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Amy Jo Jackson to Premiere New Show at Feinstein's/54 Below

By: May. 12, 2016
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FEINSTEIN'S/54 BELOW, Broadway's Supper Club, presents the latest cabaret performance from Amy Jo Jackson, host of the 54 Concert Lab and Mrs. Peacock from the 30th Anniversary Reading of CLUE..

Amy Jo Jackson - actress, singer, and notable Tall Person - returns to Feinstein's/54 Below with an all-new act of all-male material. After years of regularly playing men, boys, and Germans, she figured she'd do a whole show full of her favorite material written by and for the sterner sex. This Amazonian chanteuse always brings the party, so get ready for a no-holds-barred night of rowdy kickassery.

I Want to be your Man is music directed by Brian Nash (SILENCE! The Musical) and produced by Colin Waitt (Puffs, Kapow-i GoGo). It is performed by Amy Jo Jackson with special guests Lilli Cooper (Spring Awakening, Wicked, Sponge Bob), Deborah Berenson, Britney Coleman, and Audra Cramer.

Amy Jo Jackson in I Want To Be Your Man plays Feinstein's/54 Below (254 West 54th Street) on Thursday, May 12th at 9:30pm and Saturday, May 14th at 11:30pm.. 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.

Amy Jo Jackson has performed with lauded company Exit, Pursued By A Bear (EPBB) in Dani Girl and The Further Adventures of Hedda Gabler (starring Billy Porter and Jeff Whitty), as well as Off-Broadway in Nymph Errant (Prospect) and Romeo & Hamlet (GayFest/Abingdon). Other NYC includes performances at The Flea, Ars Nova, Joe's Pub, Laurie Beechman, UCB, The PIT (Kapow-i GoGo), and numerous appearances at 54 Below. Selected regional credits include: Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson (SpeakEasy Stage - Elliot Norton and IRNE nominations for Best Actress in a Musical), The Little Mermaid (Arkansas Rep), A Midsummer Night's Dream (W.H.A.T.), Boeing Boeing (Seven Angels), The Rocky Horror Show(ReVision). She can be seen on the "Matilda" episode of HIGH MAINTENANCE. As Dialect/Text Coach: Broadway, First National Tour and Toronto productions of Kinky Boots (winner of six 2013 Tony Awards including Best Musical); Drama Desk-recognized productions of The Mysteries andThese Seven Sicknesses (The Flea), Clinton the Musical (New World Stages), Henry IV Part 1 (The Pearl), and numerous others. BFA Boston Conservatory.

BRIAN J. NASH was the Music Director and Orchestrator of the off-Broadway hit, SILENCE! The Musical and produced Bare:The Musical at New World Stages. Recent and upcoming theater: Kathy Najimy's Lift Up Your Skirt (off- Broadway, 2016), The Last 5 Years (Actor's Theatre of Lousiville, Asolo Rep) Cinderella:The Real True Story (2nd Stage), Crossing Brooklyn (Transport Group), Amandine, Writing Arthur at NAMT (with Kelli O'Hara and Ana Gasteyer), But I'm A Cheerleader (NYMF) , and A Broadway Diva Christmas (off-Bway, Julia Miles Theatre). Concert work includes: Deborah Cox, Andy Bell (Erasure), Lena Hall, Laura Benanti, Natalie Douglas (Lincoln Center, Birdland), Tonya Pinkins, Natalie Joy Johnson, many others. Brian holds a degree in opera performance from Boston Conservatory. Solo album, Forever/After available on iTunes.

Colin Waitt produces the sell-out hit Puffs, currently playing at The PIT. Additional credits include Kapow-i GoGo (Time Out NY Critic's Pick), #serials at The Flea, and Our House in Concert in London's West End (dir Matthew Warchus).



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