FEINSTEIN’S/54 BELOW, Broadway’s Supper Club, presents Tovah Feldshuh in AGING IS OPTIONAL on August 1st & 3rd, 2017. AGING IS OPTIONAL is an age-defying romp. Some people call them decades; Tovah calls them her collected works. It’s an hour of Juvederm for the soul, a booster for the heart and a probiotic of laughter! Under the musical direction of James Bassi and the direction of Jeff Harner, Ms. Feldshuh sings songs from Stephen Schwartz and Carole King to Dar Williams and Judy Collins to explore all paths to the full life movement and the delay of decrepitude. 
James Bassi (Musical Director) is a composer whose music has been performed by such noted artist like Judy Collins and Frederica von Stade, as well as the Orchestra of St. Luke’s and Voices of Ascension. He has been the pianist and arranger for Deborah Voigt, Jesse Norman, Ute Lemper and, as he says, “happily, Tovah Feldshuh.” Mr. Bassi has received numerous composition grants and his music is published by Oxford University Press. His work has been performed at venues from Lincoln Center and Carnegie Hall to the Vatican in Rome. He has served as Musical Director in productions at Lincoln Center Theater, York Theatre, numerous Off-Broadway and regional productions, as well as serving as a frequent rehearsal pianist for New York Philharmonic.
JEFF HARNAR (Director) has previously directed Tovah Feldshuh’s “Aging is Optional,” Celia Berk’s “You Can’t Rush Spring,” (MAC & BroadwayWorld Awards) and “Manhattan Serenade,” and Anna Bergman’s “You and the Night and the Music.” For the Mabel Mercer Foundation Jeff directed the Cole Porter revue “It’s De-Lovely” at both The Westhampton Beach Performing Arts Center and The Yale University Theatre. In the UK, Jeff was Artistic Director and Host of three seasons of “The American Songbook in London” at The Jermyn Street Theater and Pizza on The Park. For “The Theatre Guild at Sea” Jeff directed their Amazon Cruise featuring Patricia Neal, Cliff Robertson and Rue McClanahan. This summer Jeff will be on the teaching faculty of The St. Louis Cabaret Conference. Jeff is also the winner of the 2015 and 2016 Broadway World Cabaret Award for Best Male Vocalist. www.jeffharnar.com
Tovah Feldshuh in AGING IS OPTIONAL plays Feinstein’s/54 Below (254 West 54th Street) on August 1st and 3rd, 2017. There is a $60 – $115 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.