54 Below & NJPAC Partner for Three Upcoming Events

(NJPAC) to present a series of evenings direct from "Broadway's living room" to the audiences at the esteemed arts venue in Newark, NJ. The series, "54 Below at NJPAC," launches with three Saturday night events, originally presented on stage at 54 Below, celebrating the music of legendary Broadway songwriters and featuring all-star Broadway talent.

Nov. 1, 2014 at 6PM & 8:30PM - "INTO SWEENEY TODD'S WOODS"

This monster mash-up of two landmark musicals by Stephen Sondheim - Sweeney Todd and Into the Woods - will be performed by a wickedly talented cast including Tony Award winner Joanna Gleason (Into the Woods, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels), Chip Zien (Into the Woods, Falsettos),and Sarah Rice (Sweeney Todd).Popular at Halloween or anytime, "A Little Nightmare Music" is in store when a host of singers from Broadway and cabaret - along with a trio of Sondheimhood's bone-thrillin' musicians - team up forthis musical celebration of the magical and the macabre. Directed by Phil Geoffrey Bond, with musical direction by Joe Goodrich, "Into Sweeney Todd's Woods" also features Scott Coulter, Ben Crawford, Matt Farnsworth, Kelli Rabke and friends. For tickets and more information visit www.njpac.org/events/detail/54-below-presents-into-sweeney-todds-woods.

Dec. 6, 2014 at 6PM & 8:30PM - "IT'S TODAY: MAME AT NJPAC"

Light the candles! Get the ice out! A glittering lineup of Broadway and cabaret stars pays homage to Mame, one of American theater's most cherished musicals. The cast features Tony Award winner Linda Lavin (Broadway Bound, Gypsy), Dee Hoty (The Will Rogers Follies, Footloose), Tony winner Beth Leavel (The Drowsy Chaperone), Donna Lynne Champlin (Sweeney Todd), Eric Michael Gillett (Kiss Me, Kate), Annie Golden (Xanadu), Hunter Ryan Herdlicka (A Little Night Music), Pamela Myers (Company), Lee Roy Reams (Hello, Dolly!) and a 15-member chorus with Music Direction by John McDaniel. This special holiday soiree salutes the great Jerry Herman score with acclaimed singers and a brassy trio primed to "coax the blues right outta the horn." For tickets and more information visit www.njpac.org/events/detail/54-below-presents-its-today-mame-at-njpac.

Jan. 24, 2015 at 6PM & 8:30PM - "THE SOUND OF THEIR MUSIC: RODGERS & HAMMERSTEIN"

This "enchanted evening" pays tribute to the team who paved the way for modern musical theater with landmark musicals including The Sound of Music, South Pacific, Oklahoma! The King and I, Carousel and more. Featuring some of Broadway's brightest stars including Telly Leung (Flower Drum Song) and Emily Skinner (Side Show), the evening will feature Rodgers and Hammerstein favorites including "Hello, Young Lovers," "If I Loved You," "Edelweiss" and more. For tickets and more information visit www.njpac.org/events/detail/54-below-presents-the-sound-of-their-music.

"We are thrilled to partner with NJPAC on the new '54 Below at NJPAC' series," says Tom VIertel, proprietor, 54 Below. "Launching with three exciting, star-packed shows celebrating the music of Stephen Sondheim, Jerry Herman and Rodgers & Hammerstein, the series brings some of 54 Below's most exciting original programming directly to audiences at NJPAC."

"In just a few short years, 54 Below has become the New York City destination for Broadway after hours," remarks John Schreiber, President & CEO of NJPAC. "This season, we're thrilled to bring them across the river, turning part of our American Song series into a cabaret hotspot with some of today's best Broadway voices. From a spooky Sondheim revue, to fabulous leading ladies all singing Mame, to a most unique Rodgers & Hammerstein tribute, our friends at 54 Below know how to deliver a fresh take on the Great White Way."

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