19-Year-Old Composer/Lyricist Billy Recce to Bring 'THE PERKS OF BEING A SNOWFLAKE' to Feinstein's/54 Below

Feinstein's/54 Below, Broadway's Supper Club, presents The Perks of Being A Snowflake: Songs by Billy Recce on July 7th at 9:30, featuring Recce, a band of seven and a cast of some of New York's finest and funniest talents.

Billy Recce (NYMF's Youngest Ever Composer for Balloon Boy: The Musical ) makes his Feinstein's/54 Below debut in an evening of outrageous, irreverent and bitingly satirical musical theatre songs about what it means to be young, idealistic and emotionally vulnerable in America! After a successful New York concert debut at the York Theatre Company, his trunk of barely legal, musical debauchery is making its way uptown! Often compared to a young Tom Lehrer, nineteen year old Recce is one of the youngest composer/lyricists to have a solo show at 54 Below! Called " an imaginative, charismatic writer with a nimble, fiery pulse", Recce's songs are tuneful, poignant and shamelessly laugh in the faces of Betsy DeVos, Neo-Nazis, "LaLa Land" and beyond.

Leading the lineup of performers is Lindsay Nicole Chambers ( Kinky Boots , Lysistrata Jones ), Lynn Craig (David Bowie's Lazarus ), Laura Laureano ( Shrek: The Musical ) and Patrick Swailles Caldwell ( PharmaBro ).

Also slated to perform are Roger Dawley, Victoria Duffy, Alexa Joseph, Sarah Lazarus, and Rachel Ravel ("Rachel Unraveled"). Recce's team of musicians includes Laurel Albinder, Jimmy Bie, Vinny Carlino, David Moses, Adam Mastrocola, and Rocco Recce.

A portion of the proceeds from the concert will benefit the ACLU.

The Perks of Being A Snowflake: Songs by Billy Recce plays Feinstein's/54 Below (254 West 54th Street) on July 7th at 9:30 PM. There is a $25-35 cover charge 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.

Billy Recce is an award-winning writer, composer and performer living in New York City. His show "Balloon Boy: The Musical" has been presented at the Kraine Theatre, The International Thespian Festival, Monarch High School and Theatre Row (NYMF). It has won the 2014 Thespian Musicalworks Award (sponsored by Theatrical Rights Worldwide), and its world premiere production, at a high school just a few miles away from where the infamous "Balloon Boy" event actually occurred, was featured on CBS, NBC, FOX News, NPR, Colorado Public Radio, TIME.com, the LA Times and beyond. At 17, he was the youngest writer to ever be selected for the prestigious New York Musical Theatre Festival. His musical "Wally Weasel's G.O.P Jamboree" recently had its world premiere production at Fordham University in October 2016. As a singer-songwriter, his concert "Songs To Pop Balloons To: The Music of Billy Recce" played at the York Theatre Company in August 2016. He is currently the Head Writer and Composer of the new musical web-series "Rachel Unraveled" featuring Jon Rua, William Youmans and Olivia Caridi. As a playwright, he is the winner of the 2014 VSA Playwright Discovery Award for HAPPY , and his other plays have been performed at the Kennedy Center, the Cherry Lane Theatre and the 2014 NYSTEA conference. In addition, his other works extensively cover social justice, have been recognized by the United Nations, and were performed at various venues and social justice events across New York. Billy is currently a rising junior in the playwriting program at Fordham University, Lincoln Center. Hear more at billyrecce.com.

54 Below, Broadway's Supper Club, and Michael Feinstein, one of the world's great musical artists, have united to give New York an unparalleled destination for entertainment and dining. Feinstein's/54 Below, Broadway's Supper Club & Private Event Destination, 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.

Pictured: Billy Recce. Photo by Jim Esposito Photography.

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