Welcome

To
54 Below

A Nonprofit Cabaret Venue

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

Stephen Schwartz will not appear at this performance

Let us welcome you to a Wicked night filled with songs from Stephen Schwartz and Stephen Sondheim! Watch as we Merrily Roll Along into their iconic songbooks, featuring works such as “Defying Gravity,” “On The Steps Of The Palace,” and so many more of your favorites! In addition to the glorious songs, this show will include a “Which Stephen?” trivia game, and be a great night out for theatre nerds. Produced by Katie Kawko, with associate production by Sophia Rubino. Music direction by Aidan S. Wells.

Come to the show: We’ve got “Magic to Do” just for you, so join us for one night only! We’d be delighted to have your Company.

Featuring:

Kyle Ahmeer Bethea
Dawson Blackburn
Kate Coffey (The Angel Makers off-Broadway)
Jeffrey Cornelius (Dear Evan Hansen national tour)
Bella Coppola (SIX)
Erin Rose Doyle (The Hills of California, Parade)
Becca Fitzgerald
Collin Hancock (How To Dance In Ohio)
Gabriella Joy (FIVE: The Parody Musical, The Color Purple national tour)
Halle Just
Ashlyn Maddox (Kennedy Center’s Bye Bye Birdie, Parade)
Cal Mitchell (White Rose: The Musical)
Oliver Richman
Cole Thompson (Into The Woods, White Rose: The Musical)

Stephen Sondheim was born in 1930, and after his passing in 2021 he is memorialized as one of the most important composers and lyricists in modern Broadway history. With a career spanning over 50 years, Mr. Sondheim can be identified by his stylistic vision and distinct voice in works such as West Side Story (lyrics), Sweeney Todd, Sunday in the Park with George, Company, Follies, Merrily We Roll Along, and Into The Woods. A recipient of more Tony Awards^® than any other composer, Mr. Sondheim has collected 8 Tony Awards^® and 7 Grammy Awards. Among these awards includes the Special Tony Award^® for Lifetime Achievement in the Theatre.

Stephen Schwartz was born in 1948. He is a Tony Award^®-nominated and Grammy Award winning composer and lyricist who has been in the industry for almost 50 years. Mr. Schwartz has received the 2015 Isabelle Stevenson Award, a special Tony Award^® for his commitment to serving artists and fostering new talent. Mr. Schwartz is known for his work on Broadway with musicals such as Godspell, Pippin, The Children of Eden, and Wicked. He has also contributed lyrically to several successful films including Pocahontas, The Hunchback of Notre Dame, The Prince of Egypt, and Enchanted.

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.