David Raleigh News

You can’t say Jim Caruso’s Cast Party hasn’t had staying power!  Every Monday night for the past eighteen years, musical talent has been celebrated on the Birdland stage.  Superstars, up-and-comers, Broadway legends, jazzers and cabaret divas have all been in the spotlight and taken a turn at the grand piano. 

On November 15, singer Natalie Douglas resumed her smash monthly residency as part of the Broadway at Birdland concert series with a new edition of her hit series entitled “Tributes.”  In this particular concert, Ms. Douglas celebrated the work of singer/songwriter James Taylor. 

The beloved East Village supper club Pangea, 178 Second Avenue, is filling its summer schedule with a number of new, on-going series in addition to its regular line-up of alt-cabaret stars. 

The Broadway at Birdland concert series was proud to present singer Natalie Douglas with another one of her “Tributes,” a monthly performance celebrating iconic singers.

The Broadway at Birdland concert series was proud to present singer Natalie Douglas with another edition of her hit series entitled "TRIBUTES."

 I'm From Driftwood, the worldwide online LGBTQ story archive, is poised to mark its 10-year anniversary in 2019. The nonprofit has spent the last decade producing, curating, and publishing first-person stories of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer people of all backgrounds. The topics of the stories reflect the entire spectrum of the queer experience, from love, coming of age, and parenting, to race, homeless youth and gender nonconformity.

On Monday, August 14, Jim Caruso's Cast Party at Birdland was the place for an enormous variety of musical talent, with Caruso hosting, Billy Stritch accompanying on the eighty-eights, and the Cast Party Symphony Orchestra (Steve Doyle on bass and Daniel Glass on drums). 

And so the happy Party continues. Because of some international press, Cast Party is high on the To-Do List for people from across the globe. Caruso explains, "Cast Party is like the Ellis Island of showbiz.

The Broadway at Birdland concert series just announced the debut of David Raleigh in "Retrospective", on Monday, November 11 at 7pm. After spending two months in Australia performing and recording a new album, singer/songwriter/piano player David Raleigh returns to New York City with a brand new show.

Birdland Jazz Club has announced its sensational line-up of lively talent for November 11-17, featuring New York Voices, Nilson Matta, Loston Harris, David Raleigh, Jim Caruso's Cast Party, and more!

This week at Joe's Pub at the Public, July 22-28, the lineup will feature: Sasha Siem, Mike Brun and Rachel Brotman, CMA Songwriter Series, Toninho Horta, Rael, Simon Townshend, Ian Thomas, David Raleigh, Timur and the Dime Museum, JD Walter and Vagabond Opera. Details below!

The Butterfly Club announced on 11 January that it had achieved its $130,000 target to relocate from South Melbourne to the city centre. The bulk of the money raised has come from two arts foundations as well as a critical $23,700 raised from hundreds of fans following a six week crowd-funding campaign.

The Butterfly Club announced on Friday 11 January that it had achieved its $130,000 target to relocate from South Melbourne to the city centre. The bulk of the money raised has come from two arts foundations as well as a critical $23,700 raised from hundreds of fans following a six week crowd-funding campaign which closed at noon today.

Broadway star Rachel Potter will be among the upcoming performances this week at Joe's Pub.

Sydney's most famous cabaret venue, Slide, will produce its first annual Cabaret Festival from Monday 6 February - Saturday March 3, 2012 announcing over 23 artists from the United States of America, France and Australia including interstate artists from Melbourne, Adelaide and Perth.

A special one night only event to benefit the Ali Forney Center will present THAT'S WHAT FRIENDS ARE FOR, a concert featuring David Raleigh, Alan Cumming, Billy Porter, and Ari Gold and the premiere of Michael Aker's musical video of 'That What Friends Are For'. The concert is this coming Monday, November 8, 2010 at 7:00 pm in The Hiro Ballroom at The Maritime Hotel, 16th Street at 9th Avenue NYC. Tickets are $95 and $75 and are available at www.thefriendsproject.org. There are also Student/Young Professional discounts and Table Service tickets available upon inquiry.

A special one night only event to benefit the Ali Forney Center will present THAT'S WHAT FRIENDS ARE FOR, a concert featuring David Raleigh, Alan Cumming, Billy Porter, and Ari Gold and the premiere of Michael Aker's musical video of 'That What Friends Are For'. The concert is this coming Monday, November 8, 2010 at 7:00 pm in The Hiro Ballroom at The Maritime Hotel, 16th Street at 9th Avenue NYC. Tickets are $95 and $75 and are available at www.thefriendsproject.org. There are also Student/Young Professional discounts and Table Service tickets available upon inquiry.

A special ONE NIGHT ONLY EVENT to benefit the Ali Forney Center will present In Concert: David Raleigh, Allan Cumming, Billy Porter, Ari Gold and the Premiere of the musical video of the new recording of "That's What Friends Are For".

There will be a special Benefit Celebration on Friday, August 6th at 9:00 pm in honor of the 2010 FringeNYC production of 'Veritas' by Stan Richardson, directed by Ryan J. Davis. The eveningl benefit will be with the exceptional talented cast and production team of 'Veritas' in a sumptuous West Village apartment.