Kristopher McDowell in The Anthony Newley Project: A one-man nightclub Act

The Anthony Newley Project as a night club act has played at the famous Empire Plush Room in San Francisco, The Gardenia Room in Los Angeles and other known west coast venues.  After a recent round of edits to the script Kristopher McDowell takes one last turn at the solo night club act as a way to test material for an audience.  After these two performances in Chicago the show goes back for rewrites to create a full-scale four character musical. KRISTOPHER McDOWELL The Anthony Newley Project with Joshua Stephen Karts on piano

With The Anthony Newley Project, Kristopher McDowell shines a light on the unique life of a talented writer, director and ultimate entertainer. The show defines Newley’s life by exploring both popular and less known songs from his vast repertoire.  Sharon McNight directs, with musical arrangements by Dave Dobrusky. Kristopher McDowell was honored with The San Francisco Dean Goodman Award ( Leading Actor in a Musical) in 2006 for his star turn in The Roar of the Greasepaint – The Smell of the Crowd. At thirty-years old, McDowell has worked off-Broadway, on television, and in regional theater’s throughout the United States. His acclaimed cabaret shows have played the major U.S. cities and on London’s West End. In 2001 he was nominated for Outstanding Male Cabaret Debut by the Manhattan Association of Cabaret.