DUELS at 54 Below praised
DUELS at 54 Below is getting fresh praise for turning musical theater into a ‘genre-bending playground’ in a new review that’s circulating online. (x.com) The piece highlights inventive arrangements and a club-scale staging that’s resonating with critics and theater fans. (x.com)
Alex Del Cueto’s review ran in BroadwayWorld on March 25, 2026, assessing the March 9 performance as part of DUELS: Volume II at 54 Below. (broadwayworld.com) The March 9 show was billed at 9:30 p.m. and was led by dueling music directors and pianists Joshua Turchin and Julia Schade. (54below.org) The Volume II lineup named performers including Swayam Bhatia, Gabriella Pizzolo, Jenny Mollet and Jamie Martin Mann among others on the event page. (youngbway.org) 54 Below’s announcement and Broadway press listed DUELS Volume II as the follow-up to its Volume I run, confirming the concept’s return to the venue on March 9, 2026. (broadwayworld.com) Photographers and outlets ran photo galleries from the March 9 night, with BroadwayWorld and NewsBreak publishing images and captions highlighting genre-swapped numbers. (broadwayworld.com) Volume I originally played at 54 Below on August 19, 2025 and featured artists such as Anna Zavelson; the venue’s event listings frame DUELS as an ongoing series. (54below.org)
