The Event! An immersive original musical!
"Nona's Supper Club" is a dynamic and immersive musical, where the audience are the invited guests to the restaurant's reopening.
THE EXPERIENCE!
Step into Nona’s Supper Club, where the Abalafia family restaurant is reopening its doors for a grand celebration. As a specially invited guest, you’ll taste the food, sip the wine, and immerse yourself in the music of this unforgettable evening. But behind the festive atmosphere, the family has one nearly impossible goal: convincing Nona—their beloved matriarch—that she can retire and pass the restaurant on to them.
You’ll meet: Twyla – Nona’s determined 20-something grandchild, fighting to save the crumbling family business. Cesar – Nona’s deeply flawed son, whose past has finally caught up with him. Miranda – The eldest grandchild and a certified drama queen. Theo – Twyla’s childhood crush, showing up at just the wrong (or right?) time. Christina – The fast-talking hostess who keeps the night moving. Jerome – The imposter French chef whose credentials are… questionable. Steve – The hunky bartender, whose love for Miranda drives him insane.
Flashing between past and present, Nona’s Supper Club weaves the story of Matilda “Nona” Abalafia as an immigrant single mother building a dream from nothing, and the family determined to keep her legacy alive. With an electrifying original score—from infectious pop anthems to show-stopping ballads, and a delicious dinner—this immersive musical celebrates love, resilience, and the power of food to bring people together.
*Upcoming Performances:
Friday, May 30 & Saturday, 31 @ 7 PM (6 pm cocktail hour) – Immersive full musical theater production + exceptional food @ Chelsea Table & Stage
Sunday, June 15 @ 7 PM – Cabaret version: songs & abridged scenes + classic dining @ 54 Below, NYC’s premier Broadway cabaret
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Support Nona’s Supper Club
Help bring this vital new immersive musical to the stage! Your support allows us to continue creating a theatrical experience that brings families together for a truly spectacular night of music, food, and storytelling.
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The Backstory - A note from Amy Poux:
This immersive musical is about my grandmother—and countless women —whose resilience, intellect, and talents are eclipsed by cultural and societal constraints, leaving their brilliance unrecognized and their potential unfulfilled.
Born Matilda Lazar in 1918, Millie was a Sephardic Jew whose family journeyed from Spain to Skopje, Macedonia, before immigrating to America. She carried within her a deep well of artistry—a natural singer, her voice reminiscent of Sarah Vaughan, and a gifted seamstress, working in the garment district and sewing special occasion dresses for me and my sister for many years.
At 18, Millie gave birth to my mother out of wedlock, a scandalous mark for a young woman of her time. She married my grandfather, a Turkish Sephardic man who gambled their money, chased other women openly, and treated her as if she were lesser in her own home. Though she kicked him out many times, she was shamed by her father-in-law into taking him back. Despite it all, she built his tax business from the ground up and became an extraordinary cook, mastering Sephardic cuisine.
Maybe it was hardship that shaped her—or maybe it was simply who she was—but Millie saw the world through rose-colored glasses—choosing to embellish those around her. She was larger than life, sweeping into rooms with a song, dressed in red lipstick, fur, and costume jewelry—as if she were starring in a glamorous Hollywood film, rather than enduring the struggles at home.
This play is the reimagined version of her life, where Millie makes a different choice—she leaves. She walks away from her husband and starts her own restaurant as a single mother, reclaiming her agency and her future. The play unfolds in the present among the legacy of her son, Cesar, and her grandchildren - while flashing back to the moments that defined her.
In the end, she must remove the rose-colored glasses. She must face the truth about her son and the future of the restaurant she built on her own. As she stands at this crossroad, we return to the defining moment of her life—the day she first stepped into an empty space, convinced a landlady to take a chance on her, and decided she would carve out a future for herself, no matter the odds.
"Nona’s Supper Club" will open in two NYC venues this spring—a story rooted in the real-life history of a woman whose journey deserves to be told, even if it requires a little rewriting.
As we move forward, we are seeking funding to cover development and production costs for this NYC run of the show.
