Delray Beach Playhouse

ANDREA MCARDLE'S BROADWAY JUKEBOX (Best of Broadway Cabaret Series)
2027-04-06 19:30 - 21:30, 2027-04-07 14:00 - 16:00, 2027-04-07 19:30 - 21:30 (America/New_York) | Delray Beach Playhouse, 950 NW 9TH ST, DELRAY BEACH, FL, 33444, United States
SINGLE TICKETS START A $59.00 | SUBSCRIPTION PACKAGES ARE STILL AVAILABLE HERE.

An Unscripted Evening of Song, Story and Surprise: Broadway’s original Annie invites you to a one-of-a- kind, completely unscripted musical experience!
In Andrea McArdle’s Broadway Jukebox, no two performances are ever the same. The audience becomes part of the action, selecting songs and story prompts that shape an unforgettable evening filled with powerhouse vocals, spontaneous storytelling, and pure theatrical magic. With warmth, wit, and candor, Andrea shares behind-the-scenes tales from her legendary career and personal memories of icons such as John Lennon, Liberace, Muhammad Ali, Michael Jackson, Frank Sinatra, Barbra Streisand, Carol Channing, Merv Griffin, Tommy Tune, Sarah Jessica Parker, just to name a few. It’s an interactive Broadway concert where the audience picks the songs! It’s a rare, up-close encounter with a true Broadway legend, brimming with surprises, laughter, and heart.

Andrea McArdle first captured the world’s attention when she originated the title role in Annie on Broadway, becoming the youngest performer ever nominated for a Tony® Award for Best Actress in a Musical. She also received the Theatre World and Outer Critics’ Circle Awards for her performance. On Broadway, she has starred in Jerry’s Girls, Starlight Express, State Fair, Les Misérables (Fantine), and Beauty and the Beast (Belle). National tours include The Wizard of Oz, Peter Pan, and Jerry’s Girls. Off-Broadway, Andrea appeared in the hit satire Newsical and has starred regionally in Mame and Hello, Dolly! A celebrated concert artist, Andrea has performed everywhere from Carnegie Hall and the Metropolitan Opera House to premier Las Vegas showrooms and The White House. Her PBS appearances include Andrea McArdle on Broadway and The Leading Ladies of Broadway.

WITH A LITTLE BIT OF LOX: BROADWAY'S BASHERT Starring Julie Benko (Best of Broadway Cabaret Series)
2027-04-16 14:00 - 16:00, 2027-04-16 19:30 - 21:30, 2027-04-17 14:00 - 16:00, 2027-04-17 19:30 - 21:30, 2027-04-18 14:00 - 16:00
SINGLE TICKETS START A $59.00 | SUBSCRIPTION PACKAGES ARE STILL AVAILABLE HERE.

Julie Benko is New York Times’ Breakout Star for Theatre Variety’s 10 Broadway Stars to Watch!
Join us for an intimate evening with Broadway star Julie Benko, accompanied by her husband, pianist and composer Jason Yeager, as she shares her Jewish journey through song and story. Blending Broadway favorites, jazz influences, and heartfelt personal anecdotes, this warm and engaging concert explores themes of identity, heritage, love, and destiny, or bashert. Julie Benko is a New York–based actor, singer, and writer best known for her celebrated Broadway run as Fanny Brice in Funny Girl, performing the role more than 180 times. With A Little Bit of Lox: Broadway’s Bashert is a heartfelt musical storytelling experience filled with humor, romance, and unforgettable musi, an evening that is both deeply personal and universally relatable.

“Julie Benko is the bright-eyed, dulcet-voiced soprano who went from standby to star” – The New York Times
“Broadway royalty” – Deadline
“Julie Benko just may be the greatest star of them all.” -Today.com
“She is absolutely sublime.” -BroadwayWorld

Julie Benko joined the annals of theatrical legend and lore for her sensational understudy-to-star trajectory as Fanny Brice in the Broadway revival of Funny Girl. Between her tenure as the standby, alternate, and full-time Fanny, she played the role over 180 times and received numerous accolades for her interpretation, including Theatre World’s Dorothy Loudon Award for Excellence in the Theatre. She was also named the 2022 “Breakout Star for Theater” by The New York Times and one of “10 Broadway Stars to Watch for 2023” by Variety, honored as one of “40 Under 40” for Crain’s New York Business, hailed by CBS Mornings as “Broadway’s breakout star,” and profiled in numerous national media outlets such as The New York Times and Time. Following Funny Girl, she returned to Broadway to originate the role of Ruth in Barry Manilow’s long-gestating musical Harmony. Benko has released 3 albums, including a duo effort with her pianist-composer spouse Jason Yeager Hand in Hand (Club44 Records), which won the BroadwayWorld Cabaret Award for “Best Commercial Album” and received a MAC Award nomination for “Best Major Album.” She has played leading roles in many Off-Broadway and regional productions and enjoys a vibrant concert career, having headlined sold-out solo shows at venues around the country and performing as a guest artist with numerous symphonies. Visit her website, www.JulieBenko.com, or follow her on TikTok or Instagram @Jujujuliebee to discover more!
