Rumer Willis, Jennifer Diamond and More Coming Up at Feinstein's/54 Below This Week

By: Nov. 02, 2015
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This week FEINSTEIN'S/54 BELOW, Broadway's Supper Club, presents some of the brightest stars from Broadway, cabaret, jazz and beyond. Scroll down for details! To purchase tickets or for more information, visit www.54Below.com/Feinsteins or call (646) 476-3551.

THE KIDS FROM A CHRISTMAS STORY, NOVEMBER 2 AT 7PM:

Begin the Holiday season with the original Broadway kids of A Christmas Story, the Musical as they perform their favorite showtunes. This fun evening will be hosted by Erin Dilly and Eddie Korbich, the Mother and Santa Claus from the Original Broadway cast. Performing will be John Babbo, Grace Capeless, Zoe Considine, George Franklin, Alexa Niziak, Johnny Rabe, JD Rodriguez, Jeremy Shinder, Analise Scarpaci, Luke Spring, and Beatrice Tulchin.

Band: Cynthia Kortman-Westphal - Piano, David Deratzian - Bass and Larry Lelli - Percussion. Producer - Lisa Franklin. $35-45 cover charge. $80 premium seating. $25 food and beverage minimum.

Mary Testa & Michael Starobin, NOVEMBER 2 AT 9:30PM:

Mary Testa returns to Feinstein's/54 Below for a soulful, powerful evening of songs and stories. A Tony nominee for On The Town and 42nd Street, Mary has appeared in the Broadway productions of Wicked, Guys and Dolls, Xanadu, Marie Christine, and countless others. She received a 2012 Special Drama Desk Award for her performance in Michael John LaChiusa'sQueen Of The Mist. Mary and Michael Starobin collaborated on their 2014 album Have Faith, a boldly unique and contemporary concept album. Now hear many of the songs from that album live, from Rodgers & Hammerstein to Bill Finn to Leonard Cohen... and beyond. Michael Starobin is a Tony Award-winning orchestrator and nationally renowned musical director. Since his Drama Desk Award-winning Broadway debut as the orchestrator of Sunday in the Park With George, he has had continued success. He was awarded a Tony for Best Orchestrations for his work on Next To Normal, and his other Broadway credits include If/Then, Annie, Spelling Bee, and Assassins. He was recently the conductor and orchestrator for Disney's The Hunchback of Notre Dame and orchestrated the songs for Tangled. $30-40 cover charge. $65 premium seating. $25 food and beverage minimum.

TONY BABINO SINGS SONGS FROM THE JOLSON STORY, NOVEMBER 3 AT 7PM:

Native New Yorker and Internationally acclaimed vocalist Tony Babino performs a tribute to Al Jolson, once called "The World's Greatest Entertainer," in a new show titled Songs from The Jolson Story, the famous 1946 film that created new generations of Jolson fans. Mr. Babino, who is well known in his own right for his performances of tunes from The Great American Songbook (Frank Sinatra, Tony Bennett, Dean Martin, Bobby Darin, and more) has received critical acclaim for his uncanny vocal sound that is akin to the legendary Jolson but yet not an impersonation. Also known as "Tony B," he is the headliner for all worldwide events held by the International Al Jolson Society (www.jolson.org). In addition to the Jolson Society, Tony has recently performed the classic songs of Al Jolson at the New York Friars Tribute to Connie Francis, Joe's Pub, The NY Sheet Music Society, and Dana Lorge's Variety Show at the Metropolitan Room. Last year, Tony was also featured singing like Jolson in the hit video game BIOSHOCK Infinite and has been selected by the family of legendary composer Harold Arlen to represent the song "I've Got The World On A String." Tony has also had his voice, (as well as original songs), featured in movies, TV, radio, and commercials. $30-40 cover charge. $65 premium seating. $25 food and beverage minimum.

DIANA & NAVY & THE GOLDEN TOOTH, IN CONCERT, NOVEMBER 3 AT 9:30PM:

Please join us on November 3rd, 9:30pm at Feinstein's/54 Below for a Special Presentation ofDiana & Navy & The Golden Tooth, a new musical by Phoebe Nir and Tomás Doncker. Witness the story of two extraordinary sisters fighting to survive in a post-Apocalyptic Southern Bayou, accompanied by a gritty Future Roots score performed by Tomás Doncker and the True Groove All Stars. Featuring AureLia Williams (Madagascar Live!, All Shook Up National Tour) and Kaye Tuckerman (Mamma Mia! North American Tour). Following his collaboration with Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Yusef Komunyakaa ("perfect... heavy duty, industrial blues"- Huffington Post), composer Tomás Doncker has teamed up with Presidential Scholar of the Arts Phoebe Nir to create a new musical about the throbbing heart of America. You never can tell where the danger lies... $35-45 cover charge. $75 premium seating. $25 food and beverage minimum.

Rumer Willis & Tye Blue, NOVEMBER 4 AT 7PM & 11:30PM:

Rumer Willis (winner of Dancing with the Stars and star of Chicago on Broadway) makes her NYC cabaret debut this fall at Feinstein's/54 Below. The jazzy double bill also co-stars her "mystery man" Tye Blue as they attempt to explain their journey as nonsexual life partners in song. Featuring a score that ranges from jazz to Motown to folk, these two voices in duet pay homage to the crooners of yore with a modern punch. This premiere concert will feature musical direction and production from two-time Tony Award-nominated Broadway producer Michael J. Moritz Jr. (Beautiful: The Carole King Musical, On The Town). $40-50 cover charge. $80-85 premium seating. $25 food and beverage minimum.

FROM PARIS TO NEW YORK, NOVEMBER 4 AT 9:30PM:

Join us in a celebration of the Paris-based company, Broadway au Carre, which features contemporary American Musical Theater writers each month in France. The evening will include Parisian and Broadway performers singing the work of Burkell and Loesel, Carner and Gregor, Drew Fornarola, Adam Gwon, Leo Hurley, Andy Roninson, and Rosser and Sohne. All of these composers have had French premieres of their work over the past year, thanks to Broadway au Carre! Come join these writers and their guest stars, as well as the pioneers of off-Broadway style theatre in Paris, for the first Broadway au Carre concert at Feinstein's/54 Below! Hosted by Ben Cameron. With Guest Performers: Kate Wetherhead (Legally Blonde, Ordinary Days, Submissions Only), Jen Waldman (Wicked, Titanic), Robert Ariza (Spring Awakening Revival), CJ Eldred (Book of Mormon), Connor Russell (The Hinterlands) and Gillian Hassert. Broadway au Carré - Paris cast: Lisandro Nesis (Ordinary Days, Island Song), Marie Oppert (Les Parapluies de Cherbourg, Sweeney Todd), Lauren Taylor Berkman (Ordinary Days, Next Thing You Know, Edges), Bastien Jacquemart (Fame, Shrek, Miss Carpenter), Tatiana Santini (Blanche-Neige, Frozen), Quentin Bruno (Next Thing You Know, The Voice), Vincent Gilliéron (Edges, Alice) andSonia Kiang (Broadway au Carré's rising star). $25-35 cover charge. $60 premium seating. $25 food and beverage minimum.

Melissa Manchester, NOVEMBER 5 & 6 AT 7PM & NOVEMBER 7 AT 7PM & 9:30PM:

After a triumphant debut at Feinstein's/54 Below last March, Melissa Manchester returns with a brand new show! Her last engagement at Feinstein's/54 Below inspired The New York Times to write, "Frisky and ebullient... Manchester effused the high spirits of someone who had shed a heavy weight and was still dizzy with her freedom and sense of possibility... her rugged, chesty voice is as formidable as ever!" In "I Happen To Like New York," Melissa will pay tribute to one of her New York musical torch bearers, Laura Nyro. And Melissa will be recounting the New York locations from her own early career that inspired the writing (and performing) of her classic songs over the years. She will also debut material from the newest theatrical production she is co-writing with Sharon Vaughn and Rupert Holmes, Sweet Potato Queens: THE MUSICAL. The full production of the show will have its world premiere at Theatre Under The Stars (TUTS) in Houston in March. Manchester's career is remarkable not only for its longevity and accomplishments, but for its versatility. Following her stint as a founding member of Bette Midler's Harlettes, Manchester's tremendously successful solo career brought her critical and commercial acclaim. The "Midnight Blue" singer received her first Grammy nomination for Best Pop Female Vocal Performance for the Peter Allen/Carole Bayer Sager-penned "Don't Cry Out Loud," winning the Grammy in that category in 1979 then again for four years later for "You Should Hear How She Talks About You." Two songs she performed, "Through The Eyes Of Love" and "The Promise," were nominated for Oscars in the same year. She has appeared on both the large screen in movies (For The Boys) and small screen in television (Blossom), as well as the stage, including co-creating the Ovation-nominated ballroom dance extravaganza Fascinating Rhythms. $55-65 cover charge. $110 premium seating. $25 food and beverage minimum.

MYRIAM PHIRO: Edith Piaf AT 100, NOVEMBER 5 AT 9:30PM:

Myriam Phiro is known on the cabaret scene for her charisma and her powerful renditions of old-time favorites. Now, in her Feinstein's/54 Below debut, Myriam guides us through the decadent world of Edith Piaf using her timeless songs to retell the life of this iconic performer. Accompanied by a traditional musette band and multi-disciplinary backup singers, Ms. Phiro and the ensemble recreate the brothels, circuses and nightclubs that created the great Piaf we all know. Elements of Piaf's early life, such as her street performing years, the numerous miracles of her life, her poignant love affairs, and her astonishing career, are some of the topics explored during the show. Songs like "La vie en rose," "Non, je ne regrette rien," "Hymne à l'amour," and "Milord" are performed and acted out by Ms Phiro and the cast. Piaf is revealed like never before: the show leads the audience to discover the woman behind the icon, with sensitivity, humor, poignant scenes, variety, and music. $25-35 cover charge. $60 premium seating. $25 food and beverage minimum.

Brian Charles Rooney, NOVEMBER 6 AT 9:30PM:

An award winning singing actor, Brian delivers a rich musical evening including a few gender-bending comedic moments that will leave you wondering whether or not what you're hearing is real! Expect a theatrical mix of favorites from the canons of Broadway, popular music, and classic standards. In a critically acclaimed performance that Entertainment Weekly said "ignited the stage," Brian Charles Rooney made his celebrated Broadway debut as Lucy Brown in The Threepenny Opera. Since then, he's made a name for himself as a quick-witted, versatile singing actor, whom critics have lauded as "hilariously riotous," with "a dazzling range... who sings at times like a man, at times like a woman and at times like a man singing like a woman, depending on what is required... In a word: fun!" $35-45 cover charge. $75 premium seating. $25 food and beverage minimum.

JORDAN Scott Taylor: HEARTSTRINGS AND BROKEN RECORDS, NOVEMBER 6 AT 11:30PM:

Join Chicago's Jordan Scott Taylor as he makes a splash in NYC with the east coast debut of Heartstrings and Broken Records: A Cabaret About Break-ups. The sorrow, hilarity, and tragedy of relationships are a mutual experience. Join Jordan along with performers from New York and Chicago (some recently single), for a night of remembering the memories we wish we could erase.$15 cover charge. $35 premium seating. $20 food and beverage minimum or two drinks.

HEART TO HEART: A BENEFIT FOR FREE2LUV, NOVEMBER 7 AT 2PM:

Presented by Kids of the Arts, Heart to Heart is a series of charity events by kids for kids. Join 12-year-old Rachel Arianna, a singer/songwriter and Youth Advocate for Free2Luv, along with talent from the Broadway community. Proceeds from this event will benefit Free2Luv, an award-winning nonprofit dedicated to rockin' individuality, celebrating equality, spreading kindness, and standing up to bullying through arts and entertainment. We empower, engage, and enlighten youth to know that they are perfect just the way they are and they can use their voices for good. Kids of the Arts (KOTA) is a non-profit performing arts organization founded by Laura Luc. KOTA's mission is to provide performance opportunities for young talent, while giving back to charities locally and around the world. For more, visit www.KidsoftheArts.com. $35 cover charge. $50 premium seating.

WHAT ARE THEY SINGIN' ABOUT?: THE SONGS OF GUALTIERI & SISCO, NOVEMBER 7 AT 11:30PM:

Lyricist Tom Gualtieri and composer David Sisco present songs from their show Falling to Earthplus a couple musicals that haven't yet made it out of the gate (including one with a very speciAl Golden Girl). Guest performances by Broadway friends TBA! Gualtieri and Sisco have been writing together since Fall 2003, when they met at the BMI Lehman Engel Musical Theatre Workshop. Their musical Falling to Earth received a workshop production at Syracuse University New Play Workshop, has been part of The York Theatre's Developmental Reading Series, and was mostly recently featured at Nautilus Music-Theater's Rough Cuts Reading Series. Other projects includeI'm Afraid You're Afraid: 448 Things to Fear and Why (based on the book by Melinda Muse), My First Five Husbands (based on the Rue McClanahan's autobiography), and a mysterious (but fabulous) forthcoming adaptation. In addition, Tom and David have appeared on stage together in David's two one-act plays, Bait n' Swish. Beyond their collaborative success, Tom's That Play: A Solo Macbeth received a Drama Desk nomination for Unique Theatrical Experience. He currently has a television project in development. This season, David made his Carnegie Hall and Lincoln Center debuts with his classical art songs and a commissioned choral work. He is also the Founder & President of contemporarymusicaltheatre.com, an exhaustive database of contemporary writers and music. $20 cover charge. $40 premium seating. $20 food and beverage minimum or two drinks.

Jennifer Diamond, NOVEMBER 8 AT 9:30PM:

Jennifer Diamond makes her Feinstein's/54 Below debut with longtime friend Richard Jay-Alexander at the helm. They first worked together on Les Miserables and a number of benefits, and Jay-Alexander found her uniquely talented and versatile enough to put a special spin on a debut act for her, earmarking her arrival into the business, her story as an up-and-coming actress and all the good and bad that goes with it. It will be fun, humorous and heart-breaking with all song choices from Broadway and pop reflective from her own personal story. Jennifer recently made her Carnegie Hall debut singing with Kristin Chenoweth in "The Evolution of a Soprano!" and performed at Joe's Pub in The Lord & Master:BroadwayWorld.com Sings Andrew Lloyd Webber & Stephen Sondheim, and Everything's Coming Up BroadwayWorld.com: A Jule Styne Tribute. She'll next be seen this summer in the Muny's star-studded production of Into the Woods as Florinda the Stepsister, directed by Gary Griffin, opposite Heather Headley, Rob McClure, Erin Dilly and More. Jennifer had a whirlwind 2013-4 that both started and ended with the amazing Kristin Chenoweth including touring Australia singing at all the major venues including The Sydney Opera House all the way to the Hollywood Bowl. She also performed in a gorgeous production of Les Miserables at The MUNY, playing The Factory Girl. She had the pleasure of sharing the stage with Norm Lewis and Hugh Panaro, in addition to being directed by Richard Jay-Alexander! The year also included filming the third season of the popular webseries Submissions Only, playing Belinda Tattenbaum. Other credits include the Cutting-Edge Composer's concert that was part of the New York Musical Theatre Festival and a benefit concert for the Broadway Dreams Foundation as part of the New York faculty. Jennifer had the pleasure singing "I Will Never Leave You" from Side Show with Eden Espinosa. Jennifer was also seen starring as "Lucy" in the Jekyll & Hyde NYC Concert (opposite Robert Petkoff) under the coaching of Frank Wildhorn. Other credits include Man of La Mancha, Fiddler on the Roof(Barrymore nomination), CATS, Evita, and the national tour of If This Hat Could Talk (starring Melba Moore and Stephanie Mills). The evening will feature Musical Director Joseph Thalken, Dick Sarpola on Bass and Perry Cavari on Drums. $25-35 cover charge. $70 premium seating. $25 food and beverage minimum.

Michael Feinstein, one of the world's great musical artists, and 54 Below, Broadway's Supper Club, have united to give New York an unparalleled destination for entertainment and dining.Feinstein's/54 Below, Broadway's Supper Club, is the performance venue in the grand tradition of New York City nightlife. A few blocks from the heart of Times Square and just below the legendary Studio 54, Feinstein's/54 Below is a classically designed state-of-the art nightclub in the theatre district that hosts audiences with warmth and style. Feinstein's/54 Below will present iconic and rising stars from the worlds of Broadway and popular music. The venue provides a food and beverage menu from early evening through the wee hours of the morning that is worthy of the world-class entertainment on the stage. Located at 254 West 54th Street,Feinstein's/54 Below features up to three shows nightly with cover charges ranging from $5-$155. For more, visit www.54Below.com/Feinsteins.



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