Cabaret & Concert NewsAndrea McArdle and Donna McKechnie Will Ring in the New Year With Hamlisch and Sondheim Concert at Feinstein’s/54 BelowThe award-winning Broadway veterans are joining forces for five concerts at the midtown venue.
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Adam Hetrick
July 19, 2018
Andrea McArdle and Donna McKechnie
Tony Award winner Donna McKechnie and Tony nominee Andrea McArdle are set to bring their latest nightclub act, Hamlisch and Sondheim, to Feinstein’s/54 Below on New Year’s Day. The five-performance engagement runs January 1–5, 2019, with show times at 7 PM.
McArdle and McKechnie debuted the show last spring.
Opening with Sondheim’s “Another Hundred People” from Company, the Broadway favorites take the audience on a musical journey as they share personal stories and songs.
Other shows represented in this evening include A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To The Forum, A Chorus Line, Follies, A Little Night Music, and They’re Playing Our Song. Also expect songs from films including The Way We Were, Ice Castles, and The Entertainer.
McArdle, who originated the title role in the musical Annie in 1977, has starred in Broadway productions of Jerry’s Girls, Starlight Express, State Fair, Les Misérables, and Beauty and the Beast. McKechnie won the 1976 Tony for Best Leading Actress in a Musical for her performance as Cassie in A Chorus Line, and appeared in Broadway productions including Company, How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying, On The Town, The Visit, and with McArdle in State Fair.
40 Years Later: Celebrating Annie on Broadway and Beyond
40 Years Later: Celebrating Annie on Broadway and Beyond
The original production of Annie opened on April 21, 1977. Look back at the original Broadway production, a few notable subsequent stagings and the infamous 1993 sequel.
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Reid Shelton, Andrea McArdle and Sandy Faison in the original Broadway production
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Diana Barrows, Robyn Finn, Donna Graham, Danielle Brisebois, Shelley Bruce and Janine Ruane in the original Broadway production
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Dorothy Loudon in the original Broadway production
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Robert Fitch and Alice Ghostley in the original Broadway production
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Sandy Faison in the original Broadway production
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Dorothy Loudon, Robert Fitch and Barbara Erwin in rehearsal
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Dorothy Loudon and Sandy Faison in the original Broadway production
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Dorothy Loudon and Orphans during the show's pre-Broadway engagement
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Barbara Erwin, Robert Fitch and Dorothy Loudon in rehearsal
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Reid Shelton and Andrea McArdle in the original Broadway production
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Andrea McArdle in the original Broadway production
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Reid Shelton, Andrea McArdle and Sandy Faison in the original Broadway production
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Alice Ghostley and Orphans in the original Broadway production
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Alice Ghostley and Orphans in the original Broadway production
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Annie McGreevey, Robert Fitch and Alice Ghostley in the original Broadway production
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Shelley Bruce and Donald Craig (as Bert Healy) in the original Broadway production
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Shelley Bruce and cast in the original Broadway production
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Alice Ghostley and Shelley Bruce, with Sarah Jessica Parker, Kim Fedena and Jenn Thompson
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Rita Rudner, Gary Beach and Alice Ghostley in the original Broadway production
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Raymond Thorne, Sarah Jessica Parker and Reid Shelton in the original Broadway production
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Sarah Jessica Parker, Alice Ghostley and Lynn Kearney in the original Broadway production
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Sarah Jessica Parker and Reid Shelton Orphans in the original Broadway production
