Join us for an evening of dining and entertainment. Performance tickets are reserved and paid at the time of booking, with a food and beverage minimum settled on the evening. Table seating requires a USD95 two-course menu per person, while bar seating carries a USD50 minimum spend; beverages, tax, and gratuity are additional. Dinner reservations are offered between 6:30 and 7:30 pm, with the performance beginning at approximately 8:45 pm.

Café Carlyle is delighted to welcome back Kelli O’Hara for a special engagement December 1–12, 2026, bringing one of Broadway’s most luminous leading ladies to its intimate stage. A Tony Award winner and Emmy, SAG, and Grammy-nominated performer, O’Hara returns with a holiday show that reflects the depth, elegance, and emotional richness that have defined her extraordinary career. Renowned for her captivating presence and crystalline voice, O’Hara has appeared in thirteen Broadway productions, earning eight Tony Award nominations and winning the 2015 Tony Award for her celebrated portrayal of Anna Leonowens in The King and I. Her distinguished stage career also includes acclaimed performances in Days of Wine and Roses, Kiss Me, Kate, The Bridges of Madison County, South Pacific, and The Light in the Piazza, among many others, while her work on screen includes HBO’s The Gilded and the Emmy-nominated series The Accidental Wolf.
 

A singular artist whose career spans stage, screen, and opera, O’Hara made history with her Metropolitan Opera debut in The Merry Widow and has since returned for productions including Così fan tutte and the Grammy-nominated world premiere of The Hours. Most recently, she starred opposite Tom Hanks in the world premiere of the Off-Broadway play This World of Tomorrow and can be seen in the CBS series Sheriff Country and Ryan Murphy’s FX series The Beauty. O’Hara is currently on Broadway in the revival of Fallen Angels opposite Rose Byrne. Up next, she will return in Season 4 of The Gilded Age.

O’Hara will make her long-awaited return to Cafe Carlyle, bringing her unparalleled artistry for an unforgettable series of holiday performances.