LIKE A CELEBRATION: A MADONNA BIRTHDAY BASH Comes to 54 Below in August

Pop icon meets performance art in Like a Celebration: A Madonna Birthday Bash, an electrifying concert event set to light up 54 Below on Saturday, August 16, 2025 at 9:30 PM.

Created and directed by Mikayla Petrilla (Sleep No More, The Public Theater, 54 Below), this one-night-only show blends Broadway vocals, bold movement, and campy theatrical storytelling in tribute to Madonna’s legacy of reinvention and cultural boundary-breaking. (Note: Madonna will not appear at this performance.)

“Madonna has always been about permission—permission to evolve, to provoke, to be both sinner and saint,” says Petrilla. “This show is a love letter to that freedom.”

Featuring new arrangements by music director Caleb McCarroll and curated with Claire McConnell, Like a Celebration will feature reimagined performances of hits like “Like a Virgin,” “Ray of Light,” “Hung Up,” and “Material Girl,” all delivered with unexpected twists and lush theatricality.

H2: Featured Performers

• Mikayla Petrilla – Director and performer known for genre-blending theatrical work, bringing raw humor, glam-forward storytelling, and Madonna’s ethos center stage

• Zach Faust – Viral cabaret artist with wit, charisma, and fearless authenticity

• Victoria Bost – National tour standout (South Pacific) with powerhouse vocals

• Cara Rose DiPietro – TEDx speaker and performer who fuses intellect, sensuality, and satire

• Sydney Kane – Digital creator and vocalist representing Gen Z reinvention

• Samuel Vincent Aubuchon – Cabaret favorite known for dramatic storytelling and torchy ballads