Annaleigh Ashford, Norm Lewis, Marin Mazzie & More to Celebrate the Holidays at Feinstein's/54 Below
By: Tyler Peterson Nov. 20, 2015
This December and January, Feinstein's/54 Below, Broadway's Supper Club offers an exciting lineup of holiday entertainment. Holiday shows features the talents of Michael Feinstein, Norm Lewis, The 8th Annual Joe Iconis Christmas Spectacular, Well-Strung, The Muppet Christmas Carol, Vodka Stinger, Christine Pedi and more. Additionally, celebrate New Years Eve with special performances from Marin Mazzie and Annaleigh Ashford.
With music ranging from holiday carols to R&B, from pop tunes to choral classics, and our favorite holiday show tunes, here are 14 holiday shows that you won't want to miss:
ESSENTIAL VOICES USA
December 3 at 9:30PM
$30-40 cover charge. $65 premium seating. $25 food and beverage minimum.
Judith Clurman's Essential Voices USA (EVUSA), one of New York's preeminent choral ensembles, comprises a highly talented mix of seasoned professionals and auditioned volunteers. For this special performance, Judith will lead an twenty-voice ensemble in a sing along of traditional carols and holiday songs by Broadway's finest: Lynn Ahrens, Chad Beguelin, Irving Berlin, Ralph Blane, Jerry Bock, Cy Coleman, Stephen Flaherty, Sheldon Harnick, Jerry Herman, Frank Loesser, Hugh Martin, Joe Raposo, Matthew Sklar, Meredith Willson and David Zippel, In addition, they will perform highlights from their new CD (released October, 2015),Holiday Harmonies: Song of Christmas. Pianist Tedd Firth will join in the fun and perform along with the chorus. The program will include some newly arranged works by David Chase, Judith Clurman, and Tedd Firth. Audience members will be provided with text sheets. A special bonus will be everyone singing a world premiere performance together - a new arrangement of "Silent Night" by Tedd Firth and Judith Clurman.
MARIEANN MERINGOLO
December 4 at 9:30PM
$30-40 cover charge. $70 premium seating. $25 food and beverage minimum.
"Ms. Meringolo, a singer who bares some physical and vocal resemblance to Barbra Streisand...is not shy about emoting in grand style. She also has a sense of humor that comes into play at appropriate moments." -Stephen Holden, The New York Times. Marieann Meringolo, a MAC and Bistro award-winning vocalist brings her critically acclaimed annual holiday show In The Spirit to Feinstein's/54 Below! Join us for a holiday celebration not to be missed that's sure to put you In The Spirit this holiday season! Marieann and her fabulous trio will take you on a sleigh ride through a fantastic Winter Wonderland. Expect classic holiday songs, sung in a way that'll make you feel you're hearing them for the first time, as well as original holiday songs that you could swear were already holiday classics! According to Cabaret Scenes, "Marieann Meringolo brings a dynamism all her own to the meticulous lineup of songs she chooses. She is a persuasive performer who can step on a stage and deliver songs with natural authority. Many holiday tunes are so familiar that audiences listen with half an ear, but when you hear her potent Hark, the Herald Angels Sing, you have to sit up and pay attention. If a strong, belting vocal delivery is your preference, Meringolo has it. Prefer sensitive intensity? Just listen to 'Mary, Did You Know?' (Mark Lowry and Buddy Greene), a song recorded many times by country singers; Meringolo's rich, resonant tone brings in a sophisticated layer of wisdom over the obvious religious tradition." Meringolo is accompanied by Doyle Newmyer,Boots Maleson on bass and Brian Woodruff on drums. From "Silver Bells" to "Baby, It's Cold Outside," hear Christmas like you've never heard it before!
JAY MALSKY IS... ELAINE STRICH: MERRY CHRISTMAS
December 4 at 11:30PM
$10 cover charge. $25 premium seating. $20 food and beverage minimum or two drinks.
Merry F-ing Christmas. After trotting me out all summer for the NYC Fringe Festival, the producers of my show have decided it would be a good idea to have me do a Holiday Show. It's not. But I do love New York at Christmas time, so come let me and my friends entertain you as we celebrate the Holiday Season. "In Jay Malsky's love letter to Stritch, Malsky slaps on her self-imposed uniform: a pair of black tights, black kitten heels and a crisp white shirt, delivering a vulnerable performance" -theasy.com. "Mr. Malsky captures the physical nuance with ease as he morphs into the larger than life character, appearing in her signature garb of black tights and oversized white dress shirt, announcing that 'I hate pants.'" - Theater Reviews Limited. Mr. Malsky (please don't call me Jay. That's my son's name.) is a New York based improviser and comedy writer. His solo show, Elaine Stritch: Still Here, finished its Fringe run this summer. He misses Whitney Houston every day and prays to Suri Cruise every night "just in case." You can follow his Hefe-filtered life on Instagram @jaymalsky.
CHRIS MCCARRELL
December 7 at 9:30PM
$30-40 cover charge. $65 premium seating. $25 food and beverage minimum.
Ring in the holiday season with Chris McCarrell at Feinstein's/54 Below! He won the hearts of many as Marius in Broadway's Les Miserables, journeyed through Neverland in NBC's Peter Pan Live, and sold out his solo concert this spring. Now join Chris as he decks the halls with Feinstein's/54 Below! Expect your favorite Christmas carols sung by one of Broadway's newest stars. Mark your calendars for Christmas Carols with Chris McCarrell. It's sure to be a holly, jolly evening! Produced by Shoshana Feinstein, music directed by Joshua Stephen Kartes and guest stars include Alex Finke, Jillian Bumpas, Adrian Bumpas, Jude McCormick, Mitch McCarrell, and Sam Wolf.
A WELL-STRUNG CHRISTMAS
December 9, 10 & 14 at 9:30PM
$35-50 cover charge. $70-80 premium seating. $25 food and beverage minimum.
"A talented quartet of men who sing and play instruments - got its start in Provincetown and brilliantly fuses pop and classical music from Madonna to Beethoven." -The New York Times. The all-male string quartet Well-Strung has been receiving rave reviews at Feinstein's/54 Below and all over the world, from the House of Blues in New Orleans to the Leicester Square Theatre in London. A Well-Strung Christmas marks the debut of their brand new holiday show. The new show has been devised by Well-Strung, Mark Cortale and directorRichard Jay-Alexander. Selections will be performed from the most beautiful and traditional melodies, such as "Silent Night" to irreverent "newly-observed" versions of things like "I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus" and the famous "Sleighride," to George Michael's "This Christmas" ... and everything in between. There will also be opportunities for the audience to participate and walk away from the evening's holiday celebration with some special moments they will remember and keep close to their hearts. You might even see a little snow! This SEASON is the FIRST SEASON for anyone to see A WELL-STRUNG CHRISTMAS. Well-Strung looks forward to seeing you for a NEW KIND OF CHRISTMAS CELEBRATION that we hope to make an annual tradition for you, your family and friends. The Well-Strung musicians are: Edmund Bagnell (1st violin), Chris Marchant (2nd violin), Daniel Shevlin (cello) andTrevor Wadleigh (viola).
CHRISTINE PEDI
December 12 at 9:30PM
$25-35 cover charge. $65 premium seating. $25 food and beverage minimum.
Featuring the Twelve Divas of Christmas! All I want for Christmas is Barbra Streisand, Patti Lupone, Liza Minnelli, Julie Andrews, Carol Channing, and my favorite divas stuffed into one big Christmas stocking. Well, do you hear what I hear? Longtime SiriusXM Radio personality and musical theater powerhouse Christine Pedi (Chicago, Forbidden Broadway, Newsical the Musical) conjures them up in her joyful and triumphant Snow Bizness. With a voice as big as the sea (and a tale as big as a kite) she ushers in the holiday season with her award-winning comedic flair, spot on impressions, and songs of good cheer. We may be in a recession, but let nothing you dismay, you'll find comfort and joy as you fall on your knees with laughter! God bless her...every pun.
MISS VODKA STINGER'S CHRISTMAS SPECIAL
December 12 at 11:30PM
$20 cover charge. $50 premium seating. $20 food and beverage minimum or two drinks.
Join boozy chanteuse Vodka Stinger and her two magical elves The Martha Rayes as they kick off the holiday season with a bang! Are you terrified that you'll wake up Christmas morning to a stocking full of coal? Well, Miss Vodka Stinger's got her list and she is checking it twice. Whether you were naughty or nice you'll surely enjoy the holiday tunes and good old fashioned Christmas fun Miss Stinger and her holiday singers bring to 54 Below! So throw a nickel into that bell-ringing Santa's bucket and spend a night with Vodka Stinger and The Martha Rayes - you will feel right at home.
EMMET OTTER'S JUG-BAND CHRISTMAS
December 15 at 9:30PM
$30-40 cover charge. $65 premium seating. $25 food and beverage minimum.
Join us for an evening of songs from the beloved holiday classic Emmet Otter's Jug-Band Christmas! Get into the holiday spirit with songs from the special and new songs written specially for the new stage version, all by Paul Williams. Emmet Otter was performed originally at Goodspeed Opera House, marking the first Muppet musical on stage. Now the concert version comes to Feinstein's/54 Below, complete with showstopping songs and Broadway performers TBA.
JAY ALAN ZIMMERMAN
December 17 at 9:30PM
$30-40 cover charge. $65 premium seating. $25 food and beverage minimum.
Besides creating the award-winning Incredibly Deaf Musical seen at the Duke on 42nd Street and launching his new Roboticus show with performances in Times Square, Jay Alan Zimmerman spends every December debuting a new holiday song at Lincoln Center. This year he hops on the Feinstein's/54 Below piano to reveal his Naughty & Nice Holiday Songbook - a heartfelt and hilarious collection crafted over more than twenty Decembers with each song composed for a different vocalist, including: Kevin Massey (Gentleman's Guide, Memphis),Kara Lindsay (Wicked, Newsies), Matt Lutz (Bonnie & Clyde), Kelly Ellenwood (Phantom of the Opera), jazz vocalist Gabrielle Stravelli, and many others. During this special event, "Broadway's Beethoven" will not only bring back his favorite singers to reprise their performances, but will also introduce New York to the remarkable deaf jazz vocalist Mandy Harvey, featured on NBC news. Copies of the full Naughty & Nice Holiday Songbook will even be available for purchase and cast autographs, so that you can share these funky and festive songs with your own weird and wonderful friends!
THE 8TH ANNUAL JOE ICONIS CHRISTMAS SPECTACULAR
December 18 & 19 at 7PM & 11PM
$25-45 cover charge. $65-75 premium seating. $25 food and beverage minimum.
A New York City Twisted Holiday Tradition - now in its eighth year! Joe Iconis and his merry band of musical theater punks are proud to bring their insane celebration of all things red and green to Feinstein's/54 Below! Directed by John Simpkins and produced by Jennifer Ashley Tepper, this wild yuletide explosion is part rock concert, part theater piece, and part theme park attraction come to life. Featuring brand new holiday songs, old favorites, a huge cast of musical theater all-stars, tiny elves, enormous reindeer, an inebriated Mr. and Mrs. Claus, and more whiskey-fueled shenanigans than you can shake a candy cane at, it promises to be the hap-hap-happiest holiday hoedown ever seen on stage.
MICHAEL FEINSTEIN
December 20-26, 28-30 at 7 PM and December 26, 28-30 at 9:30 PM
$85-105 cover charge. $140-150 premium seating. $25 food and beverage minimum. Dec. 25 food and beverage minimum is $85 Christmas prix fixe.
Come celebrate a true miracle on 54th Street this holiday season! Michael Feinstein, the acclaimed Emmy and Grammy-nominated, multi-platinum selling entertainer proudly welcomes everyone to the newly-renamed Feinstein's/54 Below for his annual holiday engagement. The New York Times hailed Michael's show "as much a Christmas season ritual as catching the Rockettes at Radio Music Hall or visiting the Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree." His swinging new show will be filled with timeless standards and holiday classics along with an all-star jazz band.
NORM LEWIS
December 20-24 at 9:30 PM
$65-75 cover charge. $120-125 premium seating. $25 food and beverage minimum.
A Holiday Performance and Party You Won't Wanna Miss! Norm Lewis makes his Feinstein's/54 Below debut with a holiday party you won't want to miss. Norm Lewis Wishes You a Swingin' Christmas is an all-new show that will help you ring in the holidays and remind you why he is one of Broadway's greatest singers and most sought-after leading men. Norm and his swingin' band put a mark on holiday classics, sing some of the songs he is famous for, and surprise you with some you would never expect to hear him sing. Norm said to us, "To be in the heart of Manhattan at this time of year and share the holidays with an audience is something I've always dreamed of doing. It's like having your own TV Christmas Special...Only LIVE! I am really looking forward to it and we've already started rehearsing ...so I'm ready for some surprises. I also plan on inviting some SPECIAL GUESTS to join me for each of the nights." Last May, Norm Lewis made history as The Phantom of the Opera's first African-American Phantom on Broadway. Directed by Richard Jay-Alexander. Musical direction by Joseph Joubert.
54 SINGS THE MUPPET CHRISTMAS CAROL
January 4 at 9:30PM
$30-40 cover charge. $65 premium seating. $25 food and beverage minimum.
It feels like Christmas...when 54 Sings The Muppet Christmas Carol! Feinstein's/54 Below presents the music, the magic, and the holiday cheer of the beloved Muppet Classic. If you're a fan of Broadway and the Muppets, spend the evening enjoying the film's festive and funny songs including "Scrooge," "Marley and Marley," "It Feels Like Christmas," "Thankful Heart," and even some numbers that didn't make it to the big screen! Featuring the talents of: Two-time Emmy winner Judy Gold as SCROOGE, John Treacy Egan (The Producers, Sister Act, The Little Mermaid), Jeff Hiller (La Jolla's Up Here, Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson), Andrew Chappelle(Hamilton, Mamma Mia), Allison Guinn (On the Town, "Inside Amy Schumer," Hair), Kevin Zak(Clinton the Musical, Silence!), Bret Shuford (Amazing Grace, The Little Mermaid), Veronica Kuehn (Mamma Mia, Avenue Q), Molly Pope (FOUND, Molly Pope Likes Your Status), Kara Guy (Clinton the Musical), Phillip Taratula (The Outs), Will Porter (Single and Desperate) and more. Produced and directed by Katherine M. Carter and Kevin Zak and music direction byJames Dobinson.
Ring in the New Year with two special performances by:
MARIN MAZZIE
December 31 at 7PM
$80-90 cover charge. $140 premium seating. $45 food and beverage minimum.
Three-time Tony Award nominee Marin Mazzie (Ragtime, Passion, Kiss Me Kate) returns to Feinstein's/54 Below on New Year's Eve with her hit show Make Your Own Kind of Music, featuring some of the most beloved songs from the 60's and 70's and some other very special musical choices for the last night of the year. The New York Times raves that on opening night of her show, Marin "set off sparks...the roughly chronological program follows the development of Ms. Mazzie's musical tastes from bubble gum to growling guitar heroes, with an occasional flashback (an insinuating voice-and-percussion rendition of 'Begin the Beguine')." This is a not-to-be-missed show on a very special evening.
ANNALEIGH ASHFORD
December 31 at 11PM
$330-350 package. $425 premium seating.
Annaleigh Ashford and the Whiskey 5 return to Feinstein's/54 Below to make NEW YEAR'S MAGIC! Come ring in your 20-Sweet-16 with an eclectic mix of songs, stories, some sort-of impressive magic tricks, and an appearance made by a rainbow. Tony Award winner Annaleigh Ashford (Sylvia, You Can't Take It With You, Kinky Boots, Masters of Sex) and music directorWill Van Dyke reprise some of their Lost In The Stars favorites as well as debut some new tunes to celebrate this past year of the Goat. (Hopefully, goat cheese will be on the menu.) Get your midnight kiss in one of the swankiest rooms in New York during a night that's sure to be one of laughter, love, looking back and looking forward... At midnight of course!!! "It's the last midnight..." NOTE: Some people feel that New Year's Eve is just more fun when you wear a costume. Those who agree are encouraged to don 1970s attire to celebrate 54 Below's heritage as the original VIP room of Studio 54. Those who don't need a costume to bring on the celebratory mood should feel free to come just as they are. All tickets include two spectacularly delicious courses by Executive Chef Lynn Bound, a dessert buffet after the show/during the dance party, and an open bar for the entire evening. For those who want to ring in their New Year with something even more special, our Premium and Ringside Seats will include a half bottle of Laurent Perrier Brut Champagne for each party of two and an individual dessert platter during the dance party.
Tickets and information are available at www.54Below.com/Feinsteins.
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