Upcoming Appearances Of Note

Descending chronological order

Of course it's impossible to list all of Jerry's 300+ shows per year here.

Call 1-800-66-JERRY                           Email: jerrycast@comcast.net

2008

Projected final touches on Jerry's new book chronicling his growing up on the streets of Brooklyn, NY. This autobiographical memoir will consist of separate short stories ordered chronologically. Response from those who have read excerpts have described this volume as "volatile", "riveting", "shocking" and just plain "scary". Others have said, "heartbreaking", "emotionally charged" and "surprising".

Over 200 different stories of Jerry's were considered by he and his editor and at least 20 will be in the final draft. Copies in hard cover will be available for purchase on this website by Spring 2009.

Fall 2006

Continued touring of the tri-state (NY/NJ/CT) is planned. Jerry's Xmas show starts the day after Thanksgiving. This one hour presentation contains non-denominational Holiday songs. Jerry will perform this program almost 50 times during the month of December.

Summer 2006

Every show for the summer will be scheduled around Jerry's shooting schedule of 3 different videos for his original songs. Call for regular show locations in NJ and NY.

Fall 2005

Jerry is slated to appear at The New York City Hilton Hotel's main ballroom sharing the stage with actor Tony Danza. This benefit event is being sponsored by Revlon Corp. and will aid inner city kids of New York and the surrounding boroughs.

Spring/Summer 2005

Jerry will be kicking off the new weekend entertainment series that runs thru September at the scenic Old River House restaurant in historic Clinton, NJ. Shows will be outdoors on the newly constructed stage.

Friday April 29th at 8:00 pm.
Saturday May 22nd at 8:00 pm.
 

This beautifully appointed well reviewed eatery sits directly on the water off of the main street of Clinton, NJ.

Call John Connors at 908-735-4141 for more info on cover charges and outdoor seating availability.

Summer 2004

With the help of some new contacts with two different Manhattan talent agencies (freelancing only), Jerry is auditioning for film/theatre and TV roles more than ever.

He is also working with the very talented stand up comedian Joey Callahan from Philadelphia to further develop the comedy portion of his regular one man shows. Jerry's one hour show is booked for approx 85 summer dates from June through August.

Check out Joey's website at www.joeycallahan.com for his show dates which include opening for comedian Steven Wright www.stevenwright.com this summer. Steven is a regular "Tonight Show with Jay Leno" and "The Late Show with David Letterman" guest.

Spring 2004

Jerry was signed to present his act more than a dozen times on The Yacht High Spirits, the sister to The Presidential Yacht Sequoia. This vessel is moored in Fort Lauderdale and travels the intra-coastal waterways of Florida and travels frequently to Hilton Head, South Carolina.

Fall/Winter 2003

January
No break after the holiday shows. Jerry will be doing 26 shows in the NJ/NY/CT region and is involved in an upcoming workshop production of a new original play written by Brad Aspermante to be presented by Theatreworks USA.

December
Jerry starts his annual Christmas Show presentation throughout the NYC tri-state area as well as selected shows in south Florida.

October/November
Besides finishing up recording and commercially packaging a CD of original songs, Jerry will start work on an original comedy video while gearing up for the winter season down in Florida.

Summer 2003

June
Tune in to The Conan O'Brien Show on NBC TV (channel 4 in NYC) on Wednesday June 25th at 12:30 am for a surprise cameo appearance  (comedy skit).

July
In late July Jerry will be traveling to Hilton Head Island, NC for a series of "Spotlight On Cabaret" shows. He will be performing in a 1,000 seat outdoor amphitheater on various dates through the end of August. The Myrtle Beach, SC shows are for July/Aug. Call 1-800-66-JERRY for details.

Spring 2003

Jerry was signed to present his act more than a dozen times on The Yacht High Spirits, the sister to The Presidential Yacht Sequoia. This vessel is moored in Fort Lauderdale and travels the intra-coastal waterways of Florida and travels frequently to Hilton Head, South Carolina.

Past Appearances Of Note in 2002

Fall/Winter of 2002

The Waldorf Astoria Hotel in New York City

December 4th, 2002

Once again Jerry Castaldo  appeared at The Waldorf Astoria in NYC with the Hank Lane Orchestra. The 2002 fundraising  event for the J.O.B. organization  was in the newly refurbished, historic Starlight Roof. R&B great Ray Charles was the honoree. Colgate-Palmolive Corp. Chairman Ruben Mark spoke and Benjamin Dollar of the famed Sotheby's Auction House in NYC auctioned off thousands of dollars in celebrity merchandise. NBC News anchor Felicia Taylor  hosted.

Last years 2001 event was also a great success. The honoree was talk show host Montel Williams who at one point broke down in tears during his speech about his struggles with Multiple Sclerosis. Jerry also appeared at the 2000 event honoring actor Christopher Reeve. Noted author and journalist Linda Ellerbee was also a speaker and other guests included TV personality Bill Boggs as auctioneer. Other auctioneers have been people like UPN News weatherman Storm Field.

Jerry sang the Star Spangled Banner for New York's Staten Island Yankees at their new 4,500 seat stadium overlooking the NYC Harbor.

Contact: Scott Duffey at www.siyanks.com for more info.         

Summer of 2002

Spring 2002

Tuesday June 11th

Jerry starred in "A Tribute to The Las Vegas Legends" at The Lafayette House in Lafayette, N.J. It was presented by C.C. and Company Productions based in Andover, N.J. 

Please contact Marilyn Carr at 973-786-5669 for booking information.

Spring 2002

Every Friday at 1 am and every Saturday at 9 pm in May and June!

Jerry appeared on the NYC Staten Island Cable TV program "Island Hop" on channel 34 with singer Johnny Petillo. Jerry sang 3 songs, showed video clips and was interviewed by Johnny Petillo for the full hour. Johnny sang with Danny and the Jrs. for 20 years and had hits such as "At The Hop". He also was a lead singer with The Duprees. 

Jerry says, "people would be surprised how many different luncheon, dinner and evening events take place daily in New York City for corporate, social, civic and fraternal organizations"!

  His show is highly endorsed by Debbie Hommel, who is a noted and well respected Activities Consultant.

  He continues to write original pop Top 40 type music with fellow musician and studio owner Steve Snyder. They have completed an independent release called "NYC Night Mix" in which singer April Christine makes a guest appearance providing powerful backup vocals.

  They plan a 2nd release on CD (this is in addition to Jerry's solo CD he's working on) that will feature all new original songs . Beside writing, the team produces all tracks in their ADAT equipped digital studios. Their songs (in  the MP3 format) can be downloaded from this site. Also, noted Broadway and film composer Gary William Friedman has cleared the way for Jerry to include one of his compositions called "This One's For Me" on a separate CD Jerry is slated to start work on soon.

Special News Flash! Fall 2003...

   See Jerry's friend Bob Billig on Broadway conducting the orchestra for "Never Gonna Dance". Details are below.

Bob was most recently the conductor for the Broadway production of "Man Of La Mancha". It was a great show that garnered great reviews. The cast album is now available starring Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio (The Perfect Storm) and Brian Stokes Mitchell.

NEVER GONNA DANCE

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