December 9, 2005
It
was fantastic to have Susan Egan and Christopher
McGovern on the Birdland stage, bringing absolutely gorgeous
music to a room filled with so many fans! They're West Coasters now, but
we can't wait to host another show of theirs…and soon! The following
Cast Party was fun, too. Tedd Firth
and Saadi Zain on piano and bass were brilliant, accompanying
lots of regulars, along with newbies like Grace Garland,
Spencer Rowe and Tony Middleton. Broadway
leading lady Rebecca Luker (above with Michael
Estwanik, President of The Songbook Project)
sang two Jeff Blumenkrantz songs (with Jeff at the piano!),
giving us a taste of what's she's bringing to Feinstein's at the
Regency on December 12-15. That show is on the Must-See list!
She's gorgeous, funny and has one of the purest voices in showbiz. I personally
loved her as Marion the Librarian in Music
Man on the Broadway. And Maria in Sound
of Music. And everything else she's ever done. We also got
a taste of Danny & Sylvia, the upcoming
show about Danny Kaye and his wife, amazingly performed
by Brian Childers and Amy Bermowitz.
With the holidays coming on and all, we thought it might be nice to get
you in the mood with a little music, and a wee bit of advice: if you're
going to play in a church concert, best to stay
off the crack.
Our very own Natalie Douglas (right) will
be back on the Birdland stage this coming Monday, December 12
at 7pm, singing Black, White and Blues! It's
a collection of Soul, Country and Blues music - Nat'lee's version of the
Great Southern American Songbook. As always, she'll be joined
onstage by musical director Mark Hartman (conductor for
Avenue Q), Patience Higgins
on tenor sax, Michael Blanco on bass and Sean
McDaniel on percussion. Black, White and Blues
will include the Manhattan Transfer hit, “Operator,”
Garth Brooks' “We Shall Be Free”
and a new song from "Star Search" winner Jake
Simpson, entitled “I Miss You.”
We can't wait…and neither should you. Call 212-581-3080
NOW for reservations!
Next up…the BroadwayWorld Holiday Party on Monday,
December 19 and Christine Ebersole and Billy
Stritch on Tuesday, December 20!
Fa La La!
To celebrate the Fred
Ebb Foundation's recent honoring of composer John Bucchino,
we're taking an opportunity to re-play a loving Cast Party radio show
dedicated to Fred's wonderful lyrics. Calling him a pal was a delight
and honor beyond compare. Listening to his ingenius words...even more
so. Tune in to hear some Kander & Ebb jewels sung
by Liza Minnelli, Barbra Streisand,
Catherine Zeta-Jones, Renee Zellweger,
Ann Hampton Callaway, Debbie Gravitte,
Jonny Peterson, Harry Groener, Karen
Mason, Brent Barrett, the cast of And
The World Goes 'Round, John Kander, and
even Freddy himself!
Tune in every Tuesday and Friday night
at 8pm exclusively on BroadwayWorld.com!
We're a podcast,
now, too! Go to The Radio Show
for all the info!
In the words of Liza Minnelli, "Cast Party
IS New York!"
Cast Party Radio Show is produced by Brian
Wilson at SoHa
Media.
Boy,
have we had fun with Ken Bloom's gorgeous new coffee-table
tome, “American Songbook: The Singers, The Songwriters and
The Songs.” It's packed with amazing photos and facts about
American popular music and is our official 2005 Cast Party Holiday
Gift. Every week, we're doing a giveaway, but if you're not a
lucky winner, you can click on Amazon.com:
The American Songbook and order one of your very own!
"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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