September 30, 2005
Capathia
Jenkins, Louis Rosen and David Loud
absolutely enchanted the crowd during their Birdland
concert on Monday. What a voice Capathia has - the purest, cleanest tones
I've heard for a very long time. The material was so smart, and exquisitely
arranged and performed. You can see that Birdland was
packed with some of the most talented folks in town supporting Capathia
(shown on the left in the pic above) with Aisha DeHaas
(Caroline, Or Change), Ramona Keller
(Brooklyn), Darius DeHaas (coming
to Birdland January 30!), Karen
Mason (Mamma Mia!) and
Michael McElroy (Big River).
The following Cast Party was a ball, with some beloved regulars and lots
of newcomers singing, swinging and having a grand old time!
I'm excited to tell you, gentle Newsletter reader, about the new
Cast Party VIP cards! All you have to do is ask, and one can
be yours! At some point in the near future, a small cover will be implemented
for the Party, and we certainly don't want YOU to have to pay! Just ask
whoever is working at the front door and they will happily hand you a
handy-dandy card to show upon entering your favorite show-biz soiree!
A
few months ago, I was proud to co-produce, along with Tony-winners
Bobby Lopez and Jeff Marx, a one-night-only
extravaganza called Avenue Q Swings! It was
an amazing success, and we raised over $100,000 for the Greenwich
House Music School! Well, the show is returning, and this time
Birdland will be the place to be this Monday,
October 3 at 7pm! The show will feature very
special guest stars singing songs from Avenue Q
in jazz, classical and other surprising arrangements. At press time, the
cast includes Broadway performers Barrett Foa, Ann
Harada, Stephanie D'Abruzzo (above),
Christian Anderson, Karen Mason, and
Christine Pedi. The musical director for the show will
be composer/arranger Mary Ann McSweeney, who plays bass
each night in the Avenue Q orchestra on Broadway.
I'm also thrilled that the event will be a benefit for The Jazz
Foundation of America and the New Orleans Musicians'
Clinic, both of which have been helping musicians affected by
Hurricane Katrina find temporary and permanent housing, free healthcare
and musical instruments. Call Birdland now (212.581.3080)
to make a reservation - this show will be SRO all the way! Cast
Party will follow, and we'll celebrate the return of Billy
Stritch at the piano, with Steve Doyle and his
bass rounding out our Symphony Orchestra!
It's raining men at Cast Party - The Radio Show!
This week, Jim chats it up with Avenue Q superstar
John Tartaglia (right), who is currently knocking
'em dead at the brand new Wynn Hotel in Las Vegas!
Find out if Sin City is flipping over Q, if
John is performing topless and if Celine has caught
the show! Then, Altar Boyz' Ryan Duncan
will discuss his upcoming return to the show and his recent visit to
The A-Train Plays! You'll also hear cuts
from new recordings by John Pizzarelli, Jeff
Harnar, Brian Lane Green and Philip
Chaffin! Catch the Cast Party dudes on www.BroadwayWorld.com,
where the show is available in both streaming and downloadable form.
New episodes can also be automatically downloaded via Apple's
iTunes Service. You can now subscribe to the Cast Party podcast
by searching for the show on iTunes.
You'll be glad you did. We're pretty sure.
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
corporations and private events:
Ligeti Artists LLC
Peter Ligeti
mrligeti@aol.com
212.396.1111
Woo hoo!
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