Michele Lee Honors Cy Coleman at 54 Below

Actress/singer Michele Lee presents her highly-anticipated cabaret show "Nobody Does It Like Me: The Music of Cy Coleman" for a special three-night engagement on June 11-13 at the supper club 54 Below. The show, which will be Lee's first time back to the New York stage since she debuted at 54 Below in January 2014, will coincide with what would have been Coleman's 86th birthday.

"Other than 54 Below being the old address of Studio 54, which was THE place to be for the 'in crowd' in the '70s and early '80s, it's the sexiest, most elegant supper club to lounge in," Lee told EDGE. "And, to sing there makes me feel like I have a bunch of my friends sitting around laughing and having a great time. Oh, and I feel sexy and elegant at the same time!"

Lee's new concert will feature the music of the legendary Cy Coleman, who once said, "Michele Lee is a surefire powerhouse performer. She embraces a lyric like nobody can."

She'll spotlight songs from her Tony-nominated performance in the Michael Bennett musical "Seesaw," including "Nobody Does it Like Me," "It's Not Where You Start," along with other magnificent work and some surprises from Coleman's songbook.

One highlight of the new show will be Lee's interpretation of Broadway's lead female character found in many Coleman musicals. Using a medley of his compositions including "Big Spender," "I've Got Your Number" and "I'm Gonna Laugh You Right Out Of My Life," Lee presents, "a loveable woman with a charitable heart."

Lee may also share some of her own personal Coleman stories, and touch on background that many people may not know. Before becoming the iconic American songwriter/composer, before moving onto center stage with his popular Broadway musicals, he was a highly acclaimed jazz pianist. He was also the pianist on Hugh Hefner's early Playboy television show and wrote the instrumental "Playboy Theme" song.

"I did a Broadway musical with Cy Coleman, with music by Dorothy fields and Cy. It was a Michael Bennett musical with the first performance of a young Tommy Tune. Michael, Tommy and I were brought in out of town to join the show," Lee recalled. "We had just two weeks before we opened. Cy and I remained friends until he passed. Who wouldn't want to do HIS music, for starters 'The Best Is Yet To Come,' 'Witchcraft,' 'Hey Big Spender,' 'You Fascinate Me So,' 'Firefly,' 'Where Am I Going' and 'It's Not Where You Start.'"

Lee is known worldwide for her Emmy-nominated role as Karen MacKenzie in the landmark CBS television series "Knots Landing," now the seventh-longest running prime time dramatic series in television history. She appeared in all 344 episodes of the show, setting the American record for the greatest number of consecutive appearances by a leading actress in an hour-long prime-time dramatic series. She has directed many hours of television and became the first woman to produce, direct, co-write and act in a film, "Color Me Perfect," a Lifetime Event Movie.

Lee has also starred in and produced numerous films for television, including CBS's Emmy-nominated "Big Dreams and Broken Hearts: The Dottie West Story," "When No One Would Listen" and "Scandalous Me: The Jacqueline Susann Story." More recently, Lee appeared in the Universal feature "Along Came Polly" opposite Ben Stiller and Jennifer Aniston.

A multiple Emmy and Tony-nominated actress, Lee first received national recognition as Rosemary in the original "How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying." She followed on Broadway with the Cy Coleman and Dorothy Fields musical, "Seesaw," and later, "Tale of the Allergist's Wife." Starting at the age of 17, she has worked on stages across America. She is proud to serve on the western regional board and as a national counselor of the Actors Equity Association. She is also on the Artists Committee of the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts.

Lee is the consummate "knock 'em dead" entertainer who enthralls audiences, from stories that tickle the funny-bone to ballads that cut deep into the soul. With a brilliant quintet led by Musical Director extraordinaire, Ron Abel, Lee's engagement at 54 Below will be a fantastic night of legendary music and stories for the ages.