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December 1 , 2006
Jack Donahue and Euan Morton (pictured left, thanks to Linda Lenzi) both had packed houses for their brilliant concerts at Birdland on Monday night. From all reports, it was an amazing evening of great music! I can't believe I wasn't there to witness all the fun! I'm in Turks & Caicos, which is in the Caribbean. Billy Stritch, Steve Doyle, Hillary Kole and I are all doing a show, and will be back in New York on Sunday! It's gorgeous down here...but it sure doesn't feel like the holidays are around the corner! Hopefully, I'll get that all-important Christmas Tan, though!  |
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 In continuation of “Broadway at Birdland,” Jim Caruso’s Cast Party and TheaterMania.com are proud to present Tony Award-winning Debbie Gravitte (pictured left), with the Russ Kassoff Big Band, in Big Band Broadway on Monday, December 4 at 7pm. This series features top Broadway performers and songwriters at the legendary music room, located at 315 West 44th Street in NYC. There will be a $25 cover, and $10 food/drink minimum.
Debbie Gravitte won a Tony Award from her performance in Jerome Robbins’ Broadway. She made her Broadway debut in the original cast of They're Playing Our Song, and went on to appear in Perfectly Frank, Blues In The Night, Ain't Broadway Grand, Zorba (with Anthony Quinn), Les Miserables, and Chicago. Miss Gravitte is a recognized concert singer, having sung in venues including Carnegie Hall and Royal Albert Hall, and with hundreds of orchestras around the world. She has also released three solo albums including her latest, “Defying Gravity.”
The Russ Kassoff Big Band is led by Russ Kassoff, a jazz pianist, conductor, composer, orchestrator and arranger. Kassoff toured extensively with legends Frank Sinatra ('80-'91) and Liza Minnelli ('82-'01). For Debbie Gravitte and Big Band Broadway, Kassoff has written many new, swinging charts of Broadway favorites, including, “I Enjoy Being A Girl" “Let Me Entertain You,” and “My Ship.” Big Band Broadway also includes arrangements by Billy Byers, Sid Ramin, Marc Shaiman and Ron Abel, among others. For more information, please visit www.DebbieGravitte.com or www.BigBandBroadway.com.
Call Birdland at 212.581.3080 or click www.instantseats.com/birdland for reservations!
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 WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 6TH AT THE METROPOLITAN ROOM: TOM ANDERSEN * DONNA LYNN CHAMPLIN * SCOTT COULTER TIM DI PASQUA * JULIE GOLD* ANDREW LIPPA * CHUCK SWEENEY as MISS PEGGY LEE, SAL VIVIANO * NOAH WEISBERG * KRYSTOF WITEK.Celebrate the holiday season with acclaimed cabaret performer Jamie deRoy when she salutes the holidays with a special Holiday Show 2006 edition of her Multi MAC Award-winning variety show, Jamie deRoy & friends on Wednesday, December 6th (8PM) at the New York hotspot The Metropolitan Room (34 West 22nd Street Between 5th & 6th Avenues). This special event will feature the following artists: cabaret stars Tom Andersen, Scott Coulter, and Tim DiPasqua; acclaimed singer Donna Lynn Champlin; Grammy Award-winner Julie Gold; award-winning composer Andrew Lippa; acclaimed celebrity impersonator Chuck Sweeney; Broadway leading man Sal Viviano; Broadway funny man Noah Weisberg and noted violinist Krystof Witek. Barry Kleinbort is the director of Jamie deRoy & friends and Lanny Meyers serves as musical director.The colorful cabaret series, which has been thrilling New York City audiences for the past 15 years and serves as the basis for deRoy's award-winning cable television show, spotlights a wide variety of well-known entertainers and newcomers lighting up the cabaret, theater, and comedy worlds.
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 SQUIGS DRAWS THE SHOWBIZ! Justin “Squigs” Robertson will draw for food. He’ll draw for fame and fortune too, but first things first. Since 1993, Squigs has captured showbiz folk from the backyard to Broadway, including many ladies and gents who have wowed the crowds at Cast Party. His theatrical style is aided and abetted by his parallel life on the stage – a character man drawing characters. His favorite song is “It’s Only A Paper Moon”; he loves sushi; and he genuflects upon merely hearing the name of Al Hirschfeld. Well-known in the Los Angeles theatre scene where he's based, Squigs is working at kicking up the art a notch (or 7). Come see what's happening at the website: www.squigsink.com. Stop by anytime, and drop a line to say “hello.”
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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.
Celebrities such as Felicity Huffman, Eva
Longoria, and Debra Messing can be seen
at award shows adorned with Charlie
Lapson Jewelry. The collection is created by using the
most brilliant diamonds and precious gemstones mixed with 18 kt gold,
and molding them into works of art. Celebrities dazzle with glamorous
bold statement pieces. Look for large colored gemstones and mixes
of textures with unique shapes.
Style fit for a star!
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|  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 http://www.LizCaplan.com for more information, but tell Liz you heard about her at Cast Party!
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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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many thanks to our corporate and private sponsors:
Gianni Valente & Hilary Kole, Randy Swartz
& Stage Step, Jamie deRoy & friends, Michael Estwanik, Piper-Heidsieck
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Oats Productions, as well as our Birdland sound guru Sean Corcoran and
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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
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Where:
BIRDLAND
315 West 44th
Street (between 8th & 9th), NYC
212.581.3080
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Cast Party® for theaters, arts presenters,
corporations and private events:
Ligeti Artists LLC
Peter Ligeti
mrligeti@aol.com
212.396.1111
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Show Store
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