Forty-eight years ago, Laurie Beechman and Andrea McArdle made their Broadway debuts together in Annie. Now to commemorate the anniversary and the refurbished cabaret space, McArdle will return home to the Beechman stage for two nights: Friday, May 9 and Saturday, May 10, both at 7:00 PM.
McArdle also played an important role in the history of the Laurie Beechman Theatre. After Laurie’s untimely passing, when the “Downstairs Theatre Bar” of the West Bank Café was renamed in Laurie’s honor, she was there to help inaugurate the space and celebrate her friend’s enduring legacy. In 2025, she returned to reopen the newly redesigned theatre with a showstopping performance of “NYC.”
Now, McArdle returns once again to share an evening of song and storytelling. Audiences can expect a night filled with classic Broadway show tunes, 1970s throwbacks, personal reflections on Annie, tributes to Laurie Beechman, and behind-the-scenes tales of working alongside legends such as Liberace, Carol Channing,and Leslie Uggams and rubbing elbows with Frank Sinatra, Michael Jackson, and more.
Tickets for Andrea McArdle: Back to the Beechman are $40–$55 with a $25 food and beverage minimum. For reservations, visit TheBeechman.comor call 212-695-6909.
The Laurie Beechman Theatre is located at 407 W 42nd Street (at Ninth Avenue), NYC, downstairs at the West Bank Cafe.
