Mike Birbiglia, John Pizzarelli, Jessica Molaskey, Tom Hubbard, Ron Abel, Haley Swindal, E. Clayton Cornelious, Jamie deRoy Christina Bianco Photo

From: Photo Coverage: Jamie deRoy Brings Her Many Friends to Broadway at Birdland

Nowadays it's quite common for a show to have '& Friends' in it's title. I don't know if Broadway Producer and entertainer Jamie deRoy invented the concept, but over the last 30 years she sure has perfected the inclusion of having her uber talented friends perform in Jamie deRoy & friends variety shows. In fact, some folks must think '& friends' is Jamie's last name, she has an impressive contact list (remember rollodex).