Photo Coverage: LEGS DIAMOND 30th Anniversary Concert at Feinstein's/54 Below
By: Genevieve Rafter Keddy Dec. 04, 2017
FEINSTEIN'S/54 BELOW, Broadway's Supper Club, presented the Original Broadway cast in Legs Diamond 30th Anniversary Reunion Concert on Sunday, December 3 at 7:00 pm and 9:30 pm. The concert was produced and directed by original cast member Jonathan Cerullo and associate producer Carol Baxter.
For the first time in NYC since its opening in 1989, audiences experienced one of Broadway's biggest and brightest flops, Legs Diamond! With original cast members, their stories, and the beautiful score conceived and written by Grammy and Academy Award winner Peter Allen, the evening was sure to delight.
BroadwayWorld attended the show and you can check out photo coverage below!
After a 6-week workshop, Legs Diamond went straight to Broadway. The show had a record-breaking 72 previews in which critics relentlessly reported the endless production problems. Without reserve, these reviewers plunged their knives deep, killing the show well before it opened at the Mark Hellinger Theater on December 26, 1988. After another 62 performances, Legs Diamond closed on February 19, 1989. This would mark not only the end of the show but the end of the beautiful Mark Hellinger as a theater. The theater became the Times Square Church.
Despite its short run, Legs Diamond was highly acclaimed, garnishing three Tony Award nominations, including Costuming by the legendary Willa Kim for her glorious 20's designs, Choreography by the brilliant Alan Johnson, and a nomination for the divine Julie Wilson for her show-stopping number "The Music Went Out of My Life." Set in a speakeasy during the Prohibition Jazz age, Legs Diamond presented for the first time ever on a Broadway stage fully automated and with computerized scenery. This unique show featured dancers oozing out of a piano, with Brenda Braxton emerging to reveal the forbidden speakeasy, showgirls dripping in diamonds and lounging in giant champagne glasses, and the Gangland Ballet.
Photo Credit: Genevieve Rafter
Legs Diamond's 30th Anniversary Show
Norman Wendall Kauahi, Jennifer Paulson Lee, Kevin Weldon, Ruth Gottschall, Mark Manley, Adrian Bailey and Shaelynn Parker
Mark Manley and Shaelynn Parker
Ruth Gottschall, Mark Manley and Shaelynn Parker
Norman Wendall Kauahi, Jennifer Paulson Lee and Kevin Weldon
Brenda Braxton and Mark Manley
Brenda Braxton and Adrian Bailey
Jennifer Paulson Lee, Kevin Weldon and Jim Fyfe with an original Peter Alan mask that was used in the show
Jennifer Paulson Lee and Jim Fyfe
Original Willa Kim costumes worn by Jennifer Paulson Lee and Norman Wendall Kauahi
Kevin Weldon, Adrian Bailey and Mark Manley
Randall Edwards, Brenda Braxton and Ruth Gottschall
The Cast-Norman Wendall Kauahi, Brenda Braxton, Kevin Weldon, Jennifer Paulson Lee, Adrian Bailey, Shaelynn Parker, Jim Fyfe, Ruth Gottschall, Mark Manley, Randall Edwards, Bob Stillman and Christine Andreas
The Cast-Norman Wendall Kauahi, Brenda Braxton, Kevin Weldon, Jennifer Paulson Lee, Adrian Bailey, Shaelynn Parker, Jim Fyfe, Ruth Gottschall, Mark Manley, Randall Edwards, Bob Stillman and Christine Andreas
Ruth Gottschall, Mark Manley and Randall Edwards
Colleen Dunn, Ruth Gottschall, Gwen Sarnoff and Brenda Braxton
The Ladies- Shaelynn Parker, Ruth Gottschall, Carol Ann Baxter, Brenda Braxton, Jennifer Paulson Lee, Gwen Sarnoff, Christine Andreas, Colleen Dunn and Randall Edwards
The Ladies- Shaelynn Parker, Ruth Gottschall, Carol Ann Baxter, Brenda Braxton, Jennifer Paulson Lee, Gwen Sarnoff, Christine Andreas, Colleen Dunn and Randall Edwards
Christine Andreas and Bob Stillman
Christine Andreas and Bob Stillman
Christine Andreas and Bob Stillman
Brenda Braxton Christine Andreas, Bob Stillman and Randall Edwards
Brenda Braxton Christine Andreas, Bob Stillman and Randall Edwards
Brenda Braxton Christine Andreas, Bob Stillman and Randall Edwards
The Gentlemen of the cast- Paul Nunes, Mark Manley, Jonathan Cerullo, Norman Wendall Kauahi, Adrian Bailey, Bob Stillman and Kevin Weldon
The Gentlemen of the cast- Paul Nunes, Mark Manley, Jonathan Cerullo, Norman Wendall Kauahi, Adrian Bailey, Bob Stillman and Kevin Weldon
The Gentlemen of the cast- Paul Nunes, Mark Manley, Jonathan Cerullo, Norman Wendall Kauahi, Adrian Bailey, Bob Stillman, Kevin Weldon and Jim Fyfe
Jonathan Cerullo, Carol Ann Baxter, Ruth Gottschall and Auction Winner
Mark Manley and his family
Gwen Sarnoff, Bob Stillman ad Colleen Dunn
Carol Ann Baxter and guests
Gwen Sarnoff and Jennifer Paulson Lee
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