Melissa Manchester - Fifty Threads: An Artists Journey at 54 Below

Grammy Award-winning singer/songwriterMelissa Manchesterreturns to 54 Below withFifty Threads: An Artist’s Journey, reflecting on her five-decade career, celebrating her 20 plus albums, and sharing stories along the way. A Native New Yorker, Melissa holds the distinction of being the first singer ever to have two Academy Award-nominated songs in the same year (“Through The Eyes Of Love” fromIce Castlesand “I’ll Never Say Goodbye” fromThe Promise) and to perform them both in the same Oscar telecast. Melissa was most recently seen in the national tour ofFunny Girlas Mrs. Brice, has also starred in the national tours of Andrew Lloyd Webber’sMusic Of The NightandSong And Dance, and created the role of Maddy, the title character’s mother, on the NBC hit TV series “Blossom.” Nominated for a Grammy in 1980 for “Don’t Cry Out Loud,” she won the Grammy Award for best female vocalist in 1982 singing “You Should Hear How She Talks About You.” Melissa has composed music for the animated featuresThe Great Mouse DetectiveandLady And The Tramp II, the sequel to the Disney classic. In addition to composing the scores for the theatrical musicalsI Sent A Letter To My LoveandSweet Potato Queens, Melissa also co- wrote the radio mainstays “Midnight Blue,” “Come In From The Rain,” and “Whenever I Call You Friend.” In November 2021, Melissa was inducted into the Great American Songbook Foundation’s Hall of Fame. Photo by Nick Spanos Please note that all artists and acts are subject to change at any time. Melissa Manchester