Venue: 54 Below
Town: Manhattan, US

54 Below is a nonprofit cabaret and restaurant in the basement of Studio 54 in Midtown Manhattan, New York City. Run by Broadway producers Steve Baruch, Richard Frankel, Marc Routh, and Tom Viertel, 54 Below has hosted shows by such performers as Patti LuPone, Ben Vereen, Sierra Boggess, Peggy King, Lea Salonga, Marilyn Maye, Luann de Lesseps, Ramin Karimloo and Barbara Cook. 54 Below opened on June 3, 2012. Its designers include architect Richard H. Lewis, set designer John Lee Beatty, lighting designer Ken Billington, and sound designer Peter Hylenski. Scott Wittman also serves as Creative Consultant. Jennifer Ashley Tepper serves as the Director of Programming at 54 Below. 54 Below features a variety of musical artists and styles, including musical theatre, opera, and jazz, the last of which was featured in a series co-produced with WBGO. In September 2015, 54 Below announced a creative alliance with performer and singer, pianist, and music revivalist Michael Feinstein, becoming Feinstein's/54 Below. This partnership ended in July 2022, and the club reverted to the name 54 Below. At the 75th Tony Awards 54 Below was the recipient of a 2022 Tony Awards Honor for Excellence in the Theatre. As of 2023, 54 Below had become a nonprofit organization. Terri White: Best One-Show Special Event (Blues to Broadway) Alex Rybeck: Best Musical Director for Sibling Revelry with the Callaway Sisters Jackie Hoffman: Best Musical Comedy Performance (Old Woman, New Material) Laura Benanti: Best Female Celebrity Vocalist (In Constant Search of the Right Kind of Attention) Susie Mosher: Best Host/Producer for Variety Show or Open Mic (Backstage) Ann Hampton Callaway & Liz Callaway: Best Duo or Group Show (Sibling Revelry) Ahrens & Flaherty: Best Revue (Nice Fighting You: A 30th Anniversary Celebration) Jason Robert Brown: Best Original Song for a Cabaret Show ("Twenty-Six Names") 2013 June Briggs Award: Excellence in Destination Management Services 54 Below was used in the setting of