Birdland Theater is proud to announce that singer Joanne Halev will return to the stage in “Sailing On,” Tuesday, November 19 at 8:30pm! Joanne will weave her stories through the lens of brilliant music and lyrics by Lerner and Loewe, Carol Hall, Rodgers & Hart, Amanda McBroom, Francesca Blumenthal, Irving Berlin, Stephen Sondheim, Dillie Keane, and more.  Expect tales of first loves and rites of passage, whooping cough and waterbeds, fate, friendship, and one fabulous farm boy - all shared with keen observations, wry humor, and surprising candor.  Musical Director: Alex Rybeck, Bass: Ray Kilday, Director: Sara Louise Lazarus New Yorker Joanne Halev received the prestigious Bistro Award in 2020 for her much-lauded debut show, "Like a Perfumed Woman," which premiered in 2019 at Birdland Theater. A “sophisticated songbird,” Joanne was said to “charm, move, and delight audiences.”  Described as “a talented performer with imagination, mindfulness, and innate elegance,” she is thrilled to return to Birdland Theater. In addition to her musical accomplishments, Joanne has had a diverse career. She worked in global fragrance development at Firmenich, and in magazine publishing during the '80s and '90s at prestigious publications like The New Yorker and W. Joanne was also a co-founding Actor/Teacher of The Creative Arts Team, an educational theatre company originally in residence at New York University and now at CUNY. There she performed in and helped to develop plays addressing topical and social issues for underserved students in New York City's public schools.