Tony Award nominees Charles Busch, Norm Lewis, and Andrea McArdle are among the Broadway artists who are set to appear at Feinstein’s/54 Below in the coming weeks. They invited the press to check out an early preview of what’s in store, performing highlights from their upcoming engagements.
Lewis (Porgy and Bess, Phantom of the Opera) will return for his fourth annual holiday residency with Nutracker Cool December 17–22. The engagement coincides with the release of The Norm Lewis Christmas Album, which is now available. Fans can expect holiday classics, showtunes, and pop music from Lewis, who is backed by music director Joseph Joubert, along with band members Perry Cavari and George Farmer. Richard Jay-Alexander directs. Tickets here.
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Also returning to ring in the New Year for his third year in a row will be Busch, the celebrated performer and playwright known for The Tale of the Allergist’s Wife and The Divine Sister. The 7 PM show on December 31 will include special guests Howard McGillin (The Phantom of the Opera), Andrea Burns (In the Heights), Peter Flynn (The Scarlet Pimpernel), Ashley Austin Morris (Die Mommie Die!), and music director Tom Judson. Tickets here.
Kicking off the New Year will be Annie Tony nominee Andrea McArdle and A Chorus Line Tony winner Donna McKechnie, who will join forces to celebrate the music of Marvin Hamlisch and Stephen Sondheim January 1–5, 2019. The two theatre icons take audiences on a musical journey as they share personal stories and songs from the award-winning writers. Tickets here.
Busch, Lewis, McArdle, and more have been special guest performers on Playbill's Broadway on the High Seas cruises. Cabins are now on sale for Playbill’s Broadway on the Rhône River 2 April 7–14, 2019, featuring Melissa Errico, Norm Lewis, Rebecca Luker, Marc Kudisch, and Seth Rudetsky, and Broadway in the Great Northwest, Playbill Travel’s first domestic cruise, will bring passengers on a journey through the Pacific Northwest from April 26–May 4, 2020.
Playbill Travel is currently accepting waitlist travelers for its sold out cruises: Broadway in Bordeaux With Michael Feinstein (September 1–9, 2019) and Broadway on the High Seas: The Greek Isles (June 24–July 1, 2019). Call Playbill Travel for tickets at 866-455-6789 or visit PlaybillTravel.com.
