James Snyder, Jenni Barber, Ben Fankhauser & More to Perform the Songs of Yandura & Melocik at 54 Below, 2/16

54 BELOW, Broadway's Supper Club, will present The Songs of Jacob Yandura & Rebekah Greer Melocik on Monday, February 16th at 9:30pm. The list of Broadway stars set to perform now includes James Snyder (If/Then), Greg Hildreth (Cinderella, Peter and the Starcatcher), Jenni Barber (Wicked, The Nance), and Ben Fankhauser (Newsies), among others.

An immensely talented and utterly charming songwriting duo, Jacob Yandura and Rebekah Greer Melocik are due for a moment in the spotlight. Their 54 Below debut will offer a first look at their three newest musicals: The Last Queen of Canaan, about a young girl's search for agency amidst the landscape of racial and social inequality in the 1930s; Feral, a reaction to the numbing dissatisfaction that results from our never-ending quest to become smarter, stronger, healthier, wealthier, better in all conceivable ways; and Wringer, a story about connection, told through the lens of a 10-year-old boy who forges a powerful bond with a pigeon. Presented together, these pieces offer a perfect sampling of the Yandura & Melocik brand: universal themes explored in unexpected contexts, lush and lyrical compositions that show impressive musical range (from pop to folk to gospel), and the excavation of shadows to expose a message of hopefulness and light. After just one evening with Jacob and Rebekah, you will fall in love with them and their work (and it is only a matter of time before the rest of the world follows suit!).

In addition to Snyder, Hildreth, Barber, and Fankhauser, The Songs of Yandura & Melocik will also be performed by Charity Angel Dawson (Side Show), Dan Domenech (Rock of Ages), Kristolyn Lloyd (Heathers, Witness Uganda), Aaron Ramey (The Bridges of Madison County), and Jon-Michael Reese (The Book of Mormon), as well as previously announced guests Margo Seibert (Rocky), Betsy Morgan (Found, Les Miserables), Christine Dwyer (Wicked), Katrina Rose Dideriksen (Hairspray), Eric William Morris (The Last Goodbye), and Marja Harmon (The Book of Mormon). They will be accompanied by Matt Gallagher on piano, Jake Schwartz on guitar, Clint de Ganon on drums, and Aiden Moore on bass. The concert features music direction and arrangements by Matt Gallagher and is produced by Erica Rotstein.

The Songs of Yandura & Melocik plays 54 Below (254 West 54th Street) on February 16, 2015 at 9:30pm. Tickets start at $25 and there is a $25 food and beverage minimum. Tickets and information are available at www.54Below.com. Tickets on the day of performance after 4pm are only available by calling (646) 476-3551.

Jacob Yandura and Rebekah Greer Melocik began collaborating as M.F.A. classmates in New York University's Graduate Musical Theatre Writing Program. Their musicals include The Last Queen of Canaan (book by Harrison David Rivers), Feral (book by Victor Lesniewksi) based on John Bishop's Borderline, and a commission from New York City Children's Theater, Wringer, based on the novel by Jerry Spinelli. Recognitions and residencies include: the 2014 Johnny Mercer Writers Colony at Goodspeed Musicals, the 2012-2013 Dramatists Guild Fellowship, the Rhinebeck Writers Retreat, the Johnny Mercer Songwriters Project, Cap21's Writers Residency and ANT Fest 2013 (The Fearful Earful). The Last Queen of Canaan received a workshop (dir: Mark Brokaw) in June 2013 at the Yale Institute for Music Theatre and was part of Northern Stages' 2015 New Works Now Festival. This spring it will receive a workshop through Theater Latte Da's NEXT development program. Feral received a workshop as part of the York Theatre Company's resident writers program, NEO (New, Emerging, Outstanding), in May 2014 and was just selected for further development as part of Ars Nova's two-year UNCHARTED residency. Wringer received a first pass workshop this Fall. Jacob and Rebekah are both members of the artist collective, PVBLIC BATH.

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