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September 29, 2006 Were
you at Cast Party on Monday night? Well, you shoulda been, if you weren't!
The amazing Christine Lavin (left, photo by
Mark Rupp), who is known far and wide as the Mother
Teresa of folk music, absolutely killed. We're so proud that she's a
regular! There were dozens of regulars in the house, as a matter of
fact, including Toxic Audio's Rene Ruiz,
Scott Coulter, Erich Bergen and LA's
own Julie Garnyé (below left). Michael
Winther, David Raleigh and Apollo-winner
Chris DeCristo all sang their heads off. Songwriter
Grant Mitchell Hunter, along with singers Janet
Glassford and Jordana Jackson came all the
way from Canada to serenade us, along with Tracy Stark
at the piano. “Project Runway” designer
Malan Breton was “Bewitched, Bothered
and Bewildered.” My high school prom date, Taffy
McCarthy, sang the blues. (One thing had nothing to do with
the other, mind you.) The entire scene was watched over by our favorite
Oscar and Tony-winning composer, Stephen
Schwartz...and not one person sang “Defying Gravity”
from his mega-hit, Wicked. Billy Stritch
and Steve Doyle composed the Symphony Orchestra,
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Copyright Jim Caruso's Cast Party®, All Rights Reserved, 2006. Newsletter by: Traverse City Web Design
Psst - after you've read all of the Cast Party scoop, be sure to spend
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It
was a great night…and we'll do it all over again next week,
with Tedd Firth and Wayne Batchelor
on piano and bass!
On
Monday, October 2 at 7pm, I'm truly thrilled to present
The Music of 
JENNA
ESPOSITO, a Cast Party regular for over a year,
romps through the ups and downs of her relationships with the other
half in her show I Hate Men: Songs for the Scorned,
back by popular demand for the first two Fridays in October (10/6
& 10/13) at the Laurie Beechman Theater
at The West Bank Cafe (407 42nd St., just west of
9th Ave.) Both shows at 9 p.m. $16 cover charge + $15 food/drink minimum,
but wait – there’s a Cast Party discount
- $11 cover for Cast Partyers! Music Director is Fortune Esposito,
Director is Erv Raible. With Fortune Esposito,
guitar; Richard Schacher piano, Steve Doyle,
bass, and guest singer Kelly Esposito-Broelmann.
Reservations: 212-695-6909. Click:
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
LAPSON'S SIGNATURE COLLECTION
is the culmination of years of training, world travel, and professional
experience as one of Hollywood’s top designers. His luxurious
handbags and men's wallets are produced by factories in Tuscany, Italy
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
secret identity as -- Superhost! Show
your love for a certain Monday night Open Mic extravaganza by wearing
this 100% cotton, Peruvian-made, American-printed piece of art! The
wry "Got Mic?" logo is on the front, and our logo is on the
back. They're only $20 and available if you click 
"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."