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WELCOME to the official website for The American Songbook in London.

As your host nightly onstage for a month-long season of New York’s finest in cabaret entertainment in London, let me also act as your host as you explore this site. Please do come in and read about our debut season at The Jermyn Street Theatre, our shows, our artistes, and of our dream to build a new home for American cabaret in the heart of London.
Jeff Harnar

 

"How lucky we are to have this amazing array of great American cabaret artists visiting us right here in London. We need their talent and their music. May they return again and again." Ruth Leon

We are pleased to announce our debut season at The Jermyn Street Theatre, 6 February – 4 March 2007, a series of four week-long engagements of New York’s premiere cabaret artistes with four delightful songbook shows. As Sheridan Morley writes, “It’s high time that we in London got to see in a single season the greatst stars of the New York cabaret scene.”

4 Songbooks: Frank Loesser, Stephen Sondheim, Irving Berlin, Cole Porter 
Our debut season will spotlight four classic American songwriters in four critically-acclaimed songbook shows: Frank Loesser, Stephen Sondheim, Irving Berlin and Cole Porter. Click on “Songbooks” for more information on the songs of these legendary songwriters and the shows that will be celebrate them in our series.

4 Stars: Andrea Marcovicci, Steve Ross, Maude Maggart, Jeff Harnar
The artistes starring in our first season come to London directly from engagements at New York’s most elegant supper clubs, including The Oak Room at The Algonquin Hotel, The Café Carlyle and Feinstein’s at The Regency. In four week-long engagements we will present “Andrea Marcovicci sings Frank Loesser,” “Steve Ross sings Stephen Sondheim,” “Maude Maggart sings Irving Berlin,” and “Jeff Harnar sings Cole Porter.” Click on “Artistes” to learn more about these award-winning performers.

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4 Weeks: 6 February – 4 March 2007 
Performances will be Tuesday through Saturday evenings at 7:30pm, with matinees at 3pm each Saturday and Sunday. Click on “Schedule” to see a calendar with detailed information on which show and artiste is being presented on any specific date and for show times.

4 Opening Nights:
As each Tuesday night’s performance will be the opening of night of a new show in our season, we are offering, for a special ticket price, an invitation for you and your party to attend an opening night reception at Franco's immediately following the performance. There will be refreshments and an opportunity for conversation with the artistes.  Details are posted at “Tickets.”

4 Ticket Options:
Tickets may be purchased either for individual performances, or at a discount when you purchase seats for all four shows in the season. An additional 10% will be discounted on all tickets purchased before 15 January 2007. Tuesday Opening Night tickets, including the reception, are available and priced seperately. All ticket prices include a glass of champagne on entry and at the interval. Visit “Tickets” for the exact details and prices.

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Come to the Cabaret at The Jermyn Street Theatre:
In addition to The Jermyn Street Theatre’s 70 theatre-style seats, there will be three “cabaret style” candle-lit tables for ringside seating, available by special advance request.  Please visit our Contact page to direct your further inquiries to The Jermyn Street Theatre and to find a helpful map with the street location and nearest tube stations. You will also find links to contact our Press Representative, or to reach me personally. We look forward to welcoming you to unforgettable nights of The American Songbook in London in person at The Jermyn Street Theatre. Thank you for your interest, your support and for your love of the American popular song.  
                      
—JEFF HARNAR