We Love The Winter Weather: Songs of the Season

On Monday, December 16 at 7pm, Birdland is proud to present We Love The Winter Weather: Songs of the Season, starring KT Sullivan, Jeff Harnar, Stacy Sullivan and Todd Murray. Musical director for the one-night-only event will be Jon Weber. Four award-winning New York favorites KT Sullivan, Stacy Sullivan, Jeff Harnar and Todd Murray take the stage with Music Director and jazz virtuoso Jon Weber to present an eclectic and entertaining holiday cabaret including songwriters Irving Berlin, Sammy Cahn, Jule Styne, Carol Hall, Danny Apolinar, David Friedman and Mel Torme. The seasonal spotlight shines musically on traditional favorite as well as on on Grandma, Elvis, Peggy Lee and a short attention span theater retelling of the Holiday film classic White Christmas, with the quartet donning the roles of Bing Crosby, Rosemary Clooney, Vera Ellen and Danny Kaye. This show will send you out believing Its The Most Wonderful Time of the Year. KT Sullivan was Lorelei Lee in the Broadway revival of Gentlemen Prefer Blondes and most recently appeared at The Irish Rep in Love Noel with Steve Ross. She is an internationally acclaimed cabaret artist, currently in residence all of 2024 at The Algonquin Hotel, and also is the Artistic Director of The Mabel Mercer Foundation. Together with Jeff Harnar, they have appeared at 54 Below and on PBS in Live From NJPAC: A Steven Sondheim Songbook and Remember: Songs of the Holidays. Jeff Harnar recently sold-out Birdland with his album release for SAMMY CAHN The Second Time Around. Other recent releases, A COLLECTIVE CY (2023) and I KNOW THINGS NOW: My Life in Sondheims Words (2022) on PS Classics. He has appeared at Carnegie Hall in both the Cole Porter and Noel Coward Centennials and is the winner of multiple MAC, Bistro and Broadway World Awards and The Noel Coward Foundation Cabaret Award. Stacy Sullivan is an MAC and Nightlife Award-winning artist who starred as Rosa Bud in The Mystery of Edwin Drood opposite George Rose. She is renowned for her Peggy Lee album and tribute show that has played internationally from London to Carnegie Recital Hall. Together with Todd Murray she tours with The Musical Romance Sinatra and Peggy Lee which has sold out performances from Birdland to Brownville. Todd Murray toured in the Broadway musical The Secret Garden and is best known for his acclaimed album and show CROON, that has played sold out houses nationwide, in London and in New York at The Triad and Birdland Jazz Club. His self-penned Christmas songs Im Gettin Into The Swing of Christmas and Lets Hear It for Santa Claus are heard worldwide every holiday and recently included in a Dolly Parton Movie on the Hallmark Channel. Music Director Jon Weber has recorded and toured all over the world winning numerous honors. Jon hosts NPRs Piano Jazz with Jon Weber. His newest critically acclaimed release SIMPLE COMPLEX rose to #1 on the charts.