Phyllis Newman Joins BROADWAY BOUND at Feinstein's/54 Below

Tony Award winner Phyllis Newman has joined the 9:30pm showing of Feinstein's/54 Below concert series debut of Broadway Bound: The Musicals That Never Came To Broadway on Tuesday, March 21st at Feinstein's/54 Below.

Phyllis Newman joins the previously announced Lesli Margherita (Matilda), Patti Murin (Lysistrata Jones), Ryan Vona (Paramour), Paige Davis (Chicago & TV's Trading Spaces), Jill Paice (Curtains), Bryan Fenkart (Memphis), Cady Huffman (The Producers), Loni Ackerman (Evita), Shelly Burch (Nine), Martin Charnin (Annie), Rita Gardner (The Fantasticks), Rebecca Spigelman (Hairspray), Kevin David Thomas (Les Miserables), AJ Shively (Bright Star), Robert Cuccioli (Jekyll & Hyde), Jim Walton (Sunset Boulevard) and Nick Cartell (Jesus Christ Superstar). The ensemble consists of Roger Dawley, Michael Hajjar, Jennifer Reed, and Yael Silver. The concert is hosted by Jennifer Ashley Tepper (The Untold Stories of Broadway) and Robert W Schneider (Behind the Curtain: Broadway's Living Legends)

Phyllis Newman won a Best Featured Actress in a Musical Tony Award in 1962 for Subways Are For Sleeping. She was nominated for Best Featured Actress in a Play for Neil Simon's Broadway Bound. Other credits include Wish You Were Here, Bells Are Ringing, Pleasures and Palaces, The Apple Tree, On the Town, The Prisoner of Second Avenue, Awake and Sing, and The Madwoman of Central Park West.

On television, Phyllis Newman is best remembered for her countless appearances on The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson, What's My Line, Match Game and To Tell the Truth.

Phyllis Newman is the founder of The Phyllis Newman Women's Health Initiative of the Actor's Fund of America. For her efforts in this field, Ms. Newman received the first Isabelle Stevenson Award for her humanitarian efforts.

Broadway Bound: The Musicals That Never Came To Broadway celebrates musicals that were slated to appear on the Great White Way but never arrived. Whether it was due to lack of funding, temperamental creatives, or just being a victim of time, these musicals will be dusted off and their songs brought to their first New York audience.

"There are so many worthwhile musicals that have closed on the road to Broadway, and I'm thrilled to be celebrating them with this team, in such a fun concert! We have fascinating facts about theatre history, original cast members, and songs that are gems you've never heard before. I'm particularly excited to feature How Do You Do I Love You with original cast member Loni Ackerman- it has a bouncy and delightful score by Richard Maltby Jr. and David Shire, and was a 1967 musical about computer dating!" said Tepper in a statement.

Schneider added, ""On my podcast, Behind The Curtain: Broadway's Living Legends, I have been so surprised that the shows my guests spoke of most fondly were the ones that never made it to Broadway, that New York audiences never got to see their best work. I thought it was about time we corrected that. Plus, the backstage stories on all of these shows are so fabulous!"

The first edition of Broadway Bound: The Musicals That Never Came To Broadway will feature songs from such musicals as All About Us, The Baker's Wife, Captain America, How Do You Do I Love You, Mata Hari, Nerds, Pleasures and Palaces, Prettybelle, Rebecca, The Rhythm Club, Softly, and more.

Broadway Bound: The Musicals That Never Came To Broadway will be music directed by Joshua Zecher Ross with Andrew Garrett Karl serving as projections designer.

Tickets, starting at $35, are still available. In addition to the ticket price, there is food and beverage minimum of $25.00 Broadway Bound: The Musicals That Never Came To Broadway tickets can be purchased at 54below.com. Tickets on the day of performance after 4:00 are only available by calling (646) 476-3551

MORE ABOUT FEINSTEIN'S/54 BELOW

Michael Feinstein, one of the world's greatest musical artists, and 54 Below, Broadway's Supper Club, have united to give New York an unparalleled destination for entertainment and dining. Feinstein's/54 Below, Broadway's Supper Club, is the 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 Belowis a classically designed state-of-the-art nightclub in the theatre district that hosts audiences with warmth and style. Feinstein's/54 Below will present iconic and rising stars from the worlds of Broadway and popular music. The venue provides a food and beverage menu from early evening through the wee hours of the morning that is worthy of the world-class entertainment on the stage. In their description on 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. 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 Belowfeatures up to three shows nightly with cover charges ranging from $15-$105. www.54Below.com/Feinsteins

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