Actor Therapy at 54 Below November 20 @ 9:30 pm – 2023 Kleban Prize winner composer-lyricist Ryan Scott Oliver and Tony Award winning Broadway actress Lindsay Mendez, together with an amazing cast of talented performers with a wide range of musical styles from pop/rock to Golden Age of Broadway to contemporary musical theater and more. Hosted by Actor Therapy’s Managing Director Mathieu Whitman and musical director Noah Turner at the piano. www.54Below.org
Chelsea Table+Stage will present the return of Mark MacKillop, star of West Side Story, Anastasia and Dirty Dancing, with the third installment of his “Duets” series on Monday, December 11 at 7:00 PM. He will be joined by stars from Broadway TV, and cabaret, including Lila Coogan (Anastasia), Joy Franz (Into the Woods), Morgan Higgins (Bad Cinderella), Julie James (Sirius XM Radio), Melanie La Barrie (& Juliet), Amy Hillner Larsen (Once Upon a One More Time), Tatianna Lofton (A Beautiful Noise), Lindsay Heather Pearce (Wicked), Matt Raffy (& Juliet), Robbie Rozelle (BroadwayWorld Award winner), and Greg Treico (Hamilton). All proceeds will benefitBroadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS. A livestream option is available for $20. CHELSEA TABLE + STAGE is located at 152 West 26th Street.
The 92nd Street Y, New York’s Lyrics and Lyricists™ 2023/24 season continues with a celebration of Stevie Wonder, the towering songwriter and artist whose 25 Grammy Awards and list of hits across R&B, pop, soul, gospel, jazz and funk testify to his enduring place in the pantheon of American musical icons. Darius de Haas,who earned raves for his performances and insights in his 2022 L&L show on Sam Cooke, returns to the 92NY stage for Songs in the Key of Life: The Genius of Stevie Wonder on December 2, 3 and 4, joined by vocalists Richard Baskin, Jr. (Freestyle Love Supreme) and Helen White (Chelsea Rep– Nine in the Morning)with more TBA. www.92YNY.org
Alysha Umphress returns for a night of storytelling on March 2 & 3 at 7pm. Tickets can be purchased at 54below.org/AlyshaUmphress.
Alysha Umphress returns to 54 Below with a unique new show called 15 Stories. Conceived by Jack Viertel and music directed by Sonny Paladino, Umphress (On the Town, American Idiot, Priscilla Queen of the Desert, many television and symphony appearances including with the London Symphony and at La Scala) will take the audience on 15 different rides, performing songs that tell a narrative story from beginning to end – theater songs, country songs, pop songs, gospel, and more.
