Robbie Rozelle: Despite Popular Demand

Robbie Rozelle brings Despite Popular Demand to 54 Below as both writer and performer, looking back on nearly 30 years in show business through songs and stories. The evening includes his signature medleys and razor-sharp wit, with The Two Drink Minimum providing the band sound. Drama Desk nominee Yasuhiko Fukuoka leads the group, serving as music director and arranger. It is a cabaret set built around Rozelle’s storytelling as much as the material he sings.

A New York City cabaret artist, Rozelle describes himself as a writer, director, and “funny guy,” with a style that moves past the familiar “and then I moved to New York” narrative toward the songs themselves. A 54 Below mainstay, he has written or directed shows for artists including Kate Baldwin, Mauricio Martínez, Melissa Errico, Jonathan Demar, Elena Shaddow, Nikka Graff Lanzarone, Nathan Salstone, Alexis Michelle, and Mrs. Kasha Davis, and has had a five-year collaboration with Jessica Vosk. BroadwayWorld called one of his live recordings “one of the most entertaining live recordings to come out in recent memory.” Reviewing an earlier 54 Below appearance, StageBuddy praised his “sassy signature wit,” a “crisper and more full-sounding” voice, and his gift for “crafting an evening.”