Backstage @ Otto's: Cabaret Night with Billy Stritch and Friends

Back by popular demand, the fantastically talented, engaging, humorous, and always entertaining performer Billy Stritch returns to Backstage @ Otto's for an evening of great music and stage musings. Billy will be joined by his friend and fellow performer, Nicolas King.

Pianist-singer Billy Stritch has been a presence on the New York and national nightclub scene for nearly four decades. He began his career in Houston, where he formed the vocal trio Montgomery, Plant, and Stritch. The threesome performed all over New York and Europe from 1983 until they parted ways in 1990. That same year, Billy started his solo performing career. He is perhaps best known for his 25-year position as musical director and pianist for Liza Minnelli and has also toured with Tony Bennett, Christine Ebersole, Linda Eder, Melissa Manchester, Linda Lavin, and many other top singers. His composition “Does He Love You” won the Grammy award in 1993 and was recorded 30 years later by Reba McEntire and Dolly Parton, garnering another Grammy nomination in 2023. Billy was recently named Outstanding Musical Director for the fifth time by the readers of Broadway World, and his 2022 birthday show at New York’s famed Birdland Jazz Club was named Outstanding Vocal Jazz Engagement of the year. He is the bandleader for “Jim Caruso’s Cast Party” every Monday night at Birdland, and the twosome also has a long-running Sunday night residency at Bemelmans Bar at the Carlyle Hotel. Billy has recorded numerous solo albums and two with Christine Ebersole, and his most recent release, “Billy’s Place” (Club44 Records) is available on all streaming platforms and at his website billystritch.com. Follow Billy on Instagram @billystritch

Nicolas King is a Broadway performer with credits including Disney’s Beauty and The Beast, A Thousand Clowns with Tom Selleck, and Carol Burnett’s Hollywood Arms, directed by Hal Prince. He has also appeared in Follies and The Wizard of Oz. On TV, King has been featured on “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel,” “The View,” “Today,” and twice on “The Tonight Show.” King’s accolades include the 1995 and 1996 Talent America Award, the 2010 Julie Wilson Award, 2015 AMG Artist of the Year, the 2012 Bistro Award for Outstanding Performer, and the 2020 BroadwayWorld Award for Best Swing Act. He has performed at Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center, Ronnie Scott’s, Birdland, and 54 Below, collaborating with artists like Tony Danza, Linda Lavin, Jane Monheit, and Liza Minnelli. His latest album, Act One, is available on Club44 Records.

$50 Reservation Fee is Required. Balance Due Charged on Event Night.

06:00 PM - 09:30 PM

Category: Food / Drink | Restaurants