Michele Lee to Premiere New Show at 54 Below Next Month

Back on the New York City stage following her acclaimed 54 Below debut in 2014, actress/singer/performer Michele Lee is bringing her much-anticipated all new show "Nobody Does It Like Me: The Music Of Cy Coleman" to supper club 54 Below - 254 West 54th Street NY, NY 10019. This special three-night only engagement runs on June 11th, 12th and 13th at 7pm.

Ms. Lee's new concert "Nobody Does It Like Me: The Music Of Cy Coleman" will feature the music of the legendary Cy Coleman, who once said, "Michele Lee is a surefire powerhouse performer. She embraces a lyric like nobody can." She'll spotlight songs from her Tony-nominated performance in the Michael Bennett musical Seesaw, including Nobody Does it Like Me, It's Not Where You Start, along with other magnificent work and some surprises from Coleman's songbook.

In celebration of Coleman's life and music, Michele's shows will coincide with what would have been his 86th birthday. One highlight of the new show will be Michele's interpretation of Broadway's lead female character found in many Coleman musicals. Using a medley of his compositions including Big Spender, I've Got Your Number and I'm Gonna Laugh You Right Out Of My Life, Ms. Lee presents, "a loveable woman with a charitable heart."

Ms. Lee may also share some of her own personal Cy Coleman stories, and touch on background that many people may not know. Before becoming the iconic American songwriter/composer, before moving onto center stage with his popular Broadway musicals, he was a highly acclaimed jazz pianist. He was also the pianist on Hugh Hefner's early Playboy television show and wrote the instrumental "Playboy Theme" song.

Of course, Michele Lee is known worldwide for her Emmy-nominated role as Karen MacKenzie in the landmark CBS television series Knots Landing, now the seventh-longest running prime time dramatic series in television history. She appeared in all 344 episodes of the show, setting the American record for the greatest number of consecutive appearances by a leading actress in an hour-long prime-time dramatic series. She has directed many hours of television and became the first woman to produce, direct, co-write and act in a film, Color Me Perfect, a Lifetime Event Movie.

She has also starred in and produced numerous films for television, including CBS's Emmy-nominated Big Dreams and Broken Hearts: The Dottie West Story, When No One Would Listen, and Scandalous Me: The Jacqueline Susann Story. More recently, Lee appeared in the Universal feature Along Came Polly opposite Ben Stiller and Jennifer Aniston.

A multiple Emmy and Tony-nominated actress, Michele Lee first received national recognition as Rosemary in the original How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying. She followed on Broadway with the Cy Coleman and Dorothy Fields musical, Seesaw, and later Tale of the Allergist's Wife. Starting at the age of 17 she has worked on stages across America. She is proud to serve on the western regional board and as a national counselor of the Actors Equity Association. She is also on the Artists Committee of the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts.

Michele is the consummate "knock 'em dead" entertainer who enthralls audiences, from stories that tickle the funny-bone to ballads that cut deep into the soul. With a brilliant quintet led by Musical Director extraordinaire, Ron Abel, Ms. Lee's engagement at 54 Below will be a fantastic night of legendary music and stories for the ages.

Don't miss Michele Lee's "Nobody Does it Like Me: The Music of Cy Coleman" on June 11th, 12th and 13th at 54 Below - 254 West 54th Street NY, NY 10019. Tickets are $40, $50 and $85. For tickets and information, call (646) 476-3551or visit 54below.com. For more about Michele, go to www.micheleleeonline.com.

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