Last week...
 

Jim Caruso and Christine Andreas

June 10, 2005

What a thrill to have Christine Andreas (at right with me!) on our stage this past Monday night! She and her musical director, Martin Silvestri, brought the most elegant hour-and-a-half of sublime listening pleasure to Birdland for The New Season. The crowd was almost reverential in their appreciation of the show, and we are truly looking forward to having her back…and soon! It's easy to see why she was SRO for 3 nights in the Jazz at Kennedy Center series. The following Cast Party was huge…and hilarious. I'm constantly amazed at the never-ending parade of really talented performers schlepping through the door, to say nothing of the glamorous fashions (see below, on our very own David Raleigh). Mark Berman and Steve Doyle outdid themselves accompanying the singers on piano and bass. How lucky are we to have them?

Coming up...
 

David Raleigh models the Cast Party t-shirtThis coming Monday, June 13th, Malcolm Gets (below) will perform in concert as a benefit for The Songbook Project! Maybe you just saw him playing opposite Kristin Chenoweth in The Apple Tree at Encores! Maybe you saw him starring in Amour on Broadway. He also just starred as Og in that hugely successful production of Finian's Rainbow at The Irish Repertory Theater. But of course you know him from TV's “Caroline in the City!” Malcolm is one of my all-time favorite guys on the cabaret stage…and when he slides over to play piano, you will faint! He's amazing! (Remember when he played for Cher on the Rosie Show? I certainly do.) It's going to be a very special concert with material by writers as diverse as Rodgers & Hammerstein, Kenny Loggins and Mary Chapin Carpenter. Call Birdland now for reservations (212.580.3080). Come for Malcolm, sample the brand new menu, and please stick around for Cast Party. You'll have the ultimate New York show-biz evening!

And on BroadwayWorld.com...
 

Malcolm GetsOnce 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.

About Jim Caruso's Cast Party...
 

Look at all the fabulous people!
"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

No cover - $10 food/drink minimum 

Click here for the official Cast Party website!

And now, a word from our sponsors:

Again, many thanks to our corporate and private sponsors Stephen Fitzgerald, Gianni Valente, Jamie deRoy & friends, Michael Estwanik, 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! For those interested; it's tax deductible! Woo hoo!

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