Margo Seibert, Betsy Morgan, Mykal Kilgore & More to Perform Songs of Yandura & Melocik at 54 Below

54 BELOW, Broadway's Supper Club, will present The Songs of Jacob Yandura & Rebekah Greer Melocik performed by Margo Seibert, Mykal Kilgore, Betsy Morgan, and more on Monday, February 16th at 9:30pm.

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!).

The Songs of Yandura & Melocik will be performed by Margo Seibert (Rocky), Mykal Kilgore (Motown), 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), with additional performers to be announced. The concert will feature music direction 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 Disillusionist, 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 through the Yale Institute for Music Theatre. Feral received a workshop through the York Theatre Company's resident writers program, NEO (New, Emerging, Outstanding), in May 2014. And Wringer received a first pass workshop this Fall. Jacob and Rebekah are both members of the artist collective, PVBLIC BATH.

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