West Bank Cafe Announces New Performance Lineup

The West Bank Café announces upcoming performances to be presented in The Laurie Beechman Theatre. The West Bank Café is located at 407 West 42nd. St., at Ninth Avenue. For reservations, please call 212.695.6909, between the hours of 12pm and 8pm.

The Laurie Beechman Theatre has a rich tradition of presenting cutting-edge work, which has played a role in shaping American theatre and live performance. Since the 80's, the theatre has staged numerous plays and hosted a myriad of live performance events.  

This summer, the theatre is proud to announce an exciting and eclectic line-up of performers and performances, all of which will take place in the gorgeous eighty seat venue.

Please note there is a $15 food and/or beverage minimum at each performance, with the exception of The After Party. All major credit cards are accepted.

The After Party
Every Friday from 10:30pm to 2am
No cover, no minimum
This weekly open-mic schmoozefest for the theatrically inclined has become the hit of midtown, hosted by iron-lunged Brandon Cutrell and Alysha Umphress, with Ray Fellman at the keys and Jason Courson behind the bar. Come hang and belt out a showtune or two. No cover, no minimum. You never know who might drop by.

You Tube Fridays
Every Friday beginning Aug 8, 9pm to 10:30pm
No cover, 2 drink minimum
This informal new screening night kicks off August 8, featuring an array of fun, campy, theatrical clips from the worlds of Broadway, film and television. Come watch Patti Lupone receive her first Tony for Evita (presented by Faye Dunaway!), or perhaps the opening credits from The Muppet Show are more your speed, or Liza Minnelli and her Pet Shop Boys inspired Losing My Mind or the Spring Awakening music video or Jennifer Holiday belting out - oh, you know ('natch). There's something for everyone in this 90 minute warm up to The After Party. Enter our contest! Suggest a link to a clip and, if we use it, free shots!

Renee Torojan: a little thing called life
Friday, August 1 @ 8pm
$15 cover
Back on stage after 2 years, Renee Toroian sings pop, jazz and country tunes.  Accompanied by husband and Musical Director Gregory Toroian on piano, Ron Tierno on drums and Jim Donica on bass. Special guest appearance by Kyle Steinberger (Renee's son) on Guitar. The show is directed by Helen Baldassare.

Red & Slim Have Issues
Saturday, August 2 @ 7pm
Thursday, August 7 @ 7pm
$10 cover
Two friends explore life, relationships and mental health in this delightful and hilarious evening of songs by Stephen Sondheim, William Finn, John Bucchino, David Yazbeck, Jonathan Larson, Maltby & Shire, Comden & Green, DiPietro & Roberts and more! Featuring Amanda Conlon and Michael Morch who hope we can all find a little happy in the company of crazy.

Shea Sullivan
Monday, August 4 @ 10pm
Sunday, August 10 @ 10pm
$tk cover

Cynthia Stephens
Tuesday, August 5 @ 7pm
$tk cover

Terri Troiano
Saturday, August 9 @ 7pm
$15 cover
Terri Troiano with Robert Marks at the piano in Let Yourself Go. In her latest show, Terri performs a selection of tunes ranging from jazz standards to musical theater classics.  

Voices from the Great White Way: Donna Lynn Champlin
Monday, August 11 @ 7pm
$25 cover
Donna Lynn Champlin, of Broadway's Hollywood Arms and the recent Sweeney Todd revival, is back on our stage with her wildly popular show, Finishing the Hat.

Gabrielle Stravelli
Tuesday, August 12 @ 9:30
$15 cover
The voice that roared is back at the Beechman with her eclectic vocal selections, ranging from Gershwin to Joni Mitchell. Stravelli is truly a must see.

Kick Bacharass!
Wednesday August 13 @ 7pm
Saturday, August 16 @ 7pm
$15 cover
A knockout celebration of Burt Bacharach and Hal David songs performed by Denise Royal, Ron Mesa and Kristy Sanders. Don't miss hearing these incredible singers performing new arrangements of songs by America's greatest pop songwriting team. Featuring an "Ode to Dionne Warwick" medley and much, much more!

Scot Albertson
Thursday, August 14 @ 8pm
$20 cover
The MAC Award Nominee for Male Jazz Vocalist displays his taste for unique medleys and classic American tunes, all of which is featured on his newest recording, Fate Revealed by Design. Featuring The Daryl Kojak Jazz Quintet.

SAY Something: A Spoken Word Salon
Friday, August 15 @ 6pm
$10 cover
The Laurie Beechman Theatre is pleased to announce plans for SAY Something: A Spoken Word Salon. The event will feature spoken word performances from writers and actors, presenting their own work as well as excerpts from some of their favorite texts. SAY Something will feature a diverse spectrum of performers from the worlds of theatre, broadcasting and composing. The cast includes Hunter Bell (Broadway's Title of Show), Susan Blackwell (Broadway's Title of Show), Phil Geoffrey Bond (MAC, Bistro & Nightlife Award winner), Paul Cavalconte (WRXP radio), Donna Lynne Champlin (Broadway's Sweeney Todd, Hollywood Arms), Christine Lavin (award winning singer/songwriter), Carl Kissin (Chicago City Limits), Christine Pedi (Forbidden Broadway, Talk Radio) and Kate Shindle (Broadway's Legally Blonde).

NY Theatre Barn
Saturday, August 16 @ 9:30pm
$5 cover
New York Theatre Barn presents the music of Julianne Wick Davis and Dan Collins as a benefit for the production of their new musical WOOD in the New York Musical Theatre Festival.

Brandon Cutrell
Sunday, August 17 @ 7pm
$15 cover
MAC and Bistro Award winning vocalist, and everybody's favorite host of The After Party, returns to our stage with a new show. Expect an eclectic mix from Great American Songbook standards to contemporary pop to new songwriters. Old favorites. New discoveries. From Cole Porter to Johnny Mercer to Billy Joel to Alanis Morissette, there is something for everyone.

Voices from the Great White Way: Liz McCartney
Sunday, August 17 @ 9:30pm
Sunday, August 24 @ 7pm
$15 cover
We're thrilled to welcome back Broadway's Liz McCartney (Taboo, Mamma Mia, South Pacific) in her remarkable new show, Rosemary and Time. Tracing the career of the late, great Rosemary Clooney, the show is a celebration of the beloved singer's life and the songs she made famous. Not to be missed.

Carolyn Jones
Monday, August 18 @ 7pm
$tk cover

Cabaret Cares
Monday, August 18 @ 9:30pm
$25 cover
An ongoing benefit for Help is on the Way Today, benefiting children living with HIV/AIDS, Cabaret Cares returns for its third season at the Becchman on August 18. The evening is hosted by John Treacy Egan of The Little Mermaid. Other performers include Marty Thomas of Xanadu, Laura Osnes of Grease and Robert Fowler of The Producers.

The Rick Younger Show
Wednesday, August 20th @ 7pm
$10 cover

The Rick Younger Show merges live music, sketch comedy and stand-up in an hour long party that has audiences coming back again and again! An accomplished stand-up comic and singer, Rick and his jazzy, live House Band, Love Bucket, will entertain audiences with hilarious sketches, stand-up comedy and familiar favorite songs.
Joe Iconis
Sunday, August 24 @ 9:30pm
$5 cover
Joe Iconis is the proud recipient of a Kleban Award and a Jonathan Larson Award, and is the Composer-in-Residence at Ars Nova. His notorious garage band musical The Black Suits, (book co-written by Robert Maddock, directed by John Simpkins) will have its world premiere this summer at the Public Theater as part of SPF. His family rock musical The Plant That Ate the Dirty Socks, (for TheaterWorksUSA)  opened in July at the Lucille Lortel Theater. Joe is a member of the band The Big Galoots and is the sole songwriter for notorious Skazz Cat Records recording artists The Kissin' Kazoo Sisters. Look for an evening of mayhem featuring Iconis at the piano and a talented group of singing co-horts.

Voices from the Great White Way: Luba Mason
Monday, August 25 @ 7pm
$25 cover
Making her Beechman Theatre debut, the astounding Luba Mason (Broadway's Chicago, Jekyll & Hyde, The Will Rogers Follies), brings her new show to our stage in anticipation of her brand new CD!

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