Melissa Joins Ravinia Festival’s 2018 Lineup!
Melissa will be making her Ravinia Festival debut as part of the esteemed venue’s 2018 season! She will be performing two shows on September 8 at the venue’s Bennett Gordon Hall. Tickets go on sale May 10 at Ravinia.org.
New Orleans Debut Coming March 1
Melissa will make her New Orleans concert debut on March 1 at Lupin Hall as a benefit for the New Orleans Center for the Creative Arts!
London Concert Debut Coming February 2018!
Melissa will make her long-awaited London concert debut February 2018!
Melissa Returns to 54 Below!
Melissa will return to Feinstein’s/54 Below with her resoundingly successful “Melissa Sings Sondheim” show on November 17 and 18 – and again on December 4! Of her previous engagement, DC Arts wrote, “Her song choices were interesting and varied, [from] a fun jazz arrangement of ‘Not While I’m Around’ from Sweeney Todd to slightly lesser-heard Sondheim songs. Her rendition […]
Melissa Sings Sondheim
Melissa will return to Broadway’s supper club, Feinstein’s/54 Below, for one night only on June 3 to celebrate the Sondheim songbook. With numbers from Gypsy, Into the Woods, Sweeney Todd, Anyone Can Whistle, Company, A Little Night Music, and more, the concert is one no Sondheim fan should miss. Tickets to the concert are available now at […]
Column: The New York Times
Broadway people spend most of their lives as people not on Broadway. A minority of actors make it to New York’s biggest stage, and a further minority of those who do are there now. One need only to have starred in a Broadway musical a year (or 20 years) ago to be billed as a […]
With Michael Feinstein at Carnegie Hall
Melissa will make her Carnegie Hall debut on March 21, 2017 as a special guest of Michael Feinstein at an evening celebrating songwriter Harry Warren. Harry Warren was a songwriting dynamo in Hollywood throughout the 1930s and ’40s, winning three Academy Awards. Melissa and Jay Armstrong Johnson will join the superb Michael Feinstein for a […]
Nothing Like A Dame Concert
Melissa will participate in the 20th Anniversary “Nothing Like A Dame” concert, honoring Tony Award-nominated actress Marin Mazzie. She will be joined by Christine Ebersole, Julie Halston, Judy Kuhn, Tonya Pinkins, Karen Ziemba, and more and will be directed by Tony Award and Emmy Award-winner Bebe Neuwirth. The concert is set for October 24 at […]
Melissa’s 4-Night Return to Feinstein’s/54 Below
Back by popular demand! After a sold-out engagement this Spring, Melissa returns with her brand new show about the absurdities and ins and outs of marriage and motherhood. This acoustic evening features an eclectic range of songs from Sondheim, Jerry Herman, Lerner & Loewe, Michel Legrand, Jason Robert Brown and more. Joined by acclaimed pianist […]
Sh-K-Boom Records Presents
Melissa has joined an illustrious lineup to celebrate recording label Sh-K-Boom. Taking place April 14, 2016 at New York’s Symphony Space, Melissa will join a host of performers to celebrate the works immortalized by Sh-K-Boom Records as producer Kurt Deutsch celebrates the label’s “Sweet 16” anniversary with top-selling artists from the Sh-K-Boom catalog in concert. Featured […]
Melissa Returns to Feinstein’s/54 Below
Melissa will be returning to legendary New York supper club Feinstein’s/54 Below for 2 brand new shows on April 1 and 2, 2016. Melissa has always loved questions more than answers, and in her brand new show, she sings of the absurdities and ins & outs of marriage and motherhood. Her title is borrowed from […]
Take Home “What About Today? Live at 54 Below” on DVD!
Following the success of Melissa’s first ever live album, “What About Today – Live at 54 Below,” we are pleased to announce that a companion DVD will be released on December 15! This DVD is live footage from her opening night cabaret performance of “What About Today?” at New York City’s acclaimed supper club 54 […]