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September 15, 2006 Yee haw! It was a veritable hootenanny at Birdland on Monday night! After the sold-out Jason Robert Brown/Alice Ripley/Kate McGarry concert, Cast Party fans stormed the place. Dallas diva Wendy Welch brought a slew of pals from the Lone Star State to help celebrate her birthday in style, and dozens of them serenaded her, along with Billy Stritch and Steve Doyle on piano and bass. It was great to see folks from my old stomping grounds...talented folks like Willie Welch, Lois Leftwich, Michael Justis, Liz Reddick, Julie Anne Malone, Peggy Honea, Kassira, Steve Scarpetti, Donna Bullock, Micael Tina Turner Cline, and Connie Coit. That's all of us Texans in the photo on the left, with many thanks to photographer Mark Rupp! Lots of other performers got into the act, including folk-star Christine Lavin, stride piano demon Jon Weber and...my mother. Check out many more pics of the evening on Flickr! The following night, Todd Londagin and His Big Band did us all proud by jamming the club for his Birdland debut! The place was boppin' and fingers were poppin' along with one of the best bands in the country! We can't wait for their return!
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Copyright Jim Caruso's Cast Party®, All Rights Reserved, 2006. Newsletter by: Traverse City Web Design
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The
following night, Tuesday, September 19, we have two
shows that are so special, we can barely contain ourselves! At 8pm,
The Nashville Connection - Broadway Meets Country
(left, in a photo by Randy Lawson) do-si-do's
onto the Birdland stage. Grammy Award winner 
ALTHOUGH
BILL WESTMORELAND MET SALLY MAYES in New York City, they quickly realized
they had common roots.
Sally's best high school friend in Texas was the daughter of Bill's
mother's best friend, who both shared a love of decoupage. (OK, maybe
that's too much information, but Bill and Sally hit it off right away!)
Their first collaboration was Sally's CD The Story Hour,
followed by Boys and Girls Like You and Me.
Bill photographed Sally's latest CD, Valentine,
draping her in red silk organza (pictured here, at right) to
complement her sexy, romantic renditions of all-time favorite standards.
Sally is currently off to South Africa to direct Tovah Feldshuh's
new concert, and is working with musical director Patrick Brady
on a new fall show. You can read more about Sally at
CHARLIE
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is the culmination of years of training, world travel, and professional
experience as one of Hollywood’s top designers. His luxurious
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made of fine Italian leather. Lapson's handbags and clutches have
been worn by the elite of Hollywood to numerous red carpet events
and on camera as well.
WHAT
DO MICHAEL C. HALL,
KERRY BUTLER, CHEYENNE JACKSON, ESTELLE PARSONS, JULIA MURNEY, DEVEN
MAY, HUNTER FOSTER, MICHAEL ARDEN, JAMES BLUNT and the GOO GOO DOLLS
all have in common? Their
secret weapon -- voice teacher Liz Caplan! Her student ANA GASTEYER
(upcoming Threepenny Opera) says, “Studying with Liz has changed my
approach to singing on every level. In the two years we have worked
together, she has combined phenomenal technique with tailor-made specifications
to meet a huge variety of professional demands. Her tireless enthusiasm
and expertise have empowered me physiologically and emotionally to become
a better singer than I had ever imagined. It's like physical therapy
and good, old-fashioned psycho-therapy for your vocal chords!” Visit
OUR
UPDATED T-SHIRT is now available in Tootsie-Roll brown
with safety-cone orange trim, as seen at left, where Jim reveals his
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"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."