HIMSELF AND NORA Composer Jonathan Brielle to Perform at Birdland

Composer and lyricist Jonathan Brielle will perform in an evening of his original songs - "I Saw Broadway," on Monday, April 25 at 7pm at Birdland Jazz Club (315 W. 44th Street).

Jonathan Brielle's "I Saw Broadway" features songs and stars from three of his new musicals including Himself and Nora, 40 Naked Women, A Monkey & Me, and Nightmare Alley. Songs will be performed by a dazzling group of Broadway's brightest stars includingMatt Bogart (Himself and Nora, Jersey Boys), Veanne Cox (American In Paris) and Rose Hemingway (How to Succeed...), backed by Brielle and his hard swinging musicians. The musical director/pianist for the evening will be Jeff Klitz.

Jonathan's new musical Himself and Nora, starring Matt Bogart as James Joyce, begins previews at the Minetta Lane Theatre (18 Minetta Lane) on May 14th with opening night set for June 6th. Himself and Nora is a passionate musical that reveals the private life of one of modern literature's most controversial figures - James Joyce - and illustrates the untold story of Joyce's lifelong love and muse Nora.

Tickets for "I Saw Broadway" at $40 with a $10 food and drink minimum and are available at www.BirdlandJazz.com or by calling 212-581-3080. At the bar, the music charge will include one complimentary drink with no additional minimum.

JONATHAN BRIELLE: Broadway: wrote the songs for Foxfire (music & lyrics) with Jessica Tandy, Hume Cronyn, and Keith Caradine; Off-Broadway: Many scores as composer in residence of Circle Repertory Company in New York under Marshall Mason; Regional: Himself and Nora (book, music, & lyrics): UCPAC; Old Globe, James Joyce Center, Ireland; Nightmare Alley (book, music, lyrics) at the Geffen Playhouse, Gil Cates Director. Forty Naked Women, A Monkey and Me (book, music, lyrics) Eugene O'Neill Conference. Las Vegas:Enter The Night (book, music, lyrics) Stardust Hotel 10 years; MadHattan (book, music, lyrics) New York, New York Hotel; US Tours: Rugrats, Live! (Executive Music Supervisor); Goosebumps,Live! (Producer, Music) TV: "Wonderama" (music, lyrics) - musical director for the national television show Fall, 2016. Charitable Organizations: Executive Vice President of the Johnny Mercer Foundation (JMF), creating programs for federally funded schools in New York, Newark, Los Angeles, Miami and Atlanta. Writer/Producer in Residence of the Johnny Mercer Writers' Colony at Goodspeed Musicals and helps oversee the JMF Songwriting Project at Northwestern University. Jonathan is the former National Projects Director of the Songwriters Guild of America. For more info go to www.jonathanbrielle.com