The Songs and Letters of Noël Coward
A PERFORMANCE ON SCREEN
Written and Devised by Barry Day
Directed by Charlotte Moore
Filmed at The Players
Starring Steve Ross and KT Sullivan
“an intimate and authentic view of [Coward’s] charming and creative persona” – DC Metro Theatre Arts
Get to know the life and times of one of the 20th century’s most dynamic creative icons – Noël Coward – through this intimate performance in which Steve Ross and KT Sullivan transform into some of the many characters that made up Coward’s unique life…Gertrude Lawrence, Marlene Dietrich, Greta Garbo, Elaine Stritch, Lynn Fontanne, Virginia Woolf, Edna Ferber, the Queen Mother, and, of course, The Master himself, Noël Coward.
Through Coward’s songs, stories, and personal letters, cabaret legends Steve Ross and KT Sullivan will summon up timeless memories of an era that may be gone, but is never to be forgotten.
After the sold-out run of the Irish Rep World Premiere production of Love, Noël in the summer of 2019, the Performance on Screen of Love, Noël was filmed in-person, with COVID-19 precautions, at The Players on Gramercy Park; it premiered on August 11, 2020.
Read the performance program here!
“a delightfully intimate entertainment, a champagne cocktail with a bracing dash of bitters, and the small-screen presentation suits it perfectly…. a tonic for frayed spirits.” – Lighting and Sound America
“Pianist Steve Ross and singer KT Sullivan are the amiable hosts of this marvelous party…[a] scrumptious concoction” – Cultural Weekly
“K.T. Sullivan is a glamorous chanteuse…Steve Ross looks as if he stepped out of a 1930’s film” – Front Row Center
Press from our 2019 production of Love, Noël:
“Charming… terribly clever and amusing.” – The New Yorker
“Sullivan’s fairy-footed soprano gleams like metal” – Time Out New York
Special Thanks:
Special thanks to Steve Ross, KT Sullivan, Barry Day, and the Estate Of Noël Coward for their support of this special event. We’d also like to thank Michael Reubens, Jeffrey Hardy, Clifford Despenser, and at The Players: Michael Mcgurdy, Jonathan Masel, Dale Bookout, and Townes Coates.
Love, Noël is produced under the 2020 SAG -AFTRA New Media Agreement.
About The Players:
The Players celebrates the rich life of the American theatre with exclusive member-only events and relaxed socializing with artists and patrons of the performing arts, music, literature, and film. The Grill offers bar service and dinner every weeknight in our landmark Gramercy Park clubhouse. Learn more about The Players by emailing membership@theplayersnyc.org.
Watch Kevin Kline’s Tony Award-winning performance in Noël Coward’s Present Laughter. First produced in 1942 with Coward himself in the leading role, Present Laughter is part of PBS’s Great Performances marathon.
KT Sullivan floored us with a beautiful rendition of “The Kerry Dance” back in March, as part of our online series, 
Read reviews from last summer’s production from The New Yorker and Time Out New York!
Noël Coward was a master showman, witty songwriter and playwright – and we couldn’t include every great song in Love, Noël! Get to know some other great tunes with an album of songs from Coward’s greatest shows!
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