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August 11, 2011
JIM CARUSO’S CAST PARTY, the wildly successful show business open mic, which has been running at Birdland in New York City for the past 8 years, will make its Las Vegas debut at the Alexis Park Resort on Wednesday, August 24 and Thursday, August 25, for two nights only!

JIM CARUSO’S CAST PARTY is more than an open mic night; it’s a show business hang where stars and performers from Broadway, jazz, television, film and the concert stage share their talent and mingle with friends and fans. Performers step up to the microphone to sing, dance, tell stories and have an all ‘round free-for-all! One of the best things about CAST PARTY is the surprise element; one never knows who will show up or what they will do when they get there.

With the success of CAST PARTY, Caruso and musical director Billy Stritch, have been taking their “extreme open mic” on the road, celebrating the local talent in Los Angeles, Chicago, Austin, Orlando, and Pittsburgh. Showbiz legends like Liza Minnelli, Tony Bennett, Martin Short, Carol Channing, and Melissa Manchester have all grabbed the mic for a chance to entertain friends and fans.

Caruso is the complete entertainer and host extraordinaire, and was recently seen singing and dancing on Broadway in the Tony-winning “Liza’s At The Palace.” Billy Stritch is a Grammy-winning composer, arranger and has traveled the world as musical director for Minnelli, Charles Aznavour and many more. Together they’re show business magic.

Tickets are on sale now at www.brownpapertickets.com or 1-800-838-3006, 24 hours, 7 days. Tickets are $35 in advance and $40 at the door. Performers wishing to sing should email caruso212@aol.com, and plan to arrive at 9:00pm.

Doors open at 9:00 pm, Cast Party is from 10:00 pm until 1:00 am, and guests are welcome to continue partying until 2:00 am.

In a departure from most other entertainment events in Las Vegas, a late supper menu will be offered and, of course, all of your favorite beverages will be served at your table. It’s a party with full service.

For additional information, please call (323) 791-1585.

Cast Party is a Dennis Ritz Presents entertainment event.
All-Star Jim Caruso's Cast Party at the Town Hall in NYC!
Jim Caruso: The Swing Set

 The track listing for The Swing Set is as follows:

1.   I’ve Got My Fingers Crossed

2.   I Love A Violin – with The Stritch Brothers

3.   Manhattan

4.   Gotta Be This Or That – with Michael Feinstein

5.   I’m So Happy

6.    If I Only Had A Brain – with Bucky Pizzarelli and Warren Vaché

7.   Avalon – with Hilary Kole and Billy Stritch

8.   I’m Shootin’ High

9.    The Doodlin’ Song – with Stephanie J. Block

10.  Pick Yourself Up

11.  Flexible

12.  Just Squeeze Me

13.   Heart’s Desire – with Billy Stritch

For more information: PR@yellowsoundlabel.com

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

YELLOW SOUND LABEL TO RELEASE
JIM CARUSO'S
THE SWING SET
On January 11

Guest Artists Include Stephanie J. Block, Michael Feinstein, Hilary Kole, Bucky Pizzarelli & Billy Stritch

Produced by Michael Croiter and Aaron Weinstein
Musical Director/Arrangements by Aaron Weinstein

The Swing Set, a new album from six-time MAC Award winner Jim Caruso, is due out January 11th, marking the singer’s first release on the Yellow Sound Label.

Caruso, known to most as New York’s master party giver, is bringing his bash to listeners everywhere with The Swing Set, a collection of wryly re-imagined standards and eye-popping new tunes, featuring some of the biggest names in jazz and theater.  The urbane baritone is joined by Michael Feinstein (“Gotta Be This Or That”), guitar legend Bucky Pizzarelli (“If I Only Had A Brain”), pianist/singer Billy Stritch (“Avalon” and “Heart’s Desire”), jazz vocalist Hilary Kole (“Avalon”), Broadway leading lady Stephanie J. Block (“The Doodlin’ Song”), jazz violinist Aaron Weinstein (“l Love A Violin”), and others in a smart, sophisticated romp through the Great American Songbook.

The recording has been produced by Michael Croiter and Aaron Weinstein, with musical direction and arrangements by Mr. Weinstein.

Jim Caruso made his Broadway debut alongside Liza Minnelli in the Tony Award-winning 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.  For his nightclub work, Caruso has won six MAC and two BackStage Bistro Awards for his sold-out New York shows at Birdland, the Algonquin Hotel, and Arci’s Place; as well as runs in Los Angeles, Chicago, Austin, Atlanta, Palm Beach and London.  He sang with the New York Pops in an all-star tribute to Kander & Ebb at Carnegie Hall, and returned to “The Hall” in a tribute to Bob Hope and Bing Crosby, hosted by Michael Feinstein.  Jim and his vocal trio, Wiseguys, were invited to sing at President Clinton’s First State Dinner at the White House, and celebrated Bing Crosby in concert at Carnegie Hall with Rosemary Clooney.  He guest-hosted "Broadway On Broadway 2000" in Times Square for a crowd of 100,000 theater fans, hosted the 2000 MAC Awards at Town Hall in Manhattan and has co-hosted the Drama Desk Awards webcasts for four years.  For the past eight years, he has hosted a Monday night showbiz bash called "Jim Caruso’s Cast Party," which was honored with a New York Nightlife Award, as was his continuing Broadway at Birdland concert series.

Yellow Sound Label is a cutting-edge record label that produces both established performers and up-and-coming artists. As a boutique label, the award-winning team take a hands-on approach in nurturing and producing their artists.  In addition to Caruso's “The Swing Set,” Yellow Sound Label has produced albums for such notable artists as Alan Cumming, Chita Rivera, Christopher Jackson, Marcy and Zina, Lance Horne and many more.  For more information, please visit yellowsoundlabel.com.
   
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