Ben Vereen, Elizabeth A. Davis and More Coming Up Next Week at Feinstein's/54 Below
By: BWW News Desk Jan. 22, 2016
Next week Feinstein's/54 Below, Broadway's Supper Club, 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.
BEN VEREEN, JANUARY 25, 27-30 AT 7PM:
Ben Vereen's most recent engagement at Feinstein's/54 Below blew the roof off the joint. Now, join Ben for another unforgettable evening of song and story -- with several brand new numbers AND your favorite Ben Vereen showstoppers. The New York Daily News wrote, "Vereen blows onto the stage with a gale force ready to sweep the audience up, up and away."
$55-75 cover charge. $105-120 premium seating. $25 food and beverage minimum.
BLOODY BLOODY ANGELA LANSBURY: MURDER, SHE WROTE LIVE!, JANUARY 25 AT 9:30PM:
Welcome back to Cabot Cove, the upper-middle class murder capital of the world. Join mystery novelist Jessica Fletcher as she solves another gruesome murder the only way she knows how...performing musical theatre. BLOODY BLOODY ANGELA LANSBURY: Murder, She Wrote Live! is a crazy murder-packed original musical comedy letting the great Dame Angela Lansbury solve crimes once more!
Featuring Sarah Stiles (Hand to God), Gideon Glick (Significant Other, Devious Maids), Josh Lamon (A New Brain, Finding Neverland), John Treacy Egan (Nice Work If You Can Get It, Sister Act, The Producers), Kevin Zak (Clinton the Musical, Silence!) and a surprise celebrity guest. Directed by Dan Knechtges (Lysistrata Jones, Xanadu). Music and Lyrics by Keith Varney with additional material by Josh Lamon. Book by Josh Lamon, Kevin Zak, and Phillip Taratula.
$35-45 cover charge. $70 premium seating. $25 food and beverage minimum.
NEW MUSICALS AT 54: AN AMERICAIN BOY BY AMANDA GREEN AND RICHARD THOMAS, JANUARY 26 AT 7PM & 9:30PM:
Based on a true story, An Americain Boy is an original rock thriller that tells the story of a charismatic and manipulative young man from France who will do anything to get a family, and the American family who will do anything to find their long-lost son.
An Americain Boy features music by Olivier-Award winning composer Richard Thomas (Jerry Springer The Opera, Anna Nicole, The Tracey Ullman Show), lyrics by Tony-nominated lyricist/composer Amanda Green (Hands On A Hardbody, High Fidelity, Bring It On), and direction by Tony-nominated director Leigh Silverman (Violet, Chinglish, Well).
Featuring Jarrod Spector (Beautiful, Jersey Boys), Alysha Umphress (On The Town, American Idiot), Rachel Bay Jones (First Lady Suite, Pippin), Jessica Crouch (NYMF, Next Broadway Sensation), Josh Young (Jesus Christ Superstar, Amazing Grace) and a surprise guest or two.
$25-35 cover charge. $60 premium seating. $25 food and beverage minimum.
ELIZABETH A. DAVIS, JANUARY 27 & 28 AT 9:30PM:
Tony Award & Drama Desk Nominee, Elizabeth A. Davis comes to Feinstein's/54 Below fresh off her inaugural writing debut at Goodspeed Opera House's Norma Terris with new musical, INDIAN JOE; a compelling score for a gripping, true story. INDIAN JOE weaves sounds of Progressive Folk with Industrial Pop and Pure Country. This is a journey of overcoming prejudice and finding your true voice. INDIAN JOE The Musical is based on the friendship of Elizabeth and Joe Lightfoot Gonzales (March 18, 1946 - August 15, 2014).
Joining Elizabeth is the Goodspeed Opera House Norma Terris cast of INDIAN JOE.
Elizabeth's Allegro co-star George Abud (The Visit), and soulful singer / songwriter, Melanie Penn (Wake Up, Love) will be featured as well.
$30-40 cover charge. $65 premium seating. $25 food and beverage minimum.
DANNY K BERNSTEIN, JANUARY 28 AT 11:30PM:
Winning author of FringeNYC 2015's Outstanding Overall Musical, Danny K Bernstein is quickly becoming one of New York City's most exciting new, young composers. Join him and an incredible cast of up-and-coming actors as they bring you an evening of brand new, fresh, fun musical theatre.
Featuring Kathryn Allison (Aladdin), Evan Zimmerman, Ariella Serur, Emily Austin, Amanda Hawkins, Coleman Hemsath, Matt Greenberg, Kayley Anne Collins, Ben Garrett, and T.J. Wagner.
$15 cover charge. $30 premium seating. $20 food and beverage minimum or two drinks.
JESSE LUTTRELL WITH THE FRED BARTON BROADWAY BAND, JANUARY 29 AT 9:30PM:
Critically acclaimed modern vaudevillian Jesse Luttrell makes his highly anticipated solo debut at Feinstein's/54 Below featuring Fred Barton's Broadway Band. 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. The show features new arrangements created by Fred Barton, who leads his 8-piece Broadway Band.
Featuring guest performers Karen Murphy (A Little Night Music, My Vaudeville Man, Forbidden Broadway) and Seth Sikes (Seth Sikes Sings Mostly Judy Garland).
$25-35 cover charge. $65 premium seating. $25 food and beverage minimum.
KYLE DEAN MASSEY, JANUARY 30 AT 9:30PM:
For his debut at Feinstein's/54 Below, Kyle Dean Massey, star of Broadway's Next to Normal, Wicked, and Pippin, as well as the ABC series Nashville, looks back, not at the things that were, but at the things that weren't. Come listen to Kyle share songs he heard nightly but never sang himself, the ones he played on guitar or belted in the shower, the ones that made him dance or mended his broken heart ... all songs he was not able to share the way he wanted until now.
$40-50 cover charge. $80 premium seating. $25 food and beverage minimum.
SONDHEIM UNPLUGGED, JANUARY 31 AT 7PM:
A celebrated New York event since 2010, the BroadwayWorld and Bistro Award-winning series Sondheim Unplugged features a rotating cast of 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. Sondheim Unplugged is hosted by series creator Phil Geoffrey Bond.
With special guests Teri Ralston (Company's original Jenny, A Little Night Music's original Mrs. Nordstrom) and Sarah Rice (Sweeney Todd's original Johanna). Also featuring Natalie Arneson, Joshua Dixon, Lothair Eaton, Eric Michael Gillett, Braine Krauss, Jim Poulous, Lucia Spina, and Lennie Watts.
$30-40 cover charge. $65 premium seating. $25 food and beverage minimum.
BROADWAY BABYLON 101: EVERYTHING OLD IS NEW AGAIN, JANUARY 31 AT 9:30PM:
Popular Broadway social media forum Broadway Babylon will be presenting its first ever live show! Broadway Babylon 101: Everything Old Is New Again will celebrate musical theatre lovers everywhere. Broadway Babylon 101: Everything Old Is New Again will celebrate musical theatre lovers everywhere. Piece by piece, a talented group of New York actors, including several Broadway names, will stitch together a brand new musical made up of pieces of other musicals. From the "I Want Song" to the "11'O'Clock Number," from classic to contemporary scores, you've never seen a musical like this before.
Featuring Ephie Aardema (The Bridges of Madison County, Songbird), Gerard Canonico (Spring Awakening, American Idiot, Brooklynite), Mark Campbell (The Phantom of The Opera Nat'l Tour), Jenn Harris (Silence! The Musical), Rose Hemingway (How to Succeed...), Ellyn Marie Marsh (Kinky Boots, Priscilla Queen of the Desert) Marisha Wallace (Something Rotten!), Jen Bechter (Disenchanted), Garrett Long (Fun Home), Deb Radloff (CSC's Caucasian Chalk Circle), Elanna White (Kerrigan & Lowdermilk's The Bad Years), Ellen Zolezzi (Cagney), Olithea Anglin, Katie Finan, Bethany Lauren James, Patricia McCarthy, Kayla Tomas, RJ Vallaincourt, and Sarah Ziegler.
The evening will be hosted by William Cortez-Statham and Jamison Daniels. The show will be directed by Blayze Teicher (Alexander Sage Oyen's A Night Like This) with music direction by Jose Simbulan.
$25-35 cover charge. $60 premium seating. $25 food and beverage minimum.
Michael Feinstein, one of the world's great musical artists, and 54 Below, Broadway's Supper Club, have united to give New York an unparalleled destination for entertainment and dining. Feinstein's/54 Below, Broadway's Supper Club, is the 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. The venue provides a food and beverage menu from early evening through the wee hours of the morning that is 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. 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. For more information, visit 54Below.com/Feinsteins.
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