For the past ten years,
Jim Caruso's Cast Party at Birdland has been the ultimate place for Broadway folks to mingle and celebrate each other, as evidenced by Monday night's jammed-to-the-walls open-mic-fest. Scroll down for photos from the starry evening!
The cast of
The Mystery of Edwin Drood staged a reunion, with Tony nominee
Stephanie J. Block,
Bobby Creighton,
Andy Karl,
Jessie Mueller, and
Betsy Wolfe all grabbing the mic separately and together with a live performance of their YouTube hit, "Bustle Fluffah!"
Drood composer/writer
Rupert Holmes then surprised everyone by singing his #1 hit, "The Pina Colada Song!" (Lucky audience members won the new Drood cast recording, too.)
Supperclub headliner
Clint Holmes and jazz superstar
Jane Monheit brought some seriously swinging vocals to the proceedings, and rock star vaudevillian
Marcus Monroe had the crowd screaming as he juggled five clubs while passing himself through a tennis racket! It was all just business as usual at Cast Party, which is why it's been called "the most extreme open mic in the world!"
Jim Caruso's Cast Party takes place every Monday at 9:30pm at Birdland, 315 West 44 Street in NYC.
Photo Credit: Seth Walters


Rupert Holmes and the Cast of THE MYSTERY OF EDWIN DROOD

Norm Lewis

Norm Lewis

Natalie Hill

Molly Ryan

Marva Hicks

Marvin Parks

Marcus Monroe

Leslie Margherita

Leslie Margherita

Ken Hirsch, Steve Doyle and Jim Caruso

Justin Paul and Benj Pasek

Jessie Mueller

Jessie Mueller

Jane Monheit

Gabrielle Stravelli

David Osmond

Daniella Rodriguez

Craig Richard

Clint Holmes

Bobby Creighton

Betsy Wolfe and Andy Karl

Betsy Wolfe, Andy Karl, Bobby Creighton and Jessie Mueller

Benj Pasek

Andy Karl

Andy Karl, Bobby Creighton and Jessie Mueller

Norm Lewis, Natalie Hill, Clint Holmes

Rupert Holmes and the Cast of THE MYSTERY OF EDWIN DROOD

Gianni Valenti and Stephanie J Block

Clint Holmes and Norm Lewis
