FEINSTEIN'S AT LOEWS REGENCY, the nightclub proclaimed "Best of New York" by New York Magazine and "an invaluable New York institution" by The New York Post, will conclude the Spring 2008 season with the solo debut of Emmy Award winner and Tony Award nominee Liz Callaway from June 17 – 28. The Beat Goes On – her show featuring favorite songs from the 1960's – includes the music of Jimmy Webb, Burt Bacharach & Hal David, BrIan Wilson, and hit songs such as "Feelin' Groovy," "Leavin' on a Jet Plane," "MacArthur Park," "Moon River," and "Downtown." She will be joined by Musical Director Alex Rybeck on piano, Jered Egan on bass and Ron Tierno on drums. The show is directed by Dan Foster. All performances take place at the Regency Hotel (540 Park Avenue at 61st Street).
Liz Callaway, the award-winning actress, singer and recording artist, made her Broadway debut in
Stephen Sondheim's Merrily We Roll Along. She received a Tony Award nomination for her performance in Baby, and for five years, sang "Memory" as Grizabella in Cats. She has also starred in the original casts of Miss Saigon,
The Three Musketeers, and The Look of Love. Off-Broadway, she received a Drama Desk nomination for her performance in The Spitfire Grill, and also appeared in No Way To Treat A Lady, Marry Me a Little, Godspell, and Brownstone. Other New York appearances include Hair in Concert, the legendary Follies in Concert at Lincoln Center, A
Stephen Sondheim Evening, and Fiorello! at Encores! She also starred as Venus in the Chicago Ovations! production of One Touch of Venus, and in Elegies at Reprise! in Los Angeles .
The award-winning "Sibling Revelry" – created with sister
Ann Hampton Callaway – was presented to great acclaim at the
Donmar Warehouse in London . Originally produced at New York's Rainbow and Stars, the show was recorded live by DRG Records. "Relative Harmony," also created with her sister opened to rave reviews in New York and Los Angeles. She had the pleasure of co-starring with
Jimmy Webb and
Paul Williams in their critically acclaimed engagement at Feinstein's in New York . Her extensive concert and symphony work includes appearances at The Kennedy Center,
Carnegie Hall, The Hollywood Bowl, and on tour with the Boston Pops. Worldwide, she has performed in China, Iceland, Estonia, Germany, France, and Slovenia.
liz sang the Academy Award-nominated song "Journey to the Past" in the animated feature Anastasia. Liz is also the singing voice of Princess Jasmine in Disney's The Return of Jafar, and Aladdin and the King of Thieves. Other film work includes the singing voice of the title character in The Swan Princess, Lion King 2: Simba's Pride, Beauty and the Beast and The Brave Little Toaster Goes to Mars.
She received an Emmy Award for hosting "Ready to Go," a daily, live children's program on CBS in Boston. Other TV credits include "In Performance at the White House," "Inside the Actor's Studio:
Stephen Sondheim," "Christmas with the Boston Pops," "Late Show with David Letterman" and "Senior Trip" (CBS Movie of the Week). Liz's solo recordings include The Beat Goes On, The Story Goes On:
Liz Callaway On and Off-Broadway, and Anywhere I Wander: The Music of
Frank Loesser. Her numerous other recordings include Unsung Sondheim, Unsung
Irving Berlin, Lost in Boston, The
Maury Yeston Songbook, and Hair In Concert.
FEINSTEIN'S AT LOEWS REGENCY will play the following schedule: Tuesday through Thursday at 8:30 PM. The new weekend schedule will present shows on Friday and Saturday evenings at 8:00 PM and 10:00 PM. The 8:00 PM and 8:30 PM shows have a $60.00 cover with new $75.00 premium seats, both with a $40.00 food and beverage minimum. The 10:00 PM shows have a $40.00 cover with new $60.00 premium seats, both with a $25.00 food and beverage minimum. Jackets are suggested but not required. FEINSTEIN'S AT LOEWS REGENCY is located at 540 Park Avenue at 61st Street in New York City. For ticket reservations and club information, please call (212) 339-4095 or visit us online at feinsteinsatloewsregency.com and TicketWeb.com.
Photo Credit Walter McBride/Retna Ltd.
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