Broadway at the Cabaret - Top Cabaret Picks for January 5-11 Featuring Alysha Umphress, Amy Spanger, and More!
By: Louisa Brady Jan. 04, 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: Alysha Umphress Swings Jeff Blumenkrantz: "I've Been Played," Amy Spanger: This Must Be the Place, Broadway Loves Celine Dion, Starring Jeremy Jordan, Taylor Louderman, and More, The Best of Ann Hampton Callaway, and Starry Starry Night: An Evening of Mini-Concerts.
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Alysha Umphress Swings Jeff Blumenkrantz: "I've Been Played"
Where: Birdland NYC (315 W 44th Street)
When: January 5th at 7:00 PM
Tickets: $30-40 at http://www.birdlandjazz.com/event/724741-alysha-umphress-swings-jeff-new-york/
The Broadway at Birdland concert series is proud to announce that Alysha Umphress, currently starring as "Hildy" in the Broadway revival of On The Town, and Tony-nominated songwriter Jeff Blumenkrantz will perform together in concert on Monday, January 5 at 7pm. The duo will celebrate the release of their new CD, "I've Been Played," which features Jeff's swinging songs and arrangements performed as only Alysha can!
The band will include Tedd Firth on piano, Pete Donovan on bass, Ray Marchica on drums, Dan Willis on sax/flute and Peter Sachon on cello.Click here for more information.
Amy Spanger: This Must Be the Place
Where: 54 Below (254 W 54th Street)
When: January 6th at 9:30 PM (& January 17th at 9:30 PM)
Tickets: $30-70 at http://54below.com/artist/amy-spanger/
At nineteen, Amy Spanger announced to her parents that she was moving to New York because "these legs won?t last forever." At twenty-one she did. With a two thousand dollar loan, a shared one-bedroom in Harlem, and a job waiting tables, she made a promise to herself: "I will make it on Broadway within the next three years." Now she?s ready to talk about what happened next.
In collaboration with her partner, musical whiz-kid Kris Kukul, Amy is proud to present an evening of pop, music theater, rock, country, and candid storytelling. The show will feature some of the music that put her on the map, including "Don?t Stop Believing" from Rock of Ages, "Always True To You Darling In My Fashion" from Kiss Me Kate, and "Come To Your Senses" from tick, tick...BOOM! She?ll also share some glamorous and not-as-glamorous tales as she reflects on the places she?s lived and people she?s lived with along the great white way, including a budding schizophrenic, a pair of cocaine enthusiasts, and a couple of husbands.
Together, Amy and Kris have curated this hour long concert designed to showcase Amy?s killer pipes and self-deprecating sense of humor.
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Broadway Loves Celine Dion, Starring Jeremy Jordan, Taylor Louderman, and More!
Where: 54 Below (254 W 54th Street)
When: January 9th at 7:00 PM & 9:30 PM
Tickets: $45-85 at http://54below.com/artist/broadway-loves-celine-dion/
Broadway's biggest belters celebrate the best-selling Canadian music artist in history, Celine Dion, in an evening of epic power ballads, and classic pop tunes. With one of the most distinctive voices in music history, and with albums sales of over 200 million, Dion is undeniably one of the most influential female artists of our generation. Audiences can expect to hear a wide array of Celine's greatest hits from her 25 year career, including "The Power Of Love," "It's All Coming Back to Me Now," "My Heart Will Go On," "I Drove All Night," and many more. Featuring a star-studded Broadway cast, this is one concert no Broadway or pop music lover should miss!
The starry cast includes Jeremy Jordan (Newsies, "Smash"), Lauren Kennedy (Spamalot, Les Miserables), Ashley Spencer (Rock of Ages, Grease), Taylor Louderman (NBC's Peter Pan, Bring It On), Kate Rockwell(Rock of Ages, Bring It On), Kelly King (Top 20 'Billboard' recording artist), Ariana DeBose (Hamilton, Pippin), Donna Vivino (Wicked, Les Miserables), Adrienne Warren (Bring It On, Dreamgirls), Daniel Quadrino (NBC's Peter Pan, Newsies), Hannah Elless (Bright Star, Godspell), Charlie Brady (South Pacific), and Jessica Vosk (The Bridges of Madison County). The band will feature Mairi Dorman-Phaneuf on cello, Charlie Rosen on bass, David Cinquegrana on guitar, Shannon Ford on drums, and music director Benjamin Rauhala on the piano. The concert will also feature Rachel Mackenzie, Tara Minogue, Jeff O'Donnell and Jillian Soares on back-up vocals. The evening will be produced and directed by Rauhala.
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The Best of Ann Hampton Callaway
Where: 54 Below (254 W 54th Street)
When: January 10th at 7:00 PM
Tickets: $50-90 at http://54below.com/artist/ann-hampton-callaway/
Tony-nominated and Platinum Award-winning singer/songwriter Ann Hampton Callaway brings you the best of her critically acclaimed shows. Broadway World has called Ann "the current queen of American cabaret". The New York Times says, "For sheer vocal beauty, no contemporary singer matches Ms. Callaway." For the very first time and for one night only at 54 Below Ann performs selections from the shows that she has toured the world with from the UK to South Africa to Australia and all over the US with top orchestras and in top venues. The show will feature two song highlights each from six critically acclaimed shows, The Streisand Songbook, The Sarah Vaughan Project, Diva Power!, Songs I Wish I'd Written, Broadway Swings!, and Written by Ann Hampton Callaway. These exciting shows have earned Ann many awards including multiple Broadway World Awards and the 2013 MAC Award for Show of the Year. From the playful "Whatever Lola Wants and "Pick Yourself Up" to the romantic "Two for the Road" and her original wedding song written for Streisand, "I've Dreamed of You" to powerhouse songs like "Don't Rain On My Parade" and "Blues in the Night" Callaway promises a stirring night of great music as only she can share.
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Starry Starry Night: An Evening of Mini-Concerts
Where: 54 Below (254 W 54th Street)
When: January 11th at 7:00 PM
Tickets: $40-50 at http://54below.com/artist/starry-starry-night-featuring-anthony-rapp-judy-gold-christine-ebersole/
Please join 54 Below as we present a special evening of Broadway and Concert artists from rj productions. Each artist will take the stage for 15 minutes to offer audiences some of their best numbers!
Artists performing in "Starry Starry Night" are:
Jarrod Spector (2014 Tony nominee for Beautiful, Frank Valli in Jersey Boys), Christine Ebersole (Two-time Tony Award winner for Grey Gardens and 42nd Street), Anthony Rapp (star of If/Then and Rent), Trevor McQueen and his sextet, honoring Sammy Davis, Jr., Barbrashop Quartet, a brand new show featuring 4 Broadway men honoring one legendary voice: Barbra Streisand, and Judy Gold, popular comedienne and host of the evening.
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