Original Cast, Creatives Reunite for 10th Anniversary of NYTW's SONGS FROM AN UNMADE BED Tonight at SubCulture

Original ensemble members, Michael Winther, Kimberly Grigsby, Shane Shanahan are joined by cellist, Peter Sachon as they reunite with Pulitzer prize-winning lyricist, Mark Campbell and many of the composers for a special one-night-only concert event, celebrating the ten year anniversary of Songs from an Unmade Bed, the critically acclaimed, theatrical song cycle originally produced off-Broadway by New York Theatre Workshop in 2005. It will be the first opportunity to hear this work in NYC in ten years! Come and hang out with us all after the performance.

One lyricist and 18 composers join forces to create a unique music/theatre event in 'Songs From an Unmade Bed, a solo work that propels a smart, resilient, wry and ultimately romantic gay New Yorker through the heartache and triumphs of love in the Big City. Mark Campbell's lyrics, on the endlessly surprising experience of urban romance, have been set by an eclectic roster of musical artists.

Michael Winther received nominations from the Drama Desk and Drama League for his critically acclaimed solo performance in Songs From An Unmade Bed at New York Theater Workshop directed by David Schweizer. The recording is available from Sh K Boom/Ghostlight Records and on iTunes and has garnered a devoted following since it's release. He will be collaborating with jazz composer, Fred Hersch and poet, Mary Jo Salter on Rooms of Light, a new song cycle which will premiere in October.

Michael has appeared on Broadway in 33 Variations, Mamma Mia!, 1776, Artist Descending a Staircase and Damn Yankees. Most recently, he starred in the Pulitzer Prize winning musical, Next To Normal, at Baltimore/Centerstage; Frank London and Neil Berger's A Night In The Old Marketplace in São Paulo; Tectonic's The Laramie Project Cycle at BAM/Harvey Theatre; Fred Hersch's multimedia jazz-theatre piece, My Coma Dreams in NYC, Berlin, San Francisco; Merrily We Roll Along at City Center Encores!. His regional credits include productions at Center Theatre Group, Old Globe, La Jolla Playhouse, The Guthrie, Yale Rep, McCarter Theater, Perseverance, Berkeley Rep, Goodspeed Musicals, Barringtion Stage, Sundance Theatre Lab, Theatreworks/Palo Alto, George Street Playhouse, Baltimore/Centerstage. His recent film credits include The Avengers, Jumper, The Break-Up, Mr. & Mrs. Smith; and television credits include "Boardwalk Empire," "Hostages," "Leverage" and "Law & Order."

He has appeared with Rob Kapilow in "What Makes It Great?" in major venues across the country, celebrating the songs of Sondheim, Arlen, Gershwin, Porter, Bernstein and Rodgers. Other concert credits include: four appearances as part of Lincoln Center's American Songbook series; Merkin Hall's Broadway Close Up series; Broadway Cabaret, Broadway By The Year and Broadway Unplugged series' at The Town Hall; many concerts with the New Voices Collective at Symphony Space; as well as concerts with The New York Pops at Carnegie Hall, with the New York Philharmonic at Avery Fisher Hall. He has performed various solo evenings of music at 54 Below, Joe's Pub, Birdland, The Metropolitan Room and Ars Nova. Michael is a graduate of Williams College.

Kimberly Grigsby's music directing/conducting credits include, on Broadway: Spider- Man: Turn Off The Dark (music and lyrics by Bono and The Edge); Spring Awakening (music by Duncan Sheik); The Light in the Piazza (lyrics & music by Adam Guettel); Caroline, or Change (music by Jeanine Tesori); The Full Monty (lyrics & music by David Yazbek); You're A Good Man, Charlie Brown; and Twelfth Night (music by Jeanine Tesori); and Off-Broadway, Brooklynite! (music and lyrics by Peter Lerman); The Fortress of Solitude (music and lyrics by Michael Friedman); Here Lies Love (music and lyrics by David Byrne); Coraline (lyrics & music by Stephin Merritt); Mother Courage and Her Children (music by Jeanine Tesori); Two Gentlemen of Verona; Songs From an Unmade Bed (various composers, lyrics by Mark Campbell); The Immigrant (music by Steven Alper); Radiant Baby (music by Debra Barsha); and Twelfth Night (music by Duncan Sheik). Other collaborations include My Life Is A Fairy Tale and Orphan of Zhao, both with lyrics & music by Stephin Merritt for Lincoln Center Festival; Telaio: Desdemona (by Susan Botti); and the premiere of Jeanine Tesori's The Lion, The Unicorn and Me for Washington National Opera. As a pianist, Kimberly has appeared in concert with Adam Guettel, Michael Winther, Duncan Sheik, Michael Friedman, Tonya Pinkins, Capathia Jenkins, Jose Llana, Jay Hunter Morris, and Maria Friedman. Ms. Grigsby holds degrees from Southern Methodist University and Manhattan School of Music.

Get ready for the concert with a clip from the show!

DETAILS:

SONGS FROM AN UNMADE BED: In Concert
Ten Year Anniversary Celebration!

with Michael Winther
Kimberly Grigsby, musical director
Peter Sachon, cello
Shane Shanahan, percussion

Lyrics by Mark Campbell

Music by Debra Barsha, Mark Bennett, Peter Foley, Jenny Giering, Peter Golub, Jake Heggie, Stephen Hoffman, Lance Horne, Gihieh Lee, Steve Marzullo, Brendan Milburn, Chris Miller, Greg Pliska, Duncan Sheik, Jeffrey Stock, Steven Lutvak, Kim D. Sherman and Joseph Thalken.

(Originally produced in New York by New York Theatre Workshop, 2005)

TONIGHT, May 26th, 2015
Doors at 7:00pm
Show at 8:00pm
$30 Advance / $35 Day of Show. No minimum.

Tickets: http://subculturenewyork.com/event/songsfromanunmadebedinconcert/

Photo Credit: Joan Marcus

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