Apr 14
Betty Buckley, Darren Criss Headline Broadway Series in Provincetown
READ TIME: 13 MIN.
Nicholas Rodriguez (July 26 & 27, 2024)
Rodriguez's Broadway, film and concert career includes his recent performance in the Tony-winning revival of "Company" with Patti LuPone. Rodriguez made his Broadway debut in Disney's "Tarzan" and starred Off-Broadway in "The Toxic Avenger: The Musical," among others. At Washington DC's Arena Stage, he starred opposite Kathleen Turner in "Mother Courage...," played Billy in "Carousel" and had a Helen Hayes Award-winning turn as Curly in "Oklahoma!" – for which he was named a "Top 10 Performer of 2010" by The New Yorker.
Liz Callaway (August 30 & 31, 2024)
An incomparable singer, actress and Tony Award nominee, Liz Callaway is celebrated for roles in "Cats" and "Miss Saigon." She made her Broadway debut in Stephen Sondheim's "Merrily We Roll Along," and starred in "Baby," "Miss Saigon," "The Look of Love," "The Three Musketeers," and as Grizabella in "Cats." At London's Royal Festival Hall, Callaway portrayed Dot in "Sunday in the Park with George," Norma Desmond in "Sunset Boulevard," and in the European premiere of "Sondheim on Sondheim."
And in Addition...
In addition to the singers appearing in the "John McDaniel's Broadway Series," two more Broadway artists will appear at the Post Office Cafe and Cabaret during the summer.
James Jackson Jr. (August 2-4 and October 11 & 12, 2024)
James Jackson, Jr. is an Obie Award-winning actor, educator, performance and cabaret artist most recently recognized for his work in the Tony Award & Pulitzer Prize-winning Broadway musical "A Strange Loop." Originally from Boston, Jackson lives in New York where, for more than 20 years, he has made a home in the city's cabaret scene at Joe's Pub, The Green Room 42, DROM, Duane Park, and 54 Below.
Lee Roy Reams (September 2, 2024)
This star of American musical theater is an actor, singer, dancer, choreographer and director. Reams made his 1966 Broadway debut in "Sweet Charity" and was nominated for Tony and Drama Desk Awards for his 1980 performance in the original production of "42nd Street." His portrayal of Frank Schultz in 1989's Paper Mill Playhouse production of "Show Boat" was seen on PBS's "Great Performances." A prolific performer, Reams appears on concert stages throughout the country.
Ticket information:
Tickets for "John McDaniel's Broadway Series" and other performances at the Post Office Cafe and Cabaret are available for purchase at PostOfficeCafe.net or by calling (508) 487-0008.
Producer John McDaniel
Producer John McDaniel is a Grammy and Emmy Award-winning music director, composer, director, arranger, orchestrator and producer, and he serves as Artistic Director at the Tony-winning Eugene O'Neill Theater Center. Most recently, he arranged, orchestrated and was Music Director for Carol Burnett's 90th birthday special on NBC, which won the Emmy for Outstanding Primetime Variety Special. McDaniel participated in a live Playbill concert event in Times Square welcoming everyone back to Broadway. He produced and directed a virtual concert of his composition "Sticks & Stones" starring Audra McDonald and Javier Muñoz. He is a camp director of Kristin Chenoweth's Broadway Boot Camp. McDaniel's Broadway credits include orchestrations for "Bonnie and Clyde," which earned him a Drama Desk Nomination, "Catch Me If You Can" and "Brooklyn" (as producer and orchestrator), "Annie Get Your Gun" (for which he won a Grammy), "Taboo," "Chicago," "Grease," and more. On TV, McDaniel received two Emmys and eight Emmy nominations for "The Rosie O'Donnell Show." He has collaborated with legends Liza Minnelli, Cab Calloway, Shirley MacLaine, George Burns, Joel Grey, Bette Midler and Shirley Jones.