Photo Flash: Broadway at Birdland With Nicole Parker And Billy Stritch

The following night, singer/pianist/arranger Billy Stritch (42nd Street, Liza's At The Palace) was singing and swinging with the 17-piece Michael Berkowitz (Liza's At The Palace) Big Band, thrilling the packed house with arrangements originally performed by Sinatra, Mel Torme, Steve Lawrence and Dean Martin. As always, Stritch had a starry audience, which included Michele Lee, Julie Halston, Julie Budd, and Marilyn Sokol.

Jim Caruso's Cast Party followed the Stritch concert, with special surprise performances by Ricki Lake, Lance Horn, Matt Beilis, Hilary Kole, Zach Berger, Jody Shelton, Dorothy Bishop as Sarah Palin, and 13-year old Julliard student/jazz pianist Beka Gochiashvili, who recently won the Montreaux Jazz Festival.