Olivier Nominee Brent Barrett Premieres 'LIFE IS' at the Metropolitan Room Tonight

This month, Olivier Award nominee and celebrated Broadway favorite Brent Barrett (Chicago; Kiss Me, Kate; Annie Get Your Gun) will debut his new cabaret act "LIFE IS: THE SONGS OF KANDER & EBB" at New York's famed Metropolitan Room (34 W. 22nd St.).

Directed by Barry Kleinbort with musical direction by Christopher Denny, "LIFE IS" is a musical celebration of the legendary Broadway songwriting team of John Kander and Fred Ebb, the creators of more than a dozen hit Broadway shows, including Cabaret, Chicago, Kiss of the Spider Woman, Steel Pier, Curtains and, most recently, The Scottsboro Boys.

"LIFE IS" will play three performances only -- tonight, November 10 at 9:30 p.m.; Wednesday, November 12 at 7 p.m. and Thursday, November 13 at 9:30 p.m. Tickets are $30-$115 and are now available at www.metropolitanroom.com or by calling 212-206-0440.

Brent Barrett has entertained millions of fans around the world from Broadway to the West End, concerts halls, recording studios and television.

He recently finished an extended run on Broadway, playing Billy Flynn in the Tony Award-winning hit musical Chicago, for which he received a LA Drama Critics Award.

Other recent starring roles include playing Captain Hook opposite Cathy Rigby in the national tour of Peter Pan and a sold-out, two-year run in the title role of Andrew Lloyd Webber's Phantom - The Las Vegas Spectacular at the Venetian Hotel.

Brent received an Olivier Award nomination for his starring role in the London premiere of the Tony Award-winning Broadway revival of Kiss Me, Kate. His acclaimed performance was recorded for broadcast on PBS and is available on DVD.

He also starred in the City Center Encores! production of The Pajama Game and as King Arthur in the Paper Mill Playhouse production of Camelot. Other Broadway roles include Frank Butler in the revival of Irving Berlin's Annie Get Your Gun opposite Reba McEntire, Charles Castleton in the Alan Jay Lerner musical Dance a Little Closer and Baron Felix Von Gaigern in Grand Hotel.

He made his Broadway debut as Tony in the 1980 revival of West Side Story, a role he later reprised in the International Tour. Additional New York performances include Maximillan in the Broadway revival of Candide and Tommy Albright in New York City Opera's production of Brigadoon.

On the road, Brent played Victor Duchesi in the pre-Broadway Tour of Busker Alley with Tommy Tune and starred opposite Cathy Rigby in the National Tour of Annie Get Your Gun. Off-Broadway, he originated the role of Hannibal (the Cannibal) Lecter in Silence! The Musical.

Brent has received critical acclaim when he performed as a soloist at Carnegie Hall, The Royal Albert and Royal Festival Hall's in London, with the Berlin Philharmonic, the Boston Pops, Minnesota Opera, Opera Pacific, Michigan Opera, Kentucky Opera and the Birmingham Symphony. Brent is the founding member and producer of The Broadway Tenors.

Brent has recorded three solo albums: The Alan Jay Lerner Album, The Kander and Ebb Album and Christmas Mornings. He can also be heard on studio recordings of Brigadoon, Grand Hotel, Dance a Little Closer, Closer Than Ever, Show Stoppers, The Busby Berkeley Album, Lost in Boston IV, Unsung Musicals, Vol. III and The Maury Yeston Songbook.

His film and television credits include The Producers, Hercules, Longtime Companion, "All My Children," "Another World" and "Guiding Light."

For more information visit www.BrentBarrett.com.

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