Birdland Jazz Club and Birdland Theater are open this August with a full slate of nightly performances! At Birdland Jazz Club, catch John Pizzarelli Trio, Sam Gravitte, Alexa Tarantino Quartet, Karen Mason, Artemis, John Yao Orchestra Plays Bird, Bobby Conte, and more.
BIRDLAND JAZZ CLUB will present the return of Karen Mason – honoring her three-decade collaboration with music director Christopher Denny in the new show “30… And Counting” – on Monday, August 8 at 7:00 PM.
54 BELOW, Broadway's Supper Club, will again present I Wish: The Roles That Could Have Been on August 8, 2022, at 9:30pm. Everyone has dreams that we fear will pass us by. For actors those come in the shape and form of roles—whether they're grown up and become too old for that child star turn, to the soprano never being considered for the baritone lead, everyone has a song in their heart that they'll likely never get to see come to fruition with a crowd and in lights.
It's all happening! The new musical Almost Famous will arrive on Broadway later this year, according to the show's official website. An exact timeline has not yet been announced.
Find out when the new cast will join Wicked the Musical on Broadway. Talia Suskauer will assume the role of Elphaba; Tony Award winner Cleavant Derricks will take over the role of The Wizard; James D. Gish will become the production's new Fiyero; Tony Award nominee Clifton Davis will step into the role of Doctor Dillamond; and Broadway newcomer Mikayla Renfrow will assume the role of Nessarose.
On Monday, April 11, Tony winner Debbie Gravitte premiered her new series “Debbie Gravitte Plus One” on the Birdland stage. She welcomed her longtime friend Stephen Schwartz for some friendly conversation and intimate performances of his most beloved songs.
Debbie Gravitte had an idea and she took it to Jim Caruso and, now, Birdland has the next big thing.
This month, FEINSTEIN’S/54 BELOW, Broadway’s Supper Club & Private Event Destination, presents some of the brightest stars from Broadway, cabaret, jazz, and beyond. To purchase tickets or for more information, visit www.54Below.com or call (646) 476-3551.
Modern technology is making it easier and easier for artists to get all the information into the hands of their audiences, from show credits to ticket links. It's just a question of coming into the modern age of cabaret.
Becca Brunelle has taken her first step onto the solo show stage, and she is on very solid ground.
Birdland presented Sam Gravitte in Songs That Raised Me, on Monday, March 7. And as they say, a star was born.
For his first-ever solo show Sam Gravitte went all out, and it showed in every flawlessly perfect moment.
Last night, playing to a packed room at the legendary BIRDLAND Jazz Club, an auspicious solo musical debut happened for a young man named Sam Gravitte.
Just last month, Brittney Johnson took her first bow as Glinda in Wicked on Broadway, making her the first Black actress to assume the iconic role. Johnson joined the cast opposite Lindsay Pearce as Elphaba, Alexandra Billings as Madame Morrible, Michael McCormick as The Wizard, Sam Gravitte as Fiyero, Jordan Barrow as Boq, Mili Diaz as Nessarose, and Michael X. Martin as Doctor Dillamond.
This morning, Brittney Johnson appeared on the Today Show to discuss being the first Black woman to take over the role of Glinda in Wicked on Broadway. Johnson was surprised by original 'Glinda' Kristin Chenoweth, who sent in a congratulatory video message. She also appeared on NBC Nightly News to take viewers backstage at Wicked.
At Birdland Jazz Club, catch The Cookers, Celebrating the Slide Hampton Octet, Maria Schneider Orchestra, Grace Fox Big Band, Maqueque, Sean Harkness Quartet, Monty Alexander, and Emmet’s Place Live.
Brittney Johnson has appeared on Broadway in Les Misérables (Eponine), Motown, Sunset Boulevard, Beautiful: The Carole King Musical, and Kristin Chenoweth: For the Girls. She stars opposite Lindsay Pearce as Elphaba, Alexandra Billings as Madame Morrible, Michael McCormick as The Wizard, Sam Gravitte as Fiyero, Jordan Barrow as Boq, Mili Diaz as Nessarose, and Michael X. Martin as Doctor Dillamond.
Thank goodness! This evening Brittney Johnson took her first bow as Glinda in Wicked on Broadway! Ms. Johnson is the first Black actress to assume the iconic role.
BIRDLAND JAZZ CLUB will present the solo concert debut of Sam Gravitte on Monday, March 7 at 7:00 PM. Currently starring as “Fiyero” in Wicked on Broadway, Gravitte will team up with a quartet of some of New York City’s most dynamic young musicians to reinvent some old and new favorites.
On February 28 at 8pm, a bombshell cast of stars including Loren Allred (“The Greatest Showman”), Tony Award Winner Lena Hall (Hedwig), Tamika Lawrence (Caroline, Or Change), and Rosé (“RuPaul's Drag Race”) will belt out new arrangements of the hits of the pop superstar Adele, accompanied by a 14-piece orchestra at the beautiful Sony Hall.
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