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Two of Britain's most innovative and acclaimed performers will bring their very different styles to the Café Carlyle later this month. Beloved star of stage and screen, John Standing, will make his Café Carlyle debut with his one-man show, "Performing Noël Coward" from February 23 through March 6. London singing sensation Barb Jungr is returning to the legendary venue with an all new show. "River" will play six (6) performances only from February 25 to March 6, and will launch a new series of late-night shows designed to provide an attractive new entertainment option for the Café Carlyle's sophisticated clientele.
In "Performing Noël Coward," John Standing presents a witty and affectionate selection of Coward's songs and poems, interwoven with his personal memories and reminiscences of ‘the Master.' At the age of ten, he first met Coward when his actress mother, Kay Hammond, was playing ‘Elvira' in the original Broadway production of Blithe Spirit. The family connection has provided Standing with a plethora of stories and anecdotes about Coward, and the many celebrities he worked with, and in his racy style, Standing tells tales from Coward's life with the authentic touch of someone who actually knew him. The show includes the classics, ‘Mad Dogs and Englishmen', ‘I've Been to a Marvelous Party', ‘The Stately Homes of England', ‘Don't Put Your Daughter on the Stage, Mrs. Worthington'. Standing is accompanied by pianist Stuart Barr and bassist Frank Tate.
"Performing Noël Coward" will play Tuesday through Saturday evenings at 8:45 P.M. from February 23 through Saturday, March 6. Dinner seatings at 6:30 P.M., 7:00 P.M., and 7:30 P.M. The music charge is $75, or $45 at the bar.
In "River" Barb Jungr continues to plumb what she likes to call the "New American Songbook," weaving together a collection of iconic songs from the late 20th century that are rarely heard in jazz and cabaret rooms, but that when interpreted by Jungr, seem like natural additions to the American oeuvre. The flood of songwriters whose familiar songs will be rendered new to listeners' ears in revelatory new arrangements include Bruce Springsteen, Hank Williams, Bob Dylan, Leonard Cohen, Percy Mayfield, Kern and Hammerstein, David Byrne, and many others. "River" reunites Jungr with her London-based music director Simon Wallace on piano, who accompanied Jungr last year in "The Men I Love," which Stephen Holden of The New York Times said sparked "a small revolution" at the Café Carlyle. This critically acclaimed show is now being released on CD, with the Naim Label bringing it out on March 8 in the U.K., and Allegro releasing it in the U.S. on May 11.
"River" will play two consecutive weeks, Thursdays through Saturdays (February 25, 26, 27 and March 4, 5, 6), at 10:45 P.M. The music charge is $50, or $35 at the bar. Special late-night supper and dessert menu available.
The Café Carlyle is located in The Carlyle Hotel - 35 East 76th Street at Madison Avenue, and is what Liz Smith calls the "favorite of all New York nightspots." For reservations please call 212-744-1600. For additional information please visit www.thecarlyle.com.
