Welcome

To
54 Below

A Nonprofit Cabaret Venue

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

At age eleven, Seth Christenfeld found a copy of The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy in his school library and proceeded to devour the complete works of Douglas Adams. At age fifteen, Seth saw the original production of Side Show on Broadway and proceeded to fall completely in love with musical theatre. These twin events reorganized his brain…and not necessarily for the better. But certainly for the nerdier.

Tonight, thanks to songs he’s written with a host of composers, you’ll get a glimpse inside Seth’s dorkalicious mind. It’s a strange place and he apologizes in advance for some of the things you’ll encounter. Self-loathing? Check. Weird breakups? Double check. The 1986 Mets? Ya gotta believe that’s a check. A Tamagotchi? Maybe, if he finishes that one in time.

There might even be a visit from Zaphod Beeblebrox, President of the Galaxy.

C’mon in. Sit back. Relax. Experience… life, the universe, and everything. (well, some things.)

Featuring:

Ari Axelrod (Fiddler on the Roof at Paper Mill Playhouse)
Alexandra de Suze (A Haunting Melody at The Secret Theatre)
Alyse Alan Louis (Amélie, Disaster!, Mamma Mia!, Teeth)
Ann Harada (Avenue Q Broadway and West End, Into the Woods, Rodgers+Hammerstein’s Cinderella)
Lyda Jade Harlan (Anastasia at Bucks County Playhouse, Maggie at Goodspeed Opera House)
Zal Owen (Harmony, The Band’s Visit)
Michael Winther (Drama Desk nominee, Flying Over Sunset, 33 Variations, Mamma Mia!)
and more stars to be announced!

Life, the Universe, and Everything: The Seth Christenfeld 42nd (and a half) Birthday Spectacular has lyrics by Seth Christenfeld and music by James Ballard, Will Buck, Christiana Cole, Amy Engelhardt, Eric Grunin, Brendan Milburn, Paulo K Tiról, and others TBD. James Ballard is Music Supervisor.

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.