Surprisingly Good for You

Andrew & Tim ARE Andrew & Tim

Andrew Zachary Cohen returns to 54 Below following the success of Don’t Ask the Lady and That’s How it Goes with his third cabaret. This time joined by superstar pianist and in-demand MD Tim Splain, taking the stage in his cabaret debut appropriately fresh from his role as Associate Conductor on the national tour of The Phantom of the Opera. Entering the very last year of his 70s, Andrew (Lord Lloyd Webber) is ringing in his birthday with his favorite octogenarian, the once and future king/collaborator, the OG star lyricist Tim (Sir Rice).  And where better to celebrate than the very best basement, and their very favorite cabaret venue, 54 Below. Hear completely true, absolutely not made up, factual recounting straight from the horses’ mouths of their fated meeting, historic career, and tempestuous relationship. Using plenty of their own work but also songs by Jule Styne, Cy Coleman, Andrew Lippa, Stephen Sondheim, Cole Porter, and more, Andrew and Tim will tell all in an epic night of cabaret you’ll be sure to remember Now and Forever. Guaranteed to be Surprisingly Good for You!

Music Directed by two-time MAC winner Dan Pardo.

“No miracles were performed when the wine ran out at two in the morning, but there was still a sea of scotch and gin with which to toast lyricist Tim Rice and composer Andrew Lloyd Webber.” -Guy Flatley, The New York Times

“The music is better than run-of-the-mill Broadway and the best score for an English musical in years. There is a coyness in its contemporaneity, a sneaky pleasure in the boldness of its anachronisms, a special undefined air of smugness in its daring.”  -Clive Barnes, The New York Times

Please note that all artists and acts are subject to change at any time.