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News PHOTO CALL: Stephanie J. Block, Liz Callaway, LaChanze, Brian Stokes Mitchell, Mary Testa and More Kick Off Ahrens and Flaherty Celebration Tony Award winners Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty, who created such works as Ragtime, Once On This Island and the upcoming Broadway musical Rocky, are celebrating 30 years of musical collaboration with a six-performance concert engagement beginning Sept. 26 at 54 Below.

By Matthew Blank

September 27, 2013

Billed as Nice Fighting You: A 30th Anniversary Celebration, the concerts are populated by special guests from Ahrens and Flaherty's three decades of collaboration. Lyricist Ahrens and composer Flaherty will be joined by actors who appeared in their productions of Lucky Stiff, Ragtime, Once On This Island, A Man of No Importance, Seussical and their animated film "Anastasia."

Here's a look at the first concert:

Stephanie J. Block, Liz Callaway, LaChanze, Brian Stokes Mitchell, Mary Testa and More Kick Off Ahrens and Flaherty Celebration

Kecia Lewis, Liz Callaway, Stephen Flaherty, Stephanie J. Block, Mary Testa and LaChanze — Stephanie J. Block, Liz Callaway, LaChanze, Brian Stokes Mitchell, Mary Testa and More Kick Off Ahrens and Flaherty Celebration

Tony Award winners Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty, who created such works as Ragtime, Once On This Island and the upcoming Broadway musical Rocky, are celebrating 30 years of musical collaboration with a six-performance concert engagement beginning Sept. 26 at 54 Below.
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Stephen Flaherty and Lynn Ahrens — Stephen Flaherty and Lynn Ahrens

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Liz Callaway — Liz Callaway

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LaChanze — LaChanze

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LaChanze — LaChanze

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LaChanze — LaChanze

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LaChanze and Kecia Lewis — LaChanze and Kecia Lewis

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Sean McCourt — Sean McCourt

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Sean McCourt — Sean McCourt

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Mary Testa — Mary Testa

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Lynn Ahrens — Lynn Ahrens

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Stephanie J. Block — Stephanie J. Block

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Stephanie J. Block — Stephanie J. Block

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LaChanze and Brian Stokes Mitchell — LaChanze and Brian Stokes Mitchell

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LaChanze and Brian Stokes Mitchell — LaChanze and Brian Stokes Mitchell

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Brian Stokes Mitchell — Brian Stokes Mitchell

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Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty — Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty

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Sean McCourt, Lynn Ahrens and Brian Stokes Mitchell — Sean McCourt, Lynn Ahrens and Brian Stokes Mitchell

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Brian Stokes Mitchell and LaChanze — Brian Stokes Mitchell and LaChanze

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Kecia Lewis, Liz Callaway, Sean McCourt, Lynn Ahrens, Brian Stokes Mitchell, Stephanie J. Block, Stephen Flaherty, Mary Testa and LaChanze — Kecia Lewis, Liz Callaway, Sean McCourt, Lynn Ahrens, Brian Stokes Mitchell, Stephanie J. Block, Stephen Flaherty, Mary Testa and LaChanze

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Kecia Lewis, Liz Callaway, Stephen Flaherty, Stephanie J. Block, Mary Testa and LaChanze — Kecia Lewis, Liz Callaway, Stephen Flaherty, Stephanie J. Block, Mary Testa and LaChanze

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Stephanie J. Block and Kecia Lewis — Stephanie J. Block and Kecia Lewis

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Sean McCourt and Mary Testa — Sean McCourt and Mary Testa

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Brian Stokes Mitchell — Brian Stokes Mitchell

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LaChanze and Liz Callaway — LaChanze and Liz Callaway

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Liz Callaway — Liz Callaway

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Chef Andre Marrero, musical director Ted Sperling, Stephen Flaherty and Lynn Ahrens — Chef Andre Marrero, musical director Ted Sperling, Stephen Flaherty and Lynn Ahrens

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Richard Frankel, Steve Baruch, Stephen Flaherty, Lynn Ahrens and Tom Viertel — Richard Frankel, Steve Baruch, Stephen Flaherty, Lynn Ahrens and Tom Viertel

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Chef Andre Marrero, Richard Frankel, Lynn Ahrens, Stephen Flaherty and Tom Viertel — Chef Andre Marrero, Richard Frankel, Lynn Ahrens, Stephen Flaherty and Tom Viertel

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Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty — Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty

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Stephen Flaherty, Ted Sperling and Lynn Ahrens — Stephen Flaherty, Ted Sperling and Lynn Ahrens

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LaChanze, 54 Below's Director of Original Programming Phil Geoffrey Bond, Liz Callaway and 54 Below's Director of Programming Jennifer Ashley Tepper — LaChanze, 54 Below's Director of Original Programming Phil Geoffrey Bond, Liz Callaway and 54 Below's Director of Programming Jennifer Ashley Tepper

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Brian Stokes Mitchell — Brian Stokes Mitchell

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Stephen Flaherty, Lynn Ahrens, Freddie Gershon and Myrna Gershon — Stephen Flaherty, Lynn Ahrens, Freddie Gershon and Myrna Gershon

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The Sept. 27 concert at 8 PM includes Callaway, Crawford, Quentin Earl Darrington, LaChanze, Lewis, Marin Mazzie, McCour and Jessica Molaskey. The 11 PM concert features Annaleigh Ashford, Callaway, Darrington, Julie Halston, Mazzie, Molaskey and Bobby Steggert.

The Sept. 28 concert at 8 PM features Crawford, Kevin Chamberlin, Darrington, Lewis Grosso, LaChanze, Mazzie and Molaskey. The 11 PM concert includes Ashford, Chamberlin, Darrington, Grosso, Halston, Rebecca Luker, Mazzie, Molaskey and Steggert.

There is a $55-$65 cover charge ($40-$50 for 11 PM shows) and a $25-$30 food/beverage minimum.

54 Below is located at 254 West 54th Street. For more information and tickets, call (866) 468-7619 or visit 54Below.com.