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This past year has us missing our favorite performers on stage, but fortunately Ute has TWO fabulous Digital Streaming Shows to catch online, take a look:

  1. All That Jazz (Online on June 5, 2021, see below for times)
    From the rooftops over Manhattan… Ute Lemper sings her most famous and loved songs from Weill, Brel, Piaf, Joni Mitchell, Romy Schneider and Kander & Ebb – a repertoire that she has developed through almost 4 decades of musical performances around the world, from Berlin to Paris, from London to New York.

Click here to book your tickets for this June 5 stream at Fane Online now.

2. Rendezvous With Marlene (Online through May 31, from Carnegie Hall’s Voices of Hope Series)

Rendezvous with Marlene is based on a three-hour phone exchange in 1987 between legendary actress Marlene Dietrich and Ute Lemper. At the time, Dietrich was living as a recluse in her Paris apartment, while Lemper was being celebrated by Parisian audiences for her performance as Sally Bowles in Cabaret. In this one-woman show, Lemper shares Dietrich’s story, channels her emotions, and celebrates songs that highlight various chapters of her career, from the Berlin cabaret years to her later collaborations with Burt Bacharach. In one of the most poignant periods of her life, Dietrich was especially vocal against the Nazis during World War II, renouncing her German citizenship and passionately supporting Jews and other dissidents who—like her—faced discrimination and retribution. Musical selections include “Where Have All the Flowers Gone,” “Falling in Love Again,” and “Lili Marleen.”

Click here to Stream this performance, now through May 31, 2021.

 

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We need to unfortunately announce that all shows that had been scheduled for May and June of 2021 have had to be postponed to future dates. A revised schedule will be advised as soon as new dates are set.

The Fleesensee show from June has been rescheduled to July 18. Visit the calendar page for more details.

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(Click here to view the video on the NY1 website)

Publication: NY1
By: Frank Dilella
Date: April 12, 2021

NEW YORK — Songstress Ute Lemper is a celebrated performer who is used to traveling the world, bringing music to the masses. But for the past year, her rehearsal room and stage has been pretty much limited to her Upper West Side apartment.

And of course being home means she wears many hats, including the given “Mom” plus teacher and even gardener.

The actress who has made a healthy living performing in concerts and musical theater here in New York and on the road is now, like many performers, doing the streaming thing.

“I was able to film my Marlene Dietrich theater play,” said Lemper.

Over the years Lemper has been compared to the legendary Marlene Dietrich. She created a piece based on an interaction she had with the actress in the 1980s while performing the role of Sally Bowles in the Parisian production of “Cabaret”.

“I couldn’t believe I was being compared to this legend  with so many careers from Weimar cabaret to this Hollywood diva, she was a chanteuse,” said Lemper.

Ute’s “Rendezvous with Marlene” was filmed for digital streaming at Club Cumming in the East Village. In addition Lemper is gearing up to perform in Carnegie Hall’s “Voices of Hope” festival an online presentation that shines a spotlight on work that was created by artists who were in difficult and often times horrific situations. For her concert  on April 18th “Songs for Eternity” Lemper will sing music created by victims of The Holocaust.

“It is a most precious concert to me, a very difficult concert that breaks my heart to perform it. In the beginning I couldn’t I had a clot of tears in my throat,” said Lemper.

And while Lemper admits she’s itching to be back on a physical stage, she says there is a silver lining to all of this and that this reset of sorts has taught her many things.

“Because the life after the pandemic for me will not be the same as it was before. I will  definitely pick and choose, make clever choices about, maybe a better balance between my life with my family and my life on stage,” said Lemper.

To check out Lemper’s upcoming virtual performances head to CarnegieHall.org.

Click here to view the video clip on NY1

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We profoundly apologize for the technical issues which prevented the “Songs from the Heart” stream from staying up for the 48 hours as announced by Dreamstage, and hope to stream this performance again very soon in April/ May on another platform.

Good news, though, coming up on 4 April, there are still 2 opportunities to stream “Rendezvous With Marlene”, which will remain available till 11 April.

“Rendezvous With Marlene”
This will premiere at 2 locations on 4 April, 2021, and be available till 11 April
1) Fane : Click here for details and tickets
2) Zédel : Click here for details and tickets