SHINE:  Nowhere But Right Now Jonathan describes this set as ‘lullabies for a world on fire’ – songs to soothe, comfort, and uplift all of us yearning for levity and security. Featuring music by Sondheim, John Denver, Truth “Future” Bachman, and selections from Jonathan’s EP Shine, the bulk of the evening contains premiere performances of songs by Emil Adler and Julie Flanders, members of the pop band October Project. Music directed by Jonathan’s friend and frequent collaborator Keiji Ishiguri (Cabaret at the Kit Kat Klub). 

Praised for “electrifying” (Rough Draft Atlanta) and “glorious voiced” (Times Square Chronicles) performances in roles including Coalhouse in Ragtime and Collins in Rent, Broadway baritone Jonathan Christopher (Sweeney Todd, Hamilton National Tour) explores themes of connection, freedom, hope, and light in SHINE: Nowhere But Right Now. 

Jonathan has gone through a hefty transformation over the past few years! With various personal dilemmas, moving countries, touring the US, to making his Broadway debut two years ago, all along a backdrop of a vastly changing world, Jonathan felt detached from it all. So, he began an endeavor to explore methods of reconnecting with the present, people, and himself, realizing he could be an instrument of light and connection in the process.

Check out our past Tales of the Underdog shows below!

LIFE IN 3D

In his new show, Dan Thaler dives in deep with the '3D's: Dinner, Dating, and Death...obsessions he's desperately avoided yet can never escape.  In the end, Dan realizes that all three Ds are inevitable and best faced head-on with love, humor, and grace.

Dan Thaler has enjoyed a wonderfully dynamic musical life here in the greatest city in the world. He has worked professionally in opera and music theater, taught music in NYC public and private schools K-12, and is a vocal teacher and coach. He is the founder of Dan Thaler Voice Studio and New York Singing Studio.

"Dan Thaler's sweet, supple operatic voice was the highlight of the entire evening; this is a singer to watch." -New York Theater Wire 

"A laidback tenor with melting high notes....hypnotizing." -Cabaret Scene 

IN RETROSPECT

In her new show Retrospective Zoë Van Tieghem reflects on both career and life, sampling bits of every cabaret she’s ever done. 

Zoë Van Tieghem is an actor and singer. A two time BroadwayWorld cabaret award nominee, her sold out solo shows have been performed at Birdland, Don’t Tell Mama, Green Room 42 and The Duplex. Zoë is a graduate of the LaGuardia High School Drama Department, The New School, and has studied at the Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute and the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Arts. Film and TV credits include Regarding Us, Delinquent, Juvie, The Broken Ones, Whisper Me a Lullaby, Pulp, Miss Miserable and Magic Hour. Off-Broadway and regional theater: Near Vicksburg (Incubator Arts, Phoenix Theater Ensemble, Soho Rep), The Purple Lights of Joppa Illinois (Dorset Theater Festival), Eleemosynary (DeSotelle Theater), The Uncovering (The Collective), A Small Fire (Ensemble Studio Theatre / Youngblood), Moses (HERE Arts).