July 29, 2005
We
sure missed having Cast Party this last week…but
are completely hyped for a great evening this coming Monday. Billy
Stritch and Steve Doyle will make up the renowned
Symphony Orchestra, so come sing, be seen, eat and schmooze
with us at Birdland
around 9:30pm! Let me also hawk our gorgeous and swingin' pal, Hilary
Kole (right in a photo by Mr. Bill Westmoreland),
who will be in concert at Irridium (1650 Broadway) for
three nights in a row starting tonight (Friday). Hil
willl be performing with a band led by the great Lee Musiker
in shows at 8 and 10. Click here
to get all the details, and let's all support one of our all-time fave
chick singers!
Come
in out of the Humidity Festival this August and see some wonderful concerts
at Birdland! First up, the amazing Monday
OFF (right) will be harmonizing on Monday
the 15th. Raymond Sage, Hilary Gardner,
Amy Cervini and Richard Roland make
up the group that New York Pops Musical Director Skitch
Henderson dubbed, “a technical delight and a visual
pleasure.” They've also been called, “a wonderful
vocal group” by NPR's Hank O'Neal, and
a “jaunty, jivin' quartet” in Entertainment
Today. On Monday, August 22, Sally
Mayes will be celebrating her new CD, “Valentine,”
with a show at 7pm. Sally, is currently standing by for
Delta Burke and Christine Ebersole in
Steel Magnolias, and is known for her Broadway
and Off-Broadway performances, including She Loves Me
(Tony nomination), Welcome To The Club,
Closer Than Ever, Das Barbeque,
Pete N' Keely, and Urban Cowboy.
She won raves for her performance as Mae West in the
National tour of Dirty Blonde, and her nightclub
and concert career has resulted in four solo albums. Sally will be joined
by Johnny Rodgers at the piano. Then, on Monday, August
29, Linda
Lavin will make her Birdland debut with “The
Song Remembers When,” with Billy Stritch
at the keys. It's a brand new show that gives audiences a chance to see
Linda up-close and personal as she recalls her roots in the theater (originating
Sondheim's “The Boy From…” in The
Mad Show) and her early cabaret trials and tribulations
in some less-than-glamorous boites. Many thanks to TheaterMania.com
for co-presenting this concert series with me. I couldn't do it without
them!
Yahoo! This week marks the return of Cast Party - The Radio
Show! You'll be able to hear some amazing live performances
we've been collecting over the past few months, by some of the best
vocalists on the planet! Valerie Pettiford & Ron Abel,
Christine Ebersole & Billy Stritch, Louise
DuArt, Jimmy James, John Wallowich,
and Fascinating Aida will all be included in an amazing
cornucopia of fresh-picked entertainment. I'll also be checking in with
Stephanie Block (right), who is currently
starring as Elphaba, the lean, mean, green machine
in the Los Angeles company of Wicked! She'll
give us all the gossip about the tour, her amazing cast-mates and Hollywood
celebrity sightings!
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
Woo hoo!
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