Jim Caruso brought his fabulous open mic night “Cast Party” back to the Smith Center’s Cabaret Jazz Room this week, and the return engagement proved once again – this is one of the best “shows” in Las Vegas.
Already running 10 years in NYC at Birdland, this marks the second time Caruso, along with partner in crime/music director Billy Stritch, have played the Cabaret Jazz room bringing together some of Las Vegas’ best and brightest talents to drop by and perform. The format provides for a wide swath of talent, style and content. You never know what you’re going to get with “Cast Party” – and this evening was packed with talent.
In addition to Caruso and Stritch, just a few of the local luminaries included Frankie Moreno, Jasmine Trias (American Idol), Mark Shunock (Rock of Ages), Reva Rice (Vegas the Show), Maren Wade (Vegas the Show), Skye Dee Miles, Pascale Elia, Philip Officer, Amanda Avila and many more. Check out the pics below. As always, click on the pic to enlarge.
And the next time “Cast Party” hits Las Vegas don’t miss it.
You can find more about “Cast Party” by going to the official website.
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| Billy Stritch (at the piano) and host Jim Caruso get the party started |
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| Las Vegas headliner Frankie Moreno banters with Jim Caruso |
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| Frankie Moreno at the piano with another showstopper |
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| American Idol’s Jasmine Trias sings “At Last” – fabulously |
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| Mark Shunock, star of ROCK OF AGES, sings “What You’d Call A Dream” |
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| Maren Wade and Amanda Avila sing “Let Me Be Your Star” from SMASH |
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| Tropicana headliner Skye Dee Miles chats before singing “Big, Blonde and Beautiful” |
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| Reva Rice, award-winning star of VEGAS THE SHOW knocks it out of the park with “Life Is Just A Bowl Of Cherries” |
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| Broadway’s Philip Officer sings |
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| Pascale Elia serves up some fabulous French |
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| Jim Caruso and Billy Stritch close the show |
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| The stage of the gorgeous Cabaret Jazz room at the Smith Center |
