March 3 , 2006

The Lascivious Biddies (pictured right) braved the cold and paid a visit to Cast Party on Monday night, much to the delight of the Birdland crowd. If you don't know these dazzling divas, you simply must click on their biddycast and hear what all the fuss is about. They brought down the house with their highly original songs, “Betty” and “Famous.” (LISTEN.) We were also blessed by the appearance of one rockin' cellist, Trevor Exter. You rarely hear the words 'rock' and 'cello' together, but he's created an amazing new sound that we're nuts about. The ever-elegant Charles Cochran flew in from Palm Beach for a shocking change of weather, and favored us with delectable medley of “Dancing on a Dime” and “Dream Dancing.” Charlie certainly leads the parade of chic supperclub entertainers, now that Bobby Short has joined the choir. Denise Lee's performance of “God Bless The Child” was a revelation, too. She sang her face off, and we hope she makes another trip from Dallas soon! Tedd Firth and Steve Doyle accompanied dozens of Cast Party regulars and quite a few newcomers…we can't wait for next week!

After a sold out engagement at Birdland this fall, two-time TONY Award nominee and EMMY winner Penny Fuller (pictured right) returns on Monday, March 6 at 7:00 pm. Directed by Barry Kleinbort with David Gaines as Musical Director, Ms. Fuller performs songs from some of her Broadway musicals as well as standards and little known gems from the Great American Songbook. Penny received TONY nominations for Applause and The Dinner Party as well as the EMMY Award for THE ELEPHANT MAN. TV audiences will recognize her from her appearances on MAD ABOUT YOU, MELROSE PLACE, MURDER, SHE WROTE, LAW AND ORDER, JUDGING AMY, ER, NYPD BLUE, LICENSE TO KILL and GEORGE WASHINGTON. Have you made reservations yet? You better do it now, because it's gonna be SRO! There's a $30 cover and $10 food/drink minimum. Call 212.581.3080 or order online at www.instantseats.com/birdland. Then, you can stick around for yet another eclectic, wacked-out, inspiring Cast Party with Tedd Firth and Steve Doyle keeping the music zippy til the wee hours!

"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 9:30pm!

Where:

BIRDLAND
315 West 44th Street (between 8th & 9th)

212.581.3080

Click here for the official Cast Party website!

Ligeti Artists LLC
Peter Ligeti
mrligeti@aol.com
212.396.1111

We are over-the-moon over the upcoming screening of LIZA WITH A Z, benefiting Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS. The event will be held at the Ziegfeld Theatre (141 West 54 Street) on March 13 at 7:30pm, prior to the re-airing of the concert on Showtime Television. Our great pal Liza, as well as the restored film's executive producers Craig Zadan and Neil Meron, will appear at the screening. Showtime will air the Emmy Award-winning concert on April 1st. Tickets are available for $100 (reserved seating and "Liza with a 'Z'" DVD), and $500 (reserved seating, post-screening party, and "Liza with a 'Z'" DVD signed by Minnelli); call 212.840.0770, ext. 268.

As always, many thanks to our corporate and private sponsors:

Gianni Valente & Hilary Kole, Randy Swartz & Stage Step, Jamie deRoy & friends, Michael Estwanik, Piper-Heidsieck Champagne, Todd Forman, Steven Minichiello, Matthew Gilbert and Wild Oats Productions, as well as our Birdland sound guru Jody Dobson and Brian Wilson at SoHa Media. We can't do it without you!

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