Michael Cerveris: The Other Part at 54 Below

Two time Tony®and Grammy winnerMichael Cerveris(Fun Home,Sweeney Todd,Assassins) has a long and storied career as a stage and screen actor and musician. He has been widely celebrated for his vivid interpretations of other writers’ works in collaborations with a dizzying variety of artists over the years, including Stephen Sondheim, Pete Townshend, Kurt Weill, T-Bone Burnett, Jeanine Tesori and Lisa Kron, Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice, Elton John, and Jake Shears of Scissor Sisters. Back by popular demand after his first 54 Below show in nearly thirteen years, Cerveris will present a very rare evening focused on his own original songwriting as well as music co-written with his Loose Cattle bandmate, the remarkable New Orleans-based singer Kimberly Kaye. Loose Cattle are inheritors of the progressive politics and compassionate humanity of folk and country truth-tellers past and present, some of whom have become friends: both Lucinda Williams and Patterson Hood guest onSomeone’s Monster, their debut for the mighty Southern indie Single Lock Records. The album ably takes on these weird American times with tenderness, rigor, empathy, and guitars. The 2024 release was a hit with critics and audiences alike, spawning four singles receiving radio play across the country, finishing the year at 85 on the Americana Album Chart Top 200, and 10th inNoDepression Magazine’s Year End Readers’ Poll Top 25 for 2024. Please note that all artists and acts are subject to change at any time.