FEINSTEIN'S/54 BELOW, Broadway's Supper Club, presents critic/journalist/theatre historian Peter Filichia as he hosts a fun and trivia-rich evening of some of the best songs that were cut from some our most cherished musicals on their way to Broadway immortality. Hear songs cut (or unused) from Funny Girl, Gypsy, The Act, Golden Boy, Guys and Dolls, Chicago, Applause, A Chorus Line, and more, and the stories behind why they were relocated to the proverbial trunk.
Director Evan Pappas (A Letter to Harvey Milk) and musical director Jeffrey Lodin have assembled an amazing cast, which includes Julia Murney (The Wild Party, Wicked), Christina Bianco (Forbidden Broadway, The Woman of a Thousand Voices, Newsical), Jessica Hendy (Aida, Amour, Cats) George Dvorsky (The Scarlet Pimpernel, Passion), Kelli Rabke (Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Les Miserables), Sally Mayes (She Loves Me, Closer Than Ever), T. Oliver Reid (Once On this Island, Sister Act), Robert Anthony Jones (Finding Neverland, Phantom of the Opera), CJ Pawlikowski (The Book of Mormon, A Letter to Harvey Milk), Evan Ruggiero (Bastard Jones, Pretty to the Bone), Abigail Shapiro (Liberty, How the Grinch Stole Christmas), Milly Shapiro (Matilda, Hereditary), Aury Krebs (A Letter to Harvey Milk), Jordan Leeds (Les Miserables, Sunset Boulevard), Sal Viviano (City of Angels, The Full Monty), Jeremy Greenbaum (Newsies, A Letter to Harvey Milk).
The Best Cut Songs plays Feinstein's/54 Below (254 West 54th Street) on Tuesday, Tuesday September 18 at 7:00 and 9:30. There is a $30-$75 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.
Feinstein's/54 Below, Broadway's Supper Club & Private Event Destination, is a 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 and has set a new standard for culinary excellence worthy of the world-class entertainment on the stage.
In their description of the venue, The New York Times writes, "Feinstein's/54 Below has the intimacy of a large living room with unimpeded views and impeccable sound; there is not a bad seat in the house. Its sultry after-hours ambience is enhanced by brocade-patterned wall panels planted with orange-shaded lanterns. And the atmosphere is warmer and sexier than in Manhattan's other major supper clubs."
Located at 254 West 54th Street, Feinstein's/54 Below features up to three shows nightly with cover charges ranging from $5-$105. 54Below.com/Feinsteins
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