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54 Below

A Nonprofit Cabaret Venue

This event is being streamed online. To purchase tickets for the in-person event, click here.

Broadway’s brightest stars come together to celebrate Sammy Davis, Jr. for his 100th birthday.

Throughout his extraordinary career, this groundbreaking artist made history on Broadway, in the movies, and on records. For seven decades – beginning on the vaudeville stage at the age of two! – Sammy shattered barriers everywhere. He went on to influence generations to come as a singer, dancer, actor, and activist.

Get ready for an evening featuring an all-star cast as they perform such dazzling songs as “I Gotta Be Me,” “Yes I Can,” “The Candy Man,” “Too Close for Comfort,” “Something’s Gotta Give,” and many more. Join musical director and 54 mainstay Michael Lavine and writers/producers Joe Marchese and Andy Skurow for a “Once in a Lifetime” centennial celebration.

Featuring:

Michael-Demby Cain (Ragtime, Victor/Victoria, Smokey Joe’s Cafe)
Keith David (Tony Award^® nominee, Hot Feet, Seven Guitars, Jelly’s Last Jam)
Ava Nicole Frances (BroadwayWorld Cabaret Award winner)
Nicolas King (Disney’s Beauty and the Beast, Hollywood Arms, A Thousand Clowns)
Marc Kudisch (Tony Award^® nominee, Floyd Collins, Girl from the North Country, The Great Society)
T. Oliver Reid (Hadestown, Once on This Island, Sunset Boulevard)
Blinky Williams (R&B and soul singer/songwriter, “Good Times” theme song)
Eric Jordan Young (Ragtime, The Look of Love, Seussical)
plus wonderful surprises!

Joined by Michael O’Brien on bass.

Live from 54 Below is a new series featuring streams of LIVE performances direct from Broadway’s Living Room! Designed to make more shows accessible to fans from across the globe and to recreate the live experience, all shows will be presented exclusively at the time of performance with an in-house audience and will not be available on demand afterwards.