"American Showstoppers": An Evening With Johnny Mercer

"American Showstoppers": Broadway Faves Sing Johnny Mercer

This celebratory song-and-dance tribute to the musical magic of Johnny Mercer stars Tony winner Karen Ziemba ("Contact, Bullets Over Broadway"), "Amazing Race" winner Nick Spangler, and Tony nominees Vivian Reed ("Bubbling Brown Sugar") and Lauren Worsham ("A Gentleman's Guide to Love & Murder"), backed by the 14-piece Fred Barton Orchestra. "American Showstoppers" lives up to its name with 27 Mercer hits, including rarely-performed tunes like "Top Banana," "St. Louis Woman" and "Spring, Spring, Spring" from "Seven Brides for Seven Brothers", with a never-before-heard full set of Mercer lyrics. Along with his signature Oscar-winning song "Moon River," Mercer also penned favorites like "Jeepers Creepers" "One for My Baby," "Blues in the Night" and more. Don't miss the latest in this entertaining series of salutes to greats like Cy Coleman and Jerry Herman at New York's Schimmel Center for the Arts.