Maria-Christina Oliveras caught the attention of NYC theater fans with an explosive, show-stopping turn in David Byrne and Fatboy Slim’s multiple award-winning musical Here Lies Love . On August 6, she brings her gift of storytelling and unique style to Feinstein’s/54 Below in an electrifying night of music and surprises. In this episode, she joins our Director of Marketing, Nella Vera, for a chat about her career, her collaborations with renowned artists, including Tony nominee Alex Timbers, an...
Aug 01, 2021•39 min•Season 1Ep. 19
Tony Award® nominee Adam Pascal joins us as we celebrate his return to Feinstein’s/54 Below. The star of RENT , Aida , Something Rotten!, Cabaret, and Pretty Woman , among others, chats with our Director of Marketing, Nella Vera, about life during the pandemic, recalls highlights from his career, and tells us what audiences can expect from his solo show. For information about Adam's upcoming shows, visit 54Below.com To view a video of Adam singing "One Song Glory.," visit https://youtu.be/hloIgA...
Jul 27, 2021•36 min•Season 1Ep. 18
Derrick Baskin is a Grammy and Tony-nominated artist for his astounding performance in Ain’t Too Proud: The Life and Times of the Temptations . Other noteworthy Broadway credits include Memphis The Musical , Disney’s The Little Mermaid , and The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee . Film/TV credits include The Good Lord Bird starring alongside Ethan Hawke, Marshall with the late Chadwick Boseman, and three seasons on Hulu’s critically acclaimed sitcom Difficult People . Derrick joins Nella Ve...
Jun 23, 2021•48 min•Season 1Ep. 17
An episode for Sondheim fans! This week, we turn our focus to Sondheim Unplugged , one of the most popular and long-running series presented at Feinstein’s/54 Below. A celebrated New York event since 2010 (It’s a Hit!), the show features some of Broadway and cabaret’s most dynamic voices, accompanied by piano only, delving into the musical world of Broadway’s master composer. In December 2020, Sondheim Unplugged was recorded and streamed as part of 54 Below Premieres , the club’s new streaming s...
Jan 13, 2021•47 min•Season 1Ep. 16
It’s our biggest and most enchanting episode ever! To celebrate the streaming debut of Broadway Princess Holiday Party , we chatted with the delightful cast, Broadway’s original princesses: Laura Osnes ( Cinderella ), Susan Egan ( Beauty and the Beast ), and Courtney Reed ( Aladdin ). They are joined by special guest prince Adam J. Levy ( Waitress ) and musical director and Fairy Godfairy Benjamin Rauhala ( Fiddler on the Roof ). They reveal the key to playing some of the most beloved and iconic...
Dec 21, 2020•40 min
Marilu Henner is a star of television, film, and the Great White Way. On Broadway, she has appeared in Over Here! , Pal Joey , Social Security , Chicago , and most recently, Gettin’ the Band Back Together . She was also part of the National Tour casts of Grease and Annie Get Your Gun . She began her film career in 1977 with “Between the Lines,” and has since appeared in "Cannonball Run II," "Johnny Dangerously," "L.A. Story," and "Noises Off” among many others. She has also appeared in TV shows ...
Mar 03, 2020•41 min•Season 1Ep. 14
Our guest today is Nicole Henry, Soul Train Award winner who has been described as “….a paragon of perfection… the vocal love child of Whitney Houston and Sarah Vaughan." She has performed in more than 30 music festivals worldwide and in some of the world’s most famous venues. She will be playing her show, Nicole Henry Sings Whitney Houston on March 3 and 17 at Feinstein’s/54 Below. Nicole sat down with our Director of Marketing, Nella Vera, to discuss her major inspirations, performing in venue...
Feb 29, 2020•30 min•Season 1Ep. 13
Joining us today are Matt Dahan & Kelly Lynne D’Angelo, writers of the emotional and explosive pop-rock musical Starry , about brothers Vincent and Theo van Gogh. Matt and Kelly have written two full-length musicals together including The Count of Monte Cristo and Starry. Matt is also the Music Director for Starkid, the internet sensation behind A Very Potter Musical that helped launched Darren Criss to fame. Kelly is also a professional Dungeon Master at Wizards of the Coast and freelance t...
Feb 28, 2020•37 min•Season 1Ep. 12
Today’s guests are longtime friend of the club Alice Ripley and her frequent collaborator Christopher Schelling. Alice, who has been hailed by The New York Times as “simply astonishing,” is a consummate Broadway star, a versatile film and TV actor, and a distinguished singer-songwriter. She earned her first Tony Award nomination in 1997 with her brilliant work in the legendary Side Show , before winning the 2009 Tony Award for “Best Actress in a Musical '' for her performance as Diana Goodman in...
Feb 27, 2020•28 min•Season 1Ep. 11
Our guest today made his Broadway debut at the age of 16 in the title role in Dear Evan Hansen . He was the winner of the Best Actor Award at the 2018 National High School Musical Theatre Awards (known more commonly as the Jimmy Awards). Andrew joined our Director of Marketing, Nella Vera, to discuss how he related to the role of Evan, his theatre company Zneefrock Productions, and heading off to Harvard this Fall. For tickets and information visit: https://54below.com/events/a-newsical-hope/ Se...
Feb 25, 2020•40 min•Season 1Ep. 10
For this special live taping of the Feinstein’s/54 Below Podcast at BroadwayCon 2020, we were joined by Broadway favorites Jelani Remy and Amanda Jane Cooper. Jelani Remy is currently starring as Eddie Kendricks in Ain't Too Proud! The Life and Times of The Temptations. He was last seen in the recent off Broadway revival of Smokey Joe’s Cafe after playing Simba in Disney's The Lion King ! Amanda Jane Cooper is known to national audiences for having played Glinda on the tour of Wicked and in 2017...
Feb 24, 2020•27 min•Season 1Ep. 9
John Hill is an actor, producer, TV and radio personality. John starred as Jason McConnell in the off Broadway cult favorite, BARE: A pop opera and also performed in the original Broadway productions of Hairspray , The Boy From Oz and the National Tour of Miss Saigon . Currently, he is a producer of Bravo’s “Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen” and co-host of “Andy Cohen: Live” on Sirius XM. He also hosts his own show radio show, “The Feels” on SiriusXM. On March 11, he brings his signature ...
Feb 20, 2020•41 min•Season 1Ep. 8
This week we are joined by internationally-acclaimed singer, songwriter and recording artist Anthony Nunziata. Anthony has performed hundreds of concerts over the past few years headlining major performing arts centers, theaters, symphony concert halls and private events across the country and around the world. He recently appeared in the Netflix film "The Last Laugh" opposite Chevy Chase and Richard Dreyfuss. This Brooklyn-born, classically trained singer is hailed by Broadwayworld as “an explo...
Feb 05, 2020•29 min•Season 1Ep. 7
This week we are joined by two-time Tony Award® nominee Christine Andreas. Our guest today is Christine Andreas, a multiple-award-winning singer, actress, and two-time Tony nominee. She most recently appeared on Broadway as Jacqueline in the recent revival of La Cage aux Folles with Kelsey Grammer, and also created the role of Marguerite in The Scarlet Pimpernel . She captured theatergoers’ hearts as Eliza Doolittle in the 20th anniversary production of My Fair Lady , as Laurey in Oklahoma! as w...
Jan 28, 2020•33 min•Season 1Ep. 6
This week we are joined by our final composer from the New Writers at 54! Series, Helen Park. Helen's recent work includes KPOP, her Off-Broadway musical debut for which she co-wrote music and lyrics. Produced by Ars Nova, Ma-Yi Theatre Company and Woodshed Collective, the critically acclaimed show received a sold-out, extended run in NYC and was awarded the 2018 Richard Rodgers Award and the Lucille Lortel Award for Best Musical. Helen also composed music for Baked Goods for which she won the 2...
Jan 24, 2020•29 min•Season 1Ep. 5
This week we are joined by two more of the artists from our New Writers at 54! Series, Andrew R. Butler and Mark Sonnenblick. Andrew R. Butler is a Jonathon Larson Grant winning-composer, writer and performer. His composition credits include the Lucille Lortel Award winner for Outstanding Musical Rags Parkland Sings The Songs Of The Future , and four musicals co-written with playwright Andrew Farmer. As an actor, he has performed in productions from theaters such as Ars Nova, SoHo Rep, and Theat...
Jan 15, 2020•32 min•Season 1Ep. 4
Two composers from our New Writers at 54! series join us for this week’s episode. Rona Siddiqui is the award-winning composer and lyricist behind the autobiographical comedy Salaam Medina: Tales of a Halfghan , which completed a workshop at Playwrights Horizons in November 2019. She has also created standalone pieces for The NYC Gay Men’s Chorus, Broadway Inspirational Voices, and Wicked ’s 16th Anniversary Commemoration and music directed the Michael R Jackson’s A Strange Loop . Billy Recce is ...
Jan 08, 2020•33 min•Season 1Ep. 3
Acclaimed performer Seth Sikes joins us for the second episode of the Feinstein’s/54 Below Podcast. A cabaret singer whose award-winning show Seth Sikes Sings Judy Garland has been performed across the country, Seth has been called “the best male singer of his generation on the cabaret scene” by Theatre Scene and “one of the saviors of the Great American Songbook as we continue into the 21st century” by NY Arts Review . In addition to his Garland tribute shows, his repertoire also includes homag...
Dec 25, 2019•38 min•Season 1Ep. 2
A Tony and Grammy Award nominee, Broadway leading man Norm Lewis joins us for the inaugural episode of The Feinstein’s/54 Below Podcast. Norm talks to the club’s Marketing Director, Nella Vera, about his holiday show, dream roles and upcoming projects. Throughout his distinguished career, Norm has taken on some of the most iconic roles in theater. He is known for playing Javert in the 25th Anniversary Concert of Les Misérables , as well as for his leading roles in The Little Mermaid , Sweeney To...
Dec 20, 2019•30 min•Season 1Ep. 1
The Feinstein’s/54 Below Podcast will take you behind the scenes at the world-famous Broadway supper club. Known as “Broadway’s Living Room,” the club is a destination for acclaimed stars of the stage and music world and their fans. We invite you to join us for as we sit down and chat with the performers who grace our stage – they will inspire us with stories about their journey to Broadway, share news about their upcoming shows and projects---and make us laugh with some backstage stories that y...
Dec 16, 2019•4 min
