Photo Flash: Marilyn Maye Celebrates 85th Birthday at Birdland

It was one of the most love-filled, musically-thrilling birthday parties ever, when the folks at Jim Caruso's Cast Party celebrated the 85th Birthday of the most energetic, vocally dazzling, swinging nightclub divas on Earth, Marvelous Marilyn Maye. Scroll below for photos from the concert!

Divas and divos came out en masse to serenade and cheer their Marilyn, including Ann Hampton Callaway, Jane Monheit, Julie Wilson, Linda Lavin, Billy Stritch, Amra-Faye Wright, Christine Lavin, David Rasche, Gabrielle Stravelli, Giuseppe Bausilio, Jeffry Denman, KLea Blackhurst, Erich Bergen, Jenna Esposito, Jim Brochu, Sarah Rice, Jonathan Russell, William Blake, designer Mario Buatta, and the conductor of the New York Pops, Steven Reineke.

After a performance by the birthday girl with the Cast Party Symphony Orchestra (Tedd Firth, Steve Doyle and Daniel Glass), host Caruso and Birdland owner Gianni Valenti honored Marilyn by unveiling of a spectacular Seth Walters photo mounted on the historic Birdland wall. Maye is in good company; her photo joins a gallery of musical icons that includes Oscar Peterson, Charlie Parker, Michel Legrandand George Shearing.

Photo Credit: Seth Walters

Amra Faye Wright

Ann Hampton Callaway and Marilyn Maye

Billy Stritch

Brett Druck

Cast Party Symphony Orchestra

Christine Lavin

David Rasche

Gabrielle Stravelli

Guiseppe Bausilio

Jane Monheit

Jeffry Denman

Jenna Esposito

Jim Brochu

Jim Caruso, Marilyn Maye and Gianni Valenti

Jim Caruso

Marilyn Maye and Ann Hampton Callaway

Guiseppe Bausilio and Marilyn Maye

Julie Wilson, Marilyn Maye, Harvey Evans and Ann Hampton Callaway

Ann Hampton Callaway, Marilyn Maye, Jim Caruso, Jane Monheit and Julie Wilson

Marilyn Maye and Gianni Valenti