| THIS WEEK at 54 Below | |
| Posted by: Official_Press_Release 10:09 am EDT 08/26/24 | |
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| THIS WEEK AT 54 BELOW BROADWAY CELEBRATES EQUAL RIGHTS, FEAT. LAURA BENANTI, REBECCA NAOMI JONES, & MORE! ISAAC MIZRAHI HERE'S LOVE TO THE MUSIC MAN: A CELEBRATION OF SONGWRITER MEREDITH WILLSON ...AND MORE! www.54Below.org This 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. To purchase tickets or for more information, visit www.54Below.org or call (646) 476-3551. Limited $15 tickets are available for some shows. Visit 54Below.org/TicketInitiative for more information. BROADWAY CELEBRATES EQUAL RIGHTS! FEAT. LAURA BENANTI, REBECCA NAOMI JONES, & MORE – AUGUST 26 AT 7PM This performance will also be livestreamed. Join Broadway Celebrates Awareness of Women's Suffrage (BCAWS) in recognizing Women's Equality Day (Aug. 26). It's the 104th anniversary of the certification of the 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution — women's suffrage. The concert will feature songs about empowerment and inclusion performed by an all-star cast. The program will also raise awareness about a referendum to amend the New York State Constitution. The measure has been referred to as the "New York State Equal Rights Amendment (ERA)." The New York Times reports: "Not only would [the ERA] prohibit discrimination on the basis of sex, but also on the basis of ‘pregnancy, pregnancy outcomes, reproductive health care and autonomy.' It would ban government discrimination based on age, ethnicity, national origin, disability, sexual orientation and gender identity." Groups like BCAWS and the New York Civil Liberties Union Artist Ambassadors are proud to promote events aimed at enhancing awareness about the ERA. BCAWS has taken no position, for or against, the proposed Amendment. This concert is dedicated in memory of Rebecca Luker. Produced by Lauren Molina and Steve Kleinberg. Directed by Lauren Molina. Music direction by Lauren Molina. Featuring Ari Afsar, Jenna Bainbridge, Tony® Award winner Laura Benanti, Carole J. Bufford, Morgan Siobhan Green, Qween Jean, Rebecca Naomi Jones, Tamika Lawrence, Lauren Molina, Julia Murney, Jennifer Sánchez, Alexandra Silber, D'Kaylah Unique Whitley, and more stars to be announced! Joined by Sam Behr on piano and vocals, Laura Dadap (Here Lies Love) on cello, and Debbie Christine Tjong (Sammy Rae & The Friends) on bass. $62 cover charge (includes $7 in fees). $100.50 premium seating (includes $10.50 in fees). $25 food & beverage minimum. 54 SINGS FRANKIE VALLI AND THE FOUR SEASONS – AUGUST 26 AT 9:30PM Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons will not appear at this performance. Join us at 54 Below for a joyous evening celebrating the songs of Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons! Hosted by Samantha Roberts and featuring a fabulous cast, this show will go back to where it all began as performers celebrate the group's incredible music, their inspirations, and the lives of Frankie Valli, Bob Gaudio, Nick Massi, and Tommy DeVito. It will be an unforgettable tribute to Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons and were better for a concert of these songs… than in Broadway's Supper Club?! With songs like "Sherry," "Beggin'," "Toy Soldier," "Candy Girl," "Big Man in Town," and more, this evening will be one you don't want to miss! Oh what a night! Produced by T'Bone Rube. Directed and hosted by Samantha Roberts. Associate directed and co-hosted by Lex Laas, with choreography by Gianna Avino. Music direction/piano by Sean Andrews. Featuring Matt Braddak, Melani C. Michiko Carrié, Alan Cid, Ari Conte, Coyah, Darren Lorenzo, Clay Miller, KP, Caroline Ritacco, Katie Sacks, Taylor Simon, Maxwell Smaretsky, Christian David Tinajero, Lyla Tsiokos, Mitchell Turner, Yi Ming Sofyia Xue, Zane Zapata, and more stars to be announced! $45.50 cover charge (includes $5.50 in fees). $73 premium seating (includes $8 in fees). $25 food & beverage minimum. TIMELESS TUNES: A LOVE LETTER TO BROADWAY – AUGUST 27 AT 7PM Come, sit back and enjoy a collection of all the songs that make Broadway the magical world we all know and love! Featuring performers ranging from Broadway prodigies to veterans, complete with songs from YOUR favorite shows, Timeless Tunes: A Love Letter To Broadway, is sure to leave you amazed with a newfound, and potentially, revived love for musical theater. Whether you are looking to escape, relax, or just indulge in your favorite show tunes, this show is guaranteed to rejuvenate your soul with a journey through heartbreaking ballads, feel good tunes, and heartwarming duets. Produced by Mikey Jantzen and Michael Kushner, with music direction by Joshua Turchin (Forbidden Broadway). Featuring Abby Arza, Noah Ong Bamola, Ava Broneer, Ian Coursey, Parker Godnai, Lex Hummel, Mikey Jantzen, Michael Kushner, Emmie Pack, Skyler Shields, Noah Sucato, Charlie Tingen, Jake Urban, Zalah Vallien, Ayden Weinstein, and Brielle Withers. $62 cover charge (includes $7 in fees). $100.50 premium seating (includes $10.50 in fees). $25 food & beverage minimum. 54 SINGS STEVEN UNIVERSE – AUGUST 27 AT 9:30PM Join us at 54 Below for a sparkling evening featuring the songs of Steven Universe! In an unforgettable celebration of the brilliant songs of Rebecca Sugar, experience series favorites like "It's Over Isn't It," "Let Us Adore You," "Love Like You," and of course "We Are The Crystal Gems" from the show, movie, and epilogue series! The cast will feature some of the city's brightest up-and-comers, ready to shine like diamonds! Produced by Toby Chernesky, Megan Onello, and Aidan S. Wells. Music direction by Aidan S. Wells. Featuring Andie Angel, Kate Carey, Toby Chernesky, Jarius Miquel Cliett, Emmy Daniels, Sarah Duren, Hunter Emmett Burke, Sierra Fermin, Vicky Fleisch, Keri René Fuller, Maggie Greene, Sydney Rose Hoel, Clare Martin, Devon Meddock, Megan Onello, Nina Osso, Alivia Quattrocki, Kate Waldron, Nyla Watson, Aidan S. Wells, and Jake Wernecke. $45.50 cover charge (includes $5.50 in fees). $73 premium seating (includes $8 in fees). $25 food & beverage minimum. ISAAC MIZRAHI: A BRIEF HISTORY – AUGUST 28-31 AT 7PM Back by popular demand, Isaac Mizrahi returns to 54 Below with his band in Isaac Mizrahi: A Brief History. With music ranging from Billie Eilish to Cole Porter, Isaac will leave you with cultural whiplash. Subjects range from social media to politics and a good deal of insider tea. The New York Times applauds Mizrahi's performances noting, "he qualifies as a founding father of genre that fuses performance, art, music and stand-up comedy." Featuring Jake Cohen on Aug 29, Storm Large on Aug 30, and Lea DeLaria on Aug 31. Isaac Mizrahi has worked extensively in the entertainment industry as a performer, host, writer, designer and producer for over 30 years. With an annual residency at Cafe Carlyle in New York City, Isaac has taken his cabaret performances across the country and this past year made his Broadway debut in Chicago, starring as Amos Hart. He is the subject and co-creator of Unzipped, a documentary following the making of his Fall 1994 collection which received an award at the Sundance Film Festival and lives as a cult classic in the documentary film genre. Mizrahi hosted his own television talk show, "The Isaac Mizrahi Show," for seven years, has written three books and has made countless appearances in movies and on television. Isaac served as a judge on "Project Runway All Stars" for the series entire seven- run season and has just completed the first season hosting his podcast, Hello Isaac, which is available now on all podcast platforms. Mizrahi has also directed productions of A Little Night Music and The Magic Flute for the Opera Theatre of St. Louis. Annually, he directs and narrates his production of the children's classic Peter and the Wolf at The Guggenheim Museum in New York. Mizrahi has his own production company, Isaac Mizrahi Entertainment, under which he has several projects in development in television, theatre and literature. His New York Times bestselling memoir, I.M., was published in 2019. For more information, visit HELLOISAAC.COM. $89.50 cover charge (includes $9.50 in fees). $150 premium seating (includes $15 in fees) - $155.50 premium seating (includes $15.50 in fees). $25 food & beverage minimum. J.R. HECKMAN: TIMELESS – AUGUST 28 AT 9:30PM Award-winning vocalist and actor J.R. Heckman makes his 54 Below debut with his newest live album, Timeless. J.R. and his special guests take you on a journey through the melodies of yesterday, revitalized for a new generation. Producer of two benefit concerts for Josh Groban's Find Your Light Foundation for underserved arts education, J.R. was a National Jimmy Award Finalist and three-time nominee in addition to being a three-time Cleveland Playhouse Square (nation's 2nd largest theatre district) Dazzle Award Recipient for Best Actor. Timeless promises to be an evening of pure musical magic that transcends time and captivates the heart. Featuring Natalie Leclair (Jimmy Award nominee, Great American Songbook Finalist/Inspiration Award winner). @jrheckmanmusic jrheckman.com $45.50 cover charge (includes $5.50 in fees). $73 premium seating (includes $8 in fees). $25 food & beverage minimum. 54 SINGS BO BURNHAM, VOLUME 2 – AUGUST 29 AT 9:30PM Bo Burnham will not appear in this performance. Healing the world with comedy…again! Back by popular demand, we are once again celebrating the vast musical and comedic career of Bo Burnham. Get ready for a hell of a ride as we explore a variety of songs including "Bo fo Sho," "What," "Words Words Words," "Make Happy," and "Inside." Join Gabriela Torres (producer) as we try to find that funny feeling with this star-studded cast. Music direction by Canaan J. Harris. Featuring Charmien Byrd, Miguel Castillo, Kyle Dalsimer, Aaron Dix, Cameron Hale Elliott, Madison Halla, Montana Iverson, Joseph Keegan, Drake Leach, Augustine Maiorino, Rocky Paterra, Joseph Thor, and Brian Vaulx. $40 cover charge (includes $5 in fees). $67.50 premium seating (includes $7.50 in fees). $25 food & beverage minimum. NOW THAT'S WHAT I CALL BROADWAY! – AUGUST 30 AT 9:30PM Now That's What I Call Broadway! at 54 Below brings you everyone's favorite hits from Tony Award®-winning shows of the past 30 years performed by Broadway veterans and Manhattan's rising stars. Rocking out to the fan-favorite numbers from Hairspray, Wicked, RENT, Legally Blonde, and more, you'll be singing along for days to follow. Come with friends or join solo to meet new ones and get ready to celebrate, drink, and dine alongside Broadway talent. This is a night out in the city that you won't forget! Produced by Puaseisei Patu-Tanielu. This performance will feature a Broadway divas theme, with each performer taking on a hit from their favorite musical theater diva. Featuring Nicholas Barrón, Jean Christian Barry, Anika Braganza, Meghan Olivia Corbett, Carlos Encinias, Arnold Harper II, Christian Adriana Johannsen, Sandra Okuboyejo, Kaitlyn O'Leary, Jay Owens, Morgan Perry, Ariel Reich, and more stars to be announced! $45.50 cover charge (includes $5.50 in fees). $78.50 premium seating (includes $8.50 in fees). $25 food & beverage minimum. 54 SINGS OFF-BROADWAY MUSICALS – AUGUST 31 AT 9:30PM Join us at 54 Below for a special evening featuring the iconic musicals that made their mark Off-Broadway over the past 30 years. Celebrate the vibrant creativity and spirit of shows like Songs for a New World, Heathers, and tick, tick… BOOM!, sung by some of the best up-and-coming voices that New York City has to offer. Off-Broadway musicals house hidden gems of stagecraft and music that often don't get the same recognition as the big Broadway shows that we know and love. This concert promises to feature the unsung and under-appreciated numbers of Off-Broadway shows like, "Sunday" (tick, tick… BOOM!), "Dogfight" (Dogfight), "Willow" (Venice), "Secret of Happiness" (Daddy Long Legs), "Heart and Music" (A New Brain), and more! Grab your tickets and join us in celebrating the path less traveled in the world of musical theatre. This is a night you won't want to miss! Produced and directed by Kiera Matthews. Music direction by Mason Margut (A Little Night Music at American Theater Group). Joined by Joseph Thor on guitar. Featuring Julian Carli, Annabel Cromwell, Fernando Flores, Heidi Liz Johnson, Yael Karoly, Chris King, Ben Knight, Kiera Matthews, Kayla Rodriguez Perez, Jong Sang Rheu, Drew Schoenhofer, and Ryanne Solinsky. $45.50 cover charge (includes $5.50 in fees). $78.50 premium seating (includes $8.50 in fees). $25 food & beverage minimum. HERE'S LOVE TO THE MUSIC MAN: A CELEBRATION OF SONGWRITER MEREDITH WILLSON – SEPTEMBER 1 AT 7PM This performance will also be livestreamed. Musical fireworks will ignite sparks on stage this autumn, when 54 Below presents Here's Love to The Music Man: A Celebration of Songwriter Meredith Willson. This intimate autobiographical revue takes you on a journey from the Midwestern icon's humble beginnings as a piccolo virtuoso for John Phillip Sousa to becoming one of the most popular and acclaimed radio and TV personalities of the 20th century and recipient of The Presidential Medal of Freedom, two Academy Award nominations, the first ever Grammy award for an original cast recording, and a Tony Award® for his greatest success, The Music Man. We may not have "Seventy-Six Trombones," but we have a sensational cast of Broadway favorites from past and present, singing your favorite showstoppers from that quintessential American musical, as well as The Unsinkable Molly Brown, Here's Love (Miracle on 34th Street), 1491, and his Billboard chart-topping hits that have become standards, including "You and I," "I See the Moon," "It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas," "May The Good Lord Bless and Keep You," "Ya Got Trouble," and "Till There Was You," the only Broadway show tune ever recorded by The Beatles! Produced, conceived, directed, & hosted by Tony Award® nominee Walter Willison, with musical direction by Michael Lavine. Don't miss this joyous evening of standards, showtunes, and unexpected surprises. Featuring Loni Ackerman, Cheryl Ann Allen, Nikita Burshteyn, Melinda Hopkins, Marcy DeGonge Manfredi, Michael Notardonato, Jill Paice, Ron Spivak, Cynthia Thomas, Tony Award® nominee Walter Willison, Sheila Wormer, and more stars to be announced! $45.50 cover charge (includes $5.50 in fees). $78.50 premium seating (includes $8.50 in fees). $25 food & beverage minimum. 54 SINGS THE MUSIC OF [SCRUBS] – SEPTEMBER 1 AT 9:30PM Paging all fans of "[Scrubs]!" When laughter is the best medicine, the only cure is to spend an evening with your favorite musical theatre performers turned medical staff, singing through the songs of Sacred Heart. Featuring Mia Cherise Hall (Relapse), Lily Rose (Bad Cinderella), Morgan Dudley (Disney's Descendants 4: Rise of Red), Tyler Eisenreich (The Who's TOMMY) and many more, we've written a prescription for you to hear tunes like "Everything Comes Down to Poo" & "Guy Love" from the infamous musical episode, to the Fray's "How to Save a Life" & Colin Hay's "Overkill" from the show's more emotional moments. The cast of 54 Sings the Music of [Scrubs] encourages audiences alike to enjoy the night shift full of singing doctors, nurses, patients, and dead guys reminiscing about one of TV's greatest sitcoms. Produced by Zach Faust. Music direction by Ashley Grace Ryan. Featuring Marcus Antonio, Maeve Barth-Dwyer, Aaron Clark Burstein, Morgan Dudley, Tyler Eisenreich, Dylan Glick, Mia Cherise Hall, Katie Lemmen, Amari Lewis, Claire McConnell, Nadia Ra'Shaun, Lily Rose, Brad Sievers, Brian Vaulx Jr., Dara Weinstein, Andrew Wright, and Liam Thomas Young. $45.50 cover charge (includes $5.50 in fees). $78.50 premium seating (includes $8.50 in fees). $25 food & beverage minimum. LIVE AT 54 BELOW 54 Below's new series is designed to make more shows accessible to fans all over the world. "Live from 54 Below" will feature LIVE performances of current shows on the calendar, streamed directly from Broadway's Living Room. Seven cameras will capture the excitement of being at the venue – all paired with the club's dramatic lighting and award-winning sound design. To recreate the live experience, all shows will be presented exclusively at the time of performance with an in-house audience and will not be available on demand afterwards. The following performances will be streamed live. For tickets, visit www.54Below.org/LIVE. BROADWAY CELEBRATES EQUAL RIGHTS! August 26 at 7pm ET / Tickets $28.50 (includes $3.50 in fees.) HERE'S LOVE TO THE MUSIC MAN: A CELEBRATION OF SONGWRITER MEREDITH WILLSON September 1 at 7pm ET / Tickets $28.50 (includes $3.50 in fees.) MORE ABOUT 54 BELOW 54 Below, a recipient of the 2022 TONY AWARDS® Honor for Excellence in the Theatre, is a non-profit organization with a mission to preserve the music of Broadway and expand the art of the cabaret while growing opportunities for diverse communities of emerging and established artists and providing unparalleled audience experiences. It was founded as a place for the Broadway community to celebrate Broadway performers, both established and new, who sing not only the music of Broadway and the Great American Songbook, but also new material intended for Broadway and off-Broadway stages. One of the most in demand venues in the city presenting over 700 shows per year, the club features fine dining and superb scenic, lighting, and sound designs entirely imagined by Broadway designers. For performers, writers, musicians, and more, 54 Below gives opportunities to advance their craft, expand their repertoires, and develop their voices in a way that is more personal, making them stronger as artists. It gives Broadway fans an opportunity to see their favorite artists in a different way, deepening their relationship and understanding of their talent. 54 Below celebrates Broadway musicals and writers of the past and present, promoting an ongoing engagement with their work. It is also a place for innovation in musical songwriting and performance. Collaborations born at 54 Below give rise to and help develop new theatrical projects and new musicals. In addition, its popular streaming video activities and audio recordings support these activities, helping to build a new Broadway audience worldwide, both in age and geography. Located at 254 West 54th Street, the club presents live shows at 7pm and 9:30pm. Tickets and information at 54below.org. |
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