June 3, 2005
Toxic
Audio,
that genius a cappella group, outdid themselves last Monday night! First
of all, the room was overflowing with oodles of fans and friends. Then,
the show was absolutely thrilling, with lots of new material and a brand-new
arrangement of...what else? "Birdland!"
I think they've found a home...we can't wait to have them back! Just for
that one night, the great Birdland bar staff created a delicious, yet
potent, libation called "The Toxic Waste,"
and boy, were they popular! It was a great way to kick off the summer
season. Broadway super-director/choreographer Jeff Calhoun
came for the concert and stayed into the wee hours of Cast Party...and
it was a great one! Billy Stritch, Steve Doyle
and I even got to perform "If I Only Had A Brain"
with the Toxins...a real treat! (above, thanks, Jen!)
This
Monday at 7pm, TheaterMania
and I are thrilled to bring Christine
Andreas (right) to the stage at Birdland. She's
just returned from 6 sold-out performances as part of the jazz series
at the Kennedy Center, a sold-out performance at the
New Jersey Performing Arts Center, and a concert of Harold
Arlen with the Boston Philharmonic. The show
at Birdland will include standards such as "Fly Me To The
Moon," "Here's That Rainy Day,"
"They Say It's Wonderful," Peter Allen's
"Love Don't Need A Reason," "Storybook,"
from Scarlet Pimpernel, as well as several original
tunes. Call Birdland now for reservations: 212.581.3080.
It's going to be a beautiful night! Then stick around for Cast Party,
with Mark Berman and Steve Doyle on
piano and bass. It's going to be "Kate Botello Night,"
because our adorable Judy-impersonating, website-designing diva/geeque
has decided to move to the Heartland of America! We will miss the hell
out of her...but know she will be paying us visits often! So join us as
Cast Party...you never know WHO will show up! We hope it's YOU!
The following
Monday, June 13, Malcolm
Gets (below) will be in concert at 7pm!
As you probably already know, Malcolm just starred opposite Kristin
Chenoweth in the Encores! production of The
Apple Tree, and starred in the Broadway musical Amour.
He is perhaps best known for his work on the television series "Caroline
in the City." This performance will benefit The
Songbook Project, on whose Advisory Board Malcolm sits. Tickets
are going fast, so call 212.581.3080 to get a table!
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.
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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