Broadway at the Cabaret - Top 5 Cabaret Picks for August 10-16, Featuring Alice Ripley, Evan Ruggiero, and More!
By: Louisa Brady Aug. 09, 2015
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: Natalie Douglas in "Hello Dolly...The Music of Dolly Parton;" Turn the Beat Around: 54 Below Celebrates Studio 54; Alice Ripley: All Sondheim; Evan Ruggiero, The One-Legged Song and Dance Man; and The Broadway Pricess Party Featuring Laura Osnes.
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Natalie Douglas in "Hello Dolly...The Music of Dolly Parton"
Where: Birdland NYC 315 W 44th Street
When: August 10 at 7:00 PM
Tickets: $30 at http://www.birdlandjazz.com/event/906643-natalie-douglas-in-hello-new-york/
The Broadway at Birdland concert series is proud to announce the return of singer Natalie Douglas to the stage on Monday, April 20 at 7pm. Her concert, ?"Hello Dolly: The Music of Dolly Parton", is a celebration of the beloved singer, actor, and songwriter.
Called "a true force of nature" by The Times (UK),"sensational" by Time Out New York, and "stirring" by The New York Daily News, Natalie Douglas, celebrated vocalist and host of the Sunday night Birdland Jazz Party' returns to the historic room in after this concert a smashing NYC September debut & a triumphant weeklong run in London. Douglas brings back this popular program, in which she pays tribute to another notably buxom performer: the beloved singer, actor, songwriter and Broadway composer Dolly Parton. Featured music includes original Parton compositions like "Jolene?", "Coat of Many Colors", and "I Just Might" from the Broadway musical 9 to 5, in addition to tunes Dolly creatively covered like Neil Young "After The Gold Rush"? and Bob Dylan's "Don't Think Twice." Natalie will be joined by her longtime Musical Director Mark Hartman (Broadway's Avenue Q, Sondheim on Sondheim) on piano, accordion and mandolin, and her talented band of Broadway All-Stars.Click here for more information.
Turn the Beat Around: 54 Below Celebrates Studio 54
Where: 54 Below (254 W 54th Street)
When: August 10 at 7:00 & 9:30 PM
Tickets: $35-80 at http://54below.com/artist/turn-the-beat-around-54-below-celebrates-studio-54/
54 Below is Broadway's Supper Club - and the hottest venue in town - but long before that it was home to nightlife legend. 54 Below invites you to remember the glory - and the decadence - that was STUDIO 54. In the legendary club's heyday the guest list was a who's who from the world of entertainment - Andy Warhol, Liza Minnelli, Halston, Elizabeth Taylor, Mick Jagger, Diana Ross, Brooke Shields, John Travolta, Michael Jackson - and the music played kept them dancing all through the night. Come "Turn the Beat Around" as we "Celebrate Good Times" and salute Studio 54 from its opening night to the "Last Dance." This is one party you won't want to miss. 54 Below is even rolling out their dance floor for the occasion! Produced and directed by Scott Coulter.
Featuring:
Scott Coulter, Cheryl Freeman (The Who's Tommy), Mike Schwitter (Pippin), Blaine Krauss (The Lion King), Devin L. Roberts (Venice, The Lion King), Jessica Hendy (Radio City Spring Spectacular), Lennie Watts (MAC, Bistro and Nightlife Award winner), Willam Blake (Echoes of Etta), Tyce Green (54 Sings Chess), Blair Goldberg (Carrie, Kinky Boots), Mary Lane Haskell (54 Shares Cher), Max Clayton (Gigi), Brian Charles Rooney (Bedbugs, The Three Penny Opera), Susan Agin (Anything Goes: The Concert), Kelli Rabke (Les Miserables, Children of Eden), Lucia Spina (Kinky Boots), Will Porter (54 Sings The Act), Justin Talkington (54 Sings Chess), Michael Holland, Larry Lelli, Matt Scharfglass, Jeremy Clayton, and Thad DeBrock.
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Alice Ripley: All Sondheim
Where: 54 Below (254 W 54th Street)
When: August 12 at 7:00 & 9:30 PM
Tickets: $35-80 at http://54below.com/artist/alice-ripley/
Tony Award winner Alice Ripley returns to 54 Below for the first time in over a year with a brand new show! In Alice Ripley: All Sondheim, the multi-talented star of Broadway's Next to Normal, Sunset Boulevard, The Who's Tommy, Side Show, andThe Rocky Horror Show explores the provocative lyrics and enduring melodies of songs written by the legendary Stephen Sondheim. Ms. Ripley has gathered some of her favorites - and will even revisit classic Sondheim characters she's played, remembering anecdotes along the way. From "Worst Pies In London" to "Getting Married Today"... from "Losing My Mind" to "Rose's Turn"... from "Being Alive" to "The Ladies Who Lunch"... this is a show you do NOT want to miss. Spend a summer night celebrating Sondheim with one of the Great White Way's favorite stars.
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Evan Ruggiero, The One-Legged Song and Dance Man
Where: 54 Below (254 W 54th Street)
When: August 14th at 9:30 PM
Tickets: $25-65 at http://54below.com/artist/evan-ruggiero/
"The One Legged Song and Dance Man is Back! After a SOLD OUT SHOW back in February, Evan Ruggiero will return to 54 Below. Joining him for this night of music will be Broadway Veteran Jackie Burns (If/Then, Wicked, Hair), Olivia Polci (Foolerie, 54 Below Solo Show, Bergen PAC Soloist), and Kyle Wilder (Black Out w/ Savion Glover, New Jersey Tap Ensemble, JUBA Masters of Tap and Percussive Dance). Evan's band feature's long standing members Ray Carega, Justin Garcia, and Brendan Daily, and introducing Will Dougherty, Joe Gullace, Frank Scillieri, and Rich Cush. Not only will Evan sing his favorite rock and musical theatre songs, but he will be debuting some of his own songs from his new original musical he has been working on called "My Champagne Year."
Evan Ruggiero began dancing at the age of 5 in his hometown studio and by age 10, he was accepted into the famed New Jersey Tap Ensemble, under the direction of Ms. Deborah Mitchell. He soon graced the stages of Lincoln Center, The Shomberg Museum of Harlem and The New Jersey Performing Arts Center in Newark, among others. Upon entering his sophomore year at Montclair State University while pursuing a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Musical Theatre, Evan was suddenly diagnosed with Osteosarcoma, a rare bone cancer of the right leg. Enduring nine surgeries in a six-month period in an effort to save the leg, the cancer returned more aggressively than the original diagnosis. He was faced with the ultimate decision of amputation in order to stop the cancer and save his life, as well as undergoing chemotherapy for 16 months. In spite of the physical setback, Evan held close to the dream of dancing and learned of the famed Clayton "Peg Leg" Bates, a legendary African-American entertainer who taught himself to tap dance after losing a leg in a cotton gin accident at the age of 12. Bates performed twice for the King and Queen of England and became a regular on The Ed Sullivan Show appearing a record 58 times. Inspired by his story, Evan aspired to passing on his legacy. Within eighteen months after the amputation, and only two days after receiving his "peg-leg," Evan was tapping again. He has appeared with the St. Louis Tap Festival, LA Tap Festival, Jersey Tap Festival, Princeton Symphony Orchestra, on American Idol, has been a guest on The Ellen Show, on Telemundo's Un Nuevo Dia, and most recently made his first international appearance on Italy's hit television show Quelli Che il Calcio.
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The Broadway Pricess Party Featuring Laura Osnes
Where: 54 Below (254 W 54th Street)
When: August 16th at 7:00 & 9:30 PM
Tickets: $35-85 at http://54below.com/artist/the-broadway-princess-party-feat-laura-osnes/
The Princesses are throwing a ball, and you're invited! Hosted by Broadway's Cinderella herself, Tony nominee Laura Osnes, and music director Benjamin Rauhala, Broadway's most beloved leading ladies will sing the most beloved 'Princess' songs of stage and screen in a magical evening that is not to be missed! Where else might a little mermaid duet with a beautiful bookworm? Or might an ice queen drink tea with a princess no bigger than the size of a thumb? Might the princess with a lost glass slipper confide in a princess who lives in a tower, with the longest of hair? Get your ballgown out of the closet, dust off that tiara and make your way to 54 Below for a Broadway Princess Party you will never forget!
FEATURING:
Laura Osnes (Cinderella, Anything Goes), Ruthie Ann Miles (Tony Award winner - The King and I, Here Lies Love), Caissie Levy (Les Miserables, Ghost), Kara Lindsay (Wicked, Newsies), Courtney Reed (Aladdin, In The Heights), Adrienne Warren (Bring It On, Dreamgirls), Taylor Louderman (NBC's 'Peter Pan Live,' Bring It On), Ciara Renee (The Hunchback of Notre Dame, Pippin), Steffanie Leigh (Gigi, Mary Poppins), Teal Wicks (Finding Neverland, Jekyll and Hyde), Desi Oakley (Wicked, Evita), Arielle Jacobs (Wicked, In The Heights), Laurie Veldheer (Newsies, Mamma Mia), Alison Luff (Matilda, Wicked), and Alexandra Zorn (Cinderella).
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