Review: Beth Leavel is Next Level Sondheim at 54 Below
Beth Leavel, known best for her comedic talents, proved that she's up there with the best at singing Sondheim at her 54 Below show on 10/25 and 10/26. Ms Leavel is very deft at playing multiple emotions at the same time, which matches the trademark ambivalence of all of Sondheim’s best lyrics.
Photos: Norm Lewis Concludes SUMMERTIME (Special Tony Edition) at 54 Below
Each night of Norm Lewis's SUMMERTIME show at 54 Below was a different kind of magic and, lucky me, living so nearby, I was able to capture all the award-winning guests and high-profile friends. So, here for Norm Lewis, who brought summer early to all of us at 54 Below, is a scrapbook of his seven nights and special guests, both on stage and off.
Review: Norm Lewis Brings a Touch of Broadway to 54 Below
This reviewer left the theater this night with the phenomenal music still humming in my head. The show continues its run on June 7, 8, 10, 11, 12 and 13 at 54 Below with different guests each night, including Marc Shaiman, Alice Ripley, Will Swenson, Seth Rudetsky, Brian Stokes Mitchell and Nova Payton and Kimberly Akimbo’s Olivia Hardy.
Photos: Inside An Evening With Norm Lewis at 92NY
Norm Lewis never ceases to amaze. What he gives an audience is a pleasure so indescribable, that I am hard pressed to find the words. The voice is impossible. How can this fine actor possess this magical instrument? A bass-baritone with a superb, other wordly, upper register and a crazy range when he jumps octaves. It’s divine. So is his first time on the stage with the equally sublime Billy Stritch.
MOIPEI, Liz Callaway, and More to Play 54 Below Next Week
Next week, 54 BELOW, Broadway's Supper Club and 2022 Tony Awards Honoree for Excellence in the Theatre, presents some of the brightest stars from Broadway, cabaret, jazz, and beyond. 54 Below celebrates Broadway musicals and writers of the past and present, promoting an ongoing engagement with their work.
MOIPEI Brings SING SING SING! to 54 Below This Month
54 BELOW, Broadway’s Supper Club, presents MOIPEI in SING SING SING! on July 10, 2023 at 7pm. This concert was commissioned by the Kennedy Center to close their 2023 RiverRun Festival and performed to standing ovations in this past April.
Photos: Norm Lewis Plays Feinstein's/54 Below
Norm Lewis’s show is full of fun, frolic and solid musicianship. It is directed by his longtime friend and collaborator, Richard Jay-Alexander, with musical direction and arrangements by the equally gifted Joseph Joubert.