Broadway at the Cabaret - Top Cabaret Picks for December 22-28 Featuring Liz Callaway, Christine Pedi, and More!
By: Louisa Brady Dec. 21, 2014
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: Liz Callaway's Celebrate!, A Charlie Brown Christmas in Concert, Christine Pedi: Snow Bizness, An Evening of Garland, and Sondheim Unplugged 2014.
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Liz Callaway: Celebrate!
Where: 54 Below (254 W 54th Street)
When: December 22-27 at 7 PM (no show on Christmas Day, 12/25)
Tickets: $50-95 at http://54below.com/artist/liz-callaway/
Broadway favorite Liz Callaway returns to 54 Below this holiday season in Celebrate! This festive evening will feature songs from her Christmas album Merry and Bright as well as personal favorites by Stephen Sondheim, Richard Rodgers, Ahrens and Flaherty and more. To add to the fun, Liz will be joined by her award-winning sister Ann Hampton Callaway on December 22!
Liz Callaway is a Tony nominee and Emmy Award-winning actress, singer and recording artist. She made her Broadway debut in Stephen Sondheim's Merrily We Roll Along, received a Tony Award nomination for her performance in Baby, and for five years, won acclaim as Grizabella in Cats. She has also starred in the original casts of Miss Saigon, The Three Musketeers, and The Look of Love. Ms. Callaway has also established a major career as a concert and recording artist.
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A Charlie Brown Christmas in Concert
Where: 54 Below (254 W 54th Street)
When: December 22nd at 9:30 PM
Tickets: $30-60 at http://54below.com/artist/54-celebrates-the-christmas-music-of-charlie-brown/
The music from A Charlie Brown Christmas will be recreated live onstage at 54 Below! Featuring the Snoopy Trio, Don "Schroeder" Rebic on piano, David "Linus" Finck on bass, and Mike "Charlie Brown" Berkowitz on drums, playing all the songs made famous by the Vince Guaraldi Trio for A Charlie Brown Christmas. Hear O Tannenbaum, Linus and Lucy, Skating, Fur Elise, Greensleeves, and more.
Joining the trio will be Broadway's HAVEN BURTON, (Shrek, Legally Blonde, Rent, Kinky Boots) and CLARKE THORELL (Annie, 30 Rock, The Good Wife) singing Holiday favorites such as Baby It's Cold Outside, There's No Place Like Home For The Holidays, Christmas Waltz, The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting), and Christmas Time Is Here to name a few.
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Christine Pedi: Snow Bizness
Where: 54 Below (254 W 54th Street)
When: December 27th at 11:30 PM
Tickets: $15-40 at http://54below.com/artist/christine-pedi-snow-bizness/
Featuring the Twelve Divas of Christmas!
All I want for Christmas is Barbra Streisand, Patti Lupone, Liza Minnelli, Julie Andrews, Carol Channing and my favorite divas stuffed into one big Christmas stocking.
Well, do you hear what I hear? Longtime SiriusXM RADIO personality & musical theater powerhouse Christine Pedi (Chicago, Forbidden Broadway, Newsical the Musical) conjures them up in her joyful and triumphant There's No Bizness Like Snow Bizness.
With a voice as big as the sea (and a tale as big as a kite) she ushers in the holiday season with her award winning comedic flair, spot on impressions and songs of good cheer. We may be in a recession, but let nothing you dismay, you'll find comfort and joy as you fall on your knees with laughter!
God bless her...every pun.
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An Evening of Garland
Where: The Metropolitan Room (34 W 22nd Street)
When: December 28 at 4:00 PM
Tickets: $20-115 at http://metropolitanroom.com/event.cfm?id=166084
From Somewhere Over The Rainbow To Purple People Eater Judy Garland sang them all, and on July 25th some of cabarets most talented performers will celebrate The Life and Music of Judy Garland. Produced by Award winning cabaret producer Joseph Macchia an Evening Of Garland will feature Jamie Hartman, Marla Green, MAC Award Winner Liz Lark Brown, MAC and Bistro Award Winner Lennie Watts,Lisa Yaeger,and Will Perez. The evening will feature some of her biggest hits as well as some obscure ones.
So join us as we take you over the Rainbow with the music of The World's Greatest Entertainer Judy Garland.Click here for more information.
Sondheim Unplugged 2014
Where: 54 Below (254 W 54th Street)
When: December 28 at 7:00 PM
Tickets: $35-70 at http://54below.com/artist/sondheim-unplugged/
A celebrated New York event since 2010, the Broadway World & Bistro Award-winning seriesSondheim Unplugged features some of Broadway and cabaret's most dynamic voices, accompanied by piano only. 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, Victoria Mallory, Donna McKechnie & Chip Zien - 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 & assorted tidbits of theatrical lore! Come join the party!
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