Broadway at the Cabaret - Top 5 Cabaret Picks for June 8-14, Featuring Michele Lee, the SPRING AWAKENING Cast, and More!
By: Louisa Brady Jun. 07, 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: Daniel Quadrino at 54 Below; Spring & Summer: Spring Awakening Cast Reunion; Seth Sikes Sings Judy Garland on Her Birthday; Michele Lee: Nobody Does It Like Me, The Music of Cy Coleman; and Liberty: A New Musical Cast Album Release.
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Daniel Quadrino at 54 Below
Where: 54 Below (254 W 54th Street)
When: June 8th at 9:30 PM
Tickets: $25-45 at http://54below.com/artist/daniel-quadrino/
After a sold-out solo concert debut this spring, Broadway favorite, and former Newsie and Lost Boy Daniel Quadrino makes a triumphant return to 54 Below. Known for his pure tone, charming song interpretation, and effortless pop-rock styling, Daniel will be sharing some of his original songs - new and old - as well as exciting NEW covers of the pop classics and current hits that inspire him. When Quadrino steps into the spotlight, this is one musical coming-of-age you will NOT want to miss!
Daniel can currently be seen in Wicked on Broadway. In December of 2014 Quadrino made his network television debut in NBC's Peter Pan Live! as "Bunting," one of the Lost Boys. He also recently played "Albert" in the Broadway cast of Disney's Newsies, and made his debut in the 2009 revival of Bye Bye Birdie. He is a proud graduate of Pace University.
The evening will be music directed and produced by Benjamin Rauhala, and will feature David Cinquegrana on the guitar, Justin Goldner on the bass, Jeremy Yaddaw on the drums, and Rauhala on the piano.
With special guest appearances by Lilli Cooper (Wicked, Spring Awakening) and Andrea Ross (Whistle Down The Wind).
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Spring & Summer: Spring Awakening Cast Reunion
Where: 54 Below (254 W 54th Street)
When: June 9th at 7:00, 9:30, & 11:00 PM
Tickets: $40-85 at http://54below.com/artist/spring-awakening-cast-reunion/
For one night only, cast members from the Broadway and touring companies of SPRING AWAKENING will reunite on the stage of 54 Below. Come see them perform a variety of different musical styles and maybe share some behind-the-scenes anecdotes from their time with the show!
(NOTE: This is not a presentation of the musical or its songs.)
The 7pm show will feature cast members from the 1st national tour including:
Krystina Alabado (American Idiot), Christy Altomare (Mamma Mia!), Julie Benko (Les Miserables), Jake Epstein (Beautiful), Ben Fankhauser (Newsies), Kayla Foster, Sarah Hunt (The Last Ship), Anthony Lee Medina (STARZ's Flesh and Bone), Ben Moss (Brooklynite), Krista Pioppi (NYMF's For Tonight), Perry Sherman (Next to Normal National Tour), Claire Sparks, Lucas Wells (NYMF's Marry Me), and more to be announced soon.
The 9:30pm & 11:30pm show will feature cast members from Broadway including:
Blake Daniel (Hello Again), Emma Hunton (Wicked National Tour), Caitlin Kinnunen (Bridges of Madison County), Lilli Cooper (Wicked), Brian Charles Johnson (American Idiot), Eryn Murman (5j Barrow), Zach Reiner-Harris, Alexandra Socha (Fun Home), Phoebe Strole (Glee), Jenna Ushkowitz (Glee), Gabe Violett, and Remy Zaken (Brooklynite).
Music directed by Charity Wicks. Produced by Shoshana Feinstein.
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Seth Sikes Sings Judy Garland on Her Birthday
Where: 54 Below (254 W 54th Street)
When: June 10th at 9:30 PM
Tickets: $25-65 at http://54below.com/artist/seth-sikes/
To celebrate Judy Garland's 93rd birthday, Seth Sikes returns to 54 BELOW to perform his critically-acclaimed show, Seth Sikes Sings Judy Garland, an evening of Garland's most popular songs. Sikes has sold out his previous three appearances at the nightclub.
Best known in the theater as an Assistant Director (on shows like The Nance, Tribes, and Pageant), Sikes takes the stage himself with a seven-piece band to recount how Garland captivated him as a young boy in Paris, Texas, and to sing some of the legend's greatest hits.
The evening was co-conceived by Tony Winner Lisa Lambertand directed by Eric Gililland. Orchestrations are by Matt Aument, and the Music Director is Gary Adler.
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Michele Lee: No One Does It Like Me, The Music of Cy Coleman
Where: 54 Below (254 W 54th Street)
When: June 11-13th at 7:00 PM
Tickets: $40-90 at http://54below.com/artist/michele-lee/
Cy Coleman once said, "Michele Lee is a surefire powerhouse performer. She embraces a lyric like nobody can."
Following her acclaimed 54 Below debut in 2014, this all-new show finds the stunning Michele Lee making a rare appearance in New York for three nights only.
Ms. Lee's new concert spotlights the music of the legendary Cy Coleman, including songs like "Nobody Does it Like Me" and "It's Not Where You Start" from her Tony-nominated performance in the musical Seesaw, along with other magnificent work and some surprises from Coleman's songbook.
In celebration of Coleman's life and music, Michele's shows will coincide with what would have been his 86th birthday.
One highlight of the new show will be Michele's interpretation of Broadway's lead female character found in many Coleman musicals. Using a medley of his compositions including "Big Spender", "Rules of the Road", I've Got Your Number" and "I'm Gonna Laugh You Right Out Of My Life", Ms. Lee presents, "a loveable woman with a charitable heart."
The show will also feature Coleman favorites "The Best Is Yet To Come," "Witchcraft" and others, from Sweet Charity to City of Angels and beyond.
A multiple Emmy and Tony-nominated actor, Michele Lee starred in CBS's Knots Landing, as well as the Broadway blockbusters How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying, Seesaw, and Tale of the Allergist's Wife. Michele is the consummate "knock 'em dead" entertainer who enthralls audiences, from stories that tickle the funny-bone to ballads that cut deep into the soul.
With a brilliant quintet led by Musical Director extraordinaire, Ron Abel, Ms. Lee's engagement at 54 Below, in celebration of Cy Coleman's birthday, will be a fantastic night of flat out fun and stories for the ages.
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Liberty: A New Musical Cast Album Release
Where: 54 Below (254 W 54th Street)
When: June 14th at 7:00 PM
Tickets: $25-70 at http://54below.com/artist/liberty-a-new-musical-cast-album-release/
Come celebrate the launch of the brand new cast album of Liberty: A Monumental New Musical with the cast in concert at 54 BELOW. Featuring Abigail Shapiro (How the Grinch Stole Christmas, Shapiro Sisters: Live Out Loud) plays the title role in Liberty: A Monumental New Musical. Liberty also features Emma Rosenthal (Brigadoon) as "Emma Lazurus," Ben McHugh (Mamma Mia!) as "Walker," Adinah Alexander (Kinky Boots) as "Moscowitz / Schuyler," Tom Souhrada (Mary Poppins) as "McKay / Pulitzer," Ryan Duncan (Shrek) as "Goodleaf," C. Mingo Long (South Pacific) as "Samuel," and Andrew DiTusa as "Giovanni."
Liberty: A Monumental New Musical features a book and lyrics by Dana Leslie Goldstein with music by Jon Goldstein and tells the story of a determined, young French immigrant who arrives alone in New York Harbor in 1884. The powerful, sweeping new musical follows Liberty as she struggles to find her place in the ever- evolving country she's come to symbolize. Liberty: A Monumental New Musical was adapted from original material by Dana Leslie Goldstein, Jon Goldstein, and Robert Bruce McIntosh.
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