Kitt, who was last on Broadway in a Tony-nominated turn in The Wild Party, will play the intimate cabaret June 4-28. The Carlyle's spring season will also include Christopher Cross (April 15-May 10) and Marilyn McCoo and Billy Davis, Jr. (May 13-31). Woody Allen & The Eddy Davis New Orleans Jazz Band will also play Monday evenings through June 30.
A world-renowned concert artist and actress, Eartha Kitt has appeared on Broadway in Bal Negre, Leonard Silliman's New Faces of 1952, Mrs. Patterson, Shinbone Alley, Jolly's Progress, Timbuktu!, The Wild Party and Nine. She received her first Tony nomination for her performance in Timbuktu! and her second for her work in The Wild Party. Kitt's screen credits are numerous, including the 1965 drama "I Spy," for which she was nominated for an Emmy Award. Her autobiography is entitled "I'm Still Here: Confessions of a Sex Kitten."
Kitt will offer shows Tuesday-Thursday evenings at 8:45 PM and Fridays and Saturdays at 8:45 and 10:45 PM.
The Carlyle Hotel is located at 35 East 76th Street at Madison Avenue. For reservations call (212) 744-1600 or visit www.thecarlyle.com.