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Defying Sanity Volume 2: Breaking the Canon at 54 Below
Dates: 9/15/2026
at 9:30 PM
📍 Theatre: 54 Below
254 W 54th St. Cellar
New York, NY 10019
Phone: (646) 476-3551
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Back by popular demand! Come join us for a night of explosive energy asDefying Sanityreturns but this time with your favorite non-musical theatre crash out songs! Join a new generation of performers as they crash out on stage. Produced byCallie Lepselter(NYU Tisch) and assistant produced bySadie Feingold(NYU Tisch), this is a performance you won’t want to miss. Featuring: Noah Alers-AlersStephanie AustinNick BordoniCourtney BurnettFinley CarrollAshlyn CombsKennedy EagletonTessa EspinolaSienna FeldmanBroderik FinkenSarah GregoriEmily HarajdaJoie LynchKelly MacMillanMolly McGoldrickWill MosierEmilie RichardsonChris ScanlonLexie SchultzXandra SchultzJensenn TavssbergerTimothy Thomas Also joined by music directorJess Ongon piano,Thomas E. Carleyon bass, andKyle Roemeron drums. Please note that all artists and acts are subject to change at any time.
News About Defying Sanity Volume 2: Breaking the Canon at 54 Below
Claybourne Elder, Britani Bateman, Charles Busch and More to Perform at 54 Below in September
August 28, 2026 54 Below will host a lineup of performers including Britani Bateman with Lagoona Bloo, Claybourne Elder, Charles Busch, Ute Lemper, Linda Eder, Orfeh, and Jeanna de Waal, alongside a Frank Sinatra tribute concert and other cabaret acts.About the Theatre
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