Tony Bennett's Daughter Antonia Bennett to Make Cafe Carlyle Debut This Spring

By: Mar. 23, 2017
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Acclaimed singer Antonia Bennett makes her Café Carlyle debut, May 23 - June 3.

Antonia Bennett, daughter of legendary singer Tony Bennett, has been performing alongside her father since she could walk and talk. Some of her early performances were shared with legendary American icons such as Rosemary Clooney, Count Basie, Regis Philbin, and Don Rickles. Growing up with the likes of Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, and Gene Kelly, it was inevitable that she would inherit a genuine passion for the arts. For the past ten years she has - what she considers - the distinct honor of opening for her father's performances all over the world. Additionally, she can be heard on two duets with her dad: "A Swingin' Christmas" and "I've Got My Love to Keep Me Warm." The New York Times has declared that "[she] conjures echoes of Billie Holiday and Rickie Lee Jones, with a hint of Betty Boop." Jazz Times adds "Liza Minnelli. Natalie Cole. Norah Jones. Now, Antonia Bennett can be added to the list of second-generation vocalists with the potential to rival an iconic parent's pizzazz."

Performances will take place Tuesday - Saturday at 8:45pm. Reservations made by phone at 212.744.1600 are $75 ($125 for premium seating, $55 for bar seating) Tuesday - Thursday; $90 ($130 for premium seating, $70 for bar seating) on Friday and Saturday. Reservations can also be made online via Ticketweb. Café Carlyle is located in The Carlyle, A Rosewood Hotel (35 East 76th Street, at Madison Avenue).

Antonia Bennett has developed her craft while performing in a myriad of venues around the world including Radio City Music Hall, the Hollywood Bowl, the Umbria Jazz Festival, The Greek Theatre, Royal Albert Hall and Caesars Palace. This extensive and invaluable experience is irreplaceable and has, in large part, been the greatest single contribution to the command of her voice and her comfortable demeanor on stage. She studied and performed at the Lee Strasberg Theater Institute, and is an alumnus of the esteemed Berklee College of Music in Boston. Her latest release, Embrace Me, is produced by Holly Knight and is dedicated to the Great American Songbook. It features songs including "Embraceable You" and "The Man I Love," performed in an intimate, classic trio format. Follow Antonia Bennett on Facebook and Instagram.

Originally opened in 1955, Café Carlyle is New York City's bastion of classic cabaret entertainment, a place where audiences experience exceptional performers at close range in an exceedingly elegant setting. Since composer Richard Rodgers moved in as The Carlyle's first tenant, music has been an essential part of The Carlyle experience. No place is that more evident than in the Café Carlyle.

Café Carlyle is known for talents including Woody Allen, who regularly appears on Monday evenings to play with thE Eddy Davis New Orleans jazz band. For three decades, Café Carlyle was synonymous with the legendary Bobby Short, who thrilled sell-out crowds for 36 years. His spirit lives on through the music at Café Carlyle.

Continuing the tradition of the 1930s supper club, Café Carlyle features original murals created by French artist Marcel Vertès, the Oscar-winning art director of the 1952 Moulin Rouge. Follow The Carlyle Hotel on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.



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