CHUCK COOPER
IN
“Jazz Poetry (The Blues of Langston Hughes)”
Directed by Lance Roberts, and Musical Direction by James Sampliner
TUESDAY, JULY 1 & 8 at 7PM
AT 54 BELOW, BROADWAY’S SUPPER CLUB
54 BELOW, Broadway’s Supper Club, presents Chuck Cooper in Jazz Poetry (The Blues of Langston Hughes) on Tuesday, July 1st & 8th. Tony Award winner Chuck Cooper (The Life; Caroline, or Change; Act One) brings his exciting new show to 54 Below. Jazz Poetry brings together an impressive array of composers who have set to music the poems of Langston Hughes. Chuck will sing you “The Blues of Langston Hughes” in an evening of classic poems set to thrilling new music. Directed by Lance Roberts and Musical Direction by James Sampline.
Chuck Cooper in Jazz Poetry (The Blues of Langston Hughes) plays 54 Below (254 West 54th Street) on Tuesday, July 1st & 8th There is a $30-$55 cover charge and$25 food and beverage minimum. Tickets and information are available at www.54Below.com. Tickets on the day of performance after 2:00pm are only available by calling (646) 476-3551.
MORE ABOUT CHUCK COOPER
Chuck Cooper is a veteran of ten Broadway plays and musicals. He also has been in numerous television guest leads and film appearances over the span of his 30 years as a professional actor. He won the 1996 Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a musical for his portrayal of Memphis in The Life. His other Broadway credits include: Finian’s Rainbow; Lennon; Caroline, Or Change (AUDELCO Award nomination, Best Featured Actor); Act One; Lost in the Stars; Chicago; Someone Who’ll Watch Over Me;Rumors; Amen Corner. Off-Broadway credits include: The Piano Lesson (Lortel Award), Marco Polo Sings a Solo (Signature); The Mikado (Carnegie Hall); Thunder Knocking On The Door (Minetta Lane); Avenue X; Police Boys; Four Short Operas (Playwrights Horizons); Colored People’s Time (Negro Ensemble Co.). Film Includes: American Gangster, Evening, Noise. TV Includes: “House of Cards,” “Gossip Girls,” “Nurse Jackie,” “100 Centre Street,” “Law & Order,” “Law And Order SVU,” “NYPD Blue,” “Cosby.”
MORE ABOUT 54 BELOW
54 BELOW, Broadway’s Supper Club, is the new performance venue in the grand tradition of New York City nightlife. A few blocks from the heart of Times Square and just below the legendary Studio 54, 54 BELOW is a classically designed state-of-the art nightclub in the theatre district that hosts audiences with warmth and style. The venue provides a food and beverage menu from early evening through the wee hours of the morning that is worthy of the world-class entertainment on the stage. In their description of 54 BELOW, The New York Times writes “the club has the intimacy of a large living room with unimpeded views and impeccable sound; there is not a bad seat. Its sultry after-hours ambience is enhanced by brocade-patterned wall panels planted with orange-shaded lanterns. And the atmosphere is warmer and sexier than in Manhattan’s other major supper clubs.” Located at 254 West 54th Street, 54 BELOW features up to three shows nightly with cover charges ranging from $15-$95.