Cabaret & Concert NewsCraig Bierko Joins Les Misérables Tony Winner Frances Ruffelle for NYC ConcertBroadway and the West End’s original Eponine returns to The Green Room 42 with her acclaimed nightclub act.
By
Adam Hetrick
January 30, 2018
Frances Ruffelle
Frances Ruffelle and Craig Bierko
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Tony Award nominee Craig Bierko (The Music Man, Matilda) will again join original Les Misérables star Frances Ruffelle in concert on February 1 at 7:30 PM at New York’s Green Room 42.
After a sold-out engagement last fall, Ruffelle returns with her nightclub act Frances Ruffelle LIVE(s) in New York as part of an ongoing monthly residency at the midtown venue. Bierko was a special guest at Ruffelle's October concert. The two are dating.
Co-created by Ruffelle and Gwyneth Herbert, Frances Ruffelle LIVE(s) in New York features musical arrangements by Herbert with additional arrangements by Jude Obermuller and David Barber.
Ruffelle earned a Tony Award for playing Eponine in the original Broadway production of Les Misérables, a role she created in the original London production. Her stage appearances include Chicago, Pippin, and Children of Eden, as well as the recent U.K. premiere of Michael John LaChiusa’s The Wild Party.
The Green Room 42 is located in the Yotel at 570 Tenth Avenue in Manhattan. Tickets range $30–$75 (VIP). There is no food or beverage minimum. To book tickets, visit TheGreenRoom42.com.