Ta'Rea Campbell and Dennis Stowe Join Cast of DEPARTURES: THE SONGS OF GUALTIERI & SISCO

Feinstein's/54 BELOW, Broadway's Supper Club, welcomes new cast members to Departures: The Songs of Gualtieri & Sisco, a collection of new works by songwriting team Tom Gualtieri & David Sisco. The concert, Wednesday, January 10, 2018 at 9:30pm, has added Ta'Rea Campbell (Book of Mormon, Leap of Faith) and Dennis Stowe (Aladdin, Annie) to a cast that currently boasts Alexandra Foucard (Les Misérables, Guys and Dolls), Amy Justman (Carousel, A Gentleman's Guide...), and Kevin Massey (A Gentlemen's Guide..., Memphis)along with Wagner's School of Music students Alexis Eldredge and Harper Levy on backup vocals.

Departures: The Songs of Gualtieri & Sisco plays Feinstein's/54 Below (254 West 54th Street) January 10, 2018 at 9:30pm. There is a $25-$35 cover charge ($60 for premium seating) 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.

The previously-recorded "Moments of You," sung by Jason Forbach in this video from the 2015 Gualtieri & Sisco concert, will be featured along with 8 world premieres.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hf11pcuKGHI

Departures is directed by Laura Josepher whose most recent directing credits include The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee at The American Musical Theatre Academy (AMTA), and Searching For Romeo at the NY Musical Festival (NYMF). Other work includes productions of Dirty Blonde, The Turn Of The Screw, and Rattlestick's productions of Winning and Car Pool.

MORE ABOUT GUALTIERI & SISCO

Gualtieri & Sisco have been writing together since they met at the BMI Lehman Engel Musical Theatre Workshop in 2003. They are currently developing a new musical adaptation of Henry James'The Wings of the Dove with Michael Zam (Emmy nominee, Feud). In addition, Tom and David have appeared on stage together in David's one-act plays, Bait n' Swish. Their musical Falling to Earth received a workshop production at Syracuse University New Play Workshop, has been part of The York Theatre's Developmental Reading Series, and was featured at Nautilus Music-Theater's Rough Cuts Reading Series.

Beyond their collaborative success, Tom's That Play: A Solo Macbeth received a Drama Desk nomination for Unique Theatrical Experience and his choral work, That Summer: A Fantasia on Family, commissioned by the Philadelphia Gay Men's Chorus, will be published by Boosey & Hawkes this year. David made his Carnegie Hall and Lincoln Center debuts in 2015 with his classical art songs and a commissioned choral work. He is also the Founder & President of www.contemporarymusicaltheatre.com, an exhaustive database of contemporary writers and music. You'll find them together at www.gualtieriandsisco.com

MORE ABOUT FEINSTEIN'S/54 BELOW

FEINSTEIN'S/54 BELOW, Broadway's Supper Club, 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. 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. The New York Times writes "the club 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 BELOW features up to three shows nightly with cover charges ranging from $15-$95.

 

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