Four Broadway Jewels Take Center Stage at Arci's Place in March

Donna McKechnie Æ Chris Calloway Æ Jana Robbins Æ Loni Ackerman - Appearing this month!

Four of Broadway's most polished musical theatre gems will headline ARCI'S PLACE (450 Park Avenue South, NYC - 212-532-4370 - http://www.arcisplace.com/) as owner John Miller celebrates the lives, loves and legacies of four women who have touched greatness on the Great White Way.

A Broadway icon who received unprecedented critical acclaim when she made her cabaret debut in August 2001, Donna McKechnie presents three encore presentations of her smash hit "MY MUSICAL COMEDY LIFE" Mondays at 8:00 pm, March 11th, 18th, and 25th. Chris Calloway's "CELEBRATION OF A LEGACY" will be presented Wednesdays through Fridays at 8:00 pm and Saturdays at 8:30 & 11:00 pm, March 5th through 16th. Jana Robbins presents a raucous tribute to her mentor Cy Coleman in "ONE HELL OF A RIDE!" Ms. Robbins plays Sundays at 8:00 pm, March 10th, 17th, 24th and 31st. Loni Ackerman presents a humorous and touching portrait of the men in her life from composers, directors and actors to her husband and two sons when she performs "THE MEN IN MY LIFE," Tuesdays at 8:00 pm, March 5th, 12th, 19th and 26th. Tickets to all performances are $30, with a $15 food/drink minimum. Reservations are strongly suggested.

Donna McKechnie made Broadway history with her Tony Award-winning performance as Cassie in the Broadway production of A CHORUS LINE. Her other Broadway credits include "How to Succeed ... ," "On The Town," "Promises, Promises" and Sondheim's ground breaking "Company." Her autobiographical show, "MY MUSICAL COMEDY LIFE," debuted at ARCI'S PLACE in August of 2001. Performances are Monday nights at 8:00 pm, March 11th, 18th and 25th.

Chris Calloway, the daughter of Cotton Club band leader Cab Calloway, is heir to an American musical legacy. Chris's Broadway credits include the history-making all-black David Merrick production of "Hello Dolly," starring Pearl Bailey and Cab Calloway as well as the Broadway production of "The Pajama Game" with Hal Linden and Barbara McNair. Performances are Wednesday through Friday nights at 8:00 pm and Saturdays at 8:30 and 11:00 pm, March 6th through the 16th.

Jana Robbins first met Cy Coleman when she worked with him on his Broadway musical "I Love My Wife." In "ONE HELL OF A RIDE," Ms. Robbins celebrates Coleman and his ability to write not only some of our best known jazz songs, but to also have written some of the best songs for women on the Broadway stage. Ms. Robbins made her Broadway debut in "Good News," followed by "Romance/Romance," the 1981 Pulitzer Prize-winning "Crimes of the Heart" and the most recent revival of "Gypsy." Ms. Robbins is currently standing by for both Valerie Harper and Michelle Lee in Charles Busch's "The Tale of the Allergist's Wife." Performances are Sunday nights at 8:00 pm, March 10th, 17th, 24th and 31st.

Loni Ackerman's magnetism and signature dynamic vocal prowess have made her a longtime favorite of Broadway audiences. Ms. Ackerman starred on Broadway as Eva Peron in "Evita" and Grizabella in "Cats" and has appeared as a leading lady in the Broadway productions of "The Magic Show," "So Long 174th Street," "No, No, Nanette" and "George M." "THE MEN IN MY LIFE," lovingly celebrates the guys who have influenced Loni throughout her life, from composers, directors and actors to her men at home Æ her husband and two sons. Performances are Tuesday nights at 8:00 pm, March 5th, 12th, 19th and 26th.

 

 

 

 

 

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