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