| 10/7: Matt Doyle & Max Clayton Featured in The New York Pops Underground Cabaret at 54 Below | |
| Posted by: Official_Press_Release 04:20 pm EDT 07/23/24 | |
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| MATT DOYLE AND MAX CLAYTON FEATURED IN THE NEW YORK POPS UNDERGROUND CABARET AT 54 BELOW ON MONDAY, OCTOBER 7 July 23, 2024, New York, NY — Matt Doyle (Tony Award winner for his performance in the revival of Company) and Max Clayton (Broadway's Chicago, The Music Man, Moulin Rouge) and will headline the annual New York Pops Underground cabaret performance on Monday, October 7, 2024 at 54 Below. This event is a rare opportunity to see Max and Matt share the stage as they perform songs from their illustrious careers including material from Company, Crazy For You, The Music Man, and Spring Awakening. The evening begins with a champagne reception at 5:30pm followed by the event program and performance at 6:30pm, accompanied by a dinner with wine pairings. New York Pops Music Director and Conductor Steven Reineke hosts the evening. The PopsEd alumni ensemble, which features young musicians who have previously participated in the orchestra's Kids on Stage program, will also perform. Kids on Stage provides students who live across all five boroughs access to the professional performance process including a comprehensive rehearsal period, and performance with the orchestra on the Carnegie Hall stage. Proceeds from The New York Pops Underground cabaret fundraiser support our PopsEd programs, which provide music education, arts access, and performance opportunities for New Yorkers of all ages and backgrounds. Since 1991, PopsEd has impacted over 100,000 New York City students. The New York Pops' 2024-25 season of performances in Stern Auditorium / Perelman Stage at Carnegie Hall includes Simply the Best: A Tina Turner Tribute with Adrienne Warren on Friday, October 18, 2024 at 8:00 p.m., One Night Only: An Evening with Max von Essen on Friday, November 15, 2024 at 8:00 p.m., Merry and Bright featuring Jessica Vosk on Friday, December 20 and Saturday, December 21, 2024 at 8:00 p.m., Let's Misbehave: The Songs of Cole Porter on Friday, February 7, 2025 at 8:00 p.m. with Tony DeSare, Bria Skonberg, and John Manzari, and 100 Years of Epic Film Scores on Friday, March 14, 2025 at 8:00 p.m. Event Information The New York Pops Underground Featuring Matt Doyle and Max Clayton Hosted by Steven Reineke With opening act The PopsEd Alumni Ensemble 54 Below 254 West 54th Street New York, NY 10019 Monday, October 7, 2024 5:30pm Champagne Reception 6:30pm Performance and Dinner Link: https://newyorkpops.org/cabaret2024 Tickets are available through The New York Pops' office at 212-765-7677 or online at newyorkpops.org . About the Artists The New York Pops is the largest independent pops orchestra in the United States and the only professional symphonic orchestra in New York City specializing in popular music. Led by Music Director and Conductor Steven Reineke, the orchestra performs an annual subscription series at Carnegie Hall, and is among the venue's most presented ensembles. Now in its milestone 40th season, The New York Pops' annual birthday gala is celebrated each spring, raising funds for the orchestra and its education programs. The New York Pops performs annually in Queens, NY at Forest Hills Stadium, a 14,000-seat historic concert venue. The New York Pops celebrates the diversity of popular music's evolving songbook. Every concert is a once-in-a-lifetime experience, with influences ranging from Broadway melodies to film scores, jazz, rock, pop, and everything in between. Under Reineke's dynamic leadership, The New York Pops continues to re-imagine orchestral pops music. Through its PopsEd music education programs, The New York Pops fulfills its dedication to lifelong learning by collaborating with public schools, community organizations, and senior centers throughout the five boroughs of New York City. PopsEd allows thousands of New Yorkers of all ages and backgrounds to participate in fully customizable music programs that blend traditional education with pure fun. The New York Pops is committed to serving all members of the community. Through its Kids in the Balcony and Kids in the Stadium programs, thousands of children and their parents have had an opportunity to see The New York Pops at Carnegie Hall and Forest Hills Stadium free of charge. The New York Pops was founded by Ruth and Skitch Henderson in 1983 with a mission to create greater public awareness and appreciation of America's rich musical heritage through presentation of concerts and education programs of the highest quality. The New York Pops is a non-profit organization supported solely through the generosity of individual donations, institutional grants, corporate sponsorships, and concert income. Follow The New York Pops on Facebook (facebook.com/thenewyorkpops), Instagram (@thenewyorkpops), and Twitter (@thenewyorkpops). Steven Reineke has established himself as one of North America's leading conductors of popular music and is in his second decade as Music Director of The New York Pops at Carnegie Hall. Additionally, he is Principal Pops Conductor of the National Symphony Orchestra at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts and Principal Pops Conductor of the Houston and Toronto Symphony Orchestras. Reineke is a frequent guest conductor with The Philadelphia Orchestra and his extensive North American conducting appearances include Dallas, Detroit and the Ravinia Music Festival. On stage, Mr. Reineke has created programs and collaborated with a range of leading artists from the worlds hip hop, R & B, Broadway, television and rock including: Maxwell, Common, Kendrick Lamar, Nas, Cynthia Erivo, Sutton Foster, Megan Hilty, Cheyenne Jackson, Wayne Brady, Peter Frampton and Ben Folds, amongst others. In 2017 he was featured on National Public Radio's "All Things Considered" leading the National Symphony Orchestra - in a first for the show's 45-year history - performing live music excerpts in between news segments. In 2018 Reineke led the National Symphony Orchestra with hip hop legend Nas performing his seminal album "Illmatic" on PBS's Great Performances. As the creator of more than one hundred orchestral arrangements for the Cincinnati Pops Orchestra, Mr. Reineke's work has been performed worldwide, and can be heard on numerous Cincinnati Pops Orchestra recordings on the Telarc label. His symphonic works Celebration Fanfare, Legend of Sleepy Hollow and Casey at the Bat are performed frequently in North America, including performances by the New York Philharmonic and Los Angeles Philharmonic. His Sun Valley Festival Fanfare was used to commemorate the Sun Valley Summer Symphony's pavilion, and his Festival Te Deum and Swan's Island Sojourn were debuted by the Cincinnati Symphony and Cincinnati Pops Orchestras. His numerous wind ensemble compositions are published by the C.L. Barnhouse Company and are performed by concert bands worldwide. A native of Ohio, Mr. Reineke is a graduate of Miami University of Ohio (2020 Alumnus Distinguished Achievement Medal), where he earned bachelor of music degrees with honors in both trumpet performance and music composition. He currently resides in New York City with his husband Eric Gabbard. Matt Doyle won the 2022 Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Musical for his performance as Jamie in the Broadway revival of Stephen Sondheim's Company, for which he also won the Drama Desk and Outer Critics Circle Awards, and received a Drama League Award nomination. His additional Broadway credits include Tony-winning Musicals The Book of Mormon (in the lead role of ‘Elder Price'), and Spring Awakening; Best Play winner War Horse; and the revival of the beloved musical comedy Bye Bye Birdie. Off-Broadway, Matt most recently led the critically acclaimed production of Little Shop of Horrors. Regionally, he starred in the world premiere of the Huey Lewis musical, The Heart of Rock & Roll at the Old Globe Theater in San Diego; and played Melchior in the national tour of Spring Awakening. Additional Off-Broadway and regional credits include Sweeney Todd, West Side Story, A Clockwork Orange, Brooklynite, Giant, and Jasper in Deadland. On screen, he has appeared on "The Code" (CBS), the original "Gossip Girl" (CW), and returned to the show in the HBO Max reboot. He can also be seen in the indie feature "Private Romeo", and the short film, "The Albatross Cafe". Matt has performed at Carnegie Hall with The New York Pops, at symphonies across The United States and Canada, and continues to headline a sold-out solo show throughout New York City and beyond. Matt recently made his UK stage debut and starred as Frank Sinatra in the world premiere of Sinatra The Musical, a brand new musical about the legendary singer's life. Max Clayton was last seen as Fred Casely in Chicago on Broadway. He served as Hugh Jackman's standby in the record-breaking revival of The Music Man, receiving rave reviews for his performance as Harold Hill opposite Sutton Foster. Additional Broadway credits: Moulin Rouge! The Musical, Hello Dolly! (starring Bette Midler, Bernadette Peters and Donna Murphy), Pretty Woman, Bandstand (Chita Rivera Award nomination: Best Male Dancer), Something Rotten!, On The Town, and Gigi (starring Vanessa Hudgens). New York: A Chorus Line (Don, New York City Center Encores!) Regional: Signature Theatre (Helen Hayes Award nomination: Riff in West Side Story), Ogunquit Playhouse: Crazy For You (Bobby Child), Singin' In The Rain (Don Lockwood), The Kennedy Center, The MUNY, PCLO, Lyric Opera of Chicago, NSMT. TV/Film: "Kiss of the Spider Woman", " Dear Edward" on Apple TV, "White Noise" on Netflix, PBS's Great Performances-Celebrating 50 Years of Broadway's Best, Bandstand: The Broadway Musical on Screen. Max received his BFA in Musical Theatre from The University of Cincinnati's CCM. |
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