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June 5: Laura Heywood, aka @BroadwayGirlNYC hosts 54 Below’s 2nd Annual Broadway Trivia Night: Tony Awards Edition, with special guest Garth Kravits

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Are you counting down the days until the Tony Awards? Can you list nominees from the 1960’s and quote acceptance speeches on command? Do you enjoy friendly competition, late-night snacks, drinks, and WINNING PRIZES? If you answered ‘YES’ to any of the above questions, clear your schedule and gear up for Broadway’s Biggest Night at 54 Below’s 2nd Annual Broadway Trivia Night: Tony Awards Edition on Friday, June 5 at 11:30pm. Doors open at 11:00pm.

Laura Heywood, aka @BroadwayGirlNYC

Laura Heywood, aka @BroadwayGirlNYC

Hosted by Laura Heywood, aka @BroadwayGirlNYC, the pub-quiz style night will feature Tony-themed trivia, Tony-themed food and drink specials, prizes awarded throughout the night, and a grand prize TBA! Garth Kravits (The Drowsy Chaperone, Gettin’ the Band Back Together), will join Heywood on the piano, adding a musical flair to the evening. Only a moderate Broadway nerd? With audience participation and raffle prizes, anyone can be a winner.  Start studying now! $5 cover charge. $25 premium seating. $20 food and beverage minimum or two drinks. 54 Below is located at 254 W 54TH ST in New York. Call (646) 476-3551 for information, purchase tickets online.

Garth Kravits. Photo by Lia Chang

Garth Kravits. Photo by Lia Chang

In addition to his work as an actor, composer and singer, Garth Kravits can also be heard every week on The Playball Podcast (playballpodcast.com), subscribe on iTunes here.

AN AMERICAN IN PARIS AND FUN HOME Lead 2015 Tony Award Nominations with 12 each; Ken Watanabe, Ruthie Ann Miles, Kelli O’Hara, Chita Rivera, Bradley Cooper, Kristin Chenoweth, Bill Nighy, Helen Mirren, Elisabeth Moss, Carey Mulligan, Ruth Wilson, K. Todd Freeman, Patricia Clarkson Among the Nominees 

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cropped-lia-chang_photo-by-carlos-flores-3.jpgLia Chang is an actor, a performance and fine art botanical photographer, and an award-winning multi-platform journalist. Lia has appeared in the films Wolf, New Jack City, A Kiss Before Dying, King of New York, Big Trouble in Little China, The Last Dragon and Taxman. She has guest starred on “One Life to Live,” “As the World Turns,” and “New York Undercover.” Lia starred as Carole Barbara in Lorey Hayes’ Power Play at the National Black Theatre Festival in Winston-Salem, N.C., with Pauletta Pearson Washington and Roscoe Orman. She is profiled in Jade Magazine.

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