Monday, August 2, 2004 @ 8pmStephanie
J. Block,
currently co-starring as Liza Minnelli opposite Hugh Jackman in The Boy From
Oz, will
make her nightclub debut at Birdland on Monday, August 2 at 8pm. The show's musical director is Billy Stritch, with direction by
Jim
Caruso.
Stephanie made her Broadway debut in …Oz straight from the San Francisco run of
Wicked, where she covered and performed the role of Elphaba, The
Wicked Witch of the West. Her regional credits include Funny Girl (2000 L.A. Robby Award-Best Actress),
Oliver! (2001 Critics' Award-Best Actress), Triumph of Love (2002 L.A Robby Award-Best
Supporting Actress), Crazy For You (2002 L.A. Ovation Award Nomination-Best Actress),
Fiddler On
The Roof
(Pittsburgh CLO), James Joyce's The Dead (Ahmanson Theatre and Kennedy Center),
Let Me
Sing (The
George Street Playhouse & Charlotte Rep.), The Grass Harp (Pasadena Playhouse),
Bells Are
Ringing
(Reprise!), I
Love a Piano
(Denver Center), Damn Yankees, and Bye Bye Birdie (Sacramento Music Circus).
Her voice can be heard on
numerous commercial jingles and as the singing voice of Barbie!In
addition to singing standards, Stephanie will perform a song from Wicked, a swinging duet with
musical director/performer Billy Stritch and a tribute to Peter
Allen.Stephanie J. Block is All Smiles Monday, August 2,
2004 8pm Birdland 315 West 44th Street (between 8th & 9th) For
reservations, call 212-581-3080 $20 cover, $10 food/drink minimum