Broadway at the Cabaret - Top Cabaret Picks for January 12-18, Featuring Donna Vivino, Chip Zien, and More!
By: Louisa Brady Jan. 11, 2015
Broadway's 40 theatres aren't the only places to catch performances from your favorite stars! Well after Broadway orchestra's begin their overtures, ensemble members take their dance breaks, and performers belt out their eleven- o'clock numbers, the party continues at various cabaret venues throughout New York City. Below, BroadwayWorld brings you some cabaret highlights for this week as picked by our theatre editors, including: The Mamma Mia! Dads in Concert; Kander and Ebb and All That Jazz; Sondheim Originals: Old Friends; Donna Vivino: The Friends and Family Plan; and Band Geeks in Concert.
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The Mamma Mia! Dads in Concert
Where: 54 Below (254 W 54th Street)
When: January 13th at 9:30 PM
Tickets: $30-60 at http://54below.com/artist/the-mamma-mia-dads-in-concert/
Come hear the reason why a single woman on a Greek isle fell in love with three men at the same time. The three leading men of Broadway's Mamma Mia! bring you an evening of harmony and romance!
Expect a musically diverse evening, including everything from Broadway classics to the Beatles to Crosby Stills & Nash - and even some original compositions. Featuring Alan Campbell (Tony nominee for Sunset Boulevard, Contact), John Hemphill (David Fincher's Zodiac, A Raisin In The Sun with Phylicia Rashad) and Paul DeBoy (Sight Unseen, Eurydice at Second Stage).
The three dads of Mamma Mia! tell their side of the story. Spandex optional!
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Kander and Ebb and All That Jazz
Where: 54 Below (254 W 54th Street)
When: January 15th at 7:00 PM & 9:30 PM
Tickets: $35-70 at http://54below.com/artist/kander-and-ebb-and-all-that-jazz/
"New York, New York", Chicago, Cabaret - nothing says show-stopping sizzle like the musicals of Kander & Ebb. Kander And Ebb And All That Jazz celebrates the unprecedented forty-year career of one of Broadway and Hollywood's most treasured songwriting teams. From Cabaret and Chicago to Kiss of the Spider Woman and The Scottsboro Boys, the music of this award-winning duo has thrilled generations of theatre goers and remains as fresh and spine-tingling today as it always has. Mary Testa, Julia Murney, Lucia Spina, and Klea Blackhurst lead an all-star cast trumpeting all that brass, all that sass and all that jazz. Created and Directed by Scott Coulter.
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Sondheim Originals: Old Friends
Where: 54 Below (254 W 54th Street)
When: January 16th & 17th at 7:00 PM
Tickets: $35-70 at http://54below.com/artist/sondheim-originals/
Join Broadway's original Mary Flynn in MERRILY WE ROLL ALONG, Ann Morrison, Broadway's original Marta in COMPANY, Pamela Myers, and Broadway's original Baker in INTO THE WOODS, Chip Zien, as they recall songs and stories recounting their experiences creating their roles in these three landmark Sondheim musicals! Fun and laughter abound as these three 'old friends' gather together for a remarkable evening with "THE SONDHEIM PROJECT". Originally presented at the Eugene O'Neill Theater Center under the direction of Grammy and Emmy Award winner, John McDaniel, the show features music direction by Mark Hartman.
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Donna Vivino: The Friends and Family Plan
Where: 54 Below (254 W 54th Street)
When: January 16th at 9:30 PM
Tickets: $35-65 at http://54below.com/artist/donna-vivino/
After her sold out show at 54 Below, Donna Vivino returns for another witty evening of songs and stories as she shares the stage with former co-stars and castmates from Wicked, Submissions Only, Hairspray, Les Miserables and many more. Broadway fell in love with Donna when, in 1987, she created the role of Young Cosette in the original Broadway production of Les Miserables. Since then, she's danced through the 70's (Saturday Night Fever), sung with the nicest kids in town (Hairspray), laughed it up with Martin Short (Fame Becomes Me), & defied gravity as one of Wicked's most beloved Elphaba's. One night only!
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Band Geeks in Concert
Where: 54 Below (254 W 54th Street)
When: January 18th at 7:00 PM & 9:30 PM
Tickets: $35-80 at http://54below.com/artist/band-geeks-in-concert-starring-ben-platt-lindsay-mendez-patti-murin-more/
Get ready to embrace your inner geek when BAND GEEKS marches into 54 Below with its crew of high school misfits. With his beloved marching band at risk of being cancelled, team captain Elliot fighting to save the Cuyahoga High Marching Beavers by uniting the team...and maybe getting the girl along the way. Featuring a score by Mark Allen, Gaby Alter and Tommy Newman and a book by Gordon Greenberg and Newman, this heartwarming underdog story has been seen at NAMT, Goodspeed, and around the country. Directed by Lorin Latarro and produced by Shoshana Feinstein.
Starring: Lindsay Mendez (Wicked, Dogfight), Ruthie Ann Miles (Here Lies Love, The King and I), Mike Millan (Piece of My Heart), Patti Murin (Lysistrata Jones, Fly by Night), Ben Platt (Book of Mormon, Pitch Perfect), Daniel Quadrino (Newsies, NBC's Peter Pan Live), and more to be announced soon!
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