It’s Saturday Night on Broadway (#SNOB) or rather… very early Sunday morning! (#VESM) And we’re at Feinsten’s/54 Below for The Ladies Who Lunch 2: Another Evening for Planned Parenthood NYC. The club is a buzz. The crowd struggles to take their seats, as with every step, you’re running into someone you know. Inevitable in the…
“There’s no one at the piano; I’m kinda freakin’ out.” My date whispered this to me as the lights dimmed. And that’s the start of the show, y’all! Welcome to Broadway Goes A Cappella 3! With no instrumental accompaniment for the evening’s talented singers, I understood my date’s “freak out”… an empty stage at showtime…
`Begin at the beginning,’ the King said gravely, `and go on till you come to the end: then stop.’ And so we shall… With an adaptation by Jared Gray and direction by Robbie Rozelle, Feinstein’s/54 Below fell down the rabbit hole last night for 54 Sings Alice in Wonderland. You might be wondering, Is this…
“What shall we do now?” This joyful, playful refrain set the rhythm of the evening at Feinstein’s/ 54 Below for Gunhild Carling’s concert debut at the venue. With the look of a vintage pin-up, a nostalgic soul , and the optimistic patter of every indie’s best manic pixie dream girl, Gunhild Carling is absolutely singular….
The Story of the Western Wing is on old, Chinese dramatic work that was written by Wang Shifu during the Yuan dynasty (1271 – 1368). The title has also been translated as Romance of the Western Chamber and is known as “China’s most popular love comedy.” Often been dubbed the Romeo and Juliet of the…
Lights down at Feinstein’s/54 Below. An announcer is heard: “Ladies and Gentlemen, please welcome….DREW GASPARINI!”….and Zack Zadek took the stage. Huh?! Mid parody song about Drew, the same announcer gave an emphatic “NEXT” and once again proclaimed, ““Ladies and Gentlemen, please welcome….DREW GASPARINI!”….and Noel Carey took the stage. Now we get it! His “audition” for…
German-Jews. Immigrants. And Aliens. Oh my! Meet Hi, Hitler, Lucie Pohl’s newly reworked solo-show. Directed by Kenneth Ferrone (Colin Quinn’s New York Story, Tina Landau’s Spongebob Squarepants) and presented by Austin Pendleton (Tony Award Nominee, Drama Desk Award Winner), Hi, Hitler runs at the Cherry Lane Theatre this month. Pohl tells the story of a German-Jew (herself) who grows up…
Tickets to Daniel Koek’s West End Story are $18 via Goldstar! Daniel Koek’s West End Story plays Feinstein’s/54 Below (254 West 54th Street) on July 19th 2017, at 7:00pm. Daniel Koek is an international artist who has made a name for himself in London’s West End, as well as Australia and some of he greatest theaters…
When the curtains goes up on Noel Coward’s Present Laughter, the audience cannot help but to break into applause for David Zinn’s set design. It is the London studio of our main character, Gary Essendine, and it sets up his character for us brilliantly. It is beautiful, charming and larger than life, filled with books…
We’re approaching the final week to see Sunset Boulevard on Broadway! The music begins to swell, the lights go down, and with one moment, we’re back in Old Hollywood with Norma Desmond. That’s right – Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Tony Award Winning masterpiece Sunset Boulevard is back on Broadway, and yes, the magnificent Glenn Close reprises her role…