Joyce DeWitt (Three’s Company), Anita Gillette (A Parallelogram), and Julia Murney (Wicked), have joined Feinstein’s/54 Below’s star-studded Woman of the Year: In Concert on Wednesday, November 29th, 2017, at 7:00pm and 9:30pm. A portion of the proceeds will be going to The Phyllis Newman Women’s Health Initiative.
The role of Tess Harding, originally played by Lauren Bacall, will be divided amongst eight different actresses including Ms. DeWitt, Ms. Murney, Dee Hoty (Gigi), Christine Toy Johnson (Hello, Dolly!), Luba Mason (How to Succeed In Business Without Really Trying), Christine Pedi (Spamilton), and Eve Plumb (The Brady Bunch).
Sam Craig, Tess’ love interest, will be played by Robert Cuccioli (Jekyll and Hyde), Bradley Dean (A Little Night Music), Brad Oscar (Something Rotten) and Kevin Zak (Clinton: The Musical).
John “Lypsinka” Epperson (Once Upon a Mattress), Todd Buonpane (Cinderella), and Robbie Rozelle (Songs from Inside My Locker) will play Tess’ assistant, Gerald.
Ms. Gillette (A Parallelogram), Mary Callanan (Bandstand) and Hunter Ryan Herdlicka (A Little Night Music) will take on the roles of Jan, Helga, and Alexi, respectively.
The ensemble will include Jody Cook, Cam Cote, Jessie Davidson, Roger Dawley, Miranda Gelch, Will Hutcheson, Ethan Larsen, Mychael Leverage, Maggie Malaney, Paris Alexander Nesbitt, Benjamin Nissen, Libby Rosenfeld, Ruby Shadley, and London Sperry.
Producer and director Robert W. Schneider said, “We are over the moon that all these wonderful artists will come together to celebrate not only the wonderful Kander and Ebb score but to help bring more attention to the wonderful work done by The Phyllis Newman Women’s Health Initiative.”
WOMAN OF THE YEAR follows the competitive relationship between television news personality Tess Harding and cartoonist Sam Craig. Songs from WOMAN OF THE YEARinclude: “Sometimes A Day Goes By,” “One Of The Boys,” “I Wrote the Book,” and “The Grass Is Always Greener”.
The concert is directed and produced by Robert W. Schneider. Projections will be designed by Benjamin Nissen.
Tickets, starting at $35, are still available. In addition to the ticket price, there is food and beverage minimum of $25.00 54 SINGS KANDER & EBB’S WOMAN OF THE YEAR tickets can be purchased at 54below.com. Tickets on the day of performance after 4:00 are only available by calling (646) 476-3551.