Coming up this week, 54 BELOW, the performance venue located just below the legendary Studio 54 at 254 West 54th Street, presents some of the brightest stars from Broadway, cabaret, jazz and beyond. 54 Below also launched its series of late night events. Joining Tuesday nights' popular 'Backstage' with Susie Mosher is 15:54, and more:
Below, watch Sarah Daniels perform 'This Girl', a song from Oyen's musical MoneyShot! (music and lyrics by Oyen, book by Christopher Metz and James Presson)! Hear more of Oyen's music when his new musical Moment by Moment makes it's world premiere in a 54 Below concert version, coming up on August 31 at 11PM.
Click below to watch Alexander Sage Oyen perform 'Funny', a cut song from the song as a promo for Oyen's 54 Below concert version of his song cycle Moment by Moment, coming up on August 31 at 11PM!
'Gods Among Men' is from a new musical Outlaws with music and lyrics by Alexander Sage Oyen and book by James Presson. Click below to watch Matt DeAngelis perform the tune as a promo for Oyen's 54 Below concert version of his song cycle Moment by Moment, coming up on August 31 at 11PM!
Stars from the Broadway musicals Bring It On, Mamma Mia!, Spring Awakening, HAIR and Godspell join musical pop songwriter, Joey Contreras at Rockwood Music Hall tonight, August 4th at 9PM. The award-winning songwriter will be premiering new tunes from his upcoming album, Young Kind of Love, in an evening that promises stories of love, heartbreak, and big dreams set to a backdrop of piano-driven pop and addictive hooks.
Stars from the Broadway musicals Bring It On, Mamma Mia!, Spring Awakening, HAIR and Godspell join musical pop songwriter, Joey Contreras at Rockwood Music Hall on Sunday, August 4th at 9PM. The award-winning songwriter will be premiering new tunes from his upcoming album, Young Kind of Love, in an evening that promises stories of love, heartbreak, and big dreams set to a backdrop of piano-driven pop and addictive hooks.
Produced by Lina Renzina, directed by Brandon Ivie, with musical direction by Benjamin M. Rauhala, Moment by Moment is a collection of musical theatre short stories comprised of songs by Alexander Sage Oyen about love, cults and McDonalds.
This week's featured composer is the one-and-only Joey Contreras! We are excited to share this video of his song Ready from our CEC concert at NYMF sung by the incredible quartet Lilli Cooper (Wicked), Eric Michael Krop (Godspell), Maddy Trumble (Mary Poppins) and Nic Rouleau (Book of Mormon).
MAMMA MIA!, the global smash hit musical based on the songs of ABBA, will transfer from the Winter Garden Theatre to the Broadhurst Theatre this fall. BroadwayWorld has conformed that the show will play its final performance at the Winter Garden on October 19. Peformances will begin at the Broadhurst on November 2.
On May 6, Broadway came together to support those affected by the Boston Marathon Tragedy at The Laurie Beechman Theatre. All proceeds went to ONE FUND BOSTON, a charity set up to help the people most affected by the unfortunate event that occurred in Boston on April 15. Click below to watch all of the performances!
BROADWAY SESSIONS is described as an evening of musical performances, games and open mic featuring a new Broadway guest each week. The show is created and hosted by Ben Cameron (Bway Wicked, Aida and Footloose) and features musical director Joshua Stephen Kartes on piano.
Tony winner Jason Robert Brown (Parade, The Last Five Years) sang 'Being a Geek' from '13: The Musical' live at 54 Below on May 24th, 2013, alongside Charlie Rosen's Broadway Big Band. Click below to watch him perform!
Joining songwriter Overcash for the 9PM concert will be Richard H. Blake (Wicked, Legally Blonde), Nick Cartell (Jesus Christ Superstar, Scandalous), Ariana DeBose (Motown, Bring It On), Jason Gotay (F#%king Up Everything, Bring It On), Emma Hunton (Rent, Next to Normal), Kara Lindsay (Newsies), Zak Resnick (Mamma Mia!), Christina Sajous (Spider-Man, American Idiot) and NYC a'capella group BLACKOUT.
Coming up at 54 BELOW, the performance venue located just below the legendary Studio 54 at 254 West 54th Street, presents some of the brightest stars from Broadway, cabaret, jazz and beyond. 54 Below also launched its series of late night events. Joining Tuesday nights' popular "Backstage" with Susie Mosher is the "54 Piano Bar," a new vocal competition - 'The Callback," and more, including: stage and television star Laura Benanti, High Fidelity in Concert, WGBO Jazz Series: Karrin Allyson Quartet, Tony winner Frances Ruffelle, Charlie Rosen's Broadway Big Band, Sondheim Unplugged and Simply Streisand.
Following the overwhelming demand of their sold-out March debut, Charlie Rosen's Broadway Big Band will return to Broadway's Nightclub, 54 Below, on Friday, May 24th.
On May 6, Broadway came together to support those affected by the Boston Marathon Tragedy at The Laurie Beechman Theatre. Check out photos from inside the concert below!