Photo Flash: Billy Stritch & The Girls at Birdland

On Sunday, July 29 at 7 PM, "Billy Stritch and The Girls" was presented as part of Broadway at Birdland.

The evening featured Stritch Tony Award-winner Christine Ebersole, Stephanie J. Block, Sally Mayes and Klea Blackhurst.  "An award-winning composer, arranger, vocalist, and jazz pianist, Billy Stritch breathes new life into the Great American Songbook, all the while bringing an easy sense of humor and showmanship to his performances."  He has arranged for, produced and performed onstage with Liza Minnelli, Christine Ebersole, Marilyn Maye and Charles Aznavour, and was guest conductor for "The Rosie O'Donnell Show."  As a composer, Stritch co-penned the 1994 Grammy Award-winning country song, "Does He Love You?" recorded by Reba McIntire and Linda Davis, which has sold over four million copies nationwide.  The song was named one of the Top Ten Country Songs of 1994.  Stritch has headlined in every famed nightspot in Manhattan, including Birdland, Birdland.  He is the winner of the Nashville Music City News Award, a BMI Song of the Year Award and five awards from the Manhattan Association of Clubs and Cabarets. 

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Klea Blackhurst, Christine Ebersole, Billy Stritch, Stephanie J. Block and Sally Mayes

Brian Lane Green and Sebastian Arcelus appeared to cheer on Stritch and the Girls

Stephanie J. Block, Sally Mayes and Klea Blackhurst