FEINSTEIN’S/54 BELOW, Broadway’s Supper Club, will present 54 Celebrates French Woods on November 18th, 2018, at 9:30pm.
Since 1970, French Woods Festival for the Performing Arts has been a champion of the arts and arts education. The camp gives every child an individualized summer experience all while producing close to sixty full-scale musicals and plays. No wonder it has been the home away from home to thousands of performers for decades, including some of your favorite Broadway stars! Now about to celebrate their 50th summer, French Woods is still going strong!
According to press notes, the evening will boast some of French Woods’s most prominent alumni in a night of story and song as they reminisce about a time before Broadway. These celebrated performers and theater professionals will sing the roles they played in their youth and discuss some of their favorite French Woods memories. A portion of the proceeds will be donated to The Hancock French Woods Arts Alliance, a foundation that helps fund scholarships for young artists.
The 9:30pm concert will feature Lauryn Ciardullo (Aladdin), Sean Patrick Doyle (Kinky Boots, Jerry Springer: The Opera), Peter Duchan (Dogfight), Josh Freilich,Gabe Greenspan (Solve-It Squad), Mara Jill Herman (Disney On Classic, America’s Sweethearts), Michael Kushner (On The Town, Toxic if Swallowed), Rebecca Kuznick (Company at Barrington Stage), Alexa Lebersfeld (Grease), Mia Longenecker (Word Made Flesh), Harris Milgrim (Tootsie, Cats), Ana Nogueira(Ensemble Studio Theater, The CW’s “The Vampire Diaries”), Caesar Samayoa (Come From Away), Lauren Schorr (Worlds Apart, B-Side Productions), Ben Schrager (ms. Estrada, The Flea), Dani Spieler (A Bronx Tale, Chicago), Talia Suskauer (Be More Chill), Remy Zaken (Spring Awakening, Dear Evan Hansen), Natalie Weiss (Everyday Rapture, Wicked),and Matt Windman (AM New York), with more to be announced soon.
The evening will be music directed by Ben Caplan and produced by Jen Sandler. Caplan has been a part of the French Woods music staff for the past two camp seasons.
54 Celebrates French Woods plays Feinstein’s/54 Below (254 West 54th Street) Sunday, November 18th, 2018, at 9:30pm. There is a $35-$75 cover charge and $25 food and beverage minimum. Tickets and information are available at www.54Below.com. Tickets on the day of performance after 4:00 are only available by calling (646) 476-3551.