Alpher and Litt to Pair Porter and Berlin at Don't Tell Mama

Husband-and-wife duo Alpher & Litt bring their unique songwriters' perspective and tastefully heimische style to legendary cabaret Don't Tell Mama this fall with "The Elegant & The Immigrant: Cole Porter & Irving Berlin Together," a program of songs in matched pairs exploring the similarities and differences between these two master songwriters from Tin Pan Alley's golden age. The Elegant & The Immigrant will play a four-show run opening Friday, September 25, at 7 p.m., and Sunday, October 25, at 4 p.m., Saturday, November 14, at 5 p.m., and Sunday, December 20, at 4 p.m. Don't Tell Mama is at 343 W 46th St, NYC between 8th and 9th Avenues. There is a $15 cover plus a 2-drink minimum, with a $5 professional discount for MAC members. Call 212-757-0788 after 4 p.m. to reserve or visit: www.donttellmamanyc.com.The Elegant & The Immigrant: Cole Porter & Irving Berlin Together has played in concert at many venues on the East coast, including the Beacon Hill Concert Series, SummerKeys, Bard College, Custer Observatory, and the Hudson River Valley.

Pianist/composer David Alpher and singer/lyricist Jennie Litt's last New York city appearance was at The Metropolitan Room in 2014, when they celebrated the release of their all-original CD, Two Apples.

"David Alpher and Jennie Litt are headed for big-time cabaret," Andrew Martin write then on NiteLife Exchange. "Jump on the bandwagon, purchase their CD, and hang on for the ride. These two are going places."

The Elegant & The Immigrant pairs Cole Porter - Ivy League-educated Midwestern son of privilege, accustomed to penning his musical bons mots in the luxury of a Venetian palazzo - and Irving Berlin, the Lower East Side immigrant waif whose mania to assimilate culminated in his writing our "unofficial" national anthem, "God Bless America." With equal doses of charm and attention to detail, Alpher & Litt interpret Porter and Berlin's individual takes on themes such as high society ("Tale of the Oyster"/"Poor Little Rich Girl's Dog"), insomnia ("Russian Lullaby"/"In The Still Of The Night"), money ("Who Wants To Be A Millionaire"/"Cohen Owes Me Ninety-Seven Dollars"), lists ("You're The Top"/"There's No Business Like Show Business"), and the virgin's fall from grace ("Antoinette Birby"/"Sadie Salome Go Home").

With this show, songwriters Alpher & Litt come full circle, celebrating the great songwriters who have exerted an indelible influence on their own "brilliant," "quirky," "witty," "urbane," "heartfelt," and "life-affirming" original cabaret songs. Alpher's elegant arrangements display his classical background and his deep understanding of the songs in their historical context, while Litt's performance is a tour de force of styles and accents, from legit ballad to broad vaudeville Yiddish. Lina Koutrakos directs.

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