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54 BELOW, Broadway's Supper Club, presents Alyssa Wray, Carolina Rial, Carson Stewart & MORE in 54 Sings Rihanna on Febuary 8th at 9:30pm.  “Shut Up and Drive” to 54 Below and celebrate the music of and icon that is badgalriri in 54 Sings Rihanna. From the timeless hits of “Disturbia” and“SOS” to some of her “newer” bops “Love on the Brain” and “This is What You Came For,” you're in for quite a ride.

THE BUDDY HOLLY STORY playing at North Shore Music Theatre through August 28, 2022. See photos from the production.

The stage at Bill Hanney's award-winning North Shore Music Theatre (NSMT) is set to rock with BUDDY - THE BUDDY HOLLY STORY Buddy Holly rose to fame in 1956 and set the music world on fire, forever changing the face and sound of rock 'n' roll before his tragic end in 1959 – the day the music died. 

The Fred Ebb Foundation in association with the Roundabout Theatre Company presented the seventeenth annual Fred Ebb Award for aspiring musical theatre songwriters to the team of Isabella Dawis & Tidtaya Sinutoke.

Emmy-nominated writing team Michael Kooman and Christopher Dimond have released the world premiere recording of their song 'Chaos', performed by Ben Fankhauser (Newsies) with orchestrations by August Eriksmoen (Come From Away, Bright Star), is now available.

Emmy-nominated writing team Michael Kooman and Christopher Dimond (Romantics Anonymous, Disney's Vampirina) announced the world premiere recording of their song 'Chaos' will be released on Friday, March 25th, 2022, performed by Ben Fankhauser (Newsies).

Keri René Fuller, Nick Martinez, Deon'te Goodman and more can be heard on the recording previewing the new musical by Benjamin Halstead and Joey Contreras

FEINSTEIN’S/54 BELOW, Broadway’s Supper Club, will present A Broadway Valentine’s Day! on February 14 at 7:00pm and 9:45pm. The 9:45pm performance will also be livestreamed. There is a $50-$60 cover charge and $25 food and beverage minimum.

This month, FEINSTEIN’S/54 BELOW, Broadway’s Supper Club & Private Event Destination, will present some of the brightest stars from Broadway, cabaret, jazz, and beyond.

Deon’te Goodman (Hamilton) and Katherine Thomas (Ragtime) star in “A Shadow of the Real Thing,' a new music video from the musical Heartbreakers in Hell with book and lyrics by Benjamin Halstead (Nikola Tesla Drops The Beat) and music by Joey Contreras (In Pieces, Forget Me Not).

FEINSTEIN’S/54 BELOW, Broadway’s Supper Club, will present A Broadway Valentine’s Day on February 14, 2022 at 7:00 and 9:45pm.

Last week on Tuesday, November 16th, Feinstein's/54 Below celebrated the world of film with the exciting new concert series New Songs From Your Favorite Movies!

A private, developmental reading of the new musical Heartbreakers in Hell will be presented on November 12 in Manhattan at Open Jar Studios. The cast will be led by Nick Martinez (Bat Out of Hell), Keri René Fuller (Cats, Jagged Little Pill), Kelly McIntyre (Love in Hate Nation), Ben Bogen (Frozen), and Noah Virgile (The Royal Family of Broadway).

Next month, FEINSTEIN’S/54 BELOW, Broadway’s Supper Club & Private Event Destination, will present some of the brightest stars from Broadway, cabaret, jazz, and beyond.

Break out the popcorn for a night of madness mixing movies and original music! In this innovative new concert, nine of the hottest and most up-and-coming musical theatre writers and teams will be challenged to create a musical theater song from a Hollywood hit.

The album is available today from Broadway Records and wherever digital music is sold. 

Broadway Records announced today the release of IN PIECES, a new musical by Joey Contreras. With 10 tracks, this highlights recording features performances by David Archuleta, Andrew Barth Feldman, George Salazar, Solea Pfeiffer, Ben Fankhauser, Natalie Weiss, Ashley De La Rosa, Leslie Hiatt and Emily Kristen Morris.

P3 Theatre Company presents an online musical satire that reunites Fort Lauderdale's Laffing Matterz cast for two performances February 13.

The pandemic has not stopped Tennessee Playwrights Studio's 2020 Fellows from creating six interesting and thought-provoking new works, which have been developed throughout the year at monthly TPS workshops and will be performed by favorite local Nashville actors on January 27-29 and February 3-5, 2021.

Student blogger Marissa is giving you an inside look at the mind and life of a fantastic musical theatre-style songwriter.