only 27, Evgeny is known for his fusion and jazz rock projects. Evgeny’s guitar adds a special touch of rock spirit to the sound of the quartet. Jazz classics, post bop masterpieces, Russian music and even soul jazz – Igor Butman Quintet shines with all colors of straight ahead jazz and mastery of the major league of today’s jazz mainstream. Igor Butman Quintet: Igor Butman (saxophone), Oleg Akkuratov (piano), Evgeny Pobozhiy (guitar), Sergey Korchagin (double bass), and Eduard Zizak (drums) $35-$45 cover charge. $75 premium seating. $25 food & beverage minimum. MELISSA MANCHESTER, JULY 13 & 15 AT 7:00PM, JULY 14 AT 7:00PM & 9:30PM Let’s hear it for the boys! More than 25 years after Melissa Manchester released Tribute, her 1989 album that honored the great female singers who influenced her, she turns the tables with The Fellas, a radiant new encomium to the men, including Frank Sinatra, Mel Tormé, Tony Bennett, and Dean Martin, and the iconic songs they made famous. Singing with a verve and emotional vulnerability that immediately captivates, the Grammy winner inventively reimagines these beloved classics of popular music, celebrating both their superb writing and their masterful original performers. She turns “Chances Are” into a sly bossa nova and scats with seemingly impossible ease on “Love Is Just Around The Corner,” while bringing an understated urgency to “Night and Day.” Fans can expect to hear these lush new arrangements in salutes to both the men and the ladies of song, as well as several of Melissa’s own classic hits. Feinstein’s/54 Below is delighted to welcome back this celebrated songstress for four very special performances only. $50-$70 cover charge. $85-$90 VIP seating. $100-$120 premium seating. $25 food & beverage minimum. BILLY RECCE’S SNOWFLAKE JAMBOREE FEAT. NATALIE WEISS, NIKKA GRAFF LANZARONE, AND MORE, JULY 13 AT 9:30PM He’s offensive, he’s irreverent — and he can’t buy liquor! Barely legal, award winning composer/lyricist Billy Recce (BroadwayWorld’s Rachel Unraveled, NYMF’s Youngest Ever Composer for Balloon Boy: The Musical) returns to Feinstein’s/54 Below for the first time since his acclaimed show The Perks of Being A Snowflake. After various sold out concerts at Manhattan’s finest cabaret venues, Recce’s trunk of musical theatre debauchery will be featured in an all new show about what it means to be young, idealistic, and emotionally vulnerable in America! Often compared to a young Tom Lehrer, nineteen year old Recce’s songs are tuneful, poignant, and shamelessly laugh in the faces of Betsy DeVos, Neo-Nazis, Tomi Lahren, and beyond. Joined by a colorful cluster of the country’s most talented up-and-comers, a seven piece band, and even a few special surprise guests, this highly original and hugely hilarious musical celebration is an unmissable event that’ll trigger even the toughest snowflakes! Featuring: Natalie Weiss (Everyday Rapture), Nikka Graff Lanzarone (Women on The Verge, Chicago), Sam Underwood (NBC’s “The Following,” “Dexter”), RJ Vaillancourt (Saint Joan), Lincoln Clauss (Burn All Night), John Battagliesse (BAZ), Alexandra Ferrara (Love In Hate Nation), Michael Kushner (On The Town, The Dressing Room Project), Laura Laureano (Shrek: The Musical), and Tyler Lenhart (A Gentleman's Guide To Love and Murder) With: Alexa Joseph, Sarah Rachel Lazarus, Victoria Duffy, Maddy Baker, Jordana Kagan, and David Wilson $25-$35 cover charge. $65 premium seating. $25 food & beverage minimum. KWINI KUZA: SOUTH AFRICA’S AWARD-WINNING TEENAGE BAND, JULY 13 AT 11:30PM Award-winning teen prodigy band Kwini Kuza (13 – 15 years old) perform a wide variety of International and South African hits! Having performed at major music festivals and television shows, Kwini Kuza is taking their unique talents around the world. The group’s music videos have appeared on MTV and other major music channels and they have performed on several national radio stations. They have shared the stage with South African music legends such as the late Hugh Masikela and Lira, all of which was achieved before any of the group had turned 15 years old. Members of Kwini Kuza have been performing from the age of 4 years old. Identified as musical prodigies they have performed across South Africa and due to their diverse ethnic and musical backgrounds perform everything from pop to rock, afro to reggae, and jazz. Songs performed include African classics including “Pata Pata,” “Ndihamba Nawe,” and “Weekend Special” together with international hits from Bruno Mars, Michael Jackson, Bob Marley, and the group’s original songs. A special tribute to Nelson Mandela is also included as 2018 is the 100 year anniversary of the birth of Mandela. This is a unique event not to be missed! $20 cover charge. $45 premium seating. 2 drink or $20 food & beverage minimum. 54 SINGS POP HITS OF THE 2000S, JULY 14 AT 11:30PM Did you dream of rocking out with Mitchie and Shane at Camp Rock? Did you practice strutting like you mean it like the Cheetah Girls? Or grow angry at a boyfriend you never had every time “Potential Breakup Song” came on the radio? If you answered yes to any of these, you NEED to be at 54 Sings Pop Hits of the 2000s! Your favorite broadway stars are ready to Pump Up The Party and sing their favorite songs from your favorite teeny bopper Radio Disney Supernova Girls (and boys)! Starring: Zeniba Britt (54 Sings Heathers), Melanie Brook (Bubble Boy), Tyler Conroy (Broadway Baes at Feinstein’s/54 Below), Kristin Corpuz (Feinstien’s/54 Below solo show), Leah Beth Etheredge (Hope In The City at 54 Below), Erica Garraffa (Hunchback of Notre Dame, Little Shop of Horrors), Alex Gibson (Great Comet, SpongeBob SquarePants), Jordan Jacobs (54 Sings 1776), Keaton Jadwin (Theatre Bunny at Feinstein’s/54 Below), Billy Joe Kiessling (Great Comet, NBC’s “Rise”), Ryan Lambert (Kristin Chenoweth: My Love Letter to Broadway), Rachel Lind (Friends: I Was There For You), Emily Schultheis (Wicked National Tour) $20 cover charge. $40 premium seating. 2 drink or $20 food & beverage minimum. JOSH TOLLE, JULY 15 AT 9:30PM Josh Tolle, an emerging singer/songwriter, Kinky Boots actor, and vocalist in the Feinstein’s/54 Below hit concert series, Broadway Loves, makes his solo debut in Tolle: Volume I. Experience an unveiling of original music that will impact audiences and leave them humming the whole subway ride home. Tolle’s unique style and powerful vocals navigate an emotional, raw collection of material written over the past 6 years. Come for the brand new music and raise a glass to electrifying covers of artists ranging from Paramore to Rihanna. A name you may not know, but a musical journey you will never forget — step into the spotlight of love, loss, and love again with Josh Tolle. $25-$35 cover charge. $65 premium seating. $25 food & beverage minimum. MORE ABOUT FEINSTEIN’S/54 BELOW Feinstein’s/54 Below, Broadway’s Supper Club & Private Event Destination, is a performance venue in the grand tradition of New York City nightlife. A few blocks from the heart of Times Square and just below the legendary Studio 54, Feinstein’s/54 Below is a classically designed state-of-the art nightclub in the theatre district that hosts audiences with warmth and style. Feinstein’s/54 Below presents iconic and rising stars from the worlds of Broadway and popular music and has set a new standard for culinary excellence worthy of the world-class entertainment on the stage. In their description of the venue, The New York Times writes, “Feinstein’s/54 Below has the intimacy of a large living room with unimpeded views and impeccable sound; there is not a bad seat in the house. Its sultry after-hours ambience is enhanced by brocade-patterned wall panels planted with orange-shaded lanterns. And the atmosphere is warmer and sexier than in Manhattan’s other major supper clubs.” Located at 254 West 54th Street, Feinstein’s/54 Below features up to three shows nightly with cover charges ranging from $5-$105. 54Below.com/Feinsteins |
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