SONDHEIM UNPLUGGED: THE FINAL SEASON and More Set for 54 Below Next Week
The week will also feature The Phantom of the Opera's Hugh Panaro, and more.
Next week, 54 Below will present some of the brightest stars from Broadway, cabaret, jazz, and beyond, including Sondheim Unplugged: The Final Season, Olivia Katz, and many more!
OLIVIA KATZ: A NIGHT WITH THE BROADWAY BANKER – APRIL 20 AT 7PM
This performance will also be livestreamed. For tickets and more information, click here.
Olivia Katz makes her 54 Below debut with A Night with the Broadway Banker, a compelling concert inspired by her journey from investment banking to the musical theatre stage. Through a vibrant selection of musical theatre and pop songs, Olivia captures the anxieties of being a young professional in New York and the fear—and thrill—of taking a risk to pursue what you love. Drawing inspiration from artists who have famously pivoted from the corporate world to life on the stage (Jessica Vosk, John Legend, Tom Kitt, and more!), the evening features a brand new song from Marcy Heisler and Zina Goldrich’s Ever After, along with special guest duets. Blending personal storytelling with rich vocals and emotional depth, Olivia invites the audience to laugh, reflect, celebrate the courage it takes to bet on yourself.
Music direction by Matt Baker. Featuring special guests Jordon Lee Garcia, Charlie Hammond, and Juliette Katz.
$63.50 cover charge (includes $8.50 in fees). $102 premium seating (includes $12 in fees). $25 food & beverage minimum.
OBAMA’S SUMMER PLAYLIST IN CONCERT – APRIL 20 AT 9:30PM
President Barack Obama will not appear at this performance
What do Beyoncé, Springsteen, and Stevie Wonder all have in common? They’ve all made it onto former President Barack Obama’s iconic summer playlists. Join us as we bring Obama’s favorite songs to the 54 Below stage featuring your favorite NYC performers. From “365” to “Feeling Good,” experience a night of music crafted from iconic (and presidential) taste.
Co-produced by Katie Trumbull and Annie Brown. Music direction by Caleb McCarroll.
Featuring William Alexander, Michael Andreaus, Annie Brown, Emily Croft, Rachel Croom, Erin Rose Doyle, Lauren Gamiel, Dani Goldberg, Dashiell Gregory, Dillon Klena, Hailie Lucille, Tsehai Marson, Jenny Mollet, Melanie Moreno, Jenna Sage, Katie Trumbull, and Sophie Joan Tyler.
$41.50 cover charge (includes $6.50 in fees). $69 premium seating (includes $9 in fees). $25 food & beverage minimum.
YOUNG VOICES FOR CHANGE: MAGAZINER VOCAL STUDIO BENEFIT FOR ERIK’S WISH – APRIL 22 AT 7PM
Join internationally acclaimed singer and voice teacher Badiene Magaziner for an evening of Broadway and pop favorites with Young Voices for Change, a group founded by Badiene to give singers a platform for social awareness.
The rising MVS stars, will be showcased among MVS Broadway and Off-Broadway stars including Michael Lee Brown (Dear Evan Hansen), Alayna Martus (Disney’s The Lion King), Olivia Edward (Annie Get Your Gun), Ryan Sell (Charlie and the Chocolate Factory), Annabelle Kempf (Billy Elliot), Hannah Bonnett (Legally Blonde), Raquel Nobile (Yiddish Fiddler), and Yair Keydar (“Star Search”), and will raise funds for the Make-a-Wish Foundation in honor of Badiene’s son, Erik.
Badiene’s only child, Erik Emanuel Boelkow, was diagnosed with Acute Myelogenous Leukemia. Erik’s best chance for survival was a bone marrow transplant with marrow from a healthy donor. No donor was found and Erik died at the tender age of 13. Badiene created a show called Erik’s Wish as a tribute to his short but impactful life!
A portion of the proceeds will benefit the Make-a-Wish Foundation. Produced by Badiene Magaziner. Executive produced by Alyssa Kirchner. Music directed by Ruobing Zhang.
Featuring Jackie Andrea, Phebe Barnett, Seraphina Conti, Charlotte Cronin, Eva Joan Daugherty, Naiya Fernandez, Kaileigh Fiorillo, Jade Hebling, Cara Impallomeni, Joshua Kai Kaplan, Austin Lee, Omi Lichtenstein, Skylar Lu, Eleni Misetic, Luli Mitchell, Rockie Mosher, Royina Patel, Sofia Pellegrino, Aria Platt, Kashi Rathod, Elliott Rhee, Adabelle Ross, Matteo Russo, McCall Sheetz, Tori Small, Emily Stanton, Jack Walters, and Matalyn Walters.
$63.50 cover charge (includes $8.50 in fees). $102 premium seating (includes $12 in fees). $25 food & beverage minimum.
BROADWAY GOES GREEN! – APRIL 22 AT 9:30PM
Come Celebrate Earth Day at 54 Below by seeing Broadway Goes Green! Get ready to hear songs from all your favorites, such as Shrek, Wicked, Little Shop of Horrors, and more! Produced by Kyle Geriak to benefit The Broadway Green Alliance, featuring a cast of all-star singers, and hosted by former Broadway Green Alliance Captain Carly Gendell (School of Rock) this night is sure to make you “Go Green!”
A portion of the proceeds will benefit the Broadway Green Alliance.
Launched in 2008, The Broadway Green Alliance is an industry wide initiative that educates, motivates, and inspires the theater community to implement environmentally friendlier practices on Broadway and Beyond. And what better way to celebrate all things green by singing songs from some of Broadway’s greenest shows?
Music direction by Analise Levesque. Featuring Lawrence Alexander, Erik Altemus, Sophia Bonasso, Eleanor Conover, Emily Rose DeMartino, Heather Falk, Carly Gendell, Kyle Geriak, Olivia Hardy, Jana Djenne Jackson, Amelie Jaime, Storm Lever, Sophia Manicone, Ella Mardirossian, Sophie Miller, Najm Muhammad, Christian Perkins, Michael Ryterski, Jonalyn Saxer, Paige Smallwood, David Socolar, Lauren Marie Soto, Carson Stewart, Jason Eric Testa, Alice K. Tinari, and Rachel Simone Webb
$41.50 cover charge (includes $6.50 in fees). $74.50 premium seating (includes $9.50 in fees). $25 food & beverage minimum.
Hugh Panaro: MAN WITHOUT A MASK – APRIL 23 – 25 & 30 & MAY 1 AT 7PM
Hugh Panaro is a Broadway and concert fan favorite and, of course, has many “Phans” who have come to know this skillful actor/singer from his over 2,000 performances as The Phantom in The Phantom of the Opera on Broadway and, before that, as Raoul, a rare distinction. Currently starring in Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Masquerade, he also played Marius during the original Broadway run of Les Misérables, after having opened the first national tour and went on to play Valjean in both his hometown of Philadelphia and on the world-famous MUNY Stage.
Hugh Panaro: Man Without A Mask is a very exciting evening taking you right onto Broadway, backstage, into dressing rooms, and into Hugh’s unique and personal scrapbook of a life and career. You won’t want to miss this exciting solo concert, where you will be treated to songs and stories the star will share from Side Show, Show Boat, Lestat, Sweeney Todd, Sunday in the Park with George, The Red Shoes, and all the blockbusters he’s known for… and even some shows he wasn’t in.
Considered to be one of the best male actor/singers in our business, Hugh is always sought after by directors, musical directors, and conductors alike to portray roles and bring them musically to life, with his gifts of subtlety and nuance, as well as the powerhouse pipes he possesses. He has sung across the globe with prestigious orchestras and seems to have a gift for lifting people out of their seats and onto their feet. This talented singer has performed on London’s West End, in Canada and on concert stages across the globe, including touring with Barbra Streisand throughout Europe and now, he’s bringing it all home, to you, for what promises to be a real event.
Featuring Francesca Mehrotra on Apr 23 only, Maree Johnson on Apr 24 only, Alli Mauzey on Apr 25 only, Scarlett Strallen on Apr 30 only, Tony Award® nominee Norm Lewis on May 1 only, and more stars to be announced!
Musical direction by Joseph Thalken.
$96.50 cover charge (includes $11.50 in fees). $157 premium seating (includes $17 in fees) - $162.50 premium seating (includes $17.50 in fees). $25 food & beverage minimum.
SAPPHIC SONG SESH: THE EVOLUTION OF LESBIAN POP – APRIL 23 AT 9:30PM
Okay, the sapphic divas truly did the thing this past year. From the lesbian summer featuring “The Subway” by Chappell Roan and Bite Me by Reneé Rapp… to the MOMENT that is Mayhem by Lady Gaga (thank you bisexuals)… the sapphics are being FED. Join us in celebration of all things queer (specifically of the woman and non-binary loving type). Lez get together and vibe to some gay pop (NOT invented by Jojo Siwa) in a night of love, longing, pride, and power to celebrate Lesbian Visibility Week!
Produced by Riley Shroyer. Music direction by JQ Welch.
Featuring Sara Ross Avery, Reese Brooks, Emily Cooper, Gwendolyn Fuller, Juno Guhl, Elsa Mae Gustafson, Quinn Hoy, Abby Huff, Brianni Justice, Mia Kaplan, Bailey Kirn, Maya “Mickey” Michalski, Aubrie Ofner, Juliana Padilla, Arielle Schmid, and Dyoisa Wiggins.
$41.50 cover charge (includes $6.50 in fees). $69 premium seating (includes $9 in fees). $25 food & beverage minimum.
SONGS FOR THE STATES: A BENEFIT FOR THE Gavin Creel FELLOWSHIP – APRIL 24 AT 9:30PM
Songs for the States is proud to bring its inspiring celebration of arts education to 54 Below. Directed and produced by Leila Rose Gross and Jack Sobolewski, Songs for the States is a nationwide initiative committed to raising awareness and financial support for underfunded arts programs across the country. This performance features a dynamic cast of rising stars—from Broadway stages to award-winning films—united by their passion for the arts and advocacy for equitable arts education. We are especially honored to be raising funds in support of the Gavin Creel Fellowship, which empowers early-career theater artists as they begin their professional journeys. Join us for an unforgettable evening of musical theater classics, bold storytelling, and powerful performances by the next generation of changemakers in the arts.
A portion of the proceeds will benefit the Gavin Creel Fellowship.
Featuring Dominique Alvarez, Derek Bedell, Samantha Bonanno, Anabella Davis, Eli Golden, Leila Rose Gross, Nina Maren, Mackenzie Mercer, Kaylie O’Connell, Isabella Samuels, Jack Sobolewski, Blair Sontag, Remi Tuckman, and Micah Wolfensohn. Joined by Pyromania.
$41.50 cover charge (includes $6.50 in fees). $74.50 premium seating (includes $9.50 in fees). $25 food & beverage minimum.
54 SINGS BROADWAY’S GREATEST HITS! – APRIL 25 AT 9:30PM
Previous volumes of this Scott Siegel concert event hit 54 Below like lightning! This was the show that every musical theater-lover had been waiting for… and now we’re going to do it again, with a brand new line-up of 54 Sings Broadway’s Greatest Hits!
If you skip through cast albums just to hear the very best songs in each show, this is the nightclub concert event for you. If you love the classics of the Great White Way, come and hear the songs that made Broadway great, that made your heart soar, that you used to sing (maybe still do) in the shower! But at 54 Below, you will hear the greatest Broadway songs of all time performed by today’s greatest stars, singing them straight up, the way you want to hear them!
And who better to produce/direct/host this show than the creator of Town Hall’s critically acclaimed Broadway by the Year series, Scott Siegel, creator of more than 500 major concert events centered on Broadway music! 54 Sings Broadway’s Greatest Hits! will be a thrilling night that you won’t forget…
Music direction by Mark T Evans. Featuring Graham Dallas, Katrina Edwards, Kylie Heyman, Danyele Yvonne James, Ben Jones, Talitha McDougall Jones, Eddie Korbich, William Michals, Michael Winther, and more stars to be announced!
$58 cover charge (includes $8 in fees). $91 premium seating (includes $11 in fees). $25 food & beverage minimum.
SONDHEIM UNPLUGGED: THE FINAL SEASON – APRIL 26 & 27 AT 7PM
Both performances will also be livestreamed. For tickets and more information, click here.
FINAL SEASON! After fifteen glorious years as a celebrated New York City event (It’s a Hit!), the time has come to say Goodbye for Now to Sondheim Unplugged, created in 2010 by series creator and original host Phil Geoffrey Bond, who continues as Executive Producer. At the time of closing, Sondheim Unplugged will have played 150 performances in NYC and dozens more nationally, internationally, and for broadcast.
But Take the Moment, because We’re Still Here and Back in Business for six final, unforgettable Sondheim performances of our multiple award-winning series, featuring a rotating Company of Broadway’s best. Long beloved by audiences of all levels of Sondheim-familiarity, Sondheim Unplugged (2023 Grammy nominee for Outstanding Traditional Pop Vocal Album) features some of the most exciting voices from the worlds of theatre and cabaret, accompanied by piano only, delving into the musical world of Broadway’s master composer. Hosted by Broadway wit Rob Maitner, with music direction from John Fischer, and directed by Lucia Spina, expect fun facts and tidbits about the original Broadway productions and an evening well spent with Old Friends. Because, God, That’s Good! FOUR FINAL SHOWS REMAINING! Music direction by Mark Mitchell on Apr 27 only.
The performance on Apr 26 will star special guests Jeff Blumenkrantz, Karl Josef Co, Pamela Winslow Kashani, Ramona Mallory, Lucia Spina, and Michael Winther.
Also featuring Jon-Michael Reese, James Seol, and Dax Valdes.
The performance on Apr 27 will star special guests Britney Coleman, Leah Horowitz, Ramona Mallory, and Lucia Spina.
Also featuring Jon-Michael Reese, Michelle Dowdy, Lauren Maria Medina, Jordan Wolfe, and more to be announced!
$63.50 cover charge (includes $8.50 in fees). $102 premium seating (includes $12 in fees). $25 food & beverage minimum.
James Madison UNIVERSITY MUSICAL THEATRE STUDENTS – APRIL 26 AT 9:30PM
Join the 2026 Senior Class of Musical Theatre at James Madison University for an unforgettable evening. This one-night-only performance is a joyous tribute to their journey, their talent, and the bright futures ahead.
Featuring performances from current students — the event will include show-stopping musical numbers and a raucous celebration of the spirit that defines JMU’s Musical Theatre program. With stories from the industry and more surprises than a closing night party, this celebration will send the Class of 2026 into the world with style, song, and a whole lot of Madison pride.
Don’t miss this extraordinary evening of music, memories, and the magic of what it means to be a DUKE!
Featuring Ellie Boles, Sofia Cruz, Mackenzie Cunnane, Katherine Dee, Katie Dina, Campbell Ella, Alex Geoffroy, Oscar Grob, Jo Holliday, Solomon Iem, Malik Jallow, Max Layman, Cameron Parker, Riley Pugh, John Sheldon, and Hannah Wiegand.
$47 cover charge (includes $7 in fees). $74.50 premium seating (includes $9.50 in fees). $25 food & beverage minimum.
LIVE AT 54 BELOW
54 Below’s new series is designed to make more shows accessible to fans all over the world. “Live from 54 Below” will feature LIVE performances of current shows on the calendar, streamed directly from Broadway’s Living Room. Seven cameras will capture the excitement of being at the venue – all paired with the club’s dramatic lighting and award-winning sound design. To recreate the live experience, all shows will be presented exclusively at the time of performance with an in-house audience and will not be available on demand afterwards.
The following performances will be streamed live. For tickets, visit www.54Below.org/LIVE.
OLIVIA KATZ: A NIGHT WITH THE BROADWAY BANKER April 20 at 7pm ET / Tickets $30 (includes $5 in fees.)
SONDHEIM UNPLUGGED: THE FINAL SEASON April 26 at 7pm ET / Tickets $30 (includes $5 in fees.)
SONDHEIM UNPLUGGED: THE FINAL SEASON April 27 at 7pm ET / Tickets $30 (includes $5 in fees.)
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