From Broadway to Hollywood!
MELISSA ERRICO: The Secret Diary of Mrs. Santa | Feat: Billy Stritch (Tony Award-nominated Actress, Singer & Recording Artist)
Tue, 16 Dec, 8:30 PM PST
Doors open
7:00 PM PST
Catalina Bar & Grill
6725 W. Sunset Blvd., Hollywood, CA 90028
Description
Tony Award-nominee, singer and actress MELISSA ERRICO, brings her new evening of song entitled "THE SECRET DIARY OF MRS. SANTA" to Catalina Jazz Club, Hollywood! Join us...
LIVE! Tues, December 16th at 8:30PM. Dinner begins at 7:00PM.
Blending beloved American Songbook classics with fresh takes on holiday favorites, this enchanting debut finds Errico embracing her long-held fascination with the life of Mrs. Santa, who at last sitsdown to pen her long-overdue memoir. Through a playful and heartfelt song list, she reveals the untold story of the Santas’ courtship, their life at the North Pole, and even a cheeky flirtation with the head elf who stays behind.
Expect romantic mischief (“Baby, It’s Cold Outside”), the joys of toy-making (“When She Loved Me”), and a heartfelt reconciliation (“I’ll Be Home for Christmas”). The evening sparkles withselections like “Rudolph,” “Always True to You in My Fashion,” and “Sleigh Ride,” alongside clever parodiessuch as “Too Darn Cold” and a hard-swinging “Holiday Feeling,” all brought to life with a fiery jazz trio.
Led by acclaimed pianist BILLY STRITCH, this is a holiday show bound to be remembered, at least until next December!
Errico was proclaimed, at her Carnegie Hall debut in 2022, as “a unique force in the life of the New York theater—there’s no one quite like her!"
Tickets: $ 25-35, Artist Circle and VIP Seating Available. Online at CatalinaJazzClub.com or TicketWeb.com.
Catalina Jazz Club
6725 West Sunset Blvd.
Hollywood, CA 90028
Proudly presented by Chris Isaacson Presents & Catalina Jazz Club
*Tickets purchased online receive priority seating.
*Single Entree or Drink minimums apply for all tickets
ABOUT THE ARTIST:
Melissa Errico is a Tony-nominated actress for her mentor Michel Legrand’s “Amour” on Broadway—and the star of such Broadway musicals as “My Fair Lady,” “High Society,” “White Christmas,” “Les Misérables,” and more— she has, in recent years, come into her own with concerts and cabarets that tour the world, seamlessly blending witty, engaging storytelling with the sublime singing that led Opera News to dub her “The Maria Callas of the American musical theater."
Stephen Sondheim and Legrand, among others, have been the subjects of her solo concerts—her 2019 album “Sondheim Sublime” was hailed byThe Wall Street Journalas “the finest solo Sondheim album everrecorded.”
She is currently touring her new album, the acclaimed “Sondheim in the City,” which will culminate in her London solo concert hall debut at Cadogan Hall on July 12, 2025.
Event Information
Age Limit
All Ages
Broadway
Billy Stritch
Billy Stritch
Broadway
Billy Stritch is one of the premier singer-pianists on the New York and national jazz and cabaret scenes.
He began his career in Houston, Texas, where he formed the vocal trio Montgomery, Plant and Stritch. The trio performed all over New York and Europe from 1983 until they disbanded in 1990. A chance meeting with Liza Minnelli in March of 1991 resulted in her asking him to create vocal arrangements for the record-breaking extravaganza Liza Stepping Out at Radio City Music Hall. In addition to his 25-year collaboration with as accompanist and opening act for Liza, Billy recently toured with the legendary Tony Bennett as Tony’s pianist and musical director. A solo entertainer in his own right, he has performed his own shows (including tributes to Mel Tormé and Cy Coleman) in concert halls and nightclubs across the country. Billy also serves as music director for such leading vocalists as Marilyn Maye, Linda Lavin, Linda Eder, Christine Ebersole and Paulo Szot. He is the co-writer of the number one Grammy-winning song “Does He Love You” recorded by Reba McEntire and Linda Davis. Lightning struck twice for this song as a new version was released in 2021 by Reba and the legendary Dolly Parton.
When he’s not on the road, he is the pianist for Jim Caruso’s Cast Party open mic night every Monday at New York’s legendary Birdland Jazz Club and he and Jim hold forth on Sunday nights at Bemelmans’ Bar in Manhattan’s fabled Carlyle Hotel. During Covid-19, he created his own weekly Facebook live-stream show “Billy’s Place”, celebrating the Great American Songbook with songs and stories from his varied career. He has recorded five solo CDs and his latest CD release “Billy’s Place” (Club44 Records) is a collection of his favorite songs from these online concerts.
Follow Billy on Instagram @billystritch
Music
Chris Isaacson Presents
Chris Isaacson Presents
Music
Chris Isaacson Presents (CIP) has created, produced, and promoted over 1500 events since the company’s founding in 2004. From small clubs to major theatres, CIP has presented many of the most influential stars of this generation including Grammy, Tony, Emmy, and Academy Award-winning musicians, actors and recording artists.
Highlights include coordinating and producing an elaborate premiere celebrations for Emmy Award-winning series POSE (FX Networks) starring Billy Porter, Janet Mock and Our Lady J , Emmy Award-winning series Feud: Bette & Joan (FX Networks) starring Susan Sarandon, co-produced the Grammy Award-nominated "Considering Matthew Shepard" at Ford Theatres (earning CIP a proclamation from City of West Hollywood) with guests hosts Tim Bagley, Candis Cayne, & Joely Fisher, producing the West Coast charitable event GAIN: Brighter Futures starring Alisan Porter (winner of NBC’s The Voice) for Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition, high-flying events for LA Pride, Rolling Stone, The Grove LA and Americana at Brand, serving as Producer on the critically acclaimed feature documentary Studio One Forever directed by Marc Saltarelli starring Thelma Houston, Chita Rivera, Melisa Rivers, Lance Bass, and Bruce Vilanch, and most recently, working with Dick and Arlene Van Dyke, and Tony Danza on "Dick Van Dyke: 98 Years of Magic" for CBS Television.
Isaacson returned to produce the 2023 Creative Business Awards ceremony in West Hollywood at The 1 Hotel honoring the Sunset Marquis Hotel, presented by West Hollywood Chamber of Commerce. This event was hosted by Kate Flannery and Jackie Tohn with special presentations by Academy Award-winner Billy Bob Thornton.
Isaacson’s concerts have been featured on MTV, CNN, Access Hollywood, Extra, ABC's On the Red Carpet, KTLA Morning News, Good Day LA (Fox), and in the Los Angeles Times, New York Post, and The New York Times.
He is committed to humanitarian and social causes including Ronald McDonald House Charities, Youth Emerging Stronger (Yes!), La Fuente Recovery, Entertainment Community Fund, and The Trevor Project.
For more information on upcoming CIP events, visit ChrislsaacsonPresents.com
Contemporary Jazz
Catalina Jazz Club
Catalina Jazz Club
Contemporary Jazz
The American dream came true for Catalina Popescu in October of 1986 when she and her husband Bob created a supper club devoted to serving an experience of superb eats and the shared magic of live performance. That grand experience began at the door where every night her mother Maria would greet each guest as family and share in their love of music. Housed in Hollywood and decked out in a timeless charm, the club offers a cozy ambience under sparkling stage lights garnished with its signature concoction — Jazz. The first artist to grace the stage was the masterful flutist and saxophonist Buddy Collette, and ever since then, over the past 36 years, the Catalina Jazz Club has hosted the most illustrious legends of all time — from the powerful puffers of Dizzy Gillespie to the electrified fingers of McCoy Tyner, the bubbly belt of Dee Dee Bridgewater and Lynda Carter, the flirtatious saxophone of Joshua Redman, the slick strumming of Kenny Burrell, the insane drum clinic of Steve Gadd, the romance of Steve Tyrell, and the masterclass of Mike Stern.
For Catalina, Jazz is our way of life. It breathes pain. It knows love. It dreams hope. It bleeds courage. Whether we’re showcasing Broadway, Soul, R&B, or stand-up comedy, the lesson learned from all the greats who have serenaded our spirits is how to connect to one another. And that’s why the Catalina Jazz Club will always have a table ready for you.
The Catalina Jazz Club has been honored by A.S.M.A.C., California Jazz Foundation, Los Angeles Jazz Society, and a City of Los Angeles Certificate of Appreciation on their 25th Anniversary, which was awarded by Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa and the LA City Council which included then City Council member and current Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti.