Broadway at the Cabaret - Top 5 Cabaret Picks for August 17-23, Featuring Lisa Howard, Ciara Renée, and More!
By: Louisa Brady Aug. 16, 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: The Doo Wop Project; Ciara Renée: Givin 'Em What They Love!; 54 Sings Back to the Future; The Other Direction: In Concert!; and 54 Sings Streep: The Music and The Meryl.
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The Doo Wop Project
Where: 54 Below (254 W 54th Street)
When: August 17th at 7:00 & 9:30 PM
Tickets: $30-80 at http://54below.com/artist/the-doo-wop-project/
The Doo Wop Project, starring leading cast members from the Tony Award-winning Broadway smash Jersey Boys and Motown The Musical, makes its NYC debut for two shows only at 54 Below.
The Doo Wop Project is a night of songs mixed with individual stories and references to their upbringings and experiences in the business, particularly backstage at the August Wilson Theatre, home of Jersey Boys, where the idea for the group was conceived four years ago.
The 2015 Doo Wop Concert comes to New York following four years of sold out shows touring throughout the United States. The night features classic Doo Wop and the music that was inspired by that sound, honoring songs and groups we hear all the time, but maybe more importantly, some that exist only as a memory or somehow got lost along the way or are now relegated to box sets sold on late-night infomercials. Classic hits by every standard for every generation. This new 2015 concert also features some of the greatest Four Seasons songs, as well as Smokey Robinson hits, performed by Tony nominee Charl Brown from Motown The Musical.
In addition, the show features such classic contemporary songs by the likes of Michael Jackson, Cyndi Lauper, and Amy Winehouse. Taking contemporary songs and giving them the Doo Wop spin brings a whole new generation to the wonderful music of Doo Wop.
The concert features a full band in addition to such formerJersey Boys cast mates ("Tommy DeVito") Dominic Nolfi, 2013 Tony nominee ("Smokey Robinson") Charl Brown, current "Frankie Valli" Dominic Scaglione Jr, Dwayne Cooper, and former "Valli" John Dias.
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Ciara Renée: Givin 'Em What They Love!
Where: 54 Below (254 W 54th Street)
When: August 20th at 11:30 PM
Tickets: $25-45 at http://54below.com/artist/ciara-renee/
Catch Ciara Renée in her farewell concert before she flies off to Vancouver to film the newest CW comic book show, Legends of Tomorrow.
Love. We all want it, need it, talk about it, and most assuredly write songs about it. I mean, nobody writes songs about "liking" someone. Well, not any good ones. Acoustic and varied, this concert covers many genres including folk, rock, jazz, and pop all stripped down to their simplest essence to illuminate the beauty and power of love. And not just romantic love, but love for our work, love for our friends and family, and most importantly love for ourselves. So come chill out and show your love and we'll show you ours!
With special guests Chris McCarrell, Maddy Jarmon, Jude McCormick, and more! Also featuring Natalie Tenenbaum and Charlie Rosen.
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54 Sings Back to the Future
Where: 54 Below (254 W 54th Street)
When: August 21st & 28th at 9:30 PM
Tickets: $30-70 at http://54below.com/artist/54-sings-back-to-the-future/
It's been 30 years since the the first Back to the Future film was released, and now the soundtrack comes alive at 54 Below for 2 nights. Powerhouse Rock of Ages rockers Mitchell Jarvis andJustin Sargent bring you all the movie's songs - the ones written in 1985 as well as 1955 - from Huey Lewis to Etta James to Lindsay Buckingham to Chuck Berry. With assistance from special guests including Tyce Green, Jay Klaitz, Emma Hunton, and Van Hughes (American Idiot, 9 to 5), and a band led by musical director Jonathan Ivie, this DeLorean ride will bring the "The Power of Love" into 2015.
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The Other Direction: In Concert!
Where: 54 Below (254 W 54th Street)
When: August 21st at 11:30 PM
Tickets: $20-45 at http://54below.com/artist/the-other-direction-in-concert/
The Other Direction: In Concert! This broad-humored and zesty musical about a boy band, with music/lyrics/book by Jim Territo and contributing writers Andrew Rincon, Jacob Mondry, Danny Romeo, and Nathan Windsor, has been seen as part of the Musical Theatre Factory's 4×15 series. Catch the full version in concert!
Greg, Deyvnn, Jason, Alex, and Norm make up The Other Direction, the world's biggest gay boy band. Their high-profile manager, Angela, is a showbiz pro who gives them a strict set of rules to follow to make sure they don't end up buried "under a naked pile of crackheads" or in jail. At the height of their fame, inner-band romances and drama threaten to break them up. It's up to their leader, Greg, to keep them together and prove to Angela they're still worth her time.
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54 Sings Streep: The Music and The Meryl
Where: 54 Below (254 W 54th Street)
When: August 23rd at 7:00 & 9:30 PM
Tickets: $35-75 at http://54below.com/artist/54-sings-streep/
Meryl Streep is a legend - and the greatest actress of our time. She has received three Academy Awards (with a record nineteen nominations), eight Golden Globes (with a record twenty-nine nominations), two Emmy Awards, two SAG Awards, the National Medal of the Arts, and the Presidential Medal of Honor. And to top it all off....she SINGS! From Into the Woodsto Postcards from the Edge, some of her most iconic movie roles have featured songs. 54 Below is proud to present an evening celebrating those musical Meryl moments. Producer/director Scott Coulter has assembled a cast of Broadway and cabaret stars who will perform songs from Streep's films including Into the Woods ("Stay With Me," "Children Will Listen"), Postcards from the Edge ("You Don't Know Me," "I'm Checking Out"), Ironweed ("He's Me Pal"),Death Becomes Her ("I See Me"), Mamma Mia! ("The Winner Takes It All," "Dancing Queen," "Super Trouper," "Slipping Through My Fingers"), and more. It promises to be a marvelously memorable night of Meryl, music and the movies.
Featuring:
Lisa Howard (It Should Been You, Spelling Bee), Sally Mayes (Tony nominee for She Loves Me, Closer Than Ever), Marilyn Michaels (Catskills on Broadway, Funny Girl!), Caitlyn Caughell (Newsies), Elizabeth Ward Land (Amazing Grace), Regina O'Malley (Blood Brothers), Marcy Heisler (Ever After, Junie B. Jones), Molly Pope (FOUND), Danette Holden (Cagney, Shrek), and Mary Callanan (Mamma Mia!).
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