Podcast appearances and mentions of Billy Stritch

  JazzOmania #122 par Stéphane Kochoyan avec Canal 30, Stellar Média & Jazz70    Nouveautés du mois d'Avril 2025, actualité de plateformes musicales, la playlist de Tous Les Jazz :   Brandford Marsalis 4tet (Notre photo) rend hommage au quartet européen de Keith Jarrett, les chanteuses  Ladie Scott, Gabi Hartmann , Kandace Springs publient un nouvel album, et plaisir de retrouver le "trio d'argent" de Claude Nougaro avec  Maurice Vander, Bernard Lubat, Pierre Michelot (Photo DR ci-dessous)  ...   La Playlist #122 de Stéphane Kochoyan   01 - Ella Fitzgerald & Count Basie Orchestra  - Sweet Georgia Brown (Live) 02 - Jane Monheit, Billy Stritch, Jim Caruso - Avalon 03 - Kandace Springs - I'm a Fool to Want You 04 - Joan Chamorro - They Can't Take That Away From Me 05 - Yellowjackets - Comin' Home Baby 06 - José James & Takuya Kuroda - Rock With You 07 - Jazzrausch Bigband - Bei dir sind meine Gedanken, Op. 95, No. 2 08 - Gabi Hartmann feat Laurent Bardainne  - Love High (feat. Laurent Bardainne) 09 - Emil Brandqvist Trio - A Visit to Reality 10 - Jowee Omicil - Trip To GHanA 11 - Maurice Vander, Bernard Lubat, Pierre Michelot - Le Coq et la Pendule 12 - Lady Scott - Happy mess 13 - Branford Marsalis Quartet - 'Long As You Know You 're Living Yours     #Podcast #jazz #Jazz70 #TousLesJazz

Second Chance Romance: Sweetie and Kyle, Dirt Alert: Gossip about Ryan Reynold's "SNL" joke, and the great Billy Stritch joins us to dish about music, Broadway, and Liza Minnelli! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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Musician and arranger Billy Stritch stops by to share his life and career. 

Harvey Brownstone conducts an in-depth Interview with Billy Stritch, Renowned Music Director, Vocalist & Pianist About Harvey's guests: Today's guest, Billy Stritch, is a renowned composer, arranger, vocalist, and pianist extraordinaire who is both a highly sought-after music director and a star performer in his own right.   For 25 years he worked closely with Liza Minnelli as her music director, collaborator and accompanist.  He's also been the music director and arranger for many other great stars including Tony Bennett, Marilyn Maye, Linda Lavin, Linda Eder, Ann Hampton Callaway, and Christine Ebersole.    In addition, he's a wonderful songwriter.  He co-wrote the multi-platinum, Grammy-winning, number 1 hit song “Does He Love You” recorded in 1993 by Reba McEntire and Linda Davis.    As a solo entertainer, he performs sell-out shows in concert halls and nightclubs across the country, including his highly acclaimed tribute shows to Mel Tormé and Cy Coleman, as well as his spectacular show with Jim Caruso called “The Sinatra Century”.  During the pandemic, he was one of the first artists to start performing online, creating his own weekly live-stream show called “Billy's Place”, celebrating the Great American Songbook with songs and stories from his amazing career.    He's recorded numerous albums, and some of my favourites are “Jazz Live”, “Waters of March”, “Billy Stritch Sings Mel Tormé”, “The Sunday Set: Recorded Live at Birdland”, “Christmas at Birdland”, and “Billy's Place”, which is a collection of his favorite songs from those online shows I just mentioned.  He's also been prominently featured on at least a dozen other albums by music artists like Christine Ebersole, Jim Caruso, Benny Carter, Klea Blackhurst, and many more.   And if all that weren't enough, our guest is also a Broadway star.   He played the role of “Oscar” in the Tony Award winning 2001 Broadway revival of “42nd Street”.  And when he's not on tour, he can often be found dazzling New York audiences on Sunday nights at Bemelman's Bar at the Carlyle, and of course, every Monday night at Birdland, for Jim Caruso's Cast Party. For more interviews and podcasts go to: https://www.harveybrownstoneinterviews.com/ To see more about Billy Stritch, go to:http://billystritch.com/https://www.facebook.com/billystritchpro/https://www.instagram.com/billystritch/https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPKEPvjXbWy_RQALL8KiLPghttps://open.spotify.com/artist/5BFCEjtWiORUGo96eKDbXi?autoplay=true #BillyStritch   #harveybrownstoneinterviews

EPISODE 93: Jim Caruso made his Broadway debut singing Kay Thompson arrangements alongside Liza Minnelli in the Tony Award-winning Liza's At The Palace.  He has performed at The Carlyle and Algonquin Hotels, Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center, the United Nations, and the White House, winning numerous MAC, Nightlife and Bistro Awards. For the past twenty years, he has produced the Broadway at Birdland concert series and celebrated talent at "Jim Caruso's Cast Party" at Birdland in New York City, as well as in Los Angeles, Las Vegas, London, San Francisco, Dallas and on the high seas.  His recordings include “Live and In Person,” “The Swing Set,” “Christmas at Birdland,” and “The Sunday Set.”   jim-caruso.comContact us: makingsoundpodcast.comFollow on Instagram: @makingsoundpodcastFollow on Threads: @jannkloseJoin our Facebook GroupPlease support the show with a donation, thank you for listening!

Billy Stritch connected with Jazz88 in advance of his Crooners show, "A Musical Night Out with Billy Stritch". Sean from the Afternoon Cruise chatted with Billy about what he's learned from working with greats like Liza Minnelli, Linda Eder and others. Billy Stritch also shared a memory of playing with the late great Tony Bennett in Stritch's hometown of Sugar Land, Texas.

Billy Stritch connected with Jazz88 in advance of his Crooners show, "A Musical Night Out with Billy Stritch". Sean from the Afternoon Cruise chatted with Billy about what he's learned from working with greats like Liza Minnelli, Linda Eder and others. Billy Stritch also shared a memory of playing with the late great Tony Bennett in Stritch's hometown of Sugar Land, Texas.

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This week, Ira spoke with Jim Caruso, bringing “Jim Caruso's Cast Party” (with Billy Stritch on piano) to Myron's at The Smith Center November 18 at 7 p.m. In this episode of Talk About Las Vegas, Jim talks about his Cast Party that features an impromptu open mic/variety show where stars and up-and-comers deliver music and dazzle dazzle; his career in show business; how he came up with the idea of a cast party; why he loves traveling the world, celebrating talent; how the show is successful due to the high-end venues, Billy Stritch and the musicians, and great lighting and sound; why he's not a snarky host; why it's a very democratic show; and the party's most unusual acts.

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For Video Edition, Please Click and Subscribe Here: https://youtu.be/_iVcJV5Qy7g Nicolas King and Seth Sikes, two of New York's most popular young nightclub entertainers, join forces for an evening you won't want to miss. The swinging American Songbook is the specialty of these performers, and the pair will pay tribute to the show-stopping stars who paved the way, such as Sammy Davis Jr., Anthony Newley, Eydie Gormé, Liza Minnelli, Judy Garland, Ethel Merman, Peter Allen and more! Nicolas and Seth will carry the torch from these legendary performers and the great songwriters who wrote so many of their hits. King is an award-winning artist who's been ‘belting' out tunes since he was 4-years-old, having been seen in dozens of TV commercials, and numerous times on Broadway opposite Tom Selleck, Carol Burnett, Linda Lavin and Andrea McArdle. King was the longest running “Chip” in Disney's Beauty And The Beast. He toured the country as Liza Minnelli's opening act, and has performed on stages all over the world from Carnegie Hall to The Tonight Show with Jay Leno. Sikes is one of New York City's most popular nightclub singers. His critically-acclaimed tributes to Judy Garland (which won a Broadway World Award), Liza Minnelli, and Bernadette Peters are a consistent draw for audiences around the world. The hardworking Sikes, a native of Texas, was also Associate Director on the multiple Tony-award winning musical The Band's Visit. Under the musical baton of Jon Weber in New York, Michael Orland and Dave Loeb on the west coast, and Billy Stritch in Boca Raton, Seth Sikes and Nicolas King will deliver a powerhouse performance that promises to capture the glitter and magic of the New York nightclub scene of long ago, and bring it into the next generation! 

For Video Edition, Please Click and Subscribe Here: https://youtu.be/PxhM3R4DGpA   How to Celebrate National Dessert Day. There are many ways to celebrate this sugary day, the easiest of which is probably to pick up already-made desserts such as cakes, pies, fried dough, chocolate, candy, fruit tarts, and pastries at your local bakery or grocery store.OR join me with five fascinating Guests...ALL of who are as exciting as any Dessert you've ever had. Who knows? You might even win a dessert! I'm joined by a return visit from Charles Evans and Eddie Varley and Reggie Whitehead's first time with us! Charles Evans is an actor in the San Francisco area . Raised in Boston , he went to every show that came to town starting at 13 , also starting acting lessons at that age . He studied theatre at Boston University before going on to a career in corporate Human Resources , Training and Development. Theatre lured him back in the late nineties and he has been in nearly 100 shows since then . Favorite roles include : Ismay in Titanic, the Judge in Sweeney Todd , the Mysterious Man/Narrator in Into the woods, Herr Schultz in Cabaret , Mitch in A Streetcar Named Desire, Adult Men in Spring Awakening , Virgil in Bus Stop, Joe in Merrily We Roll Along , the Old Actor in The Fantasticks , Sipos in She Loves Me and Mr Webb in Our Town. He has also done 2 one person cabaret shows directed by Faith Prince and studied cabaret with her and such artists as Marilyn Maye , Billy Stritch, Ann Callaway, John Bucchino, Jason Graae , Karen Mason, Natalie Douglas , Tedd Firth and Alex Rybeck. 

For Video Edition, Please Click and Subscribe Here: https://youtu.be/NQ1Miysw_l4 Wonderful Weirdos Day is celebrated on 9th September every year. Nothing is very dull and boring in life as being normal and average. Celebrate this funny and Wonderful Day by being weird, and honor the person who was always weird in your life on Wonderful this Day. And I'll be joined by some of my favorite weirdos! You never know who might show up and what might happen! I will be joined by Desiree Davar, Alex de Suze, Charles Evans and Frank McDonough Charles Evans is an actor in the San Francisco area . Raised in Boston , he went to every show that came to town starting at 13 , also starting acting lessons at that age . He studied theatre at Boston University before going on to a career in corporate Human Resources , Training and Development. Theatre lured him back in the late nineties and he has been in nearly 100 shows since then . Favorite roles include : Ismay in Titanic, the Judge in Sweeney Todd , the Mysterious Man/Narrator in Into the woods, Herr Schultz in Cabaret , Mitch in A Streetcar Named Desire, Adult Men in Spring Awakening , Virgil in Bus Stop, Joe in Merrily We Roll Along , the Old Actor in The Fantasticks , Sipos in She Loves Me and Mr Webb in Our Town. He has also done 2 one person cabaret shows directed by Faith Prince and studied cabaret with her and such artists as Marilyn Maye , Billy Stritch, Ann Callaway, John Bucchino, Jason Graae , Karen Mason, Natalie Douglas , Tedd Furth and Alex Rybeck. He is now having a blast in Kinky Boots, at Ray of Light theatre in San Francisco through Oct 8. Here is some basic info about Frank McDonough Started out 10 years ago with taking a course at the YMCA with Collette Black and Ricky Ritzel. Frank is one of three people to win a 2022 Singnasium award for Cabaret Trailblazer 

For Video Edition, Please Click and Subscribe Here: https://youtu.be/NQ1Miysw_l4 Wonderful Weirdos Day is celebrated on 9th September every year. Nothing is very dull and boring in life as being normal and average. Celebrate this funny and Wonderful Day by being weird, and honor the person who was always weird in your life on Wonderful this Day. And I'll be joined by some of my favorite weirdos! You never know who might show up and what might happen! I will be joined by Desiree Davar, Alex de Suze, Charles Evans and Frank McDonough Charles Evans is an actor in the San Francisco area . Raised in Boston , he went to every show that came to town starting at 13 , also starting acting lessons at that age . He studied theatre at Boston University before going on to a career in corporate Human Resources , Training and Development. Theatre lured him back in the late nineties and he has been in nearly 100 shows since then . Favorite roles include : Ismay in Titanic, the Judge in Sweeney Todd , the Mysterious Man/Narrator in Into the woods, Herr Schultz in Cabaret , Mitch in A Streetcar Named Desire, Adult Men in Spring Awakening , Virgil in Bus Stop, Joe in Merrily We Roll Along , the Old Actor in The Fantasticks , Sipos in She Loves Me and Mr Webb in Our Town. He has also done 2 one person cabaret shows directed by Faith Prince and studied cabaret with her and such artists as Marilyn Maye , Billy Stritch, Ann Callaway, John Bucchino, Jason Graae , Karen Mason, Natalie Douglas , Tedd Furth and Alex Rybeck. He is now having a blast in Kinky Boots, at Ray of Light theatre in San Francisco through Oct 8. Here is some basic info about Frank McDonough Started out 10 years ago with taking a course at the YMCA with Collette Black and Ricky Ritzel. Frank is one of three people to win a 2022 Singnasium award for Cabaret Trailblazer 

This week's guest is theatre & cabaret performer, astronomy enthusiast, and 2022 Neil Munro Directing Intern at the Shaw Festival, Ryan G. Hinds. A Toronto-based theatre artist and cabaret performer, Ryan has performed #KanderAndEbb at the Stratford Festival (with digital appearances from John Kander and Chita Rivera); We Will Rock You for Magnus Theatre; Starry Notions for Toronto Fringe; Hedwig in Hedwig & the Angry Inch at the Capitol Theatre; and Piragua Guy in In The Heights for We Are Here. An Artist-in-Residence at Buddies in Bad Times from 2014 to 2016, Ryan is also an Associate Artist at lemonTree Creations, where the work has included Lydie-Anne in Lilies; Or, The Revival of a Romantic Drama; the development, premiere, remount and national tour of dance-theatre hybrid MSM [men seeking men]; and the world premiere of Private Eyes (in association with the Lieutenant Governor of Ontario). Currently one of the two 2022 Neil Munro Directing Interns at the Shaw Festival and Assistant Director for Damn Yankees, The Importance of Being Earnest, and Gem of the Ocean, Ryan's work as a director includes Miss Bennet: Christmas at Pemberley for Theatre New Brunswick; 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee for Vanier College Productions at York University; Cock-Tales with Maria for Tapestry Opera; MacArthur Park Suite: A Disco Ballet for Summerworks; and Little Pretty & the Exceptional for Factory Theatre (asst to Brendan Healy). An alumnus of Randolph Academy's Triple Threat program, Ryan is a graduate of Generator's Artistic Producer Training program, a member of the 2019 co-hort of Director's Lab North, the 2017 Factory Theatre “Factory Foremen” intensive program, and the 2016 Obsidian Theatre Mentor/Apprentice Program. Ryan is proudly serving a second term on the national council of Canadian Actors' Equity Association, and has shared stages and screens with artists such as Taylor Mac, Todrick Hall, Liza Minnelli, Billy Stritch, Debbie Reynolds and more. ryanghinds.com Twitter: @ryanghinds Instagram: @ryanghinds Support Stageworthy Tip Jar: tips.pinecast.com/jar/stageworthy

Tony Award and two-time Golden Globe Award Winner, Linda Lavin, will perform at the Southern Vermont Arts Center's Arkell Pavilion on Thursday, August 18th at 8PM as part of the Broadway in Vermont Concert Series presented by Berkshire Bank.Linda Lavin, Love Notes is a CD release party with the great Billy Stritch at the piano and on vocals. A romantic and swinging collection of the Great American Song Book with some Brazilian and Steely Dan thrown in for dazzle!Broadway, TV, and film star Linda Lavin has received numerous awards: a Tony, a Drama Desk, an Outer Critics, a Helen Hayes, and in 2011, she was inducted into the Theater Hall of Fame. She is also a 6-time Tony Nominee. Linda is widely known for playing the title character in the TV sitcom Alice for 9 years, for which she is a two-time Golden Globe Award Winner.

What a treat, Provincetown! Get your tickets at The Pilgrim House for Cast Party, or you will be missing out on this show! These two Texan entertainers end up in New York City, meet Liza Minelli, and the rest is show business. They have done the same show across the globe, and never has it been the same. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/stephanie7502/support

Join Kelli and Anne for their 215th NEW and last episode for now…. Today they are starting off with a little news. Now that life is up and going and Anne is back on tour and booking gigs on cruise and Kelli is booking lots of exciting travel and they are both traveling a lot, they have decided to press pause on the podcast for awhile. They have loved these past 4 years and 4 seasons of doing the show. They have gotten to showcase so many of their incredibly talented friends PLUS meet lots of new interesting people from all different fields that they never would've been able to meet without this show. They also have to thank Derek and Romaine for giving them the chance to do the show and for being so supportive and helpful through the entire process. As always they check in about their lives and update you on their big move, Jersey City restaurants, seeing Melissa Etheridge at City Winery NYC, their 9 year wedding anniversary, Vivi's first college apartment and all that comes with that process and the generation divide between their movie choices from the 80's. Next they reached out to some of their all time favorite guests and asked them to send in a message about why they loved being onI Love My Wife Podcast. From Sharon Gless to Sam Harris to Miss Richfield 1981 to Sandy Bernhard to Billy Stritch, every message made them smile and they hope they make you happy too. They have had a blast these last 4 years and have really loved getting to know so many listeners through social media, at Anne's shows and even on Kelli's trips! Over the summer they are going to rerun some of their favorite episodes from the past. Every other week make sure to check in to hear some fantastic chats with their incredible guests. Please continue to follow them on social media to see all of Anne's concerts and their  travels over the Summer and into the Fall. IG: @Ilovemywifepodcast FB: Ilovemywife Twitter: @ilovemywifelive  They aren't saying goodbye, they will just say see ya later.  They thank you for all of the love and support.  

Jim Caruso and Billy Stritch's friendship began almost 40 years ago, way before they ever set foot in New York City. Jim was living and performing in Dallas, Texas, when his manager asked if a young vocal trio from Houston could sing a few songs before one of his shows. That trio was Sharon Montgomery, Rebecca Plant, and Billy Stritch. Jim thought “Oh sure, give these kids a break.” Their performance blew everyone away, including Jim, who said “They were one of the best vocal groups I'd ever heard, I wanted to kill myself. In lieu of that, we became best friends.” Now, Jim and Billy spend every Monday night together at the Birdland Theater in New York hosting “Jim Caruso's Cast Party” — one of the best open mics in the city. Every week for 18 years they've brought people on stage to share their talents with the audience. The best part? You never know who might walk in the door But you can't make it to New York to hang out with Jim and Billy, you can bring them into your home every day with their album The Sunday Set. It opens up with a sunny medley of “Whistle While You Work” and “Give a Little Whistle,” and is followed by a 60s swingin' arrangement of “You Are My Sunshine.” You'll be laughing while they sing “What Did You Do To Your Face?” and grabbing for a beer during their “Sinatra Saloon Medley” Listen to the full interview with Jim Caruso and Billy Stritch to hear all the details of their newest album, The Sunday Set. They laugh about the crazy adventures of hosting an open mic night, explain how their album came together, and describe the process of arranging tunes for The Sunday Set. Resources Learn more about Jim Caruso and Billy Stritch on their websites. You can find their album The Sunday Set anywhere you stream music. It's also available for purchase on Amazon Music. Enjoying Bite-Size Jazz? Subscribe on your favorite podcast platform and follow us on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter. We'd love to connect with you!

This week we catch up with American composer, arranger, vocalist, and jazz pianist Billy Stritch who has joined forces with long time friend singer, presenter extroidinare of Cast Party at Birdland Jim Caruso to cut their latest album out of Club 44 Records, “The Sunday Set”.

This week, Les chats with Grammy-nominated Singer, Songwriter and Pianist Billy Stritch about his new duet album, "The Sunday Set" as well as his amazing career working with Liza Minnelli and Tony Bennett, his Facebook Live weekly show "Billy's Place" as well as his upcoming 5-show stay at Birdland NYC celebrating his birthday. Check it out! Billy Stritch's Big Birdland Birthday Bash will run from February 10th through the 12th.  For tickets, please visit BirdlandJazz.com Photo Credit: Christopher Boudewyns

On this special edition of the “Big Band Files” Doug Miles talks with Singers and Musicians Billy Stritch and Jim Caruso and features selections from their new CD “The Sunday Set” featuring standards from the American Popular Songbook and their upcoming gigs around the country. (www.dougmilesmedia.com)

Doug Miles talks with Singers and Musicians Billy Stritch and Jim Caruso about their new CD “The Sunday Set” featuring standards from the American Popular Songbook and their upcoming gigs around the country. (www.dougmilesmedia.com)

I hope to be around at 93, but to accomplish what Marilyn Maye has done in her time on earth, you must be an incredibly dedicated human. Listen to her talk about her remarkable career and what she has planned for Provincetown at The Art House this season. "MARK CORTALE & BROADWAY @ THE ART HOUSE are proud to present the legendary MARILYN MAYE with BILLY STRITCH at the piano for 10 shows only. Marilyn Maye is a highly praised singer, actress, director, arranger, educator, Grammy-nominated recording artist and a musical treasure. Her entire life has been committed to the art of song and performance. The award-winning Ms. Maye appeared 76 times on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson, the record for a singer. Perhaps the simplest Marilyn Maye accolade came after one of her show-stopping appearances on The Tonight Show when, turning to his audience of millions, Johnny Carson said, And that, young singers, is the way its done. Marilyn began her professional singing career by winning a 13-week appearance on radio station WIBW, Topeka, Kansas, at age 9. She has been committed her entire life to the art of song and performance. During her eleven-year engagement at the Colony in Kansas City, she was discovered by Steve Allen, who was the first to present her various times to a national television audience. The Steve Allen performances led her to an RCA recording contract. Her RCA recordings consist of seven albums and 34 singles, including the first hit recordings of Cabaret and Step to the Rear. Her album with full orchestra, The Lamp is Low, is considered a classic. Her place in American music history was assured when the Arts Council of the Smithsonian Institution selected one of her recordings, Too Late Now, for the Smithsonian-produced album of the 110 Best American Compositions of the Twentieth Century. Her many symphony concert appearances around the United States include the Florida Symphony, The Philly Pops, The Phoenix Symphony, The Kansas City Symphony, The Omaha Symphony, and in June, 2015, The Pasadena Symphony, Michael Feinstein conducting. Her two appearances with the New York Pops at Carnegie Hall for tributes to Stephen Sondheim and Frank Loesser received show-stopping applause and rave reviews." --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/stephanie7502/support

Doug Miles talks with singer/composer Billy Stritch about his new CD “Billy's Place” and his career in show business on “Talk Across America”. www.dougmilesmedia.com

“It's always a great lyric, but the more you perform, the more you live, and the more experience you have — the more meaning it takes on.” Singer-Pianist Billy Stritch has been performing professionally for over 40 years. His talent as an accompanist has taken him all over the world — especially during his 25 years playing with Liza Minnelli, ducking from paparazzi, staying with celebrities like Frank Sinatra, and learning how to cope when the power goes off right before your show at the Hollywood Bowl. But Billy is also a talented entertainer in his own right, and his latest venture of weekly live streams has been documented in his album Billy's Place. Every Thursday night at 8 pm he invites the public into his “virtual speakeasy” for an hour of music and cocktails — as long as you make it yourself. The album Billy's Place brings us 12 of his most beloved tunes, recorded in Nashville for Club44 Records. Listen to the full interview to hear more from Billy Stritch about what makes a great accompanist, how to memorize hundreds of tunes, and his adventures playing around the world. Billy is also celebrating the album release with a run of concerts at Birdland August 5-7, so you can see him live instead of just through a webcam! Link to tickets below. Birdland tickets are available at www.BirdlandJazz.com. You can also continue watching his live stream concerts Thursday night at 8:00 pm EST on his Facebook page. Learn more about Billy Stritch on his website, www.billystritch.com. Follow Bite-Size Jazz on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter to stay up-to-date with the latest interviews.

Peter Filichia, James Marino, and Michael Portantiere talk with Billy Stritch. This Week on Broadway has been coming to you every week since 2009. It is the longest running Broadway and theatrical podcast with hundreds of shows giving thousands of reviews and interviews. Subscribe to BroadwayRadio in Apple Podcasts by read more The post This Week on Broadway for August 1, 2021: Billy Stritch appeared first on BroadwayRadio.

Ann Hampton Callaway one of America's most gifted artists in pop and jazz  talks with Emmy Winner Charlotte Robinson host of OUTTAKE VOICES™ about her upcoming live performances as COVID restrictions continue to be lifted. First up Ann will be performing her very popular one woman show "The Streisand Songbook" on July 13th at 8P at a new venue on Cape Cod, The Music Room Gallery & Wine Bar in West Yarmouth, MA. With over 100 Symphony performances to rave reviews, this show is 90 minutes of soaring, sizzling hits and gems of the diva of divas so definitely check it out. Then it's on to the Patio Stage at Strathmore in Bethesda, MD where she will be joined by Billy Stritch to perform “The Linda Ronstadt Songbook” on July 16th. Ann will then be traveling across the country to Costa Mesa, CA to perform “The Linda Ronstadt Songbook” on July 25th at the Segerstrom Center for the Arts. On July 29th she will perform at the Vail Jazz Festival and finish the month with her popular virtual show Callaway Hideaway live stream "Ann Hampton Callaway Sings The 70's" on July 31st. Continuing her national tour on August 13th and 14th she will be performing "Ann Hampton Callaway - Broadway Classics" at the Arts Garage in Delray, FL and will end the month virtually with Callaway Hideaway live stream on August 29th presenting "Ann Hampton Callaway - Songs I Wish I'd Written". Then if COVID restrictions continue to lift globally she will be off to the UK to perform “The Judy Garland Songbook" and "Ann Hampton Callaway - Cinematic Serenade" in London. We talked to Ann about what she hopes to accomplish with her work and her spin on our LGBTQ issues.  Ann Hampton Callaway is a leading champion of the Great American Songbook. She's made her mark as a singer, pianist, composer, lyricist, arranger, actress, educator, TV host and producer. Voted by Broadway World as “Performer of the Year” and two years in a row as “Best Jazz Vocalist” Ann is a born entertainer. She is best known for her Tony-nominated performance in the hit Broadway musical “Swing!” and for writing and singing the theme song to the hit TV series “The Nanny.” Callaway's performances and recordings have garnered her The Theater World Award, 15 MAC Awards, several Bistro Awards, The Mabel Mercer Award, The Johnny Mercer Award for Songwriting and The Blanton Peale Award for Positive Thinking. For  More Info & Tix… LISTEN: 500+ LGBTQ Chats @OUTTAKE VOICES 

In this episode, Ben and Daniel discuss A Love Letter to Liza Minnelli, the 75th birthday all-star virtual tribute concert, which was presented by Daniel Nardicio, Sam Benedict, Club Cumming, and Scott Gorenstein. The show featured appearances by showbiz greats such as Kristin Chenoweth, Joel Grey, Lily Tomlin, Joan Collins, Ben Vereen, Nathan Lane, Kathy Griffin, Billy Stritch, Coco Peru, Parker Posey, and Sandra Bernhard. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Happy Birthday Billy!! Billy Stritch is one of the premier singer-pianists on the New York and national jazz and cabaret scenes. He began his career in Houston, Texas, where he formed the vocal trio Montgomery, Plant and Stritch. The trio performed all over New York and Europe from 1983 until they disbanded in 1990. A chance meeting with Liza Minnelli in March of 1991 resulted in her asking him to create vocal arrangements for the record-breaking extravaganza Liza Stepping Out at Radio City Music Hall. In addition to his 25-year collaboration with Liza, Billy recently toured with the legendary Tony Bennett as Tony’s pianist and musical director. A solo entertainer in his own right, he has performed his own shows (including tributes to Mel Tormé and Cy Coleman) in concert halls and nightclubs across the country. Billy also serves as music director for such leading vocalists as Linda Lavin, Christine Ebersole, Paulo Szot and Marilyn Maye. He is the co-writer of the Grammy-winning song “Does He Love You” recorded by Reba McEntire and Linda Davis. When he’s not on the road, he is the pianist for Jim Caruso’s Cast Party open mic night every Monday at New York’s legendary Birdland Jazz Club and he and Jim hold forth on Sunday nights at Bemelmans’ Bar in Manhattan’s fabled Carlyle Hotel. Currently during Covid-19, he is hosting his own weekly Facebook live-stream show “Billy’s Place”, celebrating the Great American Songbook with songs and stories from his varied career. The show airs every Thursday evening at 8:00 pm EDT on his BILLY STRITCH Facebook page. He has recorded five solo CDs and his latest CD release “Billy’s Place” (Club44 Records) is a collection of his favorite songs from these online concerts. @billystritch www.billystritch.com Watch Billy's Place on Facebook Buy Billy's New Album Billy's Place --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/confessionsofanactress/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/confessionsofanactress/support

On this week's show, we chat with multi award winning Jim Caruso, who made his Broadway debut alongside Liza Minnelli in the Tony Award-winning Liza's At The Palace and the host of the weekly NYC showbiz bash "Jim Caruso's Cast Party"; multi award winner Billy Stritch, one of the premier singer-pianists on the New York and national jazz and cabaret scene and actress, singer and comedienne, Klea Blackhurst, known for her award-winning tribute to Ethel Merman, Everything The Traffic Will Allow. They talk to us about the 11th Year of NYC seasonal favourite, Christmas at Birdland. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

A native of Oceanside, Long Island, Mark Sendroff graduated from Syracuse University and Temple University School of Law and immediately started his entertainment law career at the firm of Bomser & Oppenheim in 1975, thereafter moving to the firm of Gottlieb, Schiff, Ticktin & Sternklar in 1979 and eventually becoming a partner of that firm until its dissolution in 1995, at which time he founded Sendroff & Associates, P.C. In January, 2007, he and entertainment lawyer Jason Baruch formed the current firm of Sendroff & Baruch, LLP. Mark’s illustrious list of clients include actors Linda Lavin, Frank Langella, Fran Drescher, Jim Dale, Christine Ebersole, Stephanie J. Block, Donna Murphy, David Hasselhoff, Lucie Arnaz and Holland Taylor; directors Jerry Mitchell, Jeff Calhoun, Richard Jay-Alexander and Jack Cummings; writers Marc Shaiman, Scott Wittman, Jack Feldman, Andrew Lippa, Gerard Alessandrini, and Jason Robert Brown; designers Bob Mackie, Howell Binkley and Anna Louizos; concert and recording artists Steve Lawrence, Marilyn Maye, Barbara Cook, Dee Snider, Peter Noone, Barbara Carroll, Ann Hampton Callaway, Bill Charlap, Billy Stritch, Nicolas King and Sam Harris; and over 100 music directors, arrangers and orchestrators working in the theatre today. Mark has lectured on theatre law for the Commercial Theatre Institute, the New York State Bar Association, the New York Law Journal and Columbia University School of Law and served on the Board of Directors of the Manhattan Association of Cabarets. http://sendroffbaruch.com/mark-d-sendroff/

Jim Caruso is a multi-talented singer, writer, producer, master of ceremonies and longtime staple of the New York Performing Arts community.  As a vocalist, he has performed his acclaimed revues (in collaboration with Billy Stritch, Jane Monheit and Klea Blackhurst) to packed houses around the country.  In addition to curating the “Broadway at Birdland” series at the venerable NYC jazz venue Birdland, he is the host and creator of the long running “Jim Caruso’s Cast Party”, an after-hours, extreme open mic that features, in his own words, “...some of the greatest singers in the Universe; also, other people." In 2009, Jim appeared with the incomparable Liza Minnelli in “Liza’s at the Palace”.  That production won the Tony Award for Best Special Theatrical Event and its original cast recording was nominated for a Grammy.  Jim is the recipient of six MAC Awards, two BackStage Magazine Bistro Awards and a New York Nightlife Award.  You can find all things "Pajama Cast Party" related at www.pajamacastparty.com. or check-out "Pajama Cast Party" on Youtube on the  Cast Party Network.You can make a donation to "Pajama Cast Party"  via Venmo @Jim-Caruso-1 or via PayPal at Carsuo212@aol.com.  For more information about NYCNext go to NYCnext.org.Cocktails at Table 7- Inside New York’s Joe Allen is produced and hosted by Jason Woodruff, Dana Mierlak and Sean Kent, with music by James Rubio.  The producers would like to extend a special thank you to Christina D’Angelo and the owners of Joe Allen, Orso and Bar Centrale Restaurants.

Just a few months ago, Debbie Wileman was a suburban housewife living in the UK, raising her daughter and looking for something inspiring and fun to do during the global pandemic that has many people self-quarantined and people in some countries under mandatory lockdown. Like many, Debbie was looking for some creative outlet that might serve as a distraction or an entertainment for her handful of Facebook friends. Nearly a month later, Debbie has more than doubled her social media following and started a virtual career that is, most definitely, going places. (Source Stephen Mosher, Broadway World) Internet sensation Debbie Wileman, whose Song a Day videos on Facebook and YouTube have garnered tremendous response during the past eight months joins Richard Skipper for a conversation about her singing and impressions and discussing the women she channels including her Judy Garland, Doris Day, Julie Andrews and Barbara Streisand impressions and her latest duet with Billy Stritch. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCk7N7BjmXJd7sVr9QDzICxA https://www.broadwayworld.com/cabaret/article/BWW-Interview-Debbie-Wileman-Emerges-As-Virtual-Virtuosa-And-Internet-Inspiration-20200419 https://www.facebook.com/debbie.saloman http://dougmilesmedia.com/2020/08/05/singer-impressionist-debbie-wileman-as-judy-garland-2/ https://vimeo.com/427230050

Last Christmas, Ernie Haase and Signature Sound released "A Jazzy Little Christmas," the product of a collaboration between his vocal quartet and Tony Bennett's long-time arranger Billy Stritch. Haase talks at length about their collaboration, and how the album fits into their career as Christian recording artists. He talks about how he squares the spiritual and the secular in his recordings and the holiday season.  A couple of notes:  1) We recorded this interview last January, well before Coronavirus had become part of our national discourse. That explains why he talks about Christmas music tours without a hint that they might not happen, and it explains why he sees snow on the ground while talking to me. 2) At one point in the conversation, I brought up a caroling event that I organize each year in New Orleans. I didn't want the conversation to be too much about me, and since I believe I have mentioned it before, I cut a number of references to it. At one point though, I couldn't do that without losing something interesting that Ernie said. And doing so would have changed the context for a few things he said, which wouldn't have been fair to him.  In this episode, I also mentioned I'd link to the trailers for upcoming Christmas albums by Meghan Trainor and Carrie Underwood.       

Internet sensation Debbie Wileman, who's Song a Day videos on Facebook and YouTube have garnered tremendous response during the past 3 months joins Doug Miles for a conversation about her singing and impressions and some of her recent performances are spotlighted including her Judy Garland, Doris Day, Julie Andrews and Barbara Streisand impressions and her newest duet with Billy Stritch. (www.dougmilesmedia.com)

In this very special QuaranStreams, Ben and Daniel talk to Grammy-winning composer, musical director, and performer Billy Stritch about Liza Minnelli's 1992 concert at Radio City Music Hall, for which he arranged the music. Billy tells stories from his years of working with Liza, from their first meeting in 1991 to their decades of collaboration on projects such as Minnelli on Minnelli: Live at the Palace, and Liza's at the Palace. Billy has worked with many other showbiz legends such as Christine Ebersole, Marilyn Maye, and Linda Lavin. Tune in to Billy's Place every Thursday at 8 PM on Facebook Live to hear Billy sing songs and tell stories from his apartment in New York City.

In this episode, Ben and Daniel discuss the 1992 concert, Sondheim: A Celebration at Carnegie Hall. This legendary night featured performances by Patti LuPone, Liza Minnelli, Glenn Close, Madeline Kahn, Bernadette Peters, Betty Buckley, Dorothy Loudon, Billy Stritch, Jerry Hadley, Eugene Perry, Herbert Perry, Harolyn Blackwell, Daisy Eagan, Patrick Cassidy, Victor Garber, Bill Irwin, and Karen Ziemba. It was directed by Scott Ellis, with music direction by Paul Gemigniani.

THE TONY AND GOLDEN GLOBE-WINNING,EMMY-NOMINATED BROADWAY AND TV LEGEND We talk to her about her Off Broadway musical isn’t happening for now, but her album,Loves Notes , is out and she is doing Facebook Live virtual concerts with Billy Stritch every Wednesday afternoon.

I’m Stefan Sittig and welcome to AMERICAN THEATRE ARTISTS ONLINE, where we talk with leading contemporary figures in American Theatre. Tony and Golden Globe Award-winning stage and screen star, Linda Lavin has been delighting audiences for six decades. Her new album Love Notes is a swinging collection of songs led by Grammy nominated composer, arranger and jazz pianist Billy Stritch.  

In this episode, Ben and Daniel talk to cabaret superstar and musical theater actress Marilyn Maye about her 1967 album Step To The Rear. They also discuss Jerry Herman, Mame, Hello Dolly, Mel Tormé, Rosemary Clooney, Barbara Cook, Tommy Tune, Ella Fitzgerald, Sarah Vaughan, Carmen McRae, Billy Stritch, Tedd Firth, Provincetown, The Anchor Inn, Palm Springs, Feinstein's/54 Below, Birdland, and The Art House. Marilyn tells stories from her career as a singer and recording artist, and shares her expertise on how to build a show and sing to an audience. Marilyn has released seven albums and thirty-four singles, and performs all over the country to rooms full of adoring fans. Marilyn also holds the record for the most frequent singer on The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson, where she appeared a total of seventy-six times.

In this episode, Ben and Daniel talk to Real Housewives of New York City star Luann de Lesseps about Madonna's first album, Madonna. They also discuss Stevie Nicks, Natalie Cole, Desmond Child, Richard Jay Alexander, Billy Stritch, and Liza Minnelli. Luann talks about her current hit cabaret show, Countess and Friends, as well as her upcoming show, Marry... F**k... Kill. Luann is currently on tour and will be appear at BravoCon on November 15-17 in New York City.

Join Kelli and Anne for their 91st LIVE episode! They begin this episode by talking about Kelli's R Family Vacations full charter on the Uniworld River cruise down the Danube River. Next they chat about Anne's Atlanta concert at City Winery with Matt Alber. Next the talk about Anne's very first time performing on an Olivia Cruise from Rome to Nice and how much fun it was! Finally they talk about jet lag, getting back on Weight Watchers and their Peloton bike! Hear all about Equality Vodka's new cocktail inspired candles and how to get 10% off your order with their special code MYWIFE10. Just go to www.EqualityVodka.com and place an order TODAY for the Holidays!! Their Special Guest today is Klea Blackhurst, an incredible actress, singer, comedienne and Mermanologist. Hear how she was inspired by Ethel Merman and turned that love into her award winning show, All The Traffic Will Allow. Also hear about other roles she has loved to play and what she has coming up next….including a Christmas show at Birdland in NYC called A Swinging Birdland Christmas with 2 of our former guests, Jim Caruso and Billy Stritch and their new Christmas Album collaboration called Christmas At Birdland. www.KleaBlackhurst.com www.BirdlandJazz.com As always, they end with a cocktail from Equality Vodka.  This week, in honor of Columbus Day, they are serving The Ocean Blue!

Edited by Thomas Lahren (https://www.thomaslahrenmusic.com/) Aaron and Drew sat down for a lengthy discussion with legendary composer, arranger, saxophonist, and educator Andy Farber, who has been a leading writer in the NYC and international jazz scene for many years. His many collaborations include Wynton Marsalis, Jon Hendricks, Shirley Horn, Bobby Short, Michael Feinstein, Catherine Russell, Frankie Laine, Alan Harris, Cynthia Scott, Billy Stritch, B.B. King, Ray Charles, and more. He has also composed music for a number of film and media projects, including Star Trek Continues. Find out more about Andy at his website: www.andyfarber.com

Join Kelli and Anne for their 87th LIVE episode! They begin this episode by talking about Anne singing on our previous podcast guest, Susie Mosher's, show The Line Up at the new Birdland Theater downstairs at Birdland Jazz in NYC. Next they talk about their September 11th memories and how they honor that memory every year. Next they talk about their daughter Vivi cheering at MetLife Stadium and how exciting that was. Finally they talk about going to The Harvest Fest in Sharon Springs, NY. You may remember their previous guests, the Beekman Boys, talking about their Harvest Fest. Hear all about their experience & the fun they had.  Their Special Guest today is Billy Stritch, one of the premier singer-pianists on the New York and national jazz and cabaret scenes. He also happens to be Liza Minnelli's right hand man for the past 25 years. Hear about how he got started in music, how he met Liza and forged a lifetime of work and memories together, touring with Tony Bennett and leading the trio of musicians on stage every Monday at Jim Caruso's Cast Party at Birdland Jazz in NYC. As always, they end with a cocktail from Equality Vodka.  This week, in honor of Billy, they are serving The Stritchtastic!

Edited by Thomas Lahren (https://www.thomaslahrenmusic.com/) Aaron and Drew sat down for a lengthy discussion with legendary composer, arranger, saxophonist, and educator Andy Farber, who has been a leading writer in the NYC and international jazz scene for many years. His many collaborations include Wynton Marsalis, Jon Hendricks, Shirley Horn, Bobby Short, Michael Feinstein, Catherine Russell, Frankie Laine, Alan Harris, Cynthia Scott, Billy Stritch, B.B. King, Ray Charles, and more. He has also composed music for a number of film and media projects, including Star Trek Continues. Find out more about Andy at his website: www.andyfarber.com

In part 2 of Judy & Billy's conversation, Billy takes his talents to New York, moves in with Liza...and that's just the first ten minutes!  Plus, much more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Award winning music man, and self proclaimed "grey goose guy," Billy Stritch joins "Kill Me Now with Judy Gold" and discusses his Texas upbringing, musical influences, and his dabbling in college which would eventually lead to a professional career. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Judy and Billy talk about his many years with Liza Minnelli and Tony Bennett and perform together onstage at Bay Street Theater in Sag Harbor, NY.

Join me and the fantastic and incredible Billy Stritch as we discuss his career start as well as all the projects he's got going on. Is there an artist he wishes he could work with? Find out here!!! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/triple-threats--beyond/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/triple-threats--beyond/support

Jim Caruso made his Broadway debut alongside Liza Minnelli in the smash hit Liza’s At The Palace!, singing, dancing and celebrating the music and arrangements of the late, great Kay Thompson and the Williams Brothers. The show was honored with a 2009 Tony Award for Best Special Event and the recording was nominated for a Grammy.For his nightclub work, Caruso has won six MAC Awards and two BackStage Bistro Awards for sold-out shows at Birdland, The Oak Room at the Algonquin Hotel, and The Russian Tea Room. He has also performed at clubs in Los Angeles, Chicago, Atlanta, Palm Beach and London.His recent studio recording, “The Swing Set,” was called “a top drawer, first-rate swinger” by Jazz Times and “a completely entertaining experience” by All About Jazz. His first CD, "Caruso Live and In Person," went to number one on both the album and singles charts at Outvoice.com. Jim was featured in a Tribute to Kander & Ebb at Carnegie Hall, backed by the New York Pops, and performed in a Tribute to Hope & Crosby in an evening hosted by Michael Feinstein at Zankel Hall. He and singer/pianist Billy Stritch are regular performers at Bemelmans Bar at The Carlyle Hotel in NYC.With his award-winning jazz vocal and comedy trio, Wiseguys, he performed in an all-star Inaugural extravaganza for President Clinton, and were then invited to sing at his First State Dinner at the White House in an evening hosted by Lauren Bacall. The trio performed in concert at the Weill Recital Hall in Carnegie Hall, and in "the big room" with Rosemary Clooney.On the small screen, Jim was seen co-starring with Kathie Lee Gifford on Showtime Television in “Personal Assistant,” which was written and directed by Charles Busch. He also co-starred on the Nostalgia Network variety sit-com, “Café DuArt” for two seasons.As a writer, Jim has contributed to InStyle Magazine, Theatermania and InTheater Magazine He has produced and booked television talk and entertainment programs like "Jim J. & Tammy Faye" and "Fox After Breakfast," and was a Field Producer for E! Entertainment Television, working the red carpets, conducting interviews for "Celebrity Profiles" and covering the Tony Awards.Caruso hosted "Broadway On Broadway" in Times Square for a crowd of 100,000 theater fans, hosted MAC Awards at Town Hall in Manhattan and co-hosted the Drama Desk Award webcasts for four years. His radio series was heard on BroadwayWorld.com for four years, and his podcast “Here! On Broadway” was honored with a Summit Award. He can currently be heard on Legends 100.3 FM Radio with his weekly “New York Minute” segment.For the past fifteen years, he has hosted a weekly Monday night showbiz bash at Birdland called "Jim Caruso’s Cast Party,” which has brought him two BroadwayWorld Awards, a New York Nightlife Award, MAC Award and the Sidney Meyer Award. He’s taken celebrity versions of the Party to Lincoln Center and Town Hall in New York, and celebrated local talent at venues in London, Los Angeles, Las Vegas, San Francisco, Chicago, Austin, Dallas, Orlando, Pittsburgh, Cleveland, and on the high seas. The weekly “Broadway at Birdland” series he produces has also been honored with a Nightlife Award.

An award-winning composer, arranger, vocalist, and jazz pianist of extraordinary range and sophistication, BILLY STRITCH breathes new life into the Great American Songbook, all the while bringing an easy sense of humor and showmanship to his performances.Born and raised in Sugar Land, Texas, Billy Stritch got his start at age 12, playing piano at his neighborhood First Presbyterian Church. Word spread about the child prodigy, and the local country club hired him for a four-year weekly gig in the piano bar. The dreaded requests came in droves, prompting Billy to rush home and learn all the requisite standards, which would subsequently fill his tip bowl! Inspiration came from jazz greats like Oscar Peterson and George Shearing, but his older sister’s love for Elton John and Billy Joel opened up a new world of pop music which informs his playing to this day. After being turned on to singers like Mel Torme, Ella Fitzgerald, Mark Murphy and Carmen McRae, Stritch started to find his own voice to use in conjunction with the piano mastery.Billy Stritch has collaborated with a diverse group of artists including Liza Minnelli, Jim Caruso, Marvin Hamlisch, Michael Feinstein, Mel Torme, Carol Channing, Natalie Cole and currently Tony Bennett. 

Pianist/vocalist Billy Stritch is that rare performer who is a great musician and great entertainer. Heâ??s learned from the best, with long associations with Liza Minnelli and Marilyn Maye, two gals who know a thing or two about winning over an audience.

On this I Love Jazz Special Archive Edition, you'll catch music from a collection of the artists we've featured over the last year. These performances are not repeats of what you've seen before on our show, but musical numbers that we just didn't have the time to include. You'll hear Trumpeter Dawn Weber and her band, vocalist Marlena Shaw, jazz from the facility and students from Webster University, A Cabaret performance from Marilyn Maye and Billy Stritch, and a great sax and percussion duo - Willie Akins and Montez Coleman.

Jim Caruso from NYC's "Cast Party" joins Candi and Randy to talk about bringing the best party in town to Las Vegas at the Smith Center's Cabaret Jazz. Jim Caruso’s "Cast Party" is a wildly popular weekly soiree that brings a sprinkling of Broadway glitz and urbane wit to the legendary Birdland in New York City every Monday night since 2003.  It’s been the ultimate spot to mix and mingle with Manhattan show folk and their fans.  It’s a cool cabaret night-out enlivened by a hilariously impromptu variety show. Showbiz superstars hit the stage alongside up-and-comers, serving up jaw-dropping music and general razzle-dazzle. Caruso guides the entire affair like a bubbly cruise director, musical director Billy Stritch holds court at the ivories and the audience is invited to participate in the festivities!  Cast Party has been honored with two BroadwayWorld Awards, a MAC Award, Bistro Award and a Nightlife Award. It’s the party that would happen if somehow David Letterman and Ed Sullivan threw a hip house party around a nine-foot concert grand piano! Don't miss Jim and Billy in Las Vegas on October 9th at Caberet Jazz at the Smith Center at 9:30pm

Our new season of I Love Jazz begins with the marvelous Marilyn Maye and the incomparable Billy Stritch. In a sit down interview with Don Wolff Marilyn discusses her 60-plus year career which began with Steve Allen and Johnny Carson and continues to this day at the age of 85. Taped live at the Sheldon Concert Hall this show puts the focus on the Art of Cabaret music and features Gerald Spaits on bass and Jim Eklof on drums. In our Jazz Gems segment we find Rebecca Kilgore shining bright as she performs Cabaret Jazz in a Big Band setting.