Broadway at the Cabaret - Top Cabaret Picks for November 10-16 Featuring Lindsay Mendez, the Callaway Sisters, and More!
By: Louisa Brady Nov. 09, 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: Broadway on 22nd Street, Ryan Scott Oliver and Lindsay Mendez's ACTOR THERAPY, The Songs of Adam Wachter: Just Come to This, A Night Like This Live in Concert, and The Music of Alex Rybeck.
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Broadway on 22nd Street
Where: The Metropolitan Room (34 W 22nd Street)
When: November 10 at 7:00 PM
Tickets: $20-115 at http://metropolitanroom.com/event.cfm?id=143142
This is it the final Broadway On 22nd Street for 2014 and we are going out with a HUGE BANG, Jeremy Abram, In the Heights Tony Chiroldes, from the first national tour of In The Heights Christina Aranda, and from Smokey Joe's Cafe Adrian Bailey. The hit series concludes Nov 10th at 7pm, and will return in 2015. Each performer sings a mini set that incudes Broadway and non Broadway Songs. Created by Joseph Macchia Broadway On 22nd street features some of Broadways most talented performers. Tracy Stark musical directs.
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The Songs of Adam Wachter: Just Come to This
Where: 54 Below (254 W 54th Street)
When: November 10 at 9:30 PM
Tickets: $25-55 at http://54below.com/artist/the-songs-of-adam-wachter/
JUST COME TO THIS is an evening presenting the music, lyrics, and arrangements of Adam Wachter. Known primarily as a music director and accompanist, this concert is Adam's public "coming out" as a composer/lyricist! Expect to hear original songs from Adam's new musical Tarrytown, the hit web series Submissions Only and The Battery's Down, and new material written specifically for this show, as well as original arrangements of well-known songs created for various concerts from Adam's prolific career as a music director, all performed by a starry group of his Broadway-veteran friends. Directed by Andrew Keenan-Bolger, Musical Direction by Paul Staroba.
Cast: Alysha Umphress, Andrew Keenan-Bolger, Anne L. Nathan, Barry Shafrin, Ben Fankhauser, Bobby Steggert, Chelsea Packard, Corey Mach, Dana Steingold, Geoff Packard, Helene Yorke, Jake Wilson, Vanessa Ray, and The Workshop (cast subject to change).
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Ryan Scott Oliver and Lindsay Mendez's ACTOR THERAPY
Where: 54 Below (254 W 54th Street)
When: November 10 at 11:30 PM
Tickets: $10-25 at http://54below.com/artist/ryan-scott-olivers-actor-therapy/
ACTOR THERAPY goes 54 Below! Hosted by award-winning composer-lyricist Ryan Scott Oliver (35mm, Darling) and Broadway actress Lindsay Mendez (Wicked, Dogfight, Godspell), ACTOR THERAPY is a series of masterclasses for performers looking to improve their auditions, build a better book and expand their understanding of what it means to be an actor and song interpreter in New York today. Join us as we celebrate the students of this awesome program!
With: Serena Berman, Brandon Beynon, Matthew Condello, Danae Ervin, Gavin Juckette, Missy Karle, Lauren Mack, Amy Marik, Scott Montgomery, Jonathan Mushock, Kurt Perry, Kristin Piacentile, Renee Reinecke, Jenyth Rosati, and Zachary Spiegel.
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A Night Like This Live in Concert
Where: 54 Below (254 W 54th Street)
When: November 15 at 11:30 PM
Tickets: $15-35 at http://54below.com/artist/a-night-like-this-live-in-concert/
Nothing changes. Katie, Dan, and Ryan were inseparable in high school, but things fell apart. After four years of radio silence, the three return to their hometown for a friend's funeral- a confrontation is unavoidable. Will the past stay past? Will the dead stay dead? Who can say onA Night Like This.
Alexander Sage Oyen's A Night Like This is sharp, emotional, and ready for its New York premiere within an intimate concert setting. Join us for an acoustic night of theatre where three friends reconcile their past.
Alexander Sage Oyen is the recipient of the 2014 ASCAP Foundation's Lucille and Jack Yellen Award for promising lyricists. His musicals include Outlaws, A Night Like This, Money$hot!, and Moment by Moment. He and collaborator James Presson were awarded the 2013-2014 Dramatist Guild Fellowship, and their musical Outlaws was a 2014 NAMT Finalist and was the recipient of the 2014 ASCAP Workshop. He was named one of Playbill's "Contemporary Musical Theatre Writers You Should Know," and he was selected for the 2014 Johnny Mercer Songwriter's Project. His music has been heard at 54 Below, Joe's Pub, The Signature Theatre, New World Stages, The Laurie Beechman Theatre and venues in Thailand, London and The Netherlands. He is the proud owner of a dog named after a scandalous politician.
Starring: Kimiko Glenn (Netflix's Orange is the New Black, Spring Awakening), Gerard Canonico (American Idiot, Bare the Musical), and Corey Mach (Godspell, Hands on a Hard Body).
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The Music of Alex Rybeck
Where: 54 Below (254 W 54th Street)
When: November 16th at 9:30 PM
Tickets: $20-75 at http://54below.com/artist/the-music-of-alex-rybeck-featuring-liz-ann-hampton-callaway-more/
Best known as the highly sought-after pianist/arranger for vocalists such as Liz & Ann Hampton Callaway, Faith Prince, Jeff Harnar & many others, Alex is also a prolific composer, mentored by Leonard Bernstein, Stephen Sondheim & Stephen Schwartz. For one special night of music, Rybeck showcases his very own compositions, featuring some pretty amazing vocalists, including the aforementioned Callaway Sisters, Faith Prince, Kevin Dozier, Joshua Dixon, Tiffany Gray, Marcus Simeone, Jerry Lanning, and more! Alex's recorded songs include What a Funny Boy He Is (Nancy LaMott) & Bless Your Heart (Faith Prince), and he's written with collaborators as diverse as the great Michael Stewart, Carol Hall & Ira Gasman, among others. With Dick Sarpola (bass), Dan Gross (drums), & Alex himself at the piano.
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