Patti LuPone, Luba Mason, Joshua Warr & More Set for 54 Below This Week

By: Apr. 06, 2015
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Coming up this week, 54 BELOW, Broadway's Supper Club, presents some of the brightest stars from Broadway, cabaret, jazz and beyond. To purchase tickets or for more information, visit www.54Below.com or call (646) 476-3551.

PATTI LUPONE, April 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 at 7PM & April 11 at 7PM & 9:30PM:

"FOUR STARS. Patti LuPone has a miracle of a voice. It can be as big and bold as a brass band or as plaintive as a solitary woodwind. Here it is, in all its glory, in a collection of torch songs." - People Magazine. Patti LuPone's appearances at 54 Below have already achieved the status of legend. Experiencing the great diva in the intimate atmosphere of 54 Below is not only a never-to-be-forgotten experience but is one you will want to repeat again and again. This April, the two-time Tony Award winner returns to 54 Below with her critically-acclaimed show The Lady with A Torch. LuPone performs an eclectic collection of torch songs by such composers and lyricists as Arthur Schwartz, Howard Dietz, Jule Styne, Sammy Cahn, Billy Barnes, Harold Arlen, George and Ira Gershwin, and Cole Porter. Enjoy what Don Heckman of The Los Angeles Times described as "a beautifully paced, marvelously delivered torch-song exploration of the pleasures and pains of love; LuPone's remarkable, larger-than-life qualities and stunning musicality are distilled into the pure essence of her art." Conceived and Directed by Scott Wittman, Musical Direction by Joseph Thalken, Orchestrations by Jonathan Tunick and Dialogue by Jeffrey Richman. $90-105 cover charge. $145-155 premium seating. $30 food & beverage minimum.

BROADWAY MEETS CLASSIC ROCK WITH THE HAIR CAST: A BENEFIT FOR BROADWAY IMPACT, April 6 at 9:30PM:

54 Below presents Allison Guinn (On the Town, Hair) and Brandon Pearson (Hair, Rent) in BROADWAY MEETS CLASSIC ROCK on April 6, 2015 at 9:30 pm. Veterans of the 2009 Tony Award-Winning Revival of Hair reunite with their friends and fellow rockers (including Shannon Conley of Hedwig and Lez Zeppelin) for an evening of pure unadulterated rock classics from Bad Company, The Allman Brothers, The Doobie Brothers, Humble Pie, Aerosmith, The Eagles, ZZ Top, and more. Backed by Mike Greco's Damn The Light band. Come to the rocking-est night, 54 Below has ever seen. All proceeds go to Broadway Impact (www.broadwayimpact.com)! Guest stars include: Lauren Elder (Side Show, Hair), Maya Sharpe (Hair), Shannon Conley (Hedwig, lead singer of Lez Zeppelin), Adam Enright (God Hates This Show, Good Bitch Goes Down), and musically directed by Mike Greco of Damn The Light Productions! $25-35 cover charge. $60 premium seating. $25 food & beverage minimum.

MICHAEL MOTT & FRIENDS, April 7 at 9:30PM:

That Was Then, This Is How chronicles the journey of theatrical and pop singer/songwriter, Michael Mott, from small town dreamer to one of theatre's most promising new songwriters. Joined by some of Broadway and pop's most recognizable talents, Michael shares a personal side of himself in an intimate evening of stories and songs in That Was Then, This Is How. Directed by Hunter Bird and Produced by Shoshana Feinstein. Praised for his chameleon-like versatility, Mott is best known for his recently released critically acclaimed debut album, Where The Sky Ends, which BroadwayWorld referred to as "a masterpiece." In addition to selections from the LP, audiences can expect to hear brand new pop songs as well as never before heard material from his original musicals Faustus and Mob Wife. Featuring: Jeremy Jordan (The Last Five Years, Newsies, Bonnie & Clyde), Adrienne Warren (Bring It On, Dreamgirls), Marissa McGowan (A Little Night Music, Bonnie & Clyde), Jason Simon (Paint Your Wagon), Jacqueline Petroccia (Sweeney Todd, Carousel), Emma Howard (Matilda, Violet), Shauna Goodgold, Isaac Matthews and Lindsay Rider. $30-40 cover charge. $70 premium seating. $25 food & beverage minimum.

ALEXIS COLE, April 8 at 9:30PM:

Called "one of the great voices of today," by Jonathan Schwartz and "exquisite" by Stephen Holden of The New York Times, Alexis Cole has been compared to classic jazz singers such as Sarah Vaughan and Anita O'Day. She's performed with the Boston Pops and New York Philharmonic on stage at venues from Avery Fisher Hall to the Kennedy Center. She records for Motéma Music, NY, Chesky Records, NY and Venus Records, Japan. Cole is the recipient of a Swing Journal Gold Disk award, and was a winner of the NY Jazzmobile and Montreux Jazz Festival vocal competitions, and a finalist of the Sarah Vaughan Competition. $25-35 cover charge. $60 premium seating. $25 food & beverage minimum.

LUBA MASON, April 9 at 9:30PM:

"A voice as big and rich as a star-filled sky". -Jazz Times. Luba Mason has starred on Broadway in How To Succeed..., The Capeman, Jekyll and Hyde, Chicago, The Will Rogers Follies, and more. Her ground-breaking new show called MIXTURA, featuring MD and arranger Felipe Fournier, takes its audience on a genre-bending ride of different musical styles in one eventful evening. MIXTURA is a musical format, a presentation of music... "in the direction of creating synthesis which is a representation of everyone. That's what art is. Art doesn't take sides". Be prepared to come with ears and eyes wide open... An evening that's musically unpredictable, daring and fresh! MIXTURA. Broadway and recording artist Luba Mason is "a powerfully emotional song interpreter," (All Music Guide) blessed with "a celestial voice," (Los Angeles Times), who's a "fiery spark that ignites onstage" (Houston Voice). The classically trained singer, pianist and actor with the impressive Broadway pedigree really knocks you out with not only her stunning vocal range but also her extraordinary versatility as a performer. Wife of Latin superstar Ruben Blades, Luba has released two critically-acclaimed albums: Krazy Love (Sunnyside Records), debuting her impressive song writing skills executing a "cool, Brazilian mood," and Collage (PS Classics), a beautiful marriage of Latin, pop, jazz and poetry. Having toured the US and abroad, headlined sold out shows in major venues throughout the city and performed in 8+ Broadway shows, Luba continues to wow and surprise her audiences with her tenacious curiosity as a one of a kind artist. $30-40 cover charge. $55 premium seating. $25 food & beverage minimum.

TRAVIS KENT, April 9 at 11:30PM:

In his solo cabaret debut, Travis Kent joins forces with some of today's brightest contemporary composers for an evening full of "firsts." Featuring the works of Ryan Scott Oliver, Antonius Nazareth, Trevor Bachman, and Emily Dallas alongside other favorites, this high-energy concert is brimming with surprises and debut performances of fresh material. Be one of the first to experience this hot-off-the-press performance. Travis Kent is a New York City based actor, singer, and writer. He attended the Tisch School of the Arts at NYU, where he studied at the Atlantic Theater Company and CAP21, and works frequently with YouTube channel AVByte, with whom he has played several musical characters including Sherlock Holmes, Doctor Who, Batman, Harry Styles from One Direction, and a naked Darth Vader in his bathtub. With special guests Andrew Keenan-Bolger and Kiah Victoria. $20 cover charge. $40 premium seating. $20 food & beverage minimum or two drinks.

JOSHUA WARR, April 10 at 9:30PM

Joshua Warr in Love & Warr. "Joshua Warr is Wickedly Funny!" - Entertainment Weekly. Fasten your seat belts! Joshua Warr (The Americans, Law & Order: SVU, Hunting Season), actor, dancer, singer, fashion plate and confirmed bachelor comes to 54 Below to share his "Wickedly Funny" and fabulously entertaining thoughts on a certain 4-Letter Word... With the help of multiple award winning creative team Miles Phillips (Director) and Jason Wynn (Music Director), his band, backup singers and a very special "surprise" duet with Josh's inseparably close friend and confidant, Stormy Weatherz, Joshua tackles the sticky subject with passion, wit and humor, using Broadway and Popular Standards plus a healthy helping of Pop and Rock to uncover "The Truth About Love." Love & Warr is candid, dazzling, vulnerable, sexy and undeniably moving. In other words, it's pure Joshua. You don't want to miss this. It's going to be a bumpy night! Joshua Warr is an award-winning actor with credits ranging from New York theatre (Love, Genius and a Walk; sExtOrtiOn; Pride River Crossing; The Revival; The Servant of Two Masters; Elegies for Angels, Punks and Raging Queens) to film, TV and web series (The Americans, Law & Order: SVU, All That Glitters, PX This: the series, Hunting Season, Dinner Takes All) As a nightclub entertainer, Warr is a MAC and BroadwayWorld Award nominee for his shows Sing No Evil and Joshing Around. $25-35 cover charge. $65 premium seating. $25 food & beverage minimum.

AN EVENING WITH JOHN HUME & MILA HENRY, April 10 at 11:30PM

Nine cabaret shows. Six years. Seventy-one songs. Thirty-seven puppets. Two incredible back-up singers. Countless costumes changes. And one incredible friendship... In 2009, John Hume walked into an Upper West Side rehearsal hall and met Mila Henry. Fred had met his Ginger and the rest, as they say, is history. From those humble beginnings, the pair has traveled the world (well, New York City at least!) and wowed audiences at their sold-out engagements at The Metropolitan Room, Don't Tell Mama's, and The Duplex. After a two-year absence since their last solo show, John and Mila are reuniting for a very special Evening at 54 Below. Join them as they revisit some of their favorite songs from the Hume and Henry catalogue, introduce you to numbers from previous shows that ended up on the cutting room floor and put their classic Johnnie and Mila spin on some brand-new tunes. From Styne to Sondheim. From dive bars to supper clubs. From good times to bum times they've seen 'em all...and my dear? They're still here! Featuring: Andrew Boeckmann, Allison Linker, Miranda Wilson, Music Director: Mila Henry and Directed by: Jody Shelton. $15 cover charge. $30 premium seating. $20 food & beverage minimum or two drinks.

BALDWIN WALLACE AT 54 BELOW, April 11 at 11:30PM

Seniors from the acclaimed Music Theatre program at Baldwin Wallace University make their New York debut at 54 Below alongside notable BW alumni! Catch a rising star at this exclusive event. Featuring: Steel Burkhardt (Aladdin, Hair), Chris McCarrell (Les Miserables, NBC's "Peter Pan Live!") and Shannon O'Boyle (Once). $15 cover charge. $30 premium seating. $20 food & beverage minimum or two drinks.

PENN STATE ALUMNI: THE GREAT BLUE AND WHITE WAY, April 12 at 7PM

Alumni from Penn State University's School of Theatre are working extensively on Broadway and around the country, both on and offstage, in all facets of the industry. Join four of Penn State's prominent performers, Caroline Bowman (Wicked, Kinky Boots), Marcus Paul James (RENT, Motown), Natalie Weiss (Everyday Rapture, YouTube's "Breaking Down the Riffs"), and Alan Wiggins (Lion King, Beautiful), along with other special guests, for an evening of songs and stories from State College, PA to the Great White Way. Presented by Mike Karns, the evening is directed by Amy Anders Corcoran with music direction by Roberto Sinha, all of whom are also Penn State Alumni. $30-40 cover charge. $65 premium seating. $25 food & beverage minimum.

TEAL WICKS & FRIENDS SING HAROLD ARLEN, April 12 at 9:30PM

From the Harlem's Cotton Club to the Golden Age of Hollywood, Harold Arlen's natural ease for jazz and blues gave him a distinct voice in the Great American Songbook. Inspired by their mutual love for the rich and textured strain of an Arlen tune, Broadway leading lady Teal Wicks (Wicked, Jekyll & Hyde) and music director Steven Jamail offer an intimate evening of song exploring the work of their favorite composer. From his iconic standards to the lesser know gems, audience members can expect classic and re-imagined arrangements of one of America's greatest songwriters. Guest artists Jay Armstrong Johnson, Katie Rose Clarke, Zakiya Young, Katie Thompson, and more lend their voices to what promises to be an incredible night of song. $30-40 cover charge. $65 premium seating. $25 food & beverage minimum.



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