Broadway at the Cabaret - Top 5 Picks for November 23-29, Featuring Lena Hall, Telly Leung, and More!
By: Louisa Brady Nov. 22, 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: Telly Leung: Songs For You CD Release; Ann Hampton Callaway Celebrates Women Songwriters; Lena Hall: The Villa Satori - Growing up Haight Ashbury; Laurie Beechman Tribute at the Metropolitan Room; and Sondheim Unplugged.
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Telly Leung: Songs For You CD Release
Where: Joe's Pub (425 Lafayette Street)
When: November 23rd at 7:00 PM
Tickets: $30 at http://www.publictheater.org/en/tickets/calendar/playdetailscollection/joes-pub/2015/t/telly-leung-songs-for-you-cd-release/?SiteTheme=JoesPub
On his night off from his starring role in Broadway's ALLEGIANCE, Telly Leung (Broadway's RENT, GODSPELL & Television's GLEE) will be celebrating the release of his sophomore album, SONGS FOR YOU. He will be joined by a full band, led by musical director Gary Adler (ALTERBOYZ), singing songs from the new album - and also some favorites from his 2012 debut album, {i'll cover you}. Experience the "clear, sweet tenor" (Variety) of Telly Leung in his Joe's Pub solo debut!
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Ann Hampton Callaway Celebrates Women Songwriters
Where: 54 Below (254 W 54th Street)
When: November 23-28 at 7:00 PM (note: performance on November 26th is at 8:00 PM)
Tickets: $60-115 at http://54below.com/artist/ann-hampton-callaway/
For her annual Thanksgiving week show at Feinstein's/54 Below, Callaway has crafted an exciting world premiere night of music centered on the songs of women songwriters who have inspired her. Billie Holiday's "God Bless the Child," Carole King's "Will You Love Me Tomorrow?", and Dorothy Field's "The Way You Look Tonight" are among the gems carefully chosen by he Platinum-selling composer and lyricist. Classics by Peggy Lee, Joni Mitchell, and Cynthia Weil, as well as songs by friends Michelle Brourman and Amanda McBroom reflect the unique female perspective on love, life, and the pursuit of happiness. And expect to enjoy moments of Ann at the piano singing the best of her original songs. Directed by Dan Foster and supported by her all-star trio - Ted Rosenthal at the piano, Martin Wind on bass and Tim Horner on drums - don't miss "Performer of the Year" Callaway's stirring night of song and story!
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Lena Hall: The Villa Satori - Growing Up Haight Ashbury
Where: 54 Below (254 W 54th Street)
When: November 28-December 7 (for times, click link below)
Tickets: $55-110 at http://54below.com/artist/lena-hall/
Tony Award winner Lena Hall (Hedwig and the Angry Inch, Kinky Boots) is your guide through this brand new musical memoir of her upbringing in the Villa Satori, her psychedelic family home in the heart of San Francisco's Haight Ashbury. Her story recounting the trials and tribulations of growing up in a legendary hippie household is brought to life through intimate storytelling, interpretive dance, and humor-all set to a dizzyingly eclectic soundtrack that features classical, soul, new wave, punk rock, and more. Consider yourself warned-this performance will contain explicit use of embarrassing home videos and incense.
Lena Hall will be joined by her musical director and guitarist Watt White, keyboardist John Deley, bassist Lee Nadel and drummer Brian Fishler.
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Laurie Beechman Tribute
Where: Metropolitan Room (34 W 22nd Street)
When: November 29th at 4:00 PM
Tickets: $10-115 at http://metropolitanroom.com/event.cfm?id=223795&cart
Joseph Macchia brings you the next installment of Gone Too Soon, an evening of Laurie Beechman.
Laurie Hope Beechman (April 4, 1953 - March 8, 1998) was an American actress and singer, known for her work in Broadway musicals. After her death, the West Bank Cafe Downstairs Theater Bar in New York, was renamed the Laurie Beechman Theatre.
Beechman made her Broadway debut in the 1977 original production of Annie. For her role as the narrator in the 1982 original Broadway production of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, she was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Musical. She then went on to be the first actress to play the role of Grizabella in the US national touring production of Cats in 1983, before replacing Betty Buckley in the Broadway production in 1984. She would play the role on Broadway for over four years. She also starred in the Broadway productions of The Pirates of Penzance (1981) and LES MISERABLES (1990) and returned to the role of Grizabella for four months in 1997, when Cats became the longest running musical in Broadway history. In addition to her Broadway work, she had a career as a cabaret performer and a recording artist.
The hit series Gone Too Soon returns in September at The Metropolitan Room. This final installment of the series for 2015 pays tribute to the great Madeline Kahn. Produced by Joseph Macchia and directed by Peter Napolitano. The series will feature some of the most talented performers from Broadway and Cabaret.
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Sondheim Unplugged
Where: 54 Below (254 W 54th Street)
When: November 29th at 7:00 PM
Tickets: $30-75 at http://54below.com/artist/sondheim-unplugged/
BACK FOR SEASON SIX! A celebrated New York event since 2010, the BroadwayWorld and Bistro Award-winning series Sondheim Unplugged features some of Broadway and cabaret's most dynamic voices, accompanied by piano only, delving into the musical world of Broadway's master composer. Expect tunes from A Little Night Music, Company, Into the Woods,Follies, Passion, Dick Tracy, and more. Past special guests have included original Sondheim cast members such as Len Cariou, Jim Walton, Donna McKechnie, Chip Zien, and more - so you never know who might drop in. Sondheim Unplugged is hosted by series creator Phil Geoffrey Bond, who will fill the audience in on Sondheimien facts, history, and assorted tidbits of theatrical lore! Come join the party!
The November 29th performance will feature:
Special Guests:
Mary Jane Houdina (Follies' original Young Hattie), Sally Mayes (Harbor Lights Theatre's Gypsy), and Sarah Rice (Sweeney Todd's original Johanna).
Starring: Christopher DeProphetis, Aaron Ramey, Steve Ross, Ereni Sevasti, Lucia Spina, Mike Schwitter, and Tyler Whitaker.
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