Natalie Douglas News

The 2005 MAC Awards were presented April 25 at the Peter Norton Symphony Space. Click here to see all the winners!

It was another hysterical/historical scene at Jim Caruso's Cast Party Monday night as they celebrated their 100th Cast Party.

The Winter Season, a series of 7pm Monday night concerts at BIRDLAND featuring top Broadway and cabaret performers, continues with composer/lyricists Amanda Green & Tom Kitt, who will be performing their original songs January 24th and 31st at 7pm. The duo will be joined by special guest stars Brooks Ashmanskas, Mario Cantone, Jenn Colella, Gavin Creel, Jerry Dixon, Matt McGrath, Julia Murney, Greg Naughton, Alice Ripley, Amy Spanger and the Tom Kitt Band. The writing team is currently adapting the popular book and film High Fidelity for the Broadway stage as a musical, and will premiere several songs from the musical during the concert.

Some recent guests at Cast Party - Monday nights at Birdland.

Scott Siegel presented an evening of songs written about Brooklyn, by Brooklyn-born composers, or identified with Brooklyn-born singers.

The York Theatre Company and The National AIDS Fund presented a gala one-night-only concert of Stephen Schwartz's and John Caird's Biblical musical.

At 7:00 pm on December 1, 2003, The York Theatre Company presented a one-night only concert of Children of Eden, music and lyrics by Stephen Schwartz, and book by John Caird.