Birdland Theater Presents Sean Mcdermott Broadway Star of “Miss Saigon,” “Falsettos,” “Grease” and More

BIRDLAND THEATER will present an evening with Broadway veteran Sean McDermott – star of Falsettos, Starlight Express, Grease, and the original cast of Miss Saigon – on Monday, April 17 at 8:30 PM. Sean will be singing songs from his Broadway repertoire, as well as classic standards by Cy Coleman, Leiber & Stoller, Henry Mancini, Harold Arlen, Johnny Mercer, Michel Legrand, and Rodgers & Hart. He will be joined by special guest Cassidy Place, an LA-based singer/songwriter who revives music of the ‘50s era, while developing a new contemporary genre of her own. Ron Abel serves as musical director for the concert. There is a $30 music charge. Birdland is located at 315 West 44^th Street in New York.

Sean McDermott has performed around the world with some of the most celebrated symphony orchestras. He was one of four Broadway leading men to sing alongside Barbra Streisand on her European tour, at Carnegie Hall with Bernadette Peters, and for the President of the United States on three separate occasions. On Broadway, Sean starred as Chris in the original company of Miss Saigon, opposite Lea Salonga and Jonathan Pryce; Whizzer in Falsettos, opposite Mandy Patinkin; Rusty in the original cast of Starlight Express; and Danny in Grease. He starred as Billy Flynn in Chicago, Sam in Mamma Mia, Lawrence in Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, the title roles in Jekyll and Hyde, Jesus in Jesus Christ Superstar, Billy in Carousel, Ravenal in Show Boat, The Pirate King in Pirates of Penzance, Peron in Evita, and toured Australia as Tony in West Side Story, opposite Caroline O’Connor and Marina Prior. Off-Broadway, Sean starred as Larry in the first revival of The Boys in the Band, with David Drake and James Lecesne; Dr. Hannibal Lecter in Silence! The Musical; and originated the role of Mike Bardy in The Bardy Bunch. His television credits include “The Blacklist,” “FBI: Most Wanted,” “Ray Donovan,” “Law & Order: SVU,” “Desperate Housewives,” “Medium,” “Charmed,” and “Guiding Light.” Sean appeared on “The Tonight Show” with both Jay Leno and Johnny Carson. His recordings are available on iTunes and Spotify. SeanMcDermott.com

BIRDLAND THEATER will present Sean McDermott on Monday, April 17 at 8:30 PM. There is a $30 music charge and a $20 food and beverage minimum. Birdland is located at 315 West 44^th Street (between 8^th and 9^th Avenues) in Manhattan.For reservations, please call (212) 581-3080 or visit www.BirdlandJazz.com.