THE NEW YORK POPS UNDERGROUND
Monday, October 6, 2025
5:30 PM Champagne Reception
6:30 PM Performance and Dinner
54 Below, 254 West 54th Street
Featuring Jessica Vosk
Hosted by Steven Reineke
With opening act The PopsEd Alumni Ensemble
Event Chairs: David Blakelock and Andrea Reiser
Join us for The New York Pops Underground, our annual fall cabaret fundraiser at 54 Below!
Guests will enjoy a special cabaret performance from Broadway star Jessica Vosk. Renowned for her electrifying performances on Broadway and concert stages worldwide, Jessica currently stars in Hell’s Kitchen and is beloved for her iconic portrayal of Elphaba in Wicked. She has sold out several performances at Carnegie Hall, including The New York Pops’ annual holiday concerts this past December.
Jessica promises an intimate and eclectic evening of songs, like your very favorite curated playlist, with theatrical moments and pop elements, highlighting the music of Hell’s Kitchen, Wicked, Waitress, Chappell Roan, ABBA, Linda Ronstadt, Don Henley, and more. She may even take you on a little holiday ride, it’s never too early to celebrate.
All proceeds from The New York Pops Underground support our PopsEd music education programs. This is our only fundraiser dedicated solely to PopsEd, and we count on your support to provide life-changing music education experiences to New York City students.
Music Director and Conductor Steven Reineke will serve as host, and guests will enjoy a three-course meal with wine pairings during the night’s performance.
Artist, program, and pricing subject to change. Purchases are non-refundable; if you are not able to attend you may convert your ticket purchase to a fully tax-deductible donation.
Thank you to The Reiser Wealth Management Group at J.P. Morgan Wealth Management for their sponsorship of young patron tickets at this event.
About the Artist
Jessica Vosk is a celebrated singer and actress known for electrifying roles on musical theater and concert stages. She made her Carnegie Hall debut in November 2021 in a sold-out solo show titled My Golden Age and a triumphant return to Carnegie Hall in 2022 to headline Get Happy: A Judy Garland Centennial Celebration. Jessica’s 2024-2025 season highlights include creating the fan-favorite role of Lute in the animated musical series Hazbin Hotel, creating the role of Cee Cee in the international premiere of the musical adaptation of Beaches, as well as returning to The Muny as Jenna in Waitress after her star turn as Florence in Chess in summer 2023. She returned to San Francisco Symphony at Stern Grove Festival to celebrate the Fourth of July, debuted at Philadelphia’s Kimmel Center with No Name Pops and her program California Dreamin’ –Songs of the Laurel Canyon, and will celebrate the holidays this year with the National Symphony Orchestra at The Kennedy Center and The New York Pops in her return to Carnegie Hall. Jessica is also the host of Carnegie Hall’s new podcast If This Hall Could Talk. In 2024 Jessica released SLEIGH a full-length extension of her 2020 holiday EP A Very CoCo Christmas. Vosk most recently graced the Broadway stage as Jersey in Alicia Keys’ Hell’s Kitchen, earning critical acclaim for her dynamic performances.
Best known for her star turn as Elphaba in the musical Wicked—first on tour and then joining the show’s 15th anniversary on Broadway—Vosk played the green witch for two years and was featured performing “Defying Gravity” in the PBS Great Performances 50th Anniversary Concert. Vosk starred as the narrator in Lincoln Center’s 50th anniversary performance of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, reprising the role in 2022 at The Muny in St. Louis. Other recent theatrical highlights include joining the Atlantic Theater Company as Beth Ann in its production of Sarah Silverman’s The Bedwetter; creating the role of Aunt Val in the world premiere of Becoming Nancy at Alliance Theatre in Atlanta, directed and choreographed by Jerry Mitchell; and becoming the first singer to star onstage with the New York City Ballet in Something to Dance About, the company’s tribute to Jerome Robbins directed by Warren Carlyle. Vosk’s other Broadway credits include Fruma Sarah in the most recent revival of Fiddler on the Roof, Finding Neverland, and The Bridges of Madison County.
She starred as Anita in San Francisco Symphony’s GRAMMY-nominated production of West Side Story and filmed “The Leonard Bernstein Centennial Celebration at Tanglewood” with Michael Tilson Thomas for PBS’s Great Performances. Her independently produced solo albums Wild and Free (2018) and A Very Coco Christmas (2020) both debuted on the Billboard and iTunes charts and are available to stream on all platforms. Vosk had an unconventional journey to Broadway, beginning her career on Wall Street before taking the leap of faith to pursue her dreams on stage. Her one-of-a-kind story has been profiled on ABC’s 20/20 and NBC Nightly News.
Socials: @jessicavosk