STEVE ROSS

"PUTTIN' ON THE RITZ" AT
THE OAK ROOM


"As long as Steve Ross performs (Cole Porter and Noel Coward) songs, the reputations of these great songwriting wits can only continue to soar... Mr. Ross is a master of the light touch."
- Stephen Holden, NY Times

"No one performing today is his equal. They just don't make 'em like this anymore."
- Philip Elwood, Chronicle Jazz

Steve's show will focus on one of the great interpretive artists of the 20th century, the sublime Fred Astaire. While performing "Night and Day," "Stepping Out With My Baby," "A Foggy Day," "'S Wonderful" and other classic standards, Steve will explore Astaire's appeal to the great songwriters of Broadway and Hollywood, among them Cole Porter, Irving Berlin, Jerome Kern and Johnny Mercer. Ross is today's leading interpreter of the words and music of Cole Porter and Noel Coward, and he has helped sustain their popularity in such venues as the Ritz in London and Paris, the Imperial in Tokyo, and festivals in Hong Kong, Perth and Spoleto. He has hosted radio series for BBC and NPR, and has appeared in celebrated concert series at the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the 92nd Street Y. He made his Broadway debut in 1997 in the acclaimed revival of Noel Coward's Present Laughter at the keyboard and as Fred, the Cockney valet, opposite Frank Langella. He anchors the Oak Room's annual Noel Coward Birthday Celebration, which features performances by Broadway actors and popular singers.

Shows are Tuesday through Thursday at 8:30 pm and Friday and Saturday at 8:30 and 11:00 pm. There is a $50 cover plus a $30 food/drink minimum ($60 prix fixe dinner available). Reservations (212) 840 6800

STEVE ROSS rose to fame as a cabaret entertainer during his lengthy sojourns at New York’s fabled Algonquin Hotel and Ted Hook’s Backstage in the late 1970’s. He has spent the ensuing decades singing and playing in smart clubs and swank parties all over the world. The Ritz in London, the Crillon in Paris and the Imperial Hotel Tokyo, in addition to festivals in Hong Kong, Perth and Spoleto – these are but highlights of Steve’s appearances on six continents. On the airwaves Steve has been the performer/host for radio series for both the BBC and National Public Radio. In 1992 he was voted outstanding singer-instrumentalist by the Manhattan Association of Cabarets. Also in that year Steve made his Off-Broadway debut in his own tribute to Fred Astaire, I WON’T DANCE. He continues to tour in solo concerts, master classes, theatrical engagements and symphonic Pops appearances.