Broadway at the Cabaret - Top 5 Cabaret Picks for May 11-17, Featuring Ciara Renée, the Cast of SIDE SHOW, and More!
By: Louisa Brady May. 10, 2015
Broadway's 40 theatres aren't the only places to catch performances from your favorite stars! Well after Broadway orchestra's 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: Cast of Side Show: Added Attractions; The Theory of Relativity: A New Musical in concert by Neil Bartram & Brian Hill; 54 Celebrates Julie Wilson; Songs of Cy Coleman, Starring Randy Graff, Cady Huffman, & Lillias White; and Ciara Renée at 54 Below.
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Cast of Side Show: Added Attractions
Where: 54 Below (254 W 54th Street)
When: May 11th at 7:00 & 9:30 PM
Tickets: $50-95 at http://54below.com/artist/the-cast-of-side-show-bonus-tracks/
Encore by popular demand! After sold out 54 Below performances in March, the cast of the recent Broadway revival of Side Show reunites to celebrate this acclaimed production. Erin Davie, Emily Padgett, Matthew Hydzik, David St. Louis and members of the ensemble perform favorites from the show, a couple songs which were cut out of town, and material which won't be heard on the Original Cast Recording. Hosted by Bill Russell, author of the book and lyrics, the evening will also feature composer Henry Krieger and special guest Jeff McCarthy from the original cast.
These encore concerts are to celebrate the launch of the Side Show: Added Attractions - Live at 54 BELOW CD. The cast and creators will be available after the show to autograph CDs!
Cast List*: Erin Davie, Emily Padgett, Matthew Hydzik, David St. Louis
Special Guest: Jeff McCarthy
With Brandon Bieber, Charity Angel Dawson, Lauren Elder, Derek Hanson, Javier Ignacio, Kelvin Moon Loh, Barrett Martin, Con O'Shea-Creal, Blair Ross, and Hannah Shankman.
**subject to change
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The Theory of Relativity: A New Musical in Concert by Neil Bartram & Brian Hill
Where: 54 Below (254 W 54th Street)
When: May 12th at 7:00 & 9:30 PM
Tickets: $25-55 at http://54below.com/artist/the-theory-of-relativity/
The University of Oklahoma's Weitzenhoffer School of Musical Theatre presents the graduating class of 2015 in the New York premiere of Neil Bartram and Brian Hill's musical THE THEORY OF RELATIVITY. Written specifically for college students, THE THEORY OF RELATIVITY is heralded as a mash-up of Songs for A New World and The Search For Signs of Intelligent Life... The work is a joyous, youthful, musical exploration of the interconnectedness of our orbits as we hurtle through space on this tiny planet.
Neil Bartram and Brian Hill are the Drama Desk nominated authors of the Broadway musical The Story of My Life, as well as The Nightingale and the Rose, Clara's Piano, Somewhere In The World, Not Wanted On The Voyage, and The Adventures of Pinocchio.
http://www.bartramandhill.com/
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54 Celebrates Julie Wilson
Where: 54 Below (254 W 54th Street)
When: May 14th at 7:00 PM
Tickets: $30-70 at http://54below.com/artist/54-celebrates-julie-wilson/
There will never be another Julie Wilson. With a career that spanned more than 70 years on Broadway and the West End, on TV and in cabaret, Wilson was beloved by all who knew her. The theater community lost a stalwart whose incomparable work will be remembered forever.
Join us as we honor Julie Wilson in song, with stars of Broadway and cabaret.
Featuring TV star Emily Bergl (Desperate Housewives, Scandal), Broadway stars Rita Gardner (The Fantasticks, The Wedding Singer), Raissa Katona Bennett (Phantom of the Opera), Operatic Soprano Janice Hall, Wayne Hosford, and Daryl Glenn; with cabaret favorites Kristoffer Lowe, Maxine Linehan, Shana Farr, Billie Roe, Sue Matsuki, Celia Berk, Carole J. Bufford, and a special appearance by Ms. Wilson's son, Holt McCallany.
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Songs of Cy Coleman, Starring Randy Graff, Cady Huffman, & Lillias White
Where: 54 Below (254 W 54th Street)
When: May 15th, 16th, & 20th at 7:00 PM
Tickets: $45-90 at http://54below.com/artist/our-guy-cy-the-songs-of-cy-coleman/
3 Tony Award winners.
3 Broadway legends who originated roles in a Cy Coleman musical.
1 man they all loved.
An unforgettable theatrical event directed & conceived by Will Nunziata brings together three Broadway Leading Ladies who all originated roles on Broadway in a Cy Coleman show: Tony Award winner Randy Graff, Tony Award winner Cady Huffman, and Tony Award winner Lillias White.
Fresh solo, duet, and trio arrangements of some of Cy's most beloved songs will include selections from his pop standards canon and film scores, as well as his musicals Wildcat, Little Me, Sweet Charity, Seesaw, I Love My Wife, On the Twentieth Century, Barnum, City of Angels, The Will Rogers Follies, and The Life. Songs include: Witchcraft, What You Don't Know About Women, The Oldest Profession, You Can Always Count on Me, Nobody Does It Like Me, Big Spender, The Best is Yet to Come, Those Hands, and many, many more.
"Fun, laughs, good times" guaranteed.
Musical Direction by Eugene Gwozdz (?P?iano) with Chris Reza on Reeds, Adam Neely on Bass, and Jeremy Yaddaw on Drums.
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Ciara Renée
Where: 54 Below (254 W 54th Street)
When: May 15th at 9:30 PM
Tickets: $30-70 at http://54below.com/artist/ciara-renee/
"[With] a charismatic showbiz smile... the lissome Ms. Renee is glossy [and] charming." - The New York Times
Catch the star of Paper Mill Playhouse's The Hunchback of Notre Dame as she makes her 54 Below solo debut! Ciara has previously starred on Broadway in the recent revival of Pippinand Big Fish, and graced the 54 Below stage in Made For Each Other: Broadway Meets Andrew McMahon and Charlie Rosen's Broadway Big Band, both this past February. Whether portraying a gypsy, a leading player, a witch, or simply being herself, Ciara Renee is sure to leave you enchanted.
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