This March, April and May at 54 BELOW presents a lineup of the brightest talent from Broadway and beyond. Located just below the legendary Studio 54 at 254 West 54th Street. For a detailed schedule of upcoming performances at 54 Below and to purchase tickets, visit www.54Below.com.
MARCH AT 54 BELOW:
JEFF DANIELS
March 1 at 8PM & 11PM
$40-50 cover charge. $25 food & beverage minimum.
Now, Jeff Daniels brings his original music to 54 Below in an intimate musical evening. The songs are tuneful, funny, honest and true, with titles like "If William Shatner Can, I Can Too", "You Can Drink An Ugly Girl Pretty", and "Have a Good Life (Then Die)". Filled with laugh-out-loud humor and poignancy,
OSCAR NIGHT
March 2 at 7PM
No cover charge. $25 food & beverage minimum.
Join the party at 54 Below for Oscar Night, and revel in the glitz and glamour of Old Hollywood as you watch with us on our large screen TVs!
BETH LEAVEL
March 3 at 7PM
$35-45 cover charge. $25 food & beverage minimum.
Tony Award winner Beth Leavel makes her solo concert debut at 54 Below! Join us for an evening of songs and stories collected from her amazing 30-year showbiz journey. From her Tony-winning, scene-stealing performance as the title character in The Drowsy Chaperone to her Tony-nominated performance in Baby, It's You! to leading the cast of Mamma Mia! in spandex and spangles, Beth has become one of Broadway's favorite leading ladies. She has also starred on Broadway in Elf, Young Frankenstein, The Civil War, Show Boat, and both original and revival productions of 42nd Street! This is a celebration of Beth's Tony and Drama Desk-winning career with new songs, old favorites and a few surprising stories. So, "Stumble" into 54 Below and spend an evening with Ms. Leavel!
WILLIAM FINN'S RIDICULOUSLY TALENTED
March 3 at 9:30PM
$30-40 cover charge. $25 food & beverage minimum.
Join two-time Tony Award winner William Finn for a night of "Songs by Ridiculously Talented Composers and Lyricists you Probably Don't Know but Should," celebrating the work of young writers mentored by the composer of Falsettos, A New Brain, The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, Elegies, and this season's Little Miss Sunshine. Mr. Finn explains what makes a good song great as he hosts this evening of personal favorites from the BSC series, featuring past cast members to be announced, and showcasing work by Danny Abosch, Nikko Benson, Noel Carey, Maggie-Kate Coleman, Jeremy Desmon, Vadim Feichner, Josh Freilich, Oliver Hauser, Joe Iconis, Anna Jacobs, Salomon Lerner, Sean Patterson, Eric Price, Sam Salmond, Jahn Sood, Joseph Trefler, Sarah Underwood, Joel Waggoner and William Finn. Featuring Aidan Gemme, Alyse Alan Loius, Anne L. Nathan, Celisse Henderson, Elizabeth Stanley, Jeremy Morse, Joelle Lurie, Michael Linden, Mykal Kilgore, and George Salazar.
ANNE BOBBY
March 4 at 7PM
$30-40 cover charge. $25 food & beverage minimum.
Known for roles on TV ("Mad About You") and film ("Happiness"), Anne made her Broadway debut at 16, and a year later starred in Marvin Hamlisch's cult classic, Smile. Now she's gathered the discarded gems from thirty years of workshops, out-of-town tryouts and black-boxes - plus a few new favorites.
RANDY GRAFF
March 5 at 9:30PM
$35-45 cover charge. $25 food & beverage minimum.
Tony Award winner Randy Graff (City of Angels, Les Miserables), will sing the music of artists from her hometown, backed up by a slammin' trio of musicians.
CAROLE J. BUFFORD WITH VINCE GIORDANO AND THE NIGHTHAWKS
March 6 at 7PM
$25-35 cover charge. $25 food & beverage minimum.
Carole J. Bufford returns to 54 Below after her recent sold out debut at the club. This performance will be of her Nightlife Award-winning show SPEAK EASY, performed with Vince Giordano and the Nighthawks, New York's premier vintage jazz band.
GHOSTLIGHT: THE SONGS OF MARTIN & REALBUTO
March 6 at 9:30PM
$25-35 cover charge. $25 food & beverage minimum.
Join us for an evening of songs from the Broadway-bound musical Ghostlight, recently a hit at the New York Musical Theatre Festival, as well as other songs by the popular up-and-coming writing duo of Tim Realbuto and Matthew Martin.Featuring performances from Mandy Gonzalez (In the Heights, Wicked), Jason Gotay (Bring It On, Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark), Christina Sajous (American Idiot, Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark), Trevor McQueen, Kimberly Faye Greenberg (Danny & Sylvia, One Night with Fanny Brice), Abigail Ludrof, Natascia Diaz (Seussical, Man of La Mancha), Jenna Leigh Green (Wicked, Sabrina the Teenage Witch), and more!
GUNS BY LIZ SWADOS
March 6 at 11:30PM
$10 cover charge. Two drink minimum or $20 food & beverage minimum.
GUNS is a dark, funny, difficult, uproarious cabaret that takes on the issue that this country is addicted to - weapons that kill instantly. With original songs by students and graduates of NYU, who comprise a musical theatre meets grunge-rock band, they cover every aspect of our country's relationship to the weapons that identify our violent core. Extremely funny, while also very scary, and at times tragic this piece uses theatre to confront this very topical issue. The cast includes: Anna Bianco, Sam Finn Cutler, Jon Garrity, Alex Gibson, Katie Looney, Elliot Morse, Rachel Music, Jay Reed, Nick Rivera & Jon Sokolow, and the piece is conceived and directed by Elizabeth Swados (Runaways, Doonsbury).
THE NEW STEW REVIEW
March 7 & 8 at 8PM
$35-45 cover charge. $25 food & beverage minimum.
After five years spent meditating in the wilds of Brooklyn's Prospect Park, Stew comes levitating back to the Broadway scene with a preview of new songs from upcoming shows, old faves, a big band and a bundle of special guests, for two nights of suspense, grooves and surprises.
54 SINGS SIDE SHOW
March 9 at 7PM & 9:30PM
$40-50 cover charge. $25 food & beverage minimum.
54 Below continues our series celebrating the tunes of our favorite musicals with Bill Russell and Henry Krieger's brilliant Side Show. Expect belting galore as all of your favorite tunes are revisited, including "Say Goodbye to the Freak Show," "Leave Me Alone" & of course, "Who Will Love Me as I Am?" Featuring Lauren Kennedy, Norm Lewis, Jeff McCarthy, Hugh Panaro, Alice Ripley, The Skivvies and more!
JARROD SPECTOR: A LITTLE HELP FROM MY FRIENDS
March 10 at 7PM
March 17, 24 & 31 at 9:30PM
$35-45 cover charge. $25 food & beverage minimum.
Jarrod's brilliant musical tribute to the great male tenor legends of popular music includes the songs of Billy Joel, Paul McCartney, Freddy Mercury, Michael Jackson, Bruno Mars, and even Enrico Caruso.
LINDSAY MENDEZ AND DEREK KLENA: #KLENDEZ
March 10 at 9:30PM
March 24 at 7PM
$25-35 cover charge. $25 food & beverage minimum.
Known to New York audiences for playing Rose and Birdlace in Dogfight, and fresh off a run as Elphaba and Fiyero in Wicked. The two will perform a rousing, eclectic evening celebrating the music they love and their genuine friendship.
ERICA LUSTIG: NYMF'S NEXT BROADWAY SENSATION
March 11 at 9:30PM
$25-35 cover charge. $25 food & beverage minimum.
The New York Musical Theatre Festival (NYMF) comes to 54 Below as they proudly present the winner of 2013's "Next Broadway Sensation," Erica Lustig, in a special one night only concert. With special guest Jacob Keith Watson (Violet).
MAMIE PARRIS
March 12 at 9:30PM
$25-35 cover charge. $25 food & beverage minimum.
Having graced the stages of Broadway (Ragtime, Drowsy Chaperone, 110 in the Shade) and National Tours (Wicked, 9 to 5, Legally Blonde), Mamie Parris is going "back to her roots" in her New York City solo concert debut.
MARISSA MULDER
March 13 at 7PM
$25-35 cover charge. $25 food & beverage minimum.
54 Below welcomes New York's sunny and engaging 2013 break out vocalist Marissa Mulder! Just named Time Out New York's Rising Star of the Year, Marissa will debut her new show "Speak To Me", after winning the Mabel Mercer Foundation's Noel Coward Competition and the New York Cabaret Convention's Julie Wilson Award. Enjoy the new shapes and textures Marissa lends to the music of Harold Arlen, Cole Porter, Tom Waits, John Prine and more...
ZOE SARNAK
March 13 at 9:30PM
$25-35 cover charge. $25 food & beverage minimum.
In her 54 Below debut, Zoe Sarnak will premiere songs from The Years Between: an exploration of New York's millennials as the latest lost generation, set to a score of rock, folk, pop, and soul. Joining Zoe are Allison Case (Hair), Laura Dreyfuss (Once), Meghann Fahy (Next to Normal), Marcus Paul James (Rent), Rebecca Naomi Jones (American Idiot), Patti Murin (Love's Labours Lost), Taylor Noble (A Lasting Impression), Preston Sadleir (Next to Normal), Kacie Sheik (Hair) and more special guests still to be announced.
FYVUSH FINKEL
March 14 & 15 at 8PM
$40-50 cover charge. $25 food & beverage minimum.
Just on time to celebrate Purim, 91-year-old Fyvush Finkel debuts at 54 Below to celebrate the great songs and humor of show business. Fyvush is accompanied by his two sons Ian Finkel, the World's Greatest Xylophonist and Elliot Finkel, concert pianist extraordinaire. Fyvush and sons offer a first-hand account of his incredible career spanning English and Yiddish roles, from Second Avenue to modern-day television stardom. A musical celebration of a life on stage, the performance is filled with songs, stories, jokes and ample evidence of Finkel's undiminished mastery of show business razzle dazzle.
THE SKIVVIES
March 14 & 15 at 11PM
$25-35 cover charge. $25 food & beverage minimum.
This "musically thrilling" undie-rock, comedy-pop duo don't just strip down their musical arrangements, they literally strip down to their underwear to perform their distinctive mashups and eccentric originals for cello and ukulele, with touches of glockenspiel, melodica, and a surprising array of under-used instruments. On March 14 the special guest stars are Leslie McDonel, Jason Michael Snow, Randy Harrison, Morgan James and Nancy Anderson. On March 15 the special guest stars are Laura Benanti, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Phillipa Soo, Rob Morrison, Mark Price, Aaron Lazar and Leslie McDonel.
THE SOUND OF THEIR MUSIC: RODGERS & HAMMERSTEIN @ 54 BELOW
March 16 at 7PM
$40-50 cover charge. $25 food & beverage minimum.
The time has come for 54 Below to salute the two men who paved the way for modern musical theatre with hit after hit, including The Sound of Music, South Pacific, Carousel, Oklahoma!, The King & I & Flower Drum Song, among others.
WELL-STRUNG
March 16 at 9:30PM
$30-40 cover charge. $25 food & beverage minimum.
Well-Strung, the singing string quartet, has quickly gained national and international attention for their unique mash-up of string quartet and boy band. The foursome features classical musicians who sing, putting their own spin on the music of Mozart, Vivaldi, Ke$ha, Pink, Adele, Lady Gaga, Britney Spears & more. Well-Strung consists of Edmund Bagnell (first violin), Christopher Marchant (second violin), Daniel Shevlin (cello) and Trevor Wadleigh (viola). Conceived by Mark Cortale & Christopher Marchant, directed by Donna Drake (A Chorus Line).
TWISTED IN CONCERT: TEAM STARKID
March 17 at 7PM
$25-35 cover charge. $25 food & beverage minimum.
Team StarKid makes their 54 Below debut! Twisted in concert will star Team StarKid members A.J. Holmes, Andrea Ross, Holly Grossman, and more performers to be announced. Hop on your flying carpet, because this musical parody retells the classic tale of Aladdin... from the villain's point of view!
BLAME CANADA!
March 17 at 9:30PM
$25-35 cover charge. $25 food & beverage minimum.
Featuring a host of Canadian Broadway talent, including Jake Epstein (Beautiful, Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark), Melissa O'Neil (LES MISERABLES, Jesus Christ Superstar), Ryan Silverman (Passion, Chicago), Aaron Walpole (LES MISERABLES, Jesus Christ Superstar), Melissa van der Schyff (Bonnie & Clyde, Big River), Jeremy Kushnier (Footloose, Jersey Boys), Camille Eanga-Selenge (The Book of Mormon), Danielle Wade (winner of Over the Rainbow, Dorothy in Andrew Lloyd Webber's Wizard of Oz), Erika Santillana (West Side Story nat'l tour), Alexandra Frohlinger (Soul Doctor, West Side Story nat'l tour), and more names to be announced soon!
MELINDA DOOLITTLE: IT MUST BE LOVE
March 18, 19 & 20 at 9:30PM
$40-50 cover charge. $25 food & beverage minimum.
"American Idol" Star and powerhouse vocalist Melinda Doolittle returns to the stage to celebrate the release of her sophomore album You're The Reason. As in her latest album, Doolittle dissects the topic of Love from every angle.
SARA GETTELFINGER
March 19 at 7PM
$25-35 cover charge. $25 food & beverage minimum.
Whether as the hilarious beltress singing about "Oklahoma!" in Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, or as the sexy vixen tangled in sheets singing "Call From The Vatican" in Nine, Broadway's Sara Gettelfinger always makes a splash. Now, this Broadway scene-stealer debuts at 54 Below with her new show featuring an eclectic mix of songs.
WILL & ANTHONY NUNZIATA
March 20 at 7PM
$30-40 cover charge. $25 food & beverage minimum.
After two consecutive sold-out concerts in January and February, Will & Anthony Nunziata are back at 54 Below for an encore performance of "Broadway, Our Way". The singers, actors and recording artists have won acclaim for their concert and symphony performances throughout the country and around the world putting their fresh take on pop standards, Broadway showstoppers, as well as contemporary and classic Italian music.
KT SULLIVAN & MARK NADLER
March 21 at 8PM
$40-50 cover charge. $25 food & beverage minimum.
BACK BY POPULAR DEMAND! Following their smash, sold out 54 outting in January, KT Sullivan & Mark Nadler make their triumphant return! KT Sullivan and Mark Nadler, two of cabaret's most lauded artists, invite one and all to A Swell Party-RSVP Cole Porter, celebrating the timeless words and music of the supreme musical sophisticate of the 20th century whose witty, naughty & romantic songs continue to enthrall audiences today as they did in the Jazz Age.
3 WISHES FOR SONDHEIMAS
March 22 at 11PM
$25-35 cover charge. $25 food & beverage minimum.
Sondheimas, falling on March 22nd, commemorates the Great One's birth much in the manner of another perennially single Jewish boy whose world view was, let's just say, a lot less wry. One part concert, one part hilarious worship service - our Sondheimas celebration will feature the premiere of Shukert's pageant retelling the Birth of Steve as you've never seen it before, a homily by award-winning author/Broadway dancer Tim Federle (author of Better Nate Than Ever, dancer in Gypsy) and Sondheim songs familiar and rare, performed by Broadway talent including Molly Pope, Leah Horowitz (Follies), Terry Burrell (Dreamgirls, Into the Woods), Tamra Hayden (Cabaret), Justin Barnette (Hairspray, Fiorello! at Encores!) and the Sondheimas Tabernacle Choir.
SONDHEIM UNPLUGGED
March 23 at 7PM
$30-40 cover charge. $25 food & beverage minimum.
Expect tunes ranging from "A Little Priest," "The Ballad of Booth" and "Agony," to favorites from shows like Passion, Into the Woods and Sunday in the Park with George. A celebrated New York event since 2010, the Bistro Award-winning series Sondheim Unplugged features some of Broadway and cabaret's most dynamic voices, accompanied by piano only.
MELANIE BROOK
March 25 at 7PM
$25 cover charge. $25 food & beverage minimum.
Who is Melanie Brook? Good question. Come on a magical journey as Melanie tries to figure out who she is through the art of song, interpretive dance, and a special guest appearance by her green recorder. You will not regret it.
THE JULIE JAMES SHOW
March 27 at 9:30PM
$25-35 cover charge. $25 food & beverage minimum.
It's "The Julie James Show" starring SiriusXM Radio Program Director & celebrity host Julie James (Broadway Names with Julie James). Julie spills the showbiz beans with snappy stories and original songs sure to dazzle any music theatre lover. A fast-paced romp of a variety show with hilarious new songs, long-lost Broadway gems, and an impromptu visit with celebrities in the audience, the show is a delight for Broadway fans and pop-culture geeks alike.
JUDY KAYE
March 28 & 29 at 8PM
$45-55 cover charge. $25 food & beverage minimum.
Judy Kaye, Broadway legend and two time Tony Award winner (Phantom of the Opera, Nice Work If You Can Get It) makes her 54 Below debut with a new show celebrating the work of Leonard Bernstein and Stephen Sondheim.
ANITA GILLETTE & PENNY FULLER IN SIN TWISTERS
March 30 at 7PM
$35-45 cover charge. $25 food & beverage minimum.
Two beloved, Tony-nominated Broadway actresses join forces for a delectable evening of humorous reflection and harmonious song in Sin Twisters, a show with a devilish spoonerism of a title. On the streets of Manhattan and Los Angeles, these vibrant and savvy veterans of over two dozen Broadway productions, as well as countless films and television shows, are constantly being mistaken for each other, although one is at least three inches taller, and one is a blonde and the other, a redhead.
VIVIAN REED
March 31 at 7PM
$35-45 cover charge. $25 food & beverage minimum.
After packing 54 Below to the rafters in November, multi-award-winning singer, actress & dancer Vivian Reed presents her passionate and powerful vocal stylings in unique arrangements of an eclectic lineup of R&B, jazz, gospel and musical theater songs.
APRIL AT 54 BELOW:
AARON LAZAR
April 2 at 7PM
$30-40 cover charge. $25 food & beverage minimum.
The amazingly talented Aaron Lazar makes his 54 Below debut with a sparkling show that features Broadway classics, American Songbook standards, and pop favorites, with good dashes of candor and humor. Listen as Mr. Lazar weaves in stories from his youth, his family, and his friendships with Broadway legends like Elaine Stritch and Angela Lansbury. Aaron Lazar's numerous Broadway credits include A Little Night Music, The Light in the Piazza, Les Miserables, Oklahoma, and The Phantom of the Opera.
MANDY GONZALEZ
April 2 at 9:30PM
$25-35 cover charge. $25 food & beverage minimum.
Broadway's Mandy Gonzalez, star of Wicked, In the Heights, Lennon and more, invites you to join her for an unforgettable evening of great music and hilarity, all revolving around love and its crazy themes and variations. Expect hit tunes like "Total Eclipse of the Heart,""Breathe" (and yes, "Defying Gravity!") as well as a catalogue of songs from musical greats like Elvis, Edie, Liza, Lennon, Aretha, Tina and a whole host of others.
KANDER & EBB'S THE ACT
April 3 at 7PM & 9:30PM
$40-50 cover charge. $25 food & beverage minimum.
A concert version celebrating the score of John Kander & Fred Ebb's The Act returns to NYC. The songs of the show-which originally played Broadway in 1977 with Liza Minnelli as the lead-take place in a nightclub, so it's only fitting this one-night-only event takes place in the swankiest nightclub in town! The cast assembled includes Tony Award winner Cady Huffman, Emmy Award nominee Anna Chlumsky, Julia Murney, Karen Mason, Morgan James, Emma Hunton, Rachelle Rak, Mamie Parris, Carole J. Bufford, and more to be announced soon. Backed by a three-piece swinging band and helmed by director Will Nunziata, an all-star list of Broadway & television's top talent will sing some of the most joyful & gorgeous songs that Kander & Ebb ever wrote, including "The Money Tree," "Arthur in the Afternoon," "City Lights," "Shine It On," "Bobo's," "It's the Strangest Thing," "My Own Space," and even songs that were cut out of town and will be making their NYC premiere! Proceeds to benefit The Actors Fund. Directed & re-conceived by Will Nunziata. Musical direction by Eugene Gwozdz. Choreography by Jessica Redish.
ROSLYN KIND
April 6 at 7PM
April 20 at 9:30PM
$35-45 cover charge. $25 food & beverage minimum.
54 Below proudly welcomes Ms. Kind back to the New York club scene, where she hasn't been seen SOLO in 20 years. Having recently toured the U.S., Canada, Europe and Israel performing with her sister, Barbra Streisand, and nephew, Jason Gould, this brand new show features both new material & vintage "Rozzie" tunes.
SALLY WILFERT
April 6 at 9:30PM
$30-40 cover charge. $25 food & beverage minimum.
Expect classic melodies & newer works all seamlessly blended into the perfect, tuneful Wilfert casserole. One of New York's most dynamic voices, audiences have embraced Sally in everything from Broadway's Assassins to her acclaimed off Broadway appearances in Make Me a Song and See Rock City, among others.
HONEYMOON IN VEGAS
April 7 at 7PM
$40-50 cover charge. $25 food & beverage minimum.
Come join Tony Danza, Rob McClure, Brynn O'Malley, Nancy Opel, David Josefsberg, Catherine Ricafort and the rest of the cast as they celebrate the new Broadway-bound musical Honeymoon in Vegas. A concert featuring songs from the show that Ben Brantley of The New York Times described as "a revelation" and "a sure bet!"
BROADWAY SHOWSTOPPERS!
April 10 at 9:30PM
$35-45 cover charge. $25 food & beverage minimum.
Celebrate some of the most memorable show-stopping musical moments from Broadway - hit after hit - featuring some of Broadway's greatest stars, including Tony nominee Carolee Carmello (Parade, Mamma Mia!, Kiss Me, Kate, The Addams Family, Sister Act, Scandalous), Mandy Gonzalez (Wicked, In the Heights, Dance of the Vampires, Aida), Telly Leung (Godspell, Wicked, Rent, Flower Drum Song, Glee), Robert Creighton (Little Me, The Mystery of Edwin Drood, Anything Goes) and Kissy Simmons(The Lion King).
CHRISTINA SAJOUS
April 11 at 11PM
$25-35 cover charge. $25 food & beverage minimum.
Broadway's Christina Sajous graces the 54 Below stage for One Night Only!! Entertainment Weekly calls her "terrific" and Theatermania says, "Killer vocals... [she] often steals the spotlight through her sheer talent!" Christina has received rave reviews for roles on Broadway in Green Day's American Idiot (Extraordinary Girl), Baby, Its You! (Shirley Owens), Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark (Arachne) and in BAM/New York City Opera's Anna Nicole (Blossom the Lap Dancer).
THE SONGS OF LYONS & PAKCHAR
April 14 at 9:30PM
$25-35 cover charge. $25 food & beverage minimum.
Featuring Lillias White, Christine Dwyer, Nic Rouleau, Mykal Kilgore, Katie Thompson, Julia Mattison, J. Hoard, Robin de Jesús, Ben Platt, and more! Contemporary musical theatre composers Douglas Lyons and Ethan Pakchar are thrilled to be joined by some of Broadway's best in a special evening of their original music. L&P's debut album #Love (Live) mixes pop, R&B and theatre to explore the good, bad and awkward roller coasters in human relationships. Lyons and Pakchar began collaborating while touring with The Book of Mormon.
SIBLING REVELRY
April 15, 16 & 17 at 7PM
April 18 & 19 at 8PM
$55-65 cover charge. $25 food & beverage minimum.
The dynamic sisters Liz and Ann Hampton Callaway are teaming up together again to bring Sibling Revelry back to 54 Below by popular demand. The award-winning show made its way back to New York for the first time in over 15 years for a sold out engagement last summer-and received rave reviews!
SUSAN EGAN
April 15 at 9:30PM
$25-35 cover charge. $25 food & beverage minimum.
Tony nominee Susan Egan brings her critically-acclaimed concert to NYC to celebrate the 20th anniversary of her Broadway debut in Disney's Beauty and the Beast ... and a few other shows! With her award-winning acting chops, riotous humor and a voice critics dub "the perfect Broadway instrument," the evening combines hilarious personal anecdotes with magnificent music by Broadway's best writers!
THE WILD PARTY SWINGS
April 17 at 9:30PM & 11PM
$40-50 cover charge. $25 food & beverage minimum.
Andrew Lippa's iconic musical The Wild Party is back and bigger than ever. With the help of Charlie Rosen and his 17-piece jazz band, hear your favorite hits like never before. Join award-winning composer/lyricist Andrew Lippa and some of Broadway's best as they reimagine and rediscover the score that started it all. Featuring: Andrew Lippa, Julia Murney (Wicked, The Wild Party), Jeremy Jordan (Newsies, "Smash"), Lea DeLaria ("Orange is the New Black," The Rocky Horror Show), Caissie Levy [11:30 ONLY] (LES MISERABLES, Ghost), Ciara Renée [9:30 ONLY] (Big Fish), Stark Sands (Kinky Boots, American Idiot) and other guests to be announced.
THE SOUND OF THEIR MUSIC: RODGERS & HAMMERSTEIN @ 54 BELOW
April 20 at 7PM
$40-50 cover charge. $25 food & beverage minimum.
The time has come for 54 Below to salute the two men who paved the way for modern musical theatre with hit after hit, including The Sound of Music, South Pacific, Carousel, Oklahoma!, The King & I& Flower Drum Song, among others.
MELISSA ERRICO
April 22 & 24 at 7PM
April 25 & 26 at 8PM
$35-45 cover charge. $25 food & beverage minimum.
The beauty, intelligence, charisma and singular silver voice of Melissa Errico has been wowing audiences since she was plucked out of Yale to star in the first national touring company of Les Miserables. Since then, Broadway has embraced her in My Fair Lady (Eliza, 1993 revival), High Society, Amour (Tony nomination) and, most recently, Irving Berlin's White Christmas.
YANNI BURTON
April 22 at 9:30PM
$25-35 cover charge. $25 food & beverage minimum.
Yanni Burton makes his NYC solo concert debut at 54 Below, celebrating the release of his first solo album - Same Old Love! A Juilliard Graduate in double bass, Yanni is no stranger to the stage, having performed all over the world with orchestras, chamber groups, and rock bands. He most recently shared the concert stage with pop stars John Legend, Michelle Williams and Natasha Bedingfield.
BACK TO THE GARDEN: MUSIC OF JONI MITCHELL, CAROLE KING & MORE
April 23 at 7PM
$25-35 cover charge. $25 food & beverage minimum.
Back to the Garden celebrates folk-rock trailblazers Joni Mitchell, Carole King, and Laura Nyro. Challenged by the traditional images of women in the music industry, they bravely explored territory outside the accepted confines of popular music. These prolific singer/songwriters paved the way for women in music, art and life. Back to the Garden pays tribute to these women, their influence and inspiration. Featuring Melissa Hammans (Company, Smokey Joe's Cafe), Shaleah Adkisson(Hair, RENT), and Maddy Wyatt (Band of Wyatt).
LIKE YOU LIKE IT: IN CONCERT
April 23 at 9:30PM
$25-35 cover charge. $25 food & beverage minimum.
Rock out for the Bard's ses-quadri-centennial on April 23, by traveling back to 1985 in a concert of the award-winning musical LIKE YOU LIKE IT. All the world's a mall in this totally awesome blend of As You Like It and the John Hughes movies of the 1980s. Featuring original cast members and other Broadway stars, the concert will feature a selection of songs and cut songs by Daniel S. Acquisto and Sammy Buck.
PUTTING THE PIECES TOGETHER
April 24 at 9:30PM
$25-35 cover charge. $25 food & beverage minimum.
Broadway's best writers and performers team together again to help raise funds for children with special needs in New York City and around the world. Victor Legrá, Anthony Crouchelli & M.O.V.E for Autism present Putting the Pieces Together: Volume 2 featuring the music of Carner and Gregor, Rosser and Sohne, Maglione and Ruiz, Joey Contreras, David Dabbon, and Will Van Dyke. The concert will feature show-stopping performances by Natalie Weiss (Everyday Rapture), Marla Mindelle (Sister Act, Cinderella), Eric Michael Krop (Godspell), Mike Schwitter (The Book of Mormon),Megan Fulmer (Shrek the Musical national tour), Jessica Hendy (Cats, Aida), Allison Strong (Mamma Mia!, Bye Bye Birdie) and more to be announced.
SONDHEIM UNPLUGGED
April 27 at 7PM
$25-35 cover charge. $25 food & beverage minimum.
Expect tunes ranging from "A Little Priest," "The Ballad of Booth" and "Agony," to favorites from shows like Passion, Into the Woods and Sunday in the Park with George. A celebrated New York event since 2010, the Bistro Award-winning series Sondheim Unplugged features some of Broadway and cabaret's most dynamic voices, accompanied by piano only.
MARK NADLER
April 27 & 30 at 9:30PM
$35-45 cover charge. $25 food & beverage minimum.
Award-winning entertainer Mark Nadler takes you on a tour of the sex, booze, drugs & even murder from the wildest decade of the 20th Century. Says Clive Davis of The London Times, "The nearest most of us get to the music of the Roaring Twenties is a late-night rerun of Some Like It Hot or two tickets for Chicago. With Mark Nadler as your guide, you get an even richer sense of what it was like to live, or rather party, through the Jazz Age.
LINDSAY MENDEZ & MARCO PAGUIA
April 28 at 7PM
$25-35 cover charge. $25 food & beverage minimum.
Coming off an acclaimed run as Elphaba in Broadway's Wicked, the star of last's season's award-winning Dogfight, the charming and super-voiced Lindsay Mendez takes 54 Below by storm for one night only. Joined by pianist Marco Paguia and the hottest band this side of Oz, expect jazzed-up versions of pop tunes from the likes of Alicia Keys, Stevie Wonder, Feist, John Legend, Andrew Bird & more - including a few selections from their CD, "This Time."
NAMT SONGWRITER SPOTLIGHT: WITH PATTI MURIN, KATE ROCKWELL & MORE
APRIL 28 AT 9:30PM
$25-35 cover charge. $25 food & beverage minimum.
The National Alliance for Musical Theatre (NAMT) will highlight three songwriting teams who have been part of NAMT's Festival of New Musicals: Paul Gordon (Broadway-bound Emma and Analog andVinyl, which will premiere this summer at the Weston Playhouse), Barbara Anselmi & Brian Hargrove(Broadway-bound It Shoulda Been You, which was recently seen at The Village Theatre and George Street Playhouse) and Ben Clark (The Circus in Winter, which will premiere at Goodspeed Musicals this fall). The writers will sing songs from their Festival shows and upcoming projects, perhaps sharing a behind-the-scenes story or two along the way. Performers will include Corey Mach, Patti Murin, Kate Rockwell, Andrew Samonsky, Sarah Stiles and more!
KITCHEN OPERA COMPANY WITH SPECIAL GUEST CADY HUFFMAN
April 30 at 7PM
$25-35 cover charge. $25 food & beverage minimum.
Kitchen Opera Company will make its debut with the new show, A Cappella Cookbook - Music Inspired by the World's Greatest Chefs. Featuring Grammy nominated counter-tenor, Ryland Angelalong with special guest singer, Tony Award winner Cady Huffman. A Cappella Cookbook is a satisfyingly, savory musical tribute to the culinary wizards who have helped to change the world one teaspoon at a time.
MAY AT 54 BELOW:
LILLIAS WHITE
May 1 at 7PM
May 2 & 3 at 8PM
$40-50 cover charge. $25 food & beverage mininmum.
In this brand new concert, audiences can expect to hear the music of Jerry Herman, Frank Loesser, Stephen Sondheim, Cy Coleman, and more. Born and raised in Brooklyn, Lillias pulls back the show curtain to tell humorous, poignant, and inspiring stories from both her personal and show business life that she has never shared before, onstage or off. The concert will interweave songs that are career milestones for Lillias, and also songs from the soundtrack of her life.
EDIE BEALE: LIVE AT RENO SWEENEY
May 1 at 9:30PM
$25-35 cover charge. $25 food & beverage minimum.
"Little Edie" Beale, of Grey Gardens fame, performed a now legendary cabaret act at Reno Sweeney Nightclub in New York City over the New Years week of 1978. With Jeffrey Johnson as Edie Beale, Jefferson Farber as Gerald, and Zack Ford as David. Gerald Duval, Edie's producer during the time of her appearance at Reno Sweeney has re-created the essence of those magical nights using dialogue, songs, and text from the historic event resulting in a not-to-be-missed, intimate evening of theatre.
DAISY EAGAN
May 4 at 9:30PM
$30-40 cover charge. $25 food & beverage minimum.
Making her 54 Below debut, Tony Award winner Daisy Eagan (The Secret Garden, James Joyce's The Dead), uses edgy humor and some of her favorite music to tell the story of going from Broadway Baby to Hollywood Mama.
MILLY & ABIGAIL SHAPIRO
May 5 at 7PM
$25-35 cover charge. $25 food & beverage minimum.
Tony Winner/Grammy Award Nominee Milly Shapiro (Matilda in Matilda the Musical) joins with triple threat sister Abigail Shapiro (Cindy Lou Who in How The Grinch Stole Christmas) for an unstoppable sister act in their premiere of "The Shapiro Sisters: Live Out Loud!" at 54 Below! Along with special Broadway guests Andrew Lippa (Big Fish, The Addams Family), Lesli Margherita (Matilda) andRaymond Jaramillo McLeod (A Tale of Two Cities, Wonderful Town).
CORINNA SOWERS-ADLER
May 6 at 9:30PM
$25-35 cover charge. $25 food & beverage minimum.
In her 54 Below debut, Corinna Sowers-Adler presents By Request: New York Moments, a new show in the By Request series, created by people just like you, who send one of cabaret's most beloved singers, Corinna Sowers-Adler, song requests and are willing to share the stories, memories, and reasons behind choosing the songs they have requested her to sing!
MARK NADLER
May 7 at 9:30PM
$35-45 cover charge. $25 food & beverage minimum.
Award-winning entertainer Mark Nadler takes you on a tour of the sex, booze, drugs & even murder from the wildest decade of the 20th Century. Says Clive Davis of The London Times, "The nearest most of us get to the music of the Roaring Twenties is a late-night rerun of Some Like It Hot or two tickets for Chicago. With Mark Nadler as your guide, you get an even richer sense of what it was like to live, or rather party, through the Jazz Age.
PETER, PAUL & MARY: THE SONG IS LOVE
May 13 at 9:30PM
$25-35 cover charge. $25 food & beverage minimum.
Relive the timeless music of Peter Yarrow, Paul Stookey and Mary Travers in this one-night-only concert event. Peter, Paul & Mary's years together were spent communicating personal, political and social imperatives by way of their impeccably chosen songs, personally crafted harmonies, humor and passion. Join Broadway singer-actors and recording artists Michael Lanning (The Civil War, Bonnie & Clyde), Alison Lory (The Scarlet Pimpernel, Carnegie Hall), and Sam Sherwood (Bernstein: A Celebration, Carnegie Hall).
THE SOUND OF THEIR MUSIC: RODGERS & HAMMERSTEIN @ 54 BELOW
May 18 at 7PM
$40-50 cover charge. $25 food & beverage minimum.
The time has come for 54 Below to salute the two men who paved the way for modern musical theatre with hit after hit, including The Sound of Music, South Pacific, Carousel, Oklahoma!, The King & I& Flower Drum Song, among others.
MARCUS PAUL JAMES
May 21 at 9:30PM
$25-35 cover charge. $25 food & beverage minimum.
Broadway actor, singer and songwriter Marcus Paul James brings a night of R&B to the 54 Below stage in his show Love and Soul. With Brian Whitted leading the band, Marcus turns the stage into a soulfest with a mix of Broadway, covers and original tunes - out to prove that the modern-day balladeers and crooners are still alive and well.
SONDHEIM UNPLUGGED
May 25 at 7PM
$25-35 cover charge. $25 food & beverage minimum.
Expect tunes ranging from "A Little Priest," "The Ballad of Booth" and "Agony," to favorites from shows like Passion, Into the Woods and Sunday in the Park with George. A celebrated New York event since 2010, the Bistro Award-winning series Sondheim Unplugged features some of Broadway and cabaret's most dynamic voices, accompanied by piano only.
LINZI HATELEY
May 27 at 7PM
$25-35 cover charge. $25 food & beverage minimum.
Linzi Hateley, the celebrated star of the not-so-celebrated Broadway production of Carrie, makes a triumphant return to the New York stage with Linzi Hateley: Since Carrie. Acclaimed in London, this concert is an intimate look at her fascinating career in the theatre. The Theatre World Award winner and Olivier Award nominee will share songs and stories from the many musicals she's starred in in the West End, including Mamma Mia!, Mary Poppins, Chicago, The Secret Garden, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat and LES MISERABLES, as well as her starring role in the most infamous Broadway flop of all time.
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