Josh Grisetti, Micky Dolenz & More Set for Feinstein's/54 Below This Week

By: Sep. 21, 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. To purchase tickets or for more information, visitwww.54Below.com/Feinsteins or call (646) 476-3551.

THE SONGS OF Jeff Bowen, SEPTEMBER 21 AT 7PM:

Feinstein's/54 Below is proud to present composer/lyricist Jeff Bowen in an intimate night where anything can happen! Jeff is the composer and lyricist of the Broadway musical [title of show] andNow. Here. This. He is also a co-creator of the internet sensation the [title of show] show! Be there for the first NYC concert of Jeff's songs in over 5 years, featuring a slew of sparkly special guests. In addition to [title of show] and Now. Here. This., audiences will be the first to hear live renditions of Jeff's songs for stage versions of 9 to 5 and *drumroll* Wet Hot American Summer and The Houdini Box. Come spend an evening of laughter and heart with Jeff Bowen and friends at Feinstein's/54 Below. Featuring performances from: Courtney Balan ([title of show], Finding Neverland), Heidi Blickenstaff (Something Rotten), Stacia Fernandez (Mamma Mia!), Molly Hager (Heathers), Christopher J. Hanke (How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying),Benjamin Howes ([title of show], Scandalous), Laura Jordan (Cry-Baby), Andrew Keenan-Bolger (Newsies), Eric William Morris (Mamma Mia!), Julia Murney (Wicked), Kilty Reidy (The Drowsy Chaperone), Zak Resnick (Piece of My Heart), and Jessica Keenan Wynn (Beautiful - The Carole King Musical). $45-55 cover charge. $90 premium seating. $25 food and beverage minimum.

THE SONGS OF Will Van Dyke & Jeff Talbot: A VIEW OF THE RIVER, SEPTEMBER 21 AT 9:30PM:

A View of the River is an evening of music from the team of Will Van Dyke and Jeff Talbott. Top-tier Broadway performers will join Will and Jeff to share songs from their upcoming EP A View of the River (seven songs by Will Van Dyke and Jeff Talbott), a collection of songs about how we love and how we live, all told through the pop-infused melodies and thoughtful lyrics that mark their writing. The evening also features highlights from two of their musicals, Imagine Harry and Wintersong. The first is the story of a retired imaginary friend and his grown, lost client; the other is a story of love and jealousy set under the vast skies of the pioneer Nebraska Territory. Joyous, propulsive, heartfelt and theatrical, and featuring some of the best voices working in musical theatre today, this will be a celebratory evening marking the arrival of a new team to watch and remember. Will Van Dyke and Jeff Talbott are a musical theatre writing team. Their musical Imagine Harry was a semi-finalist for the 2015 O'Neill Musical Theatre Conference. In September of 2015, they will be releasing an EP of standalone songs called A View of the River (seven songs by Will Van Dyke and Jeff Talbott). They are currently working on a new musical called Wintersong. Will (music and lyrics) has also written the upcoming musicals Magnificent Climb (with Rick Elice) and Writing Kevin Taylor (with Josh Holloway), as well as Winnie the Pooh Kids, The Lion King Jr., and Kids for Disney, among many other compositions. His albums Chasing the Day, Writing Kevin Taylor, Daylight, Constant and Make the Season Bright (the last three co-written with Matt Doyle) are available wherever digital music is sold. www.willvandyke.com. Jeff (lyrics) is the author of The Submission, which won the inaugural Laurents/Hatcher Award in 2011, was produced Off-Broadway by MCC Theater starring Jonathan Groff and Rutina Wesley and went on to win the Outer Critics Circle John Gassner Award for Best New American Play in 2012, and has since been produced all over the country. His play A Public Education was a finalist for the 2015 O'Neill Playwrights Conference. Featuring: Annaleigh Ashford (Sylvia, You Can't Take It With You, Kinky Boots), Kate Baldwin (Finian's Rainbow, Big Fish), Nicholas Christopher (Whorl Inside A Loop),Matt Doyle (The Book of Mormon), Josh Lamon (Finding Neverland), Tamika Sonja Lawrence(If/Then), Julia Murney (Wicked, The Wild Party), Marcus Neville (Kinky Boots, The Full Monty),Jake Odmark (Kinky Boots), Preston Sadleir (Big Love), Taylor Trensch (The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time), and Jessica Vosk (Finding Neverland). $40-50 cover charge. $85 premium seating. $25 food and beverage minimum.

54 CONCERT LAB, SEPTEMBER 21 & 24 AT 11:30PM:

54 CONCERT LAB: the concert series where artists hand picked by Feinstein's/54 Below develop new solo concerts bit by bit and draft by draft, culminating in a 20-25 minute piece performed in a showcase for Feinstein's/54 Below staff and other industry panelists. 54 Concert Lab is expertly hosted by the fabulous Amy Jo Jackson! September 21 features Jen Eden, Sam Perwin andDeborah Berenson. September 24 features Gaby Hornig, Hannah Kloepfer and Tessa Hope Slovis. $10 cover charge. $30 premium seating. $25 food and beverage minimum.

Anneliese Van Der Pol, SEPTEMBER 22 AT 7PM:

In her New York City solo concert debut, Anneliese Van Der Pol celebrates the music and artists that have inspired her, performing a wide array of styles: Barbra Streisand to Joni Mitchell, classics to pop, and the tunes that influenced and shaped her into the performer she is today! Joined byThat's So Raven star Raven Symone plus a slew of Broadway friends, this is a definitely a night you don't want to miss. Anneliese Van Der Pol, widely known for her role of Chelsea Daniels in the Disney Channel original series That's So Raven, made her Broadway debut in 2007 as Belle inBeauty and the Beast, followed by her Off-Broadway debut in Vanities, A New Musical at Second Stage Theatre. Van der Pol's film credits include the vampire spoof film Vampires Suck and Bratz, and as a singer she has recorded numerous songs for The Walt Disney Company. $45-55 cover charge. $90 premium seating. $25 food and beverage minimum.

Mark Mackillop, SEPTEMBER 22 AT 9:30PM:

He's Back!! After singing to a packed house at Feinstein's/54 Below this summer, he's coming back to teach everyone the steps to becoming an internet celebrity!! Join up-and-coming star Mark Mackillop (West Side Story International Tour, On Your Toes at Encores) for a night of reinvention and reinterpretation... a live concert guide of "how to really have it all." This fun, unique concert will be part music... and part tongue-in-cheek look at how to become your "perfect" Facebook persona online and off, how to stuff your Instagram's ego, and how to shamelessly drink until those worlds start to blend into your very own twisted reality. All these steps to fame sung through the "standards" of the 1980s, 1990s, and 2000s. After a year on the road, Mark Mackillop returns to New York with a phone full of "scantily clad photos" that the Huffington Post says "sets pulses racing." Cabaret Scenes Magazine says MacKillop is "hilariously funny and has amazing poise and stage presence for a young performer." Join this internet sensations encore performance for one night only, back in NYC! $25-35 cover charge. $60 premium seating. $25 food and beverage.

Josh Grisetti: DON'T BOTHER, I'M HERE, SEPTEMBER 23 & 24 AT 7PM:

"Josh Grisetti delivers a smashing comedic performance... his comic timing is exquisite." -The New York Times. "Josh Grisetti all but steals the show!" -The Hollywood Reporter. Josh Grisetti makes his solo debut at Feinstein's/54 Below this fall! Josh made his Broadway debut this past spring in It Shoulda Been You, for which he won the 2015 Clarence Derwent Award and received Drama Desk and Outer Critics Circle Award nominations. Off-Broadway and regionally, Josh has performed in Sheryl Crow's Diner, Peter and the Starcatcher, and the revival of Rent. You may also know him from his show-stopping performance in Enter Laughing at the York Theatre, for which he won the Theatre World Award. Come spend an unforgettable evening with Josh Grisetti at 54 Below! $30-40 cover charge. $65-70 premium seating. $25 food and beverage minimum.

Alice Ripley, SEPTEMBER 23 AT 9:30PM:

Tony Award winner Alice Ripley returns to Feinstein's/54 Below for the first time in over a year with a brand new show! In Alice Ripley: All Sondheim, the multi-talented star of Broadway's Next to Normal, Sunset Boulevard, The Who's Tommy, Side Show, and The Rocky Horror Show explores the provocative lyrics and enduring melodies of songs written by the legendary Stephen Sondheim. Ms. Ripley has gathered some of her favorites - and will even revisit classic Sondheim characters she's played, remembering anecdotes along the way. From "Worst Pies In London" to "Getting Married Today"... from "Losing My Mind" to "Rose's Turn"... from "Being Alive" to "The Ladies Who Lunch"... this is a show you do NOT want to miss. Spend a night celebrating Sondheim with one of the Great White Way's favorite stars. $45-55 cover charge. $90 premium seating. $25 food and beverage minimum.

YOUNGARTS BROADWAY SHOWCASE, SEPTEMBER 24 AT 9:30PM:

YoungArts, the national organization that identifies and supports emerging artists, has many alumni that have made their mark on Broadway and we want to share their incredible talent with you! Come celebrate YoungArts Awareness Day and watch an intimate cabaret performance by some of our favorite Broadway and Musical Theater alumni, including Andrew Rannells (The Book of Mormon, "Girls"), Tony Yazbeck (On the Town), and singer/songwriter Grace Weber (#1 Unsigned Artist on the Verge); directed by former Gossip Girl and current The Knick actress, Zuzanna Szadkowski. The YoungArts family has a vast range of the most promising talent excited to share a taste of their presence on Broadway. #becauseofyoungarts - and together with you - thousands of emerging artists will take the next steps toward achieving their goals. We promise it will be an artistic moment you'll remember forever! $25-35 cover charge. $60 premium seating. $25 food and beverage minimum.

Micky Dolenz, SEPTEMBER 25 & 26 AT 7PM:

"Delivering exuberant versions of several classic Monkees hits interspersed with theatrical songs, the still youthful 70-year-old singer performed with an obvious joy that proved infectious!" -The Hollywood Reporter. Encore by popular demand! Micky Dolenz is best known as the lead singer of the hugely successful rock 'n' roll band, The Monkees, which originated from the classic sixties TV show of the same name. The Monkees sold over 65 million records and has toured the U.S. (and much of the world) many times over. Micky has also starred in musicals on Broadway, the West End, and in national tours including Disney's AIDA (Broadway), Pippin, Hairspray (West End), Grease, A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, Tom Sawyer, and more. Micky has recorded two solo albums (Remember and King For A Day) and recently appeared in the world premiere of the new play Comedy Is Hard (Ivoryton Playhouse) by four time Emmy winner Mike Reiss (The Simpsons). A Little Bit Broadway, A Little Bit Rock 'n' Roll is a brand new show Micky has created to combine his love of Broadway with his love for rock 'n' roll in one thrilling new intimate concert. The show will include some of the Monkees greatest hits, a few rarities and songs from musical roles he has performed and from shows he loves. $45-55 cover charge. $95 premium seating. $25 food and beverage minimum. Add signed CD to order for additional $20.

ISLE OF KLEZBOS, SEPTEMBER 25 AT 9:30PM:

Soulful, fun-loving powerhouse all-gal ISLE of KLEZBOS sextet plays klezmer, Yiddish swing and tango, original and classic theater specialties, and far beyond. As The New Yorker says, the group "tests the elasticity of the genre" from revelatory klezmogrified Broadway favorites to gorgeous neo-traditional retro soundtrack adaptations and Soviet Yiddish theater tunes, plus the group's own originals - including highlights from bandleader/drummer Eve Sicular's New York Times-acclaimed musical documentary J. EDGAR KLEZMER: Songs from My Grandmother's FBI Files (swinging boogie woogie, baroque, gospel and R&B too). Touring from Vienna to Vancouver since 1998, their broadcast credits range from CBS Sunday Morning to The L Word; collaborations have included projects with Jill Sobule, Kiki Smith, and Scissor Sisters. The band's latest CD Live From Brooklynmade New York Music Daily's Best Albums of 2014, described as "deliriously fun" as well as "brilliant, intense, eclectic." Time Out lauds the group as "internationally-known and much-loved.... We'd make a joke but they beat us to it." New York Magazine says simply: "Cutting Edge Klezmer." Featuring special guest Moe Angelos. Actor and playwright Maureen "Moe" Angelos is a member of The Five Lesbian Brothers theater collective, with whom she has co-written six acclaimed Off-Off Broadway plays, winning the Lambda Literary Award for Drama in 2010 forOedipus At Palm Springs. Her solo show Sontag: Reborn was presented at New York Theatre Workshop, a multi-media live performance produced by The Builders Association troupe, with whom Moe has worked in numerous productions since 1999. She was nominated to the GLAAD Media Award for Outstanding New York Theater: Off-Off Broadway for Let Them Eat Cake, with Holly Hughes and Megan Carney. As a performer, she has also appeared in the work of Carmelita Tropicana, Anne Bogart, Lois Weaver, Zack, Peg Healey, Dominique Dibbell, Lisa Kron, and The Ridiculous Theatrical Company, as well as 2009 workshop presentations of J. EDGAR KLEZMER: Songs from My Grandmother's FBI Files featuring Isle of Klezbos, on which she worked from its inception with playwright/bandleader Eve Sicular. $30-40 cover charge. $70 premium seating. $25 food and beverage minimum.

BROADWAY TRIVIA NIGHT: BACK TO SCHOOL EDITION, SEPTEMBER 25 AT 11:30PM

Bummed you're not going back to school this September? Missing back-to-school sales full of Lisa Frank folders and scented markers, or shopping for your first-day-of-class outfit? Eager to get back to studying but without worrying about textbook fees and homework? Use that mechanical pencil to mark the date in your student planner now - Broadway Trivia Night is back on September 25 at 11:30 PM in a special Back To School Edition! Hosted by Laura Heywood (@BroadwayGirlNYC), this late night trivia night features Broadway trivia of all sorts with a variety of surprises along the way. Leave your backpacks at home, but bring your appetite for delicious late night bites, drinks, and competition- with surprise guests and prizes (show tickets and more to be announced), it's not a 'class' you want to skip! $10 cover charge. $30 premium seating. $20 food and beverage minimum or two drinks.

LADY PARTS IN CONCERT, SEPTEMBER 26 AT 9:30PM

Uter-me, uter-you, uter-us. Join these talented members of the BMI workshop for this variety-show paced evening featuring original songs and hilarious stories about ladies, their parts, and our various experiences with them. LADY PARTS was created by David Christensen and Ilana Ransom Toeplitz as a platform to create new, character-specific material for women in musical theatre. The evening will feature original songs, embarrassing stories, drinking games, and side splitting laughter that just might make you pee a little. If you have ever faked a cat emergency to get out of a bad Tinder date, cried reading a Judy Blume novel, or rubbed your best friends back as she sobbed into her half-eaten, tear-soaked sheet cake - this concert is for you... We also want you to know that it gets better. Featuring: Ryann Redmond (If/Then, Bring It On), Laura Dreyfuss (Dear Evan Hansen, Once, "Glee"), Jeff Hiller (30 Rock, Up Here), Rachelle Zaretzky (Shrek & Young Frankenstein at Whitney Players, Man of La Mancha at Act 2), Katie Emerson (Cookies, Hello, Dolly! At Maltz Jupiter), Christina DeCicco (Evita, Wicked), Tori Scott (Thirsty at Joe's Pub, Girl With the Polka Dot Eyes, Sesame Street) and Melissa Weisbach (How the Grinch Stole ChristmasNat'l Tour, A Funny Thing Happened...). With songs by: David Christensen (Coookies, Can You Hear Me, Betty White?), Kaley McMahon (Twisted: The Untold Story of a Royal Vizier, It Started in Staples, Fred Phelps: the Musical), Kate Anderson & Elyssa Samsel (Camp Wish-No-More, Secret of the Ron Mor Skerry), Daniel Green (Rocky, Peter and the Starcatcher, Big Fish), Luke Holloway (Indian Joe, A Christmas Carol at Casa Manana), Sarah Ziegler (The Charlotte Bronte Project, Just Between the All of Us), Lindsay Anderson (The Jane Goodall Experience, Branded), Directed by Ilana Ransom Toeplitz (Violet, A Christmas Story, Reefer Madness) and Music Direction by Daniel Green (Rocky, Peter and the Starcatcher, Big Fish). $25-35 cover charge. $65 premium seating. $25 food and beverage minimum.

ROCK'N ROUGE CABARET, SEPTEMBER 26 AT 11:30PM

The Rock'N Rouge Cabaret brings real rockers, real burlesque and real Broadway talent to the stage in one sexy, rockin' evening of entertainment. Broadway performers Joey Calveri (Rock of Ages, We Will Rock You, Trip of Love), Kate Rockwell (Bring it On, Rock of Ages, Hair, Legally Blonde), Aashley Morgan, Kent Overshown (Porgy and Bess, Memphis), Jared Poulin, Darren Bluestone (Avenue Q), and Rylee Dorion belt out glam rock tunes from Bowie to T. Rex with NYC-based glam rock band, Starbolt 9. Special musical performances by The Glamz andAmerigogo. The evening's Burlesque stars include Pearls Daily, Puss'n Boots, Velvetina Taylorand Linsday Dunn (West Side Story, The Music Man) with host Joey Nova. $15 cover charge. $35 premium seating. $20 food and beverage minimum or two drinks.

SONDHEIM UNPLUGGED, SEPTEMBER 27 AT 7PM

BACK FOR SEASON SIX! A celebrated New York event since 2010, the BroadwayWorld and Bistro Award-winning series Sondheim Unplugged features some of Broadway and cabaret's most dynamic voices, accompanied by piano only, delving into the musical world of Broadway's master composer. Expect tunes from A Little Night Music, Company, Into the Woods, Follies, Passion, Dick Tracy, and more. Past special guests have included original Sondheim cast members such as Len Cariou, Jim Walton, Donna McKechnie, Chip Zien, and more - so you never know who might drop in. Sondheim Unplugged is hosted by series creator Phil Geoffrey Bond, who will fill the audience in on Sondheimien facts, history, and assorted tidbits of theatrical lore! Come join the party! Special Guest: Sarah Rice (Sweeney Todd's original Johanna) and Barbara Walsh (Joanne in the Broadway revival of Company). Featuring Jeremy Abrams, Carole Demas, Jessica Hendy, Blaine Krauss, Stearns Matthews, Chris Pinnella, Julie Rayburn, Brian Charles Rooney, Lucia Spina and Gabrielle Stravelli. $30-40 cover charge. $70 premium seating. $25 food and beverage minimum.

THE SONGS OF MATTE O'BRIEN AND MATT VINSON, SEPTEMBER 27 AT 9:30PM

Matte O'Brien and Matt Vinson are New York based music theatre writers whose eclectic style melds an emotional fusion of folk, rock, soul, and Broadway pop. For their Feinstein's/54 Below concert debut, Matt and Matte bring original songs from two upcoming collaborations: the pop-rock opera CAKE, and an epic-folk adaptation of L.M. Montgomery's Anne of Green Gables. The evening also features new arrangements of songs from their musical Peter & I, which previously enjoyed a sold-out Off-Broadway run at the American Theatre of Actors as part of the Araca Project. Top Broadway vocalists accompanied by a power ensemble and live folk-rock band make this a sonic experience not to be missed. Featuring: Emily Padgett (Side Show, Rock of Ages),Rema Webb (New Brain concert, Violet, Mormon, Lion King), Whitney Bashor (Bridges of Madison County, Beaches), Michelle Veintimilla (Young Chita in The Visit), Nancy Anderson(Kiss me Kate, Wonderful Town), Lauren Zakrin (Rock of Ages, TV's "Legally Blonde: Search for Elle Woods"), Chris Dwan (Finding Neverland), Jared Zirilli (Lysistrata Jones, Fat Camp, WickedTour), Geoffrey Kidwell, Luke Wygodny, Carly Augenstein, Christina Eskridge, John Garry, Brad Greer, Alyson Lange and Christian Noojin. $25-35 cover charge. $60 premium seating. $25 food and beverage minimum.

MORE ABOUT FEINSTEIN'S/54 BELOW:

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. In their description of the venue, The New York Times writes Feinstein's/54 Below "has the intimacy of a large living room with unimpeded views and impeccable sound; there is not a bad seat. Its sultry after-hours ambience is enhanced by brocade- patterned wall panels planted with orange-shaded lanterns. And the atmosphere is warmer and sexier than in Manhattan's other major supper clubs." Located at 254 West 54th Street, Feinstein's/54 Below features up to three shows nightly with cover charges ranging from $15-$105. www.54Below.com/Feinsteins



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