Her daughter, Kitt Shapiro, was by her side. She was performing almost until the end, taping a PBS special six weeks ago in Chicago, Illinois. The show is set to air in February. The ringtone version ...
In a word, she was...purrrfect. Preternaturally alluring and charismatic, Eartha Kitt achieved worldwide fame at a time when most mixed-race performers couldn’t even get hired. Whether she was acting ...
"My mother survived so much," Eartha Kitt's daughter Kitt Shapiro tells PEOPLE ahead of the release of her memoir Eartha & Kitt Liz McNeil is an Editor at Large at PEOPLE, where she's worked for over ...
Eartha Mae Kitt (January 17, 1927 – December 25, 2008) was an American actress, singer and cabaret star. She was perhaps best known for her highly distinctive singing style and her 1953 hit Christmas ...
Almost half a century after playing the role of the black jumpsuit wearing, cat-like Bat-Villain, Kitt’s acting legacy has spawned her re-birth in the superhero fiction genre. This time, as herself, a ...
Unlock access to every one of the hundreds of articles published daily on BroadwayWorld by logging in with one click. In January 1968 entertainer and activist Eartha Kitt was invited to the White ...
Most know Eartha Kitt as the legendary actress and singer, but for Kitt Shapiro, she was known as ‘mom’. In an interview with Craig Melvin on TODAY Monday, Shapiro explained the superstar’s role as a ...
I spent “An Evening with Eartha Kitt Live!” and from the moment I stepped into the Velvet Martini Lounge I knew it would be a night to remember. First off, Broadway’s Thomasina Gross (Mamma Mia!, ...