To celebrate the 70th anniversary of the Tony Award®-winning musical Wonderful Town, an all-star concert of the score by Leonard Bernstein, Betty Comden and Adolph Green. will be presented at 54 Below at 9:30 PM. Music direction by Michael Lavine. Directed and produced by Robert W. Schneider.
The cast features Alison Lea Bender, Todd Buonopane, Hilary Cole, Erin Davie, Eric Michael Gillett, Amanda Green, Janine LaManna, Timmy Lewis, Cameron Loyal, Sean McDermott, Aaron Mitchum, Lee Roy Reams, Billy Recce, J Savage, Seth Sikes, Rebecca Spigelman, Elizabeth Teeter and Karen Ziemba. They will be joined by Maggie Bera, James Cella, Chas Conacher, Connor Coughlin, Roger Dawley, Grant Evan, Kali Evonne, Matthew Fairlee, Caleb Funk, Aaron Gooden, Will Hutcheson, Christina Emily Jackson, Juliana Padilla, Molly Samson and Taylor Erin Wade. Musical highlights include “Ohio,” “Conga,” “One Hundred Easy Ways,” and “Wrong Note Rag.”
Based on the autobiographical short stories published in The New Yorker by Ruth McKenney, My Sister, Eileen became a book upon which two films were made (1942 and 1955) before first emerging in 1953 as the musical Wonderful Town—in which it’s the summer of 1935. Ruth, an aspiring writer, and Eileen, an actress, leave rural Ohio to seek success in the big city. They pursue their dreams, overcome heartbreak, encounter a motley assortment of colorful characters, and – ultimately – find love right in the heart of Christopher Street.
There is a $50 cover charge ($56.50 with fees). $80 premium seating ($89.50 with fees). $25 food & beverage minimum.
54 Below is located at 254 W 54th St., Cellar, New York, NY
