JIM CARUSO'S L.A. CAST PARTY | starring Jim Caruso & Billy…
Jim Caruso
Jim Caruso recently made his Broadway debut alongside Liza Minnelli in the Tony Award-winning Liza’s At The Palace!, singing, dancing and celebrating the music and arrangements of Kay Thompson and the Williams Brothers. He has won six MAC Awards for his sold-out nightclub appearances, performed with the New York Pops in tributes to Kander & Ebb, and Hope & Crosby at Carnegie Hall. On television, Jim co-starred with Kathie Lee Gifford on Showtime Television in “Personal Assistant,” and co-starred on the sit-com, “Café DuArt” for two seasons. Jim and his vocal trio, Wiseguys, sang at President Clinton’s First State Dinner at the White House, and celebrated Bing Crosby along with Rosemary Clooney at Carnegie Hall. His CD, "Caruso Live and In Person" is available on the LML Music label. For nine years, he has hosted a Monday night showbiz bash at Birdland called "Jim Caruso’s Cast Party.” Check out www.Jim-Caruso.com or www.CastPartyNYC.com. . User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.
About This Event
Jim Carusos Cast Party with Billy Stritch at the piano returns to the West Coast for one very special night at Catalina Jazz Club, #Hollywood! LIVE! Wed, Feb 18th at 8:30pm.
This marks the 19th Southern California appearance for his extreme open mic and Manhattan mainstay, hosted by Caruso and musical director Billy Stritch. Get Your Tickets! com Jim Carusos Cast Party is a wildly popular weekly open mic night that has been bringing a sprinkling of Broadway glitz and urbane wit to the legendary Birdland in New York City every Monday night for the past twenty-one years.
Its a cool cabaret night-out enlivened by a hilariously impromptu variety show. Showbiz superstars hit the stage alongside up-and-comers, serving up jaw-dropping music and general razzle-dazzle. Cast Party is the ultimate spot to mix and mingle with talented show folk and their fans.
The buoyant, sharp and charming Caruso guides the entire affair like a bubbly cruise director, musical genius Billy Stritch (Liza Minnelli & Tony Bennett) holds court at the ivories, and the audience is invited to participate in the festivities! Caruso and Stritch have been taking the Party on the road for years, celebrating talent in London, San Francisco, Chicago, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Dallas, Pittsburgh, Cleveland, Austin, and on the high seas. *Single Entree or Drink minimums apply for all tickets