You and four guests will kick off the holiday season by joining Award-winning actor, singer, and songwriter Darren Criss for a private holiday singalong and toast (your choice of hot chocolate or a cocktail) at the famed Café Carlyle, where Darren will be debuting his new show, A Very Darren Crissmas: Live at Café Carlyle on December 7th in New York City!
A Very Darren Crissmas: Live at Café Carlyle, eponymously named after his first-ever full-length project, A Very Darren Crissmas, includes a wildly eclectic collection of songs from big band Christmas classics to novelty tunes to modern-day folk-pop ballads. Made with Ron Fair, multi-Grammy® nominee and producer of numerous GRAMMY®-winning hits, A Very Darren Crissmas showcases his kaleidoscopic artistry and delivers both thrillingly unpredictable moments and a timeless sense of Christmas magic. The Carlyle hotel has captivated the world’s most sophisticated travelers since its debut in 1930, as a bastion of Upper East Side sophistication known for impeccable service and privacy.
Darren Criss is an American actor, singer, and songwriter. He rose to fame starring on the television series Glee and received Emmy and Golden Globe acting awards for his leading role as spree killer Andrew Cunanan in The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story. He has also appeared on Broadway and in film and has released several musical albums. A founding member and co-owner of StarKid Productions, a musical theater company based in Chicago, Criss first garnered attention playing the lead role of Harry Potter in, and writing most of the music and lyrics for, StarKid's musical production of A Very Potter Musical. Criss has also starred on Broadway as a replacement in both How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying and Hedwig and the Angry Inch. In 2015, Criss co-founded Elsie Fest which is touted as "New York City's first outdoor music festival celebrating tunes from the stage and screen". In March 2017, Criss debuted his indie pop band Computer Games along with his brother Chuck Criss. In addition to his music endeavors, Criss starred in the second installment of Ryan Murphy's American Crime Story, subtitled The Assassination of Gianni Versace. Criss's portrayal of spree killer Andrew Cunanan received acclaim from critics, and earned him an Emmy win for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series or Movie and a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Miniseries, or Television Film.