Broadway luminaries Alysha Umphress and Jeff Blumenkrantz reunite for a special evening on Saturday, January 20 at 7:00 PM at The Green Room 42. Tony Award-nominated Kenita R. Miller will be the show’s special guest.
The theater diva and actor, composer and lyricist Blumenkrantz, the Tony Award nominee from Bright Star and Murder for Two, bring fresh arrangements of songs marking the 10th anniversary of their album, I’ve Been Played: Alysha Umphress Swings Jeff Blumenkrantz.
Umphress appeared on Broadway in On the Town, American Idiot, On a Clear Day You Can See Forever, Priscilla Queen of the Desert and Bring it On!. Her Off-Broadway shows include Scotland, PA and Smokey Joe’s Café, for which she received a Lucille Lortel Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress and a Chita Rivera Award for Best Ensemble. She performed the role of Ruth Sherwood in Wonderful Town with the London Symphony Orchestra, which was recorded on the LSO label. Umphress, with a roster of many other credits, is fresh from her performance with the Orchestra Teatro Regio Torino at the world-famous Teatro alla Scala in Milan.
Blumenkrantz appeared on Broadway in Bright Star, A Class Act, How to Succeed in Business…, Damn Yankees, The Threepenny Opera and Into the Woods. Off-Broadway, he was featured in Murder for Two, receiving a Lucille Lortel Award nomination. For City Center Encores!, he has been seen in The Golden Apple, Anyone Can Whistle, and God Bless You, Mr. Rosewater. His film and TV credits include: “Succession,” “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel,” “Pose,” “Mr. Robot,” “Fosse/Verdon” and many others. He is the recipient of The Fred Ebb Award for musical theater songwriters. His music commissions include Lincoln Center, Carnegie Hall, Guggenheim Works and Process and Inner Voices.
The cover charge ranges from $20-$50. A livestream option is available for $20. For tickets, please visit www.TheGreenRoom42.com.
The Green Room 42 is located at 570 Tenth Avenue at 42nd Street, on the 4th Floor of Yotel, NYC.
