Broadway at the Cabaret - Top 5 Cabaret Picks for April 11-17, Featuring Lea Salonga and More!
By: Louisa Brady Apr. 10, 2016
Broadway's 40 theatres aren't the only places to catch performances from your favorite stars! Well after Broadway orchestras begin their overtures, ensemble members take their dance breaks, and performers belt out their eleven o'clock numbers, the party continues at various cabaret venues throughout New York City.
Below, BroadwayWorld brings you some cabaret highlights for this week as picked by our theatre editors, including: Lea Salonga at 54 Below; Christopher Timson in #TBT: A Chubby Boy's Guide to Growing Up Normal; DUETS With The Write Teacher(s) - Volume 3; Joe Iconis and Family; and The Lion King Company in The Lion Sings Tonight.
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Where: 54 Below (254 W 54th Street)
When: April 12-17th at 7:00 PM (Performance on April 14th is at 9pm)
Tickets: $85-170 http://54below.com/artist/lea-salonga/
Fresh from her critically acclaimed performance in Allegianceon Broadway, Lea Salonga takes the stage at Feinstein's/54 Below for a highly anticipated NYC cabaret return. Called "golden-voiced" by Variety, Salonga smartly weaves together a set list of her favorite standards, go-to pop tunes, and Broadway ballads. This trio of piano, guitar, and voice ensures an intimate experience with a true Broadway icon.
Salonga is a Tony, Olivier, Drama Desk and Outer Critics Circle Award winner for originating the role of Kim in Miss Saigon. She has also starred on Broadway in Les Miserables and Flower Drum Song. She has voiced two singing princesses in Disney animated films (Jasmine in Aladdin and Mulan in Mulan), appeared in both the 10th and 25th Anniversary concerts of Les Miserables, and toured the globe as a concert artist and released numerous solo recordings.
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Christopher Timson in #TBT: A Chubby Boy's Guide to Growing Up Normal
Where: 54 Below (254 W 54th Street)
When: April 14th at 11:30 PM
Tickets: $20-40 at http://54below.com/artist/christopher-timson/
Come celebrate Throwback Thursday with Christopher Timson as he takes you on the hilarious journey of an awkward, chubby, closeted kid from Long Island, who grew up to be a confident, well-rounded (pun intended!), out-and-proud gay man!
Featuring fast-paced showtune medleys and blackmail footage long abandoned in his grandma's basement, Christopher gives you an unabashed look at his evolution from Supersized to Superstar, and the lessons he learned along the way.
A graduate of Cincinnati's College-Conservatory of Music, Christopher has been seen around the country as Igor in Mel Brooks' Young Frankenstein and Buddy the Elf in Elf: The Musical. New York credits include appearances at the Laurie Beechman Theatre, The West End, and The Duplex. After a successful debut at Feinstein's/54 Below in September, Christopher is thrilled to be returning with his new and improved one-man show!
So come throw back some drinks while Christopher throws it back to simpler times: when child belters were a novelty, the air was thick with Axe body spray, and Digiorno pizzas were just a snack. You're sure to leave wishing everyday was cheat day!
With Special Guests:
Donell James Foreman (Book of Mormon), Liana Hunt (Newsies, Wicked), Ali Stroker (Glee, Spring Awakening), Lexie Dorsett Sharp (Young Frankenstein, Addams Family), Jerome Doerger (Young Frankenstein), Ryan DeNardo, and Carlyn Connolly.
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DUETS With The Write Teacher(s) - Volume 3
Where: 54 Below (254 W 54th Street)
When: April 15th at 9:30 PM
Tickets: $25-65 at http://54below.com/artist/duets-with-the-write-teachers/
DUETS with The Write Teacher(s) is back at Feinstein's/54 Below for the third time!
Conceived and produced by Megan Minutillo (in association with thewriteteachers.com), the evening will feature music from across the musical theatre canon, pairing one Broadway singer with one Broadway hopeful.
The cast of DUETS with The Write Teacher(s) Volume 3 features the dazzling vocal stylings of Stephen Bogardus (Bright Star, White Christmas, Man of La Mancha), Preston Truman Boyd (She Loves Me, On the Twentieth Century, Bullets Over Broadway), Katie Rose Clarke (Allegiance, Wicked, The Light in the Piazza), Lilli Cooper (Wicked, Spring Awakening), Christopher Hlinka, Lauren Marcus (Be More Chill), Angelo McDonough, Molly Model, Laura Osnes (The Bandstand, Cinderella, Bonnie and Clyde), Orfeh (Legally Blonde, Footloose, Saturday Night Fever), Zachary Francis Stewart, Wesley Taylor (The Addams Family, SMASH, Rock of Ages), Stephanie Turci, and Katie Thompson (Pump Boys & Dinettes, GIANT), with additional performers soon to be announced.
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Joe Iconis & Family
Where: 54 Below (254 W 54th Street)
When: April 17th at 9:30 PM (Plus May 9th at 9:30 PM)
Tickets: $30-65 at http://54below.com/artist/joe-iconis-family/
Musical theater writer and rabble rouser Joe Iconis brings his unique mash-up of showtune cabaret and rock and roll jamboree back to Feinstein's/54 Below. Join Joe and his merry band of musical theater punks as they roar their way through a set of Joe's incendiary songs. Expect classic tunes, new numbers, and works-in-progress. Spill a drink, make a friend, and spend an evening with a tribe of artists determined to bring along their traditional musical theater Family Values as they blaze into the future.
Iconis has penned the musicals Be More Chill (Two River Theater, cast recording by Sh-K-Boom/Ghostlight Records), the Drama Desk Award-nominated Bloodsong of Love, The Black Suits, ReWrite, and The Plant That Ate Dirty Socks, as well as the theatrical concert Things to Ruin (cast recording now available on Ghostlight Records). His songs were featured on Season 2 of NBC's Smash, and he is currently working on a commission for La Jolla Playhouse and several other new musicals. For more information, visit: http://mrjoeiconis.com
With Special Guest James Carpinello
Starring:
Liz Lark Brown, Katrina Rose Dideriksen, Seth Eliser, Badia Farha, Alexandra Ferrara, Danielle Gimbal (April shows only), Molly Hager, Dennis Michael Keefe, Rachel Lee, Lauren Marcus, Eric William Morris, Jeremy Morse, Krysta Rodriguez (April 17 and May 9 only), Rob Rokicki, Mike Rosengarten, Lance Rubin, George Salazar, Jared Weiss, and Jason SweetTooth Williams.
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The Lion King Company in The Lion Sings Tonight
Where: The Metropolitan Room (34 W 22nd Street)
When: April 17th at 9:30 PM
Tickets: $25-115 at http://metropolitanroom.com/event.cfm?id=236078&cart
Lion King Company ~ The Lion Sings Tonight
What's Hot on Broadway? A Cabaret featuring songs from the musicals currently dazzling us on The Great White Way!
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