Melissa Manchester "Fifty Threads: An Artist's Journey" Featuring John Carfi

Grammy Award-winning singer/songwriter Melissa Manchester returns to 54 Below with Fifty Threads: An Artist’s Journey, reflecting on her five-decade career, celebrating her 20 plus albums, and sharing stories along the way. A Native New Yorker, Melissa holds the distinction of being the first singer ever to have two Academy Award-nominated songs in the same year (“Through The Eyes Of Love” from Ice Castles and “I’ll Never Say Goodbye” from The Promise) and to perform them both in the same Oscar telecast.

Melissa was most recently seen in the national tour of Funny Girl as Mrs. Brice, has also starred in the national tours of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Music Of The Night and Song And Dance, and created the role of Maddy, the title character’s mother, on the NBC hit TV series “Blossom.” Nominated for a Grammy in 1980 for “Don’t Cry Out Loud,” she won the Grammy Award for Best Female Vocalist in 1982 singing “You Should Hear How She Talks About You.”

Melissa has composed music for the animated features The Great Mouse Detective and Lady And The Tramp II, the sequel to the Disney classic. In addition to composing the scores for the theatrical musicals I Sent A Letter To My Love and Sweet Potato Queens, Melissa also co-wrote the radio mainstays “Midnight Blue,” “Come In From The Rain,” and “Whenever I Call You Friend.” In November 2021, Melissa was inducted into the Great American Songbook Foundation’s Hall of Fame.

John Carfi-Comedian

John Carfi started his comedy career at the famous Comedy Store in California. Since then he has performed in clubs, theaters and casinos all over the United States, developing his own unique crazy style, captivating audiences and keeping them laughing. John has also appeared on many televisions shows including Comedy Central’s ‘Standup Standup’, Entertainment Tonight, The Ricki Lake Show, The Statler Brothers Show, & Rascals Comedy Hour. John also hosted his own morning Rock radio show on WZZO and was a joke writer for the late great Joan Rivers & Rodney Dangerfield. He’s performed in Concert with Dennis Miller , Michael Bolton, Kenny Rogers and many others. Don’t miss the crazy off the wall comedy of Comedian John Carfi!