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Eartha Kitt by Jude Rogers
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Eartha Kitt on the NBC Today Show  November 12, 2006
Includes a performance from "Mimi Le Duck"
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Walt Disney TV "Fall Animation Mixer"  September 11 2006
Multichannel News and Television Week
Images of Eartha at the Republic Restaurant with Gary Cole, David McCallum and Walt Disney TV Animation Properties Senior Vice President of Creative Affairs Meredith Metz.
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The World of Nat King Cole  May 19 2005
Double Jab Productions
Eartha discusses her experiences with Nat King Cole during this video biography.
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CBS News Sunday Morning  August 28 2005
"Still at It," an interview with Charles Osgood
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October 12, 2008
Following the herd never was Eartha Kitt's style by BILL ZWECKER
"At 81, legendary entertainer still forging her own path"
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April 27, 2008
Caught Live! Eartha Kitt by Jody Thompson
"Eartha Kitt, that darling of decadent, glamorous Fifties Hollywood, is one of the last true dyed-in-the-wool stars of that bygone era still living today."
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April 25, 2008
EARTHA KITT: sex and the 81-year-old
"Tom Horan reviews Eartha Kitt at the Pigalle Club, London W1"
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Eartha Kitt by Jude Rogers
Eartha Kitt, 81 years young and high-kicking her pins around London's posh-curtained supper-club La Pigalle next week and the Cheltenham Jazz Festival the week after, is the grrrrrr-eatest woman ever invented.
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April 17, 2008
EARTHA KITT: caught in Eartha's orbit
"Good times with James Dean, an excited encounter with Einstein - Eartha Kitt has her share of memories. And she's still performing her seductive routine, as Tim Geary discovered"
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The London Times, April 11, 2008
Legendary seductress Eartha Kitt — the original pussycat doll
"Born out of rape on a cotton plantation in the Deep South, Eartha Kitt reinvented herself as the sex kitten who seduced the world. Now, at 81, she’s opening the Cheltenham Jazz Festival."
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November 13, 2007
Music
EARTHA KITT by Stephen Brookes
"Is any woman on the planet more dangerous than Eartha Kitt? Even at 80, the original sex kitten can wreak more damage on men's hearts with a simple glance than today's pop tarts can with their entire bodies."
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November 11, 2007
They Were There
Witnessing History: The killings of Bobby and Martin, the start of the Tet Offensive and the end of the World Series.
"It Was Very Unnerving For Me"
Eartha Kitt, actress, singer and cabaret star (and Catwoman in the Batman TV series), on being invited to a White House ladies luncheon hosted by Lady Bird Johnson on Jan. 18, 1968."
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September 23, 2007
Possessed
The Wild Child’s Delight DAVID COLMAN
"You would expect Eartha Kitt to profess a love for swans, so much does her own tale share with “The Ugly Ducking,” the little gray cygnet who, shunned at childhood, grows up to be a lithe, lovely international recording artist."
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September 21, 2007
Eartha Kitt, Still Smoking at 80: Lights Up MAC Video
By Julie Naughton and Pete Born
"She may have turned 80 recently, but Eartha Kitt has the energy and presence of a woman half her age."
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September 20, 2007
Hey, Big Spender, This Purr’s for You (Especially if You’re 82)
Who else but that eternal femme fatale Eartha Kitt could announce with a straight face from the stage, “I may be 80, but I’m still burning,” and have it be partly true?
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Harper's Bazaar, August 2007
Eartha Kitt: Fabulous at 80 By LAURA BROWN
"From Catwoman to cabaret, Eartha Kitt remains the dictionary definition of fabulous."
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The Music Issue, 2006
Eartha Kitt: The Reigning Queen of Song By FLOYD SKLOOT
"In 1953, when I was six years old, I knew there were three great female singers in America: Eartha Kitt, Yma Sumae, and my mother. Forget Patti Page, Peggy Lee, Rosemary Clooney, Teresa Brewer."
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December 2, 2006
Still in the Limelight, on Her Own Terms By FELICIA R. LEE
"If I had any regrets, it would mean I had not learned anything," Eartha Kitt said, sitting in the empty New World Stages theater on 50th Street. Between performances as Madame Vallet in the Off Broadway musical "Mimi le Duck," Ms. Kitt, who will turn 80 in January, talked about a busy year in which she was featured in the musical, appeared at the Cafe Carlyle and released a new album of live songs."
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September/October, 2006
Eartha Kitt: She Growls, She Purrs By CARLIN FLORA
"Eartha Mae Kitt—the original material girl, known for seductive renditions of characters (Catwoman) and pop hits ("Santa Baby")—can slay a man with a single look. She currently performs a sweet and salty cabaret act with charming jazz numbers in Japanese, French and even Tagalog. But while she's reached legendary status, she still harbors an orphan's insecurity."
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THE CINCINNATI POST August 22, 2006
Veteran chanteuse is the guest star at Crown Jewels of Jazz by Rick Bird
She says she can still purr her patented sex-kitten growl. By all accounts, her voice is as fine as ever, and she is as busy as ever on stage, concerts halls and television.
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June 15-21, 2006
Eartha Kitt:  Still Amazing! By Joyce White
 The first time I heard Eartha Kitt's distinctive, husky voice, it was flowing through a little kiosk at a flea market north of Paris, reminding me of home.  I froze my steps, stopped and picked up the album cover propped up on a table next to the turntable.
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June 10, 2006
Fabled Feline Charms, in Fine Working Order By STEPHEN HOLDEN
 "Shakira, eat your heart out," said Eartha Kitt, as she shimmied discreetly in a sleek black gown and executed a partial back bend at the Café Carlyle on Wednesday evening, while performing a traditional Turkish song. Indestructibly seductive at 79, this greatest and wittiest of all singing tigresses has lasted even longer on the stage than the original glamorous grandmother, Marlene Dietrich.
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TheaterMania.com, June 9, 2006
Reviewed By: Barbara & Scott Siegel
If you've never seen Eartha Kitt perform her act at the Café Carlyle, don't miss your current opportunity to do so. This 80-years-young nightlife legend is giving what may be the best show of her life.
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VARIETY.COM, June 8, 2006
by Steven Suskin
Eartha Kitt sidles to her spot in front of the Steinway, staring down her audience and challenging them to "champagne me" and "caviar me."
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San Francisco Bay View, March 15, 2006
Eartha Kitt: Phenomenal woman by Wanda Sabir
Last Friday afternoon, I had a brief phone conversation between classes with Ms. Eartha Kitt - goddess, woman, artist extraordinaire - and I found her remarks frank and instructive, especially her political views and those on the role of artists. Our talk came to a conclusion all too soon, but not before she shared a few comments on the importance of family and friends, the writing life and why stage is her favorite canvas.
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Harp Magazine, March 6, 2006
Nellie McKay and Eartha Kitt:  Center Stage by Robert L. Doershuk
Attitude is elemental to both Eartha Kitt and Nellie McKay, though they are products of radically different times.
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New York Press, February 15-21, 2006
FASHION NIGHTLIFE - Kitt shines during fashion week by Tony Phillips
Last week was Eartha Kitt’s. She shined while appearing in a runway show to benefit a charity working against the risk of heart disease among women—no matter that she was appearing in a line of models that included Lindsay Lohan, who’s half a century younger, Debbie Harry, Fergie and Nelly Furtado.
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BOLDFACE, February 1, 2006
Drama! Show Tunes! National Security Policy! by Campbell Robertson
Eartha comments on the Bush administration during the celebrations of the Public Theater's 50th Anniversary.
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TheaterMania.com, January 31, 2006
A Public Event by Joseph Marzullo; text by Michael Portantiere
Eartha Kitt, Rosie Perez, and other stars party after appearing in The Public Sings: A 50th Anniversary Celebration at City Center.
New York City Center was aglow last night as a host of stars gathered for The Public Sings: A 50th Anniversary Celebration, featuring songs from the many musicals that have been presented by The Public Theater over the decades.
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Minneapolis Star Tribune, January 28, 2006
Sultry, ageless Kitt sings to adoring audience by Michael Anthony
Concert REVIEW The inimitable entertainer brought her club act to Orchestra Hall.
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Minneapolis Star Tribune, January 21, 2006
Still purr-fect after all these years by Jon Bream
The original Catwoman talks about exercise, needlepoint and being sensuous at 79.
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Washington Post, March 5, 2005
POP MUSIC by JOE HEIM
It probably would have been enough for her fans if Eartha Kitt had simply walked onto the Blues Alley stage Thursday night ... But if just appearing would have sated her fans, Kitt had something entirely different in mind.
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Hartford Courant, May 5, 2005
Eartha Kitt opens next week at Mohegan Sun by DONNA LARCEN
Eartha Kitt is playing the cabart at the Mohegan Sun in  Uncasville Wednesday through May 15.
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Cabaret Scenes December 2005
 Eartha and the Rhythm of Life by ELIZABETH AHLFORS
Think of Eartha Kitt and what comes to mind?  An outspoken, eternally youthful chanteuse.  The original Santa Baby.  A "Purr-fect" sex kitten for over a half-century.  Catwoman.
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June 3, 2005
The Cat Is Back - Jazz By WILL FRIEDWALD
Holy cat-tastrophe, Batman! As we loyal Bat-fans synchronize our Bat-watches in anticipation of the forthcoming "Batman Begins," the only element that can damper our enthusiasm regarding that new Bat-tacular is the knowledge that Eartha Kitt won't be playing the Catwoman. Yet fear not, Boy Wonders, the greatest of all catwomen is ensconced at the Cafe Carlyle for the entire month of June. Pow! Bam! Zonk!
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June 2, 2005
Where Men Are Means to an End By STEPHEN HOLDEN
Judging from appearances, Eartha Kitt, glamorous and seductive at 78, is probably in better shape than you or me. As you watch the original Material Girl growling and grasping at diamonds, minks, yachts and the millionaires who can supply them, this godmother of gold diggers seems totally up to date, except that now millionaires are small potatoes; you must multiply by a thousand.
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June 2, 2005
Eartha Kitt by ROBERT L. DANIELS
Eartha Kitt, the sultry, sinewy diva who blends naughtiness with an appealing grandeur, has returned to the Cafe Carlyle with a trenchant parcel of simmering ballads.
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PLAYBILL June 4, 2005
PHOTO CALL: Eartha Kitt Returns to Manhattan with Café Carlyle Appearance
Eartha Kitt, one of Broadway’s grand dames and best loved personalities, graced one of the New York City’s favorite stages on May 31 when her cabaret act opened for a run at the Café Carlyle.
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New York Post June 10, 2005
LIZ SMITH
Café Carlyle is 50 years old and helping celebrate is Eartha Kitt, who is still as much a cat woman at age 78 as she was a sex kitten when we heard her sing "Monotonous" in "New Faces of 1952."
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June 30, 2005
Eartha Kitt: Still on the Prowl
How refreshing it would be to read a story about Eartha Kitt that managed to avoid the words "mewo," "growl," "grrrr," "slinky," "sultry," "feline," "sex kitten" or "purr."
You know what folks?  Dream on.
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August 11, 2005
The importance of being Eartha by JACK THOMAS
At 78, singer, actress, author, and siren Kitt is still seductive.
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The FADER MAGAZINE November 2004
La Vie En Rose by ALEX WAGNER
The impossible, romantic, scandalous life and times of EARTHA KITT.
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May 20, 2004
When Eartha Kitt is in the house, it's a cabaret class act by BILL WHITE
Nobody sings like Eartha Kitt.
I'ts not just her voice, which can tumble from a high kittenish meow to a bluesy rumble, but her dramatic commitment to the lyric, that makes her special.
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May 21, 2004
The original sex kitten roars by BILL WHITE
"I'm getting a little old for this," cracked Eartha Kitt, curing a particularly vampy moment in her Jazz Alley act, "but I'm hanging in there."
We should all get old like Eartha.
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UNITED PRESS INTERNATIONAL
June 6, 2003
Eartha Kitt Celebrates Café Carlyle's 50th by FREDERICK M. WINSHIP
Ageless sex kitten Eartha Kitt has returned to the cabaret scene with a month-long engagement celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Café Carlyle, one of the city's presenters of top vocal talent.
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VANITY FAIR June 2001
Q&A Interview by George Wayne
Eartha Kitt made an indelible turn on TV as Catwoman in Batman, but she will always be most celebrated for her cabaret persona as a gold-digging vamp, still making married men nervous in Cafe Carlyle appearances.
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PEOPLE October 25, 1999
Eye of the Tigress
Septuagenarian sex kitten Eartha Kitt defies age, the odds, and life's disappointments.

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ROSIE May 2001
Eartha Kitt, daughter Kitt Shapiro and granddaughter Rachel Shapiro, 5
The slinky, gravel-voiced entertainer often gets the family together when she's on tour in exotic, faraway spots like Morocco...
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