COMEDYCABARET

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Mon - Sat 7.15pm*[show starts 8pm]

Sun 6.30pm*[show starts 7pm]

*Unless otherwise stated

DOORS OPEN

JAN - MAR 2015

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WORLD PREMIEREMISS DIETRICH REGRETS Tuesday 20 – Sunday 25 January £17.50 / £20

Marlene Dietrich was one of the most famous movie stars of all time. She became a legend, an icon, without apparently ever growing old. ‘Miss Dietrich Regrets’ is a revealing and poignant new look at the ageing Marlene, alone in a Paris apartment, battling with her daughter to retain her independence to the very end.

CLASSICAL KICKS: WORLD Monday 26 January £20 / £25

Lizzie Ball curator/violin/vocals, James Pearson piano, Martynas Levickis accordion, Emme Smith bass, James Turner drums

The creation of violinist Lizzie Ball, Classical Kicks is a collective of world class musicians who perform innovative, energetic classical fusion with fun passion and emotion resulting in a kaleidoscopic experience. Following their continued succesful residency at Ronnie Scott’s, Classical Kicks opens its brand new series especially curated for the Studio with a fun exploration of the world of classical music and its genre-wide influence. From baroque,gypsy, latin and folk right through to Stephane Grapelli and even a twist of LadyGaGa for good measure. Featuring special guests James Pearson (2014 BBC Prom Artist and resident pianist at Ronnie Scotts), and Martynas Levickis (accordion star and no.1 classical album 2014).

“Classical Kicks is the future of classical music performance” Henley Festival

DANIEL CAINER’S JEWISH CHRONICLESTuesday 27 January | £15 / £17.50

Daniel’s sharp and brilliant lyrics combinewith fine musicianship in tales of feudingimmigrant tailors, a Jewess who joins a 1950s Christian cult, a cocaine addicted rabbi and many more. This award-winning and ever-evolving 5 Star show will make you laugh and cry in a heartbeat.

“Loving detailed, musical shaggy-dog story telling” Time Out

“A must see” Daily Mirror

THE POLITICAL PARTY WITH MATT FORDE AND PAUL NUTALL Wednesday 28 January £12.50 / £15

Matt Forde (as seen on Jon Richardson Grows Up, Have I Got News For You, 8 out of 10 Cats & This Week) hosts a comedy night combining topical stand-up and a big interview with a political heavyweight. A celebration of politics with “a first-class comic” (The Guardian).

TOM GREEN SEPTET – “SKYLINE” ALBUM LAUNCHThursday 29 January | £12.50 / £15

Winner of the 2013 Dankworth Jazz Composition prize, trombonist Tom Green brings his Septet to the St. James Studio, performing melodic original compositions from their debut album, “Skyline”. Bringing together some of the most talented young musicians in the London jazz scene, the group creates a warm and distinct sound world using the full range of textures available in the seven-piece ensemble.

“Some of the most exciting original music I have heard for a long time” Dame Cleo Laine

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ANITA GILLETTE AND PENNY FULLER: SIN TWISTERSSaturday 31 JanuarySunday 1 February £20 / £25

Two beloved, Tony-nominated Broadway actresses join forces for a delectable evening of humorous reflection and harmonious song in Sin Twisters, a show with a devilish spoonerism of a title.

“How I loved last night. Wonderfully done!” John Kander, composer of Cabaret

“Both Gillette and Fuller showed crack comic timing and solid vocals” Brian Kellow, Opera News

EARL OKINFriday 30 January £15 / £17.50

The legendary Earl Okin is one of the finest Jazz and Bossa Nova singer/musicians around, just as popular in Brazil and Australia (not to mention all over mainland Europe), as in the UK. His career has involved him performing at every major venue in London from The Royal Albert Hall to The Palladium, and alongside such jazz giants from Stephane Grappelli to Benny Carter and such cabaret legends as Barbara Cook and Michael Feinstein.

“Multi-talented musical supremo” Time Out

ZOE RAHMANWednesday 4 February £15 / £17.50

MOBO Award Winning jazz pianist Zoe Rahman returns to St. James Studio, her first London show since 2013. Performing new solo and trio material, this is a rare opportunity to see Zoe performing in such an intimate setting.

“A remarkable pianist by any standard” The Observer

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COCKTAILS WITH THE DIVA AND SPECIAL GUEST RACHEL PARRISThursday 5 February £15 / £17.50

Backed by a live Jazz trio, opera diva and cabaret sensation Melinda Hughes performs original and outrageous songs about world affairs, bad cabaret, UKIP, opera divas and failed love affairs, whilst serving satirical cocktails to the audience with very special guest, Rachel Parris.

“Biting lyrics… a very entertaining evening” Broadway Baby

“To coin a phrase, this girl can sing – she could fill the Usher Hall unmiked” Fringe Review 2013

MATT FORDE’S SPORTS PARTYFriday 6 February £12.50 / £15

Sports-mad comedian and talkSPORT presenter Matt Forde (as seen on Jon Richardson Grows Up, Have I Got News For You, 8 out of 10 Cats & This Week) hosts a brand new comedy chat show featuring some of the biggest professional names in sport as well celebrity fans and officials.

“A first class comic” The Guardian

PAT KIRKWOOD IS ANGRYSaturday 7 – Sunday 8 February £20 / £25

Pat Kirkwood is Angry is a funny and heartbreaking play with songs about the loss of fame and reputation. Singer and actress Pat Kirkwood was named Britain’s first wartime star in 1939, with shows written for her by Noel Coward, but her fortunes took a nose-dive after a fateful meeting with HRH the Duke of Edinburgh, the repercussions of which were to last her whole life.

“A spell-binding cabaret show at the 59E59Theaters written by and starring the gifted singer Jessica Walker” Charles Isherwood, New York Times

“Walker has a stunning voice that she knows exactly how to use… Walker weaves serious magic when she sings” Front Row Center

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LUNCHTIME THEATRE

LUNCHTIME FOURPLAY 3 Monday 9 – Friday 13 February (except Tuesday 10 February)£8/£10 on the door1pm (Extra performance at 12pm on Friday 13 February)

Come and meet the characters from ‘Hitched’ by Lindsay Williams and three other tasty Bite-SIze Plays - The Interpreter by Jonathan Kaufman, InSex by Jeffrey Neuman and Pride & Prejudice in Ten Minutes Flat by Tim Hehir!

Winners of Latest Magazine Award for ‘Best Theatre Performance’ in Brighton Festival.

HHHHH from British Theatre Guide, Daily Record, Fringe Review, New Current

THE SINGER’S TALEMonday 9 & Thursday 26 February £17.50 / £20

Carol Grimes and Dorian Ford combine their exceptional talents to recreate Carol’s real life story in music and words. Based on Carol’s book The Singer’s Tale, the ‘journey’ is filled with joy, sadness and original music by Grimes and Ford.

“Grimes has a fascinating story to tell. She has a command of shaping and delivering words, a performance sense and musical and human depth and warmth to really make something of this” Sebastian Scotney

CITY STORIES Tuesday 10 – Thursday 12 February £15 / £17.50 | 7.45pm

City Stories is a new type of Cabaret Drama, a sequence of interwoven love stories and a love letter to London.

Written and directed by award winning playwright James Phillips (The Rubenstein Kiss, The White Whale) and with original music composed by singer-songwriter Rosabella Gregory (winner of New York Songwriter’s Circle Song Contest), City Stories is a magical journey through a magical city.

“A sublime, atmospheric and enchanting cabaret drama, with two hours of love, hope and delight… I would implore you to watch out for the next set of dates and go and see it. This show, cast, composer, writer and director are a match made in heaven!” LondonTheatre1.com

PETER STRAKER. BLACK MAGICFriday 13 – Saturday 14 February £20 / £25

An evening of Decadence and Delight!

Returning this Valentines weekend, with a little more Black Magic, The legendary star of Hair, the Rocky Horror Show, and the West End., Peter Straker, will tease, rock and seduce you, with an eclectic mix of songs. From Queen to Randy Newman, and a flourish of surprises, to set your pulses racing. A fast, fun, indefinable spectacle.

HHHHH “Straker’s voice, one of the most extraordinary in British Musical Theatre, has never sounded better or stronger” WhatsOnStage

DAVID BEDELLASunday 15 February £20 / £25

Continuing his monthly Sunday night residency, Olivier Award winner David Bedella hosts an evening of laughter, song, gossip & chat; featuring a live band and his many celebrity friends from the worlds of film, television, Broadway and the West End.

“Ferociously charming, witty, and possessing that mellifluous voice, Bedella weaves a magic on the stage that allows his guests to shine…” Paul Vale, Musical Theatre Review

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REBECCA FERGUSON: LADY SINGS THE BLUES Monday 16, Wednesday 18, Friday 20 & Saturday 21 February £22.50

Sony Music and Jonathan Shalit OBE are proud to present soul diva Rebecca Ferguson performing her wonderful new album Lady Sings The Blues live for the first time. In the year when Billie Holiday would have celebrated her 100th birthday, Rebecca Ferguson and her band will be playing her version of the iconic album in full.

NERUDA WITH DAVID SOULTuesday 17 February | £25 / £35

WordTheatre Presents: David Soul’s acclaimed show The Passion and Poetry of Pablo Neruda. Accompanied by renowned guitarist Hugh Burns, David explores Neruda’s life reflected in his work and his poetry as inspired by his extraordinary life experience. A Q&A with David and renowned biographer Adam Feinstein, author of Pablo Neruda: A Passion for Life will follow the interval.

FROM BERLIN TO PARIS TO BROADWAYThursday 19 February £20 / £17.50

Your travel guide Tina May, with songs by Weill, Gershwin & Berlin, evokes memories of Edith Piaff, Judy Garland & Peggy Lee, creating a musical cocktail with a taste of Weimar, a twist of Folies Bergeres, and a shaken & stirred Broadway.

“Tina handles the classics as the gems they still are” The Guardian

DESPERATE DIVASSunday 22 February £17.50 / £20

Be prepared to be amused, upset and excited by the sheer vocal dynamism and energy on the stage just in front of you. An evening not to be missed…

“Tiffany Graves: twice as good as Kristin Chenoweth.” Johnny Fox, This is Cabaret

“Anita Louise Combe’s star quality irradiates her big number, The Music and the Mirror. She combines anger, defiance, pathos and passion in a stunning performance.” Alan Brissenden, The Australian

“The St. James Studio is absolutely my favourite cabaret venue in London” Mark Shenton

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LUNCHTIME THEATRE THE LONDON BALLET COMPANY Tuesday 24 – Saturday 28 February £8/£10 on the door1pm (2pm Saturday)

In the garden of life, the story begins with Eve! The dancers of The London Ballet Company take a provocative look at woman. The guileless girl, the transitional teenager, the sultry siren. Relationships, petty jealousies and angst; blushing bride, parenthood, affairs, all are portrayed with sensitivity and humour as we follow this life cycle. A feminine perspective or stereotypical hype? You decide!

“It was inspirational to watch such a well rehearsed and clever show performed with conviction and professionalism from beginning to end.” Carol Hurry

HOAGY CARMICHAEL’S JOURNEY FROM INDIANA TO NEW YORK TO HOLLYWOODTuesday 24 February | £17.50 / £20

Following his sell out success at St. James last year, Chris Ingham returns with his quartet, for a second, entertaining informative evening packed with more of the songs and stories of America’s most enduring and endearing songwriter Hoagy Carmichael.

“One of Britain’s best singer-pianists.. sophisticated tribute..charming work” Evening Standard

THE POLITICAL PARTY WITH MATT FORDEWednesday 25 February £12.50 / £15

Matt Forde (as seen on Jon Richardson Grows Up, Have I Got News For You, 8 out of 10 Cats & This Week) hosts a comedy night combining topical stand-up and a big interview with a political heavyweight. A celebration of politics with “a first-class comic” The Guardian.

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F E B - M A R THE PETER HORSFALL QUARTETFriday 27 February £17.50 / £20

One of the most in-demand jazz trumpet players and vocalists in the UK, Peter Horsfall is best known on the jazz scene for his trumpet playing with the Kansas Smitty’s House Band & his very own group, Basin Street Brawlers. Tonight he launches the Peter Horsfall Quartet to showcase his highly original vocal style, inspired by the singing of Billie Holiday and the tight swinging small-groups of Nat “King” Cole, Art Tatum and Slam Stewart. Expect hip new vocal arrangements of classic melodies, underpinned by an uncompromising swing.

“Horsfall’s vocals are reminiscent of that cult danceband revivalist Max Raabe and, like the charismatic Berliner, he knows exactly how to bring the past to life.” The Sunday Times

READY STEADY GIRLSSaturday 28 February £25 / £30

Mari returns to St.James Theatre to launch her brand new show – Ready Steady Girls, featuring unique interpretations of the songs that influenced her as she was growing up. Iconic classics by Dusty, Petula, Cilla and others. Join Mari on her personal, emotional and often hilarious, journey through life.

“For a smooth evening with just a hint of theatricality and the perfect entertainment, Mari Wilson is one you really shouldn’t miss.” Harry Dean, Gay Times

FUNNY WOMEN IMPROV WORKSHOPSaturday 7 March | 11am - 1pm£49.50 (Full Price)

£39.50 (Concs/Students/BFFs)

In this fun and friendly workshop, Funny Women’s team of experienced improvisers teach you about key improvisation skills to help expand your imagination, hone comic timing and enhance your listening capabilities. Learn with others and improvise your way to success.

“I can’t really put into words what those two hours did for me. I feel it’s the start of something very special” Hattie, Workshop Participant.

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JERRY’S GIRLS Tuesday 3 – Sunday 15 March | £22 / £27

30 years after it opened on Broadway, musical revue Jerry’s Girls will be revived for a limited two-week run. Featuring songs from classic musicals including Hello Dolly!, Mame, and La Cage Aux Folles, Jerry’s Girls brings together an all-female cast to celebrate Jerry’s special gift for writing songs that capture the true spirit of the great American musical, honouring the legacy of the multi Tony Award-winning composer and lyricist of some of the greatest Broadway musicals of all time. Jerry Herman’s many string of awards and honours includes multiple Tony, Grammy, Olivier and Drama Desk Awards, and the Theatre Hall of Fame. Created by Jerry Herman and collaborator Larry Alford in 1981, Jerry’s Girls originated as a modest cabaret presentation at Onstage, a nightclub located in New York’s theatre district in midtown-Manhattan. After La Cage Aux Folles opened to rave reviews two years later, a full-scale, all-star production opened at Broadway’s St. James Theatre in 1985 with a cast including Chita Rivera, who received a Tony-Award nomination for her performance.

“A brilliantly lively and scintillating evening of cabaret” New York Times

“A show of tremendous musicality and great wit” Variety

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Featuring the songs of Jerry Herman

MUSIC AND LYRICS BY JERRY HERMAN CONCEPTS BY LARRY ALFORD,

WAYNE CILENTO AND JERRY HERMAN

“Jerry’s Girls” is presented by special arrangement with SAMUEL FRENCH, LTD www.stjamestheatre.co.uk

THE BROADWAY MUSICAL REVUE

ALICE: A NEW MUSICAL Monday 9 March – Saturday 21 March £10/ £14 (£12 on the door)12pm and/or 1pm (Check website for details)

‘Your teachers were right, you have more than a tendency to fantasize...’

Welcome to Wonderland, where all is not entirely as it seems, a world where dodos can dance, Mad Hatters holler and Cats eat…cake! A terrible world where nothing is forgiven but it’s better for morale to pretend to. All of this is unimportant of course, unless you have a curious desire to venture through a small door…

Experience Lewis Carroll’s delirious adventure like never before in a brand new lunchtime musical that will leave you smiling like a Cheshire cat.

EMILY SAUNDERS: OUTSIDERS INSIDERS Tuesday 17 March | £15 / £17.50

Critically acclaimed vocalist Emily Saunders, came to attention with her Brazilian-tinged debut ‘Cotton Skies’ - 4star reviews, extensive press, and broadcast on BBC Radio 1, 3, 4, XFM & JazzFM. ‘Outsiders Insiders’ confirms her as a true talent in the genre – two of her very own Brazilian tunes place a London twist on an upbeat samba & Baião tune; Brazilian pop standards in the making. The album brims with potential radio hits - Emily presents dazzling originals & Brazilian jazz combining spirited grooves, driving basslines & sultry jazz ballads.

HHHH “Saunders is the real deal – a jazz vocalist with a big future” The Guardian

PHIL WANG AND IAIN STIRLING DOUBLE BILLWednesday 18 March | £10

Confident nerd and feminist creep Phil Wang brings his wry outlook and laid-back style to talk about Chinese people, “the ladies”, and Batman at one point.

“Brilliant... His technique is flawless, his observations astute” Chortle

BAFTA nominated Iain Stirling is back with his 3rd show following two successive sell out runs. An hour of stand up from one of Scotland’s “Hottest newcomers” The Scotsman.

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JOANNA EDEN CELEBRATES THE MAGICAL MUSIC OF JONI MITCHELLWednesday 19 March £18 / £22

Following on from her sell out shows last year with Jazz at The Movies & Swinging Christmas, Joanna Eden “the UK’s answer to Diana Krall & Norah Jones” returns to St. James with this celebration of the life and music of iconic US singer/song writer Joni Mitchell, probably the most influential popular singer of the 20th C.

Starting as a finger-picking folkie and winding up as a jazz-savvy experimentalist, Joni Mitchell has brought a sharp eye, light touch and an agile trill of a voice to her songs, which have often dissected her romances and skewered myopic governments.

MATT FORDE’S SPORTS PARTYFriday 20 March£12.50 / £15

Sports-mad comedian and talkSPORT presenter Matt Forde (as seen on Jon Richardson Grows Up, Have I Got News For You, 8 out of 10 Cats & This Week) hosts a brand new comedy chat show featuring some of the biggest professional names in sport as well celebrity fans and officials.

“A first class comic” The Guardian

LIANE CARROLL AND THE VJ TRIOSaturday 21 March | £22.50 / £25

Back in the Studio following her sell-out London Jazz Festival season, Liane Carroll is joined by long-time collaborators Sophie Bancroft (vocals/guitar) and Sara Colman (vocals/ piano). This trio, all award winning musicians, have worked together for many years as tutors for VJ (vocal jazz) workshops. Tonight, they pool their individual talents and perform together for a wonderfully warm, and fabulous night of standards, originals and fun.

“She seems in some magical way to be made out of music.” The Observer on Liane Carroll

LIANE CARROLL: THE LOVE FILESSunday 22 March £20 / £25

Acclaimed by critics, fellow musicians, and fans alike, Liane is “ The real thing” (Independent on Sunday). Having received 5 stars in Jazz Journal for her latest album Ballads with the brilliant multi-Grammy nominated producer James McMillan, she recently recorded Seaside, her 3rd CD with him. In tonight’s show, The Love Files, first performed to a sold out house in the London Jazz Festival, Liane gives us an intimate glimpse into the new CD and shares her soul through love songs as only she can.

“Totally Brilliant” Time Out

RSO IN LONDON - THE MUSIC & LYRICS OF RYAN SCOTT OLIVERMonday 23 March £20 / £25

Award-winning US composer Ryan Scott Oliver comes to London for the first time for a one-off concert of his music and lyrics from shows including Jasper in Deadland, We Foxes, 35MM: A Musical Exhibition, Mrs Sharp and many more.

HHHHH “musical theatre on top form” BroadwayBaby.com

THE POLITICAL PARTY WITH MATT FORDEWednesday 25 March£12.50 / £15

Over the last two years Matt Forde (as seen on Jon Richardson Grows Up, Have I Got News For You, 8 out of 10 Cats & This Week) has brought Parliament to life in his monthly show ‘The Political Party’. Consistently performing to a sell-out crowd, this unique and critically acclaimed comedy night combines topical stand-up and a big interview with a political heavyweight. Previous guests include some of the most notorious figures in politics, including: ALASTAIR CAMPBELL, NIGEL FARAGE, ALAN JOHNSON, JACK STRAW, GEORGE GALLOWAY.

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JAZZ DIVAS: JACQUI HICKSThursday 26 March £18 / £22

Jacqui Hicks is an award winning top jazz vocalists. She sings swinging jazz standards with effortless & understated style & jazz ballads with poise, elegance & beauty. Supported on trumpet by Martin Shaw, a leading jazz soloist and the Chris Ingham trio.

“A stunning jazz musician at the top of her game” The Hoste of Jazz

UNDER CONSTRUCTION: DEVELOPING NEW BRITISH MUSICAL THEATREFriday 27 March £14 / £16 (£16 on the door)

A night of new British musicals, showcasing some of the most promising writing talent in the UK. The evening will include excerpts from four shows, all still in development, and promises to be a real treat for musical theatre lovers.

CHRISTINE TOBIN - A THOUSAND KISSES DEEPSaturday 28 March | £15 / £17.50

Christine Tobin sings her award winning interpretations of Leonard Cohen songs, ‘A Thousand Kisses Deep’. In 2013 she won a ‘Herald Angel Award’ at the Edinburgh Fringe for this show and in a 5 star review, the BBC Music Magazine wrote that she had ‘struck gold with this album’. Her stellar band is Huw Warren accordion & piano, Phil Robson guitar, Dave Whitford double bass and from Brazil percussionist Adriano Adewale.

HHHH “Christine Tobin is inspiring on her own material. But she is in a class of her own singing Leonard Cohen. Her new version of Everybody Knows is stunning.....Gorgeous, affecting and deeply human” Guardian

CLASSICAL KICKS: OPERA AND SONGMonday 30 March £20 / £25

Lizzie Ball curator/violin/vocals, Barbara Barradas soprano, Alberto Sousa tenor, Dave Maric piano, Pedro Segundo percussion

The second in the CK series, Lizzie presents two rising stars of the opera world. Portuguese born Barbara Barradas and Alberto Sousa together with multi-talent Pedro Segundo and composer/pianist Dave Maric. Together they will relive classics from the opera repetoire by Donizetti, Puccini and Verdi, mixed up with folk songs from the Americas and Portuguese fado. A rare chance to hear world class opera and song up close and personal.

“Lizzie Ball lit the place on fire with her solo...” San Francisco Chronicle

DAVID BEDELLASunday 29 March £20 / £25

Continuing his monthly Sunday night residency, Olivier Award winner David Bedella hosts an evening of laughter, song, gossip & chat; featuring a live band and his many celebrity friends from the worlds of film, television, Broadway and the West End.

“Ferociously charming, witty, and possessing that mellifluous voice, Bedella weaves a magic on the stage that allows his guests to shine…” Paul Vale, Musical Theatre Review

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