December 23, 2005
In
the words of the late, great Kay Thompson, “Happy
Everything!” We hope your holidays, whatever they may be,
are filled with love, joy and great music! I have to say that we were
all shocked at the fantastic turnout on Monday night at Birdland!
Both the BroadwayWorld Holiday Show and Cast
Party were sold-out, even with the pending pain-in-the-butt transit
strike! The BWW extravaganza was a blast, with many thanks to director
Eddie Varley and producer Rob Diamond.
You can see great shots of the cute cast if you click on Concert
and Backstage.
At the following Cast Party, we were delighted to witness two hysterical
numbers from the cast of the Off-Broadway show, BINGO.
Liz Larsen, Patrick Ryan Sullivan and
Beth Malone, along with musical director Steven
Bishop, made us all want to run to the show, currently at the
St. Luke's Theater. Tuesday night's Christine
Ebersole/Billy Stritch concert was yet another smash. Christine
(seen above enjoying our glam new dressing room) is one of our
all-time faves, and we can't wait for her return. She's about to start
rehearsals for Grey Gardens - The Musical! Wait
till you see her as Edie Beale!
Billy Stritch and I will be in Wilmington, NC on New Year's
Eve, performing with our wonderful friend Linda Lavin.
It'll be a quick trip, because at 7pm on Monday,
January 2, the gorgeous and talented Mylinda
Hull and Her Lucky Seven swing into Birdland
just in time to break all their New Year's Resolutions! Currently starring
as Nickie in Broadway's Sweet Charity,
Mylinda (pictured right) leads seven of Broadway's top musicians
out from orchestra pit and onto the stage with a true blend of funny,
sexy, jazzy arrangements of theater songs. Call Birdland at 212.581.3080.
Stick around for the first Cast Party of 2006 with Stritch
at the piano and Steve Doyle on bass! The following week,
Monday, January 9, we're thrilled to present TLC
(Three Loud Chicks). Hold on to your hats as belting
Broadway divas Ann Harada (Avenue Q),
Leah Hocking (All Shook Up,
Hairspray) and Liz McCartney
(Bingo, Mamma Mia,
Taboo) take the stage and rattle the rafters
in an evening of song, stories, and unbridled mayhem. Legit sopranos need
not apply!
Where else can you hear
performances by some the best voices on the Broadway and music scene
live from the Birdland stage? This week, I'm happy to entertain you
with Rebecca Luker, Susan Egan (in
a photo by Mischa Kischkum, at right), Jeff
Blumenkrantz, Christine Pedi, Brian
Childers, Tony Middleton, Christine
Lavin, Keala Settle, Kim Kassira,
and David Ippolito. You will also hear one of the funniest
takes on The Cabaret Scene direct from the Charles Busch/Julie
Halston extravaganza a few weeks ago. This tongue-in-cheek
sketch also starred Marion Seldes, who is absolutely
hysterical as cabaret diva Florence Edelman (currently
starring in S'Wonderful, S'Marvelous, S'Florence).
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!Hurry! You're running out of time!
"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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