Broadway at the Cabaret - Top 5 Picks for April 6-12, Featuring Elizabeth Stanley, Andrew Rannells, and More!
By: Louisa Brady Apr. 05, 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: Elizabeth Stanley in "Carried Away" with Special Guest Andrew Rannells; Patti LuPone: The Lady with the Torch; Broadway Meets Classic Rock with the Hair Cast: A Benefit for Broadway Impact; Baldwin Wallace at 54 Below; Teal Wicks and Friends Sing Harold Arlen.
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Where: Birdland 315 W 44th Street
When: April 6th at 7:00 PM
Tickets: $30 at http://www.birdlandjazz.com/event/786871-elizabeth-stanley-in-carried-new-york/
The Broadway at Birdland concert series is proud to announce that "On The Town" star Elizabeth Stanley will be celebrating the show's creators Betty Comden and Adolph Green in concert on Monday, April 6 at 7pm. Elizabeth's very special guest will be Television/Broadway star Andrew Rannells.
Inspired by her current role as Claire De Loone in the Broadway revival of On the Town, leading lady Elizabeth Stanley pays homage to the witty and poignant songbook of the show's creators and original stars, Betty Comden and Adolph Green. Ms. Stanley explores some of the legendary duo's unforgettable hits ("Just In Time," "Make Someone Happy") and celebrates their collaborations with the great American composers Leonard Bernstein, Cy Coleman, Morton Gould and Jule Styne. Ben Brantley of The New York Times said of Ms. Stanley: "a paradigm of refined comic exaggeration...her singing voice slides between operatic trills and lowdown purrs."Patti LuPone, Jeremy Jordan, and More!" height="270" src="https://cloudimages.broadwayworld.com/upload10/966936/artistpage_pattiapril1.jpg" align="left" width="270" />Patti LuPone: The Lady with the Torch
Where: 54 Below (254 W 54th Street)
When: April 2-4, 6-11, & 13-14 at 7:00 PM; April 11 at 9:30 PM
Tickets: $95-155 at http://54below.com/artist/patti-lupone/
Patti LuPone's appearances at 54 Below have already achieved the status of legend. Experiencing the great diva in the intimate atmosphere of 54 Below is not only a never-to-be-forgotten experience but is one you will want to repeat again and again. This April, the two-time Tony Award winner returns to 54 Below with her critically-acclaimed show The Lady with A Torch. LuPone performs an eclectic collection of torch songs by such composers and lyricists as Arthur Schwartz, Howard Dietz, Jule Styne,Sammy Cahn, Billy Barnes, Harold Arlen, George and Ira Gershwin, and Cole Porter. Enjoy what Don Heckman of The Los Angeles Times described as "a beautifully paced, marvelously delivered torch-song exploration of the pleasures and pains of love; LuPone's remarkable, larger-than-life qualities and stunning musicality are distilled into the pure essence of her art."
Conceived and Directed by Scott Wittman. Musical Direction by Joseph Thalken. Orchestrations by Jonathan Tunick. Dialogue by Jeffrey Richman.
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Broadway Meets Classic Rock with the Hair Cast: A Benefit for Broadway Impact
Where: 54 Below (254 W 54th Street)
When: April 6 at 9:30 PM
Tickets: $25-60 at http://54below.com/artist/broadway-meets-classic-rock/
54 BELOW, Broadway's Supper Club, presents Allison Guinn (On the Town, Hair) and Brandon Pearson (Hair, Rent) in "BROADWAY MEETS CLASSIC ROCK" on April 6, 2015 at 9:30 pm. Veterans of the 2009 TONY Award-Winning Revival of HAIR reunite with their friends and fellow rockers (INCLUDING SHANNON CONLEY OF HEDWIG AND LEZ ZEPPELIN) for an evening of pure unadulterated rock classics from BAD COMPANY, THE ALLMAN BROTHERS, THE DOOBIE BROTHERS, HUMBLE PIE, AEROSMITH, THE EAGLES, ZZ TOP, and MORE! Backed by MIKE GRECO's DAMN THE LIGHT band! COME TO THE ROCKING-EST NIGHT 54 BELOW HAS EVER SEEN! All proceeds go to Broadway Impact (www.broadwayimpact.com)!
GUEST STARS INCLUDE: Lauren Elder (Side Show, Hair), Maya Sharpe (Hair), Shannon Conley (Hedwig, lead singer of LEZ ZEPPELIN,) Adam Enright (God Hates This Show, Good Bitch Goes Down), and musically directed by Mike Greco of Damn The Light Productions!
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Where: 54 Below (254 W 54th Street)
When: April 11th at 11:30 PM
Tickets: $15-30 at http://54below.com/artist/baldwin-wallace/
Seniors from the acclaimed Music Theatre program at Baldwin Wallace University make their New York debut at 54 Below alongside notable BW alumni! Catch a rising star at this exclusive event.
Featuring: Steel Burkhardt (Aladdin, Hair), Chris McCarrell (Les Miserables, NBC's Peter Pan Live!), and Shannon O'Boyle (Once).
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Where: 54 Below (254 W 54th Street)
When: April 12th at 9:30 PM
Tickets: $30-65 at http://54below.com/artist/teal-wicks-friends-sing-harold-arlen/
From the Harlem's Cotton Club to the Golden Age of Hollywood, Harold Arlen's natural ease for jazz and blues gave him a distinct voice in the Great American Songbook. Inspired by their mutual love for the rich and textured strain of an Arlen tune, Broadway leading lady Teal Wicks (Wicked, Jekyll & Hyde) and music director Steven Jamail offer an intimate evening of song exploring the work of their favorite composer. From his iconic standards to the lesser know gems, audience members can expect classic and re-imagined arrangements of one of America's greatest songwriters. Guest artists Jay Armstrong Johnson, Katie Rose Clarke, Zakiya Young, Katie Thompson, and more lend their voices to what promises to be an incredible night of song.
Tickets: $35-85 at http://54below.com/artist/broadway-loves-sam-smith-feat-jeremy-jordan-ben-platt-more/
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