Amanda Green & Tom Kitt jammed the 7pm show at Birdland Monday night with their usual profusion of Broadway swells, including directors Walter Bobbie and Scott Schwartz, composer Jeff Marx, costumer Tony Walton and diva/divo’s like Melissa Errico (with Mr. Kitt at right) and Anthony Barille. Even Hollywood mogul Sidney Lumet showed up to catch an amazing evening of songs written by Kitt & Green, the most waggish duo since…well…Comden & Green. It certainly didn’t hurt to have special guest stars like Brooks Ashmanskas, Mario Cantone, Jenn Colella, Jenifer Foote (pictured with cellist Peter Sachon, below), Harris Doran, Jerry Dixon, Matt McGrath, Julia Murney, Greg Naughton, Matthew Morrison and the Tom Kitt Band on stage to perform the material. Click on Photo Coverage: Kitt and Green heat up Birdland (BroadwayWorld.com) to see some great photos, with many thanks to Craig Brockman! If all that sounds too fun to miss, you’ll be happy to know that you have one more change to catch the concert this coming Monday, January 31st at 7pm. See details below!

After the concert, Cast Party showed an unusually eclectic bunch…we spied downtown performance artistes (and New York Times featured) Murray Hill and Dirty Martini, jazz vocalist and radio host Rebecca Kilgore, and the Drama Desk-winning vocal group, Toxic Audio! The music was sublime and everyone had the time of their lives!

This Monday, January 31, you can catch an encore performance of Amanda Green & Tom Kitt & Friends at 7pm. The writing team is currently adapting the popular book and film High Fidelity for the Broadway stage as a musical, and will premiere several brand new songs from the score. Be the first on your block to hear ‘em! Call Birdland at 212.581.3080 to make a reservation! On Monday, February 7, you’ll have a chance to see Julia Murney in one of her rare concert appearances! I’ve stood in long lines to see this girl sing her face off. You won’t have to if you call Birdland NOW! 212.581.3080.

Click here for an artful earful of Ms. Murney, from The Wild Party.

Also, great news for all you Fred-heads out there… Singing Astaire has been extended! You can see this sublime review starring Hilary Kole, Eric Comstock and Christopher Gines every Saturday and Sunday through March 27! Again…call Birdland!

Let Cast Party – The Radio Show help make you a Broadway insider! This week, I’ll check in with the funniest woman on the planet Earth, Julie Halston (the clever coquette at right), who is currently killing ‘em in Hairspray. Her rants are legendary…you won’t want to miss a single shriek. Then, Danny Gurwin, currently starring in Little Women, tells us about the process of opening a new show, details from Sunday’s dazzling opening night, and the joys of working with Sutton Foster and Maureen McGovern! We’ll even get to hear a few tunes from the Jason Howland/Mindi Dickstein score. Cast Party – The Radio Show can be heard every Tuesday and Friday at 8pm on BroadwayWorld.com.

Click here for the Cast Party Radio Show on BroadwayWorld.com! Produced by Brian Wilson at SoHa Media.

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