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54 Below

A Nonprofit Cabaret Venue

As of 1.26.2026

 

54 Below gratefully acknowledges the individuals, whose generous gifts provide vital support to our mission to preserve and expand the art of cabaret. Listed below are those Patrons whose gifts are vital to our success. To learn how you can become a Patron and support the music and artists you love email giving@54below.org or call 212-302-5559 x134.

 

GENERAL DONORS

 

54 Below gratefully acknowledges the individuals who have contributed to our Give to 54 Campaign. To learn how you can become a donor and support the music and artists you love, email giving@54below.org or call 212-302-5559 x134.

 

SHOW STOPPERS ($100,000+)

Ken & Rande Greiner
Debby Landesman
Todd Petzel

Lucille Werlinich
The Robert Wilson Charitable Trust

 

maestros ($50,000-$99,999)

Lee Perlman

 

Virtuosos ($25,000-$49,999)

Anonymous
Steve & Eda Baruch
Kathleen Clark & Richard Frankel
Hybrid Films, Daniel Elias & David Houts

The Live Music Society
Eleanor & Howard Morgan
Puffin West Foundation
Tom Viertel & Pat Daily

 

class acts ($10,000-$24,999)

James Gunderson
Brian Kaltner
Ed Lashins

New York State Council of the Arts
Susan Raanan

scene stealers ($5,000-9,999)

John Lee Beatty
Lorraine Di Paolo*
Brian Duffy
Sanford Fisher
Morgan Stanley in Honor of Sanford Fisher
Brian Leddin
The Nancy Friday Foundation
Lisa Peterson
Gina Purlia Johnson & Kent Johnson
Tobi Taub & Deb Seaman

 

($500-$4,999)

Peteris & Cherie Abuls
Felice Appell
John L. Beatty
Katie Budge
Joan & Ross Cecil
Rod & Jeff Clough
Drs. Ed & Becki Crane
Bo Crane
Jamie deRoy
Herb Donner
Mark Finneran
Dana Goldstein
Denise Hanna & Family
Joy Ingham
Donna Kenton
Ulrike Klopfer
Nancy Kuperman
The Kurtz Family Fund
Martha Mitchell
Ellis Pearce
Christina Polischuk
Susan Roach
Sheryl Rosenfield
Tim & Kim Speedy
Alec P. Stais
Sarah K. Steiner
Chris Sullivan
Randy Swartz
Brinley Thomas
Joseph C. Townsend
Steve Traxler
Pat Tully
Karen Walker
Richard Winkler

 


Patron Program Members

 

Headliners

Mindy Cimmino
Debby Landesman
Craig & Lorraine Martin
Todd Petzel
Ken Raskin

 

producers

Daniel Alpert
Sandye Berger
Peter & Barbara Bye
Lorraine DiPaolo
Sanford & Isanne Fisher
Susan Foldberg & Simon Liu
Gail Gordon & Angelo Fiorenza
Ronald E. Jacquart & Gary L. Van Wert
James & Mary Larkin
Kevin Lyle & Renee Chatelain
Keith Martinsen
Pamela Milam & Jamie B. Fowler
Anthony Thompson
 

 

directors

Johnathan Atwood
Ellen Auwarter
Bill Baker
Debra Campbell & Fred Stillman
Leonard Cariou
Kay Casstevens
Elizabeth Columbo
Rob & Idan Doerfler-Eckstein
Brian Duffy
Kenneth Fulton
Jennifer L. Futch
Lenore Glickhouse
Michael Grover & Nunzio Lupo
Ann Miner
In Loving Memory of Roberta Moutal
Eric Mraz & Mark Bingham
Lisa Peterson
Richard Ray
Phillip Manin & Dr. David Rosenberg
Michael Savignano
Susan Schwab & Stephen Ceurvost
Mark Stein
Victor Talbot & Pamela Shaw
Edward Tulin & Nicholas Wilson
Loretta Ucelli
Jeff Weinberger
Billy F.B. Wong & Stephanie Gordon
Jennifer Wray

 

composers

Catherine Adler
Anonymous (1)
Keda Albano
Dr. Tara Allmen
Margot Astrachan
Jerry & Laurie Basford
Dean Beals & Stan Pogroszewski
Jon & Kris Berg
David Berry
Richard & Barbara Booth
The Brasee Family
Bruce & Autumn Braswell
Hal Brody Productions
Jim & Tami Butler
Dr. Ellen Cosgrove & Jeffrey Fahl
Chris Cowen & Dante Reyes
Dianne Denommee
Jordan Dolan
Dominic Ramos-Ruiz & Eric Ellenbogen
David & Robyn Epstein
Hazel & Russel Ferhsleiser
Alan Foster & Esteban Fuertes
Pat & Marcia Gallas-Christie
Rob & Mary Ellen Gambardella
Sherri Goldberg
Melissa Griegel
Alan Guarino
Glenn Gundersen
John Hamilton
Terry Hofler & Marvin Anden
Paula & Ken Horn
Tapley Johnson
Karen & Wayne Lipton
Mike Lovdal
Carolyn Magoulias
Calvin Mew & Mary Crawford
Richard & Merle Milder
Ira Mont & Jill Cordle Mont
Paul Adler & David Mortimer
Melvin & Carol Newman
Chris & Janet Page
Walter Palmer
Michael & Evelyn Pollack
Leesa Quinlan & Brennan Wyatt
Judith Racoosin
Sue & Lester Reingold
Stephen Reynolds
Deborah Riegel
Joseph Roberts
Scott Roberts
Janet & Marvin Rosen
Amy Rosenthal
Robert J. & Elizabeth Rzasa
Yordak Salermo
Dorothy & Peter Samuels
Mark Sanders
Paul Schorr III
Mark Seely
Kiros Sistevaris & Julie Reed
Chuck and Tami Stencel
Tony & Candy Tedeschi
Brian Strelko
Thomas Toce
Erel Topuz & Andrew Gutterman
Dr. Gregory Tully
David Wasserman
Brenda Mainer & Robert Wetzel

 

lyricists

Lee Ackerman & Steve Lawrence
Charles Alexander
Timothy Anderson
Arthur Aranda & Melinda Dean-Aranda
Mark Asch
Bruce R. Balbach
Rob Bovitz
Ann Boyer
Ray Bragar & Robin Hertz
David Breger
Audrey Hayes Brinker
James & Victoria Bruni
Jenifer Bunis
Steven Byer
Dr. Stephen Capson
Doug Carlson
Larry & Susan Chorne
Jody Clark & Gail Colangelo
Mr. and Mrs. Brian Cobb
Michael Cohen
Mindy Cohen
Raul Corrêa da Silva
Reed Daniels
Daniel DeBlasio & Scott Sbaraglia
Christina Del Balso
Rosemary DelGiudice
Gina Dinardo
Stephen Elliott & Rusty Fox
Alicia Everett
Jeremy Feigelson
David & Roxanne Feldman
Kay Foster
Paul Friedman
Lindsey & Assaf Gal
Clare Garfield
Gabriella Gaspar
Fred Gilbert & Carol Gilbert
Michael Graf
Joan L. Greenberg
Diane & Gary Hirsch
Schuyler Hooke
Roberta Ishimitsu
Riki Kane-Larimer
Tom Marshall & Kathy Keneally
Cynthia Kern
Sue & Paul Kilrain
Ron Kitlas & Laura Famularo
Stephen Kleinberg
Thomas Kranz
Richard LaGravenese
Jesse & Jolene Lavine (Team Lavine)
Scott Lazarus & Julie Farmer
Sandra Leach
Desmond Lee & Carl Jukkola
Spencer Leuenberger
Leslie Levine
Peter Lichtenthal & Perry Eisman
Eric Lipkind
David Lipowicz
Barry & Harriet Lipsitz
John Lulias
Dr. Elizabeth Mack & Mr. Weston Rice
John Mackessy
Sharon Malone
Randy Mandel
Stephen Mann
Eileen Marzola
Chris McCartie & Mia Moravis
Christopher Meyer
Dr. Lowell Meyerson
Beverly Micchiche
Richard J. Moylan
Michael Musillo
Will & Sangho Nam
Anthony Napoli & Gary Newman
Nancy Nareski
Rebecca Newman
James D. Patterson & Brian G. Chapman
Alex Perez
Julie A. Pollitz
Deborah Brown & Jefrey Pollock
Mary Jane & Tom Poole
Beth Portolese
Steve Poulos
Paul Anagnostos & Dr. Brian Price
Barbara Pryor
Dr. Robecca Quammen
Dr. Jill Rabin
Bob Remien
Jay Rose & John Wheby
Steven & Linda Ross
Jeri Rothman
Julia Rouhi
Howard Rubinstein & Samantha Rubinstein
John Russell
Brian Sadowski
Brian Saliman
Susan Santore
David Sapery & Lisa Campi-Sapery
Damiano Sasso
Nancy Savitt & Bill Farrell
Roger Schmelzer & Lucinda Phillips
Marilyn Shoemaker
Cassandra Short
Spencer F. Simon
Gary Smith
Troy Snuffer
Gregory J. Sparapani
Ken Starrett
Judy Stewart
Andrea Stone & Stephen Zuckerman
Lynn Surry
Bruce Surry
Alison Suttles
Courtney Thomasma
Stephanie & Tony Torre
Bryan Ulishney
Frank Vafier
Scott D. Vandermyde
Frank Wagner & Lynn O’Hearn Wagner
Debra Weiser
Jerry Wheelock
Susan & Gary Winters
Dr. Jeffrey Wolper
Andy & Lora Woodruff
Lee G. Zimet & Rozanne F. Sullivan
Barbara Zinn Moore

 

The image features the logo of "54 Below," a renowned cabaret and dining club. The logo uses an elegant serif font with the number "54" prominently displayed and the word "BELOW" situated underneath. The text is gold on a dark brown background with a gold border surrounding the design.
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