UTE LEMPER IN CAFE CARLYLE DEBUT

Ute Lemper, international star of stage (Chicago, Cabaret, Cats) and screen (Pret-A-Porter) will take her audience on a unique musical journey when she makes her debut at THE CAFE CARLYLE (35 East 76th Street, NYC - 1-212-744-1600 - http://www.thecarlyle.com/cal.cfm) in VOYAGE. Ms. Lemper will be joined by Vana Gierig on piano, Mark Lambert on acoustic guitar and Todd Turkisher on creative drums. Performances begin January 9th and will continue through January 31st. The performance schedule is: Tuesdays through Saturdays at 8:45 pm with late shows on Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays at 10:45 pm. There is a $50 cover charge with no minimum required. Dinner is served from 6:30 pm.

Ute Lemper's career is vast and varied. She has made her mark on the stage, in films, in concert and as a unique recording artist. She has been universally praised for her interpretations of Berlin cabaret songs, the works of Kurt Weill and French chanson and for her portrayals on Broadway and in London's West End.

Ute was born in Munster, Germany and completed her studies at The Dance Academy in Cologne and the Max Reinhardt Seminary Drama School in Vienna. Her professional debut on the musical stage was in the Viennese production of CATS in which she alternated between the roles of Grizabella and Bombalurina. She went on to play the title role in Peter Pan (Berlin) and Sally Bowles in Jerome Savary's Cabaret (Paris) for which she received the Moliere for Best Actress in a Musical. She played Lola in The Blue Angel (Berlin) and Maurice Bejart created a ballet for her, La Mort Subite (Paris). Ms. Lemper also appeared in Weill Revue with the Pina Bausch Tantztheater.

Ute Lemper has been presented in such prestigious concert venues as La Scala, The Sydney Opera House, London's Royal Festival Hall, The Kennedy Center and Lincoln Center's Alice Tully Hall. She has appeared with leading symphony orchestras throughout the world including The London Symphony Orchestra, The Israel Philharmonic Orchestra, The London Philharmonic Orchestra, The Boston Symphony Orchestra, The Hollywood Bowl Orchestra and The San Francisco Symphony Orchestra.

Her recordings for Decca include Ute Lemper Sings Kurt Weill (Vols. I and II), The Threepenny Opera, The Seven Deadly Sins, Mahagonny Songspiel, Prospero's Books (Michael Nyman), Songbook (Micheal Nyman/Paul Celan), Illusions (Piaf/Dietrich), City of Strangers (Prever/Sondheim) and Berlin Cabaret Songs (German and English versions) and Punishing Kiss, featuring new songs composed for her by Elvis Costello, Tom Waits, Philip Glass and Nick Cave. She was named Billboard magazine's "Crossover Artist of the Year" for 1993-1994. Her latest Decca release But One Day, features Ute's own compositions - both lyrics and music - and includes a special appearance by Laurie Anderson. Ute's 1998 recording All That Jazz/The Best of Ute Lemper, featured highlights from her illustrious career to date and coincided with her playing Velma Kelly in the London production of Kander and Ebb's Chicago for which she received the 1998 Olivier Award for ÔBest Actress in a Musical.'

After nine months in London's West End, Ms. Lemper made her Broadway debut in September 1998. A major highlight of her eight-month American engagement in Chicago was starring with Chita Rivera in the Las Vegas premiere in March 1999. Ute's many film and television credits include L'Autrichienne, Prospero's Books, Moscow Parade, Pret-A-Porter, Rage/Outrage, The Dreyfus Affair, Tales From the Crypt (HBO) and Ute Lemper Sings Kurt Weill (Bravo).

Ute makes frequent appearances in all major European venues, theaters and music festivals and tours yearly in Australia, Japan and South America. She currently lives in New York City with her two children, Max and Stella.

 

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