May 20, 2005
Yes.
Jon Bon Jovi
came to Birdland on Monday. He was part of the packed
house for "Under The Covers" with
Victoria Shaw, which was absolutely amazing. JBJ then
stayed for Cast Party, opening with a Kander
& Ebb tune, and finishing with a rousing "Defying
Gravity" in the original key. OK...that part didn't really
happen, but he was there. One never knows WHO will show up, does one?!
(Many thanks to Joe Marzullo for capturing the Kodak
moment above.) There was lots of singing and schmoozing, Lucie
Arnaz, Michael Feinstein, and Maude
Maggart showed up, Avenue Q Tony
winner Jeff Marx and composer Lance Horn compared
coifs (see below) and cabaret diva/devos Baby Jane Dexter,
Craig Jessup and Lisa Asher tore the
house down with great music.
Speaking
of Avenue Q, this coming Monday
at 7PM, the wonderful Stephanie D'Abruzzo
(see below) will be making her concert debut at Birdland!
She's been dazzling and delighting audiences with her Tony-nominated
performance in Q, but you'll get to see a whole
new Stephanie, as long as you call 212.581.3080 really,
really soon! She's bringing an eclectic evening of songs written by the
famous (Cy Coleman, Burt Bacharach,
Neil Sedaka) and the soon-to-be famous (Phoebe
Kreutz, Gary Adler, Michael Patrick
Walker). The show is directed by Alan Muraoka,
with musical direction by Michael Patrick Walker (co-composer
of the totally hilarious Altar Boyz). After
Stephanie's show will be, of course, Cast Party! Mark Berman
and Steve Doyle will be at the piano and bass, respectively.
Rumor has it that the fabulous Valerie Pettiford (star
of Fosse and Chicago)
will be making an appearance, as well as the many faces and voices of
Jimmy James!
Once again, this week's Cast Party Radio Show celebrates
The
New Season at Birdland, with songs
from all of our upcoming guest performers. Maureen McGovern,
Jeff Daniels, Larry O'Keefe, Victoria
Shaw, Stephanie
D'Abruzzo, Toxic Audio, Christine
Andreas, Malcolm Gets, Max von Essen
and Christine Ebersole will all be representin' their
Birdland concerts. Victoria, who’s responsible
for over 65 million cd sales, will be at Birdland on Monday,
May 16th at 7pm in Under
The Covers with Victoria Shaw, co-starring her multi-million-selling
composer pals, Mark Hudson, Gary Burr
and Billy Mann!
Tune into BroadwayWorld.com
radio on Tuesday and Friday nights
at 8pm. Or, you can make life even easier by clicking
on the site for an "on demand" experience
you'll love! In the words of Liza Minnelli, "Cast
Party IS New York!"
Cast Party Radio Show is produced by Brian
Wilson at SoHa
Media.
"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
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