REX REED - FAMOUS PEOPLE I HAVE KNOWN THE SONGS THEY SANG .. THE PHEASANTRY KINGS ROAD .. LONDON .. FEBRUARY 28TH 2020 ..

One of entertainment's most colourful and interesting characters Rex Reed made his UK cabaret debut in London at The Pheasantry on the Kings Road.. With a lifetime of stories, Rex could fill a whole show with just these alone as he has met and befriended a who's who of entertainment.. But he also sings a selection of songs by the many close friends who sadly are no longer with us. From

Doris Day who had a love of animals to the point her house was overrun by them, to lunching at a fancy restaurant and feeding the resident cat to the point it got sick on all the diners! This was a prelude for the song 'It's Magic' one of Doris's big hits.. Stories about Alice Faye, Mel Torme, Harry Belafonte, Bette Davis, Marlene Dietrich and a fun story about Ann Margret been so touched by a letter from a head teacher at a school in the midwest for her to present the students with exam medals. Ann persuaded

Rex with Raquel Welch in Myra Breckinridge

her husband Roger to take her and when they finally got there and no welcoming party and after waiting ages for someone to come, who turns up but Lana Turner, who also got a letter! She got no welcome either and she had been there three days!! Rex still knows how to captivate an audience and for almost two hours without an interval! As well as a renowned critic, he has appeared in many films including the camp classic 'Myra Breckinridge' with his good friend Mae West.. Rex also an author of eight books including a novel 'Personal Effects', he told me he is currently writing his autobiography which I am certain will be essential reading. Rex Reed has led many lifetimes and he is not finished yet!

With Rex after the show...