HUNCHBACK Star Ciara Renee's New Musical ANYTHING BUT LOVE Heads to Feinstein's/54 Below

Feinstein's/54 Below, Broadway's Supper Club, presents the first ever public presentation of ANYTHING BUT LOVE on Sunday, June 26th, at 9:30pm. The musical has music and lyrics by Arielle O'Keefe, and book by Arianna Taxman and Ciara Renée.

Come be the first to experience the newest wave of musical theatre writing by LEGENDS OF TOMORROW star Ciara Renée and breakout writer Arianna Taxman. ANYTHING BUT LOVE follows the stories of three women trying to navigate the complexities of love and relationships, through society's prescribed paradigms for both. All this while incorporating a score that seamlessly blends tribal chants, folk-rock story-telling, and a contemporary pop sound. There will be loop pedals, there will be audience (percussion) participation, and you might just leave with a few of your burning questions about love answered.

The musical has music and lyrics by Arielle O'Keefe, and book by Arianna Taxman and Ciara Renée. Featuring Natalie Tenenbaum on piano.

ANYTHING BUT LOVE (ABL) follows three women; Lola, Jourdyn, and Melanie, as they struggle to navigate the toxic cultural, societal and personal beliefs they've subconsciously ingested about love and relationships. Lola is a hopeless romantic, "my prince is gonna come" type who falls for a smooth-talking, "nice" guy named Jayce. Jourdyn is full of drugs, pills, and daddy issues. And Melanie is a career-focused workaholic who is actively pushing her friends-with-benefits buddy and actual nice guy, Brad, out the door. Will our ladies be able to shake what's been ingrained in their love-impaired hearts and minds, or will old habits die hard?

Featuring:

Ariana DeBose (Hamilton)

Hannah Elless (Bright Star)

Alison Luff (Les Miserables, Matilda)

Chris McCarell (Les Miserables, Peter Pan Live!)

Shannon O'Boyle (Once)

Nick Chris (Motown)

Catch a sneak peak of "Creature Of Habit" from ANYTHING BUT LOVE, written and performed by composer Arielle O'Keefe, below!

ANYTHING BUT LOVE plays Feinstein's/54 Below (254 West 54th Street) Sunday, June 26th at 9:30pm. Tickets from $25 -$35 PREMIUM for $60 and $25 food and beverage minimum. Tickets and information are available at www.54Below.com. Tickets on the day of performance after 4:00 are only available by calling (646) 476-3551.

Broadway darling Ciara Renée is fresh off her first season of the TV series, DC's LEGENDS OF TOMORROW, as the winged demi-goddess, Hawkgirl. She recently started a production company called OurSky Productions and has several projects already in development including ANYTHING BUT LOVE. Past performance credits include Esmeralda in THE HUNCHBACK OF NOTRE DAME (Papermill Playhouse), Leading Player in PIPPIN (Broadway Revival), and The Witch in BIG FISH (Broadway). She has also performed in several of NYC's hottest clubs, including 54Below, Joe's Pub, Le Poisson Rouge, and the High Line Ballroom.

Arielle O'Keefe is a singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist who has performed all across the country, coast to coast. She has been asked to join the stage with big names such as Rod Stewart, Ingrid Michaelson, Luke Wade, The Rocket Summer, and more. In 2012, she took part in a reality TV show called Opening Act, in which Rod Stewart personally picked her to open for him at Caesar's Palace in Las Vegas. Arielle has played shows in NYC at such venues as Rockwood, The Bowery Electric, The Cutting Room, The Bitter End, and more. Now located in upstate New York, she has just finished recording a debut EP for her new musical project Girl Blue and will be releasing it this summer.

Arianna Taxman is an up and coming actress, singer, and writer. She has performed at many venues in NYC such as The West End Theater in an Off-Broadway Production of THE ADDING MACHINE, as well as concerts at The Highline Ballroom, and 54 Below. Her new one-woman cabaret called READY TO BE LOVED will premiere at The Metropolitan Room June 19th. She performs regularly with two national comedy troupes, The Pin-Up Squirrels and See Harold Run. She is also a member of Ripple Effect Artist Theater Company, which is "dedicated to social change through theater that inspires the move from apathy to empathy."

Michael Feinstein, one of the world's great musical artists, and 54 Below, Broadway's Supper Club, have united to give New York an unparalleled destination for entertainment and dining. Feinstein's/54 Below, Broadway's Supper Club, is the performance venue in the grand tradition of New York City nightlife. A few blocks from the heart of Times Square and just below the legendary Studio 54, Feinstein's/54 Below is a classically designed state-of-the art nightclub in the theatre district that hosts audiences with warmth and style. Feinstein's/54 Below presents iconic and rising stars from the worlds of Broadway and popular music. The venue provides a food and beverage menu from early evening through the wee hours of the morning that is worthy of the world-class entertainment on the stage. Located at 254 West 54th Street, Feinstein's/54 Below features up to three shows nightly with cover charges ranging from $15-$105. For more, visit www.54Below.com/Feinsteins.