GO AHEAD - INDULGE YOURSELF, AT LEAST FOR A NIGHT.

Byline: Julio Martinez Correspondent

It is a shame that most people in this country will only recall having heard singer-actor Jason Graae if told he is the voice of Lucky the Leprechaun on all those animated Lucky Charms TV commercials.

Possessing a prodigious vocal instrument locked within the persona of an irreverent elf, Graae soars through his one-hour concert, peppered with his unique style of waggish wit.

Along the way, the show's energy is kept at a constant, buoyant pace by the direction of Heather Lee and the adroit keyboard accompaniment of music director-pianist Gerry Sternbach.

Graae, who has guested quite frequently on TV (including a recurring stint on ``Rude Awakening''), was recently featured in the Tiffany Theatre hit production of ``Forbidden Broadway Y3KLA'' and has enjoyed an extensive career on and ofroadway.

Irreverently referring to the historic Cinegrill as the ``Signgrill,'' the stage vet performs an eclectic mix of known and little fare, including excerpts from his CD, ``Your Never Fully Dressed Without a Smile: Jason Graae Sings Charles Strouse.''

In the show, which ends a five-night run tonight, Graae never appears to be working hard as his voice effortlessly fills the room with his opening, ``But Alive,'' from the musical ``Applause.'' Constantly using members of the audience and even his own accompanist Sternbach as fodder for his jaundiced humor, the singer weaves his way in and out of a 13-number musical offering that includes a few songs more associated with women.

They include ``I'd Be Surprisingly Good for You'' from ``Evita,'' ``At the Ballet'' from ``A Chorus Line'' and ``I Would Have Been Wonderful'' from the less than successful Charles Strouse/Martin Charnin musical, ``Annie Warbucks'' (the sequel to ``Annie''). Two numbers demonstrate Graae's unerring vocal technique and musicianship. He rips through the rhythmically tricky Cole Porter ditty, ``You've Got That Thing,'' at a tongue-defying tempo and then handles Leonard Bernstein's supremely atonal ``Wrong Note Rag'' with flawless ease. And just to bolster his credentials, the singer grabs an oboe from off-stage and offers a perfect instrumental rendering of a concerto movement by Baroque master Georg Philipp Telemann.

It would be easy to put Graae solely in the category of musical clown except for the deep-felt sincerity and emotion he invests in every number. In and around the jokes and campy humor, Graae just levels the audience with such haunting ballads as David Friedman's ``My Simple Wish,'' the Sternbach/Lindy Robbins original, ``Something That I Wanted You to Know,'' and the show-closing ``What More Can I Say'' from ``Falsettos.''

The facts

--The show: ``Jason Graae: An Evening of Self-Indulgence.''

--Where: Cinegrill, Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel, 7000 Hollywood Blvd., Hollywood.

--When: 8 tonight

--Tickets: $15.

--Our rating: Three and one half stars