January
27, 2006
I
can't begin to tell you how thrilled we were to see Claude McKnight
and Patricia Moreno (pictured right) in the
audience at Cast Party on Monday. Claude is one-sixth
of the absolutely genius vocal group, Take
6, whom I've enjoyed in concert a half-dozen times. Patricia
was the gorgeous on-air trainer when I was booking talent on the “Fox
After Breakfast” talk show. One of the all-time great CP
moments took place Monday when Claude stormed the stage to sing with David
Budway and Steve Doyle. He even graced us with
a virtual trombone solo. So cool. Speaking of trombones, the ultra-hip
Todd Londagin showed up, sang, played an actual horn,
and showed off his hoofing skills. Check out his most
excellent site. Our fingers are crossed that he becomes a
regular. Our great pals Emily Drennan (Hunka
Burning Love), Scott Porter (Altar
Boyz) and Rene Ruiz (Toxic
Audio) sang some mean backup and beatbox for Natalie
Douglas. Then the tables were turned and Emily took the lead.
It was all too much fun.
Finally! This Monday, Darius
de Haas, whom the New York Times calls, "an
astonishing vocal acrobat,” will make his Birdland concert
debut on Monday, January 30 at 7pm.
He'll be performing a combination of material from his highly acclaimed
Stevie Wonder and Billy Strayhorn-themed
Lincoln Center concerts, along with a few new originals.
You probably know Darius from his Broadway performances in Rent,
Carousel, Marie Christine,
Kiss of the Spider Woman and The Gershwin's
Fascinating Rhythm. He won the Obie
Award for his performance in The Running Man,
and has been a soloist in concerts at Carnegie Hall,
Lincoln Center, London's Royal Festival Hall
and LA's Disney Concert Hall. Most recently, he has been
singing on the road with Vanessa
Williams…and although we can't say who
(hint, hint), expect a
very special guest star joining Darius at Birdland!
You better call 212.581.3080 to make a reservation now!
And now (drum roll), TheaterMania and I are proud to
announce the Spring Season at Birdland! We will be proud
to present The Jeff Blumenkrantz Songbook
(February 13), Andrea McArdle (February
14), The Marcy & Zina Show (February
20), Penny Fuller (March 6),
Under the Covers with Victoria Shaw (March 14),
Jim Brickman (March 20, 21), Christine
Pedi (April 3), Linda Lavin
(April 10), Steven Brinberg as Simply
Barbra (April 17), David Ippolito
(May 1), Dick Scanlan (May 8),
Euan Morton (May 15), and Jule
Styne in Hollywood
(May 22). Watch this Newsletter for details!
Tune in for an all-new
show with all-new live performances by John Tartaglia,
Andrea McArdle (looking tres glamorous at
right), Mike McArdle, Christine Ebersole
& Billy Stritch, Hilary Kole, Chelsea
Krombach, Mathilde Santig, Franz Bloem,
and Mylinda Hull and Her Lucky 7! Jim also chats with
Darius de Haas about his upcoming Birdland concert,
his jazz roots and Vanessa Williams!
Tune in every Tuesday and Friday night
at 8pm exclusively on BroadwayWorld.com!
We're a podcast,
now, too! Go to The Radio Show
for all the info!
In the words of Liza Minnelli, "Cast Party
IS New York!"
Cast Party Radio Show is produced by Brian
Wilson at SoHa
Media.
We're
proud to support the amazing 2006 Nightlife Awards. (After
all, I'm a past winner…) Take a look at the incredible winners this
year…and they'll all be performing on the Town Hall
stage on Monday, February 6: Elaine Stritch
(pictured with the legendary Noel Coward, right),
Brian Stokes Mitchell, Eartha Kitt,
Karen Mason, Jason Graae, Bill
Charlap and MORE! Also scheduled to present and perform are Karen
Ziemba, Marin Mazzie, Charles Busch,
Judy Gold, David Zippel…the list
goes ON and ON! The winners were chosen by 27 critics and experts who
cover cabaret, comedy and jazz. Don't buy your tickets now…come
to Cast Party this coming Monday and win a pair, thanks to producer Scott
Siegel's generosity! If, in fact, you don't win the tickies,
they may be purchased for $25, $50 & $75 and are available at the
Town Hall Box Office (123 West 43rd Street)
or via TicketMaster at 212.307.4100.
Congrats to the winners!
"The Party simply
glows with New York nightlife ambiance. It feels like a throwback to
another era but it has this era's top-notch entertainers dropping in to
schmooze, sing, eat, and drink. Caruso consistently
provides a flow of exciting singers, and he's definitely hip, cool and
classy all by himself."
-THEATERMANIA
When:
Every
Monday at
BIRDLAND
315 West
44th Street (between 8th & 9th)
212.581.3080
corporations and private events:
Ligeti Artists LLC
Peter Ligeti
mrligeti@aol.com
212.396.1111
Woo hoo!
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