Award-winning international artist Ari Axelrod offers an encore performance of A Place for Us: A Celebration of Jewish Broadway on Monday, May 13 at 7:00 PM at Birdland.
The concert spotlights Jewish vitality and culture by honoring the songs and stories of Jewish composers and their contributions to the American musical. Beloved melodies and lyrics by the likes of Irving Berlin, Leonard Bernstein, Stephen Schwartz and Carole King are featured, among others.
Axelrod was named one of the “36 to Watch,” recognizing him as one of the 36 most influential Jews in the country, by The Jewish Week. He received the 2022 Bistro Award for Theatrical Artistry in Song; the show also garnered him a BroadwayWorld Award and a MAC Award nomination for Best Male Vocalist in 2020. Axelrod’s recent credits include Fiddler on the Roof (Paper Mill Playhouse), NAMT, The York Theatre Company and The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis.
There is a $30 music charge and a $20 food and beverage minimum. For reservations, please call (212) 581-3080 or visit www.BirdlandJazz.com.
Birdland is located at 315 West 44th Street (between 8th and 9th Avenues) in Manhattan.
