When I interviewed Jim Caruso last week, he joked that the experiment to bring his Manhattan-based Cast Party to Chicago could be a disaster: “It might just be Billy [Stritch] and me singing all the chestnuts to an empty house,” he said, laughing. In fact, the exact opposite happened. I introduced myself to Mr. Caruso… Read More A packed ‘Jim Caruso’s Cast Party’ gives Chicago performers a chance to show their stuff