Isaac Mizrahi Serves Up A Holiday Fruitcake at Café Carlyle
Christmas fruitcake isn’t the only thing that lasts forever—great cabaret by fashion icon Isaac Mizrahi in the world’s most festive city is eternal.
Designer, actor, singer, raconteur, and cultural provocateur extraordinaire, Isaac Mizrahi returns to Café Carlyle November 23-28 with his acclaimed holiday spectacular, A Holiday Fruitcake. Joined by a six-piece jazz band led by pianist Ben Waltzer, Isaac serves up a deliciously dazzling mix of holiday classics, unexpected musical gems, and his signature wit, glamour, and mischief. It’s festive, fabulous, gloriously fruity—and unmistakably Isaac.
Offering a musical medley from Noël Coward to Billie Eilish, this is part concert, part comedy show, and part holiday party. A Holiday Fruitcake mixes dazzling musicianship with laugh-out-loud stories, sharp cultural commentary, and moments of genuine warmth.
Isaac Mizrahi has spent more than 35 years at the intersection of entertainment, media, and fashion, earning acclaim as a performer, host, writer, designer, producer, and cultural commentator. Performing with his acclaimed jazz band, Isaac brings his signature blend of music, storytelling, and comedy to concert stages across the country. He has an annual residency at New York City’s legendary Café Carlyle and 54 Below, and in 2022 he made his Broadway debut as Amos Hart in Chicago.
In 2025, the cult-classic documentary Unzipped—which Mizrahi co-created and stars in—celebrated its 30th anniversary with a screening at the Sundance Film Festival. It was just re-released by Janus Films, and is in theaters now.
Mizrahi hosted the Emmy Award-winning The Isaac Mizrahi Show for seven seasons, served as a judge on all seven seasons of Project Runway All Stars, and continues to appear across television, film, and digital media. Beyond the stage and screen, Mizrahi has directed productions for the Opera Theatre of Saint Louis, designed costumes for the Metropolitan Opera, and annually directs and narrates Peter and the Wolf, a production he originally created for New York City’s Guggenheim Museum.
Mizrahi is currently Creative Director at Large for Target. Through his company, IM Entertainment, he develops original projects for television, theater, publishing, and live entertainment. He is also the author of the New York Times bestselling memoir I.M. For more information, visit HelloIsaac.com and follow @IMISAACMIZRAHI on social media.
Performances run Tuesday through Saturday, November 23-38 (no performance on Thanksgiving, November 26). Tickets are available online via Tock.
About The Carlyle
Situated at the corner of Madison Avenue and 76th Street, The Carlyle, A Rosewood Hotel, has been a classic landmark of Manhattan’s sophisticated Upper East Side since 1930. Just one block from Central Park, The Carlyle is a 35-story, 192-room hotel defined by the original Art Deco design of the renowned Dorothy Draper. After a multi-year, thoughtful transformation of the legendary property by New York-based design firm tonychi studio, the property has recently debuted new guest rooms and suites, along with a new signature restaurant, Dowling’s at The Carlyle. Embracing a passion for the arts, pianos grace many suites, and most tower rooms offer views of Central Park. The Carlyle is also home to the renowned Café Carlyle and the beloved Bemelmans Bar, offering visitors a whimsical experience into an undefinable era of glamour. The Carlyle is the proud recipient of Condé Nast Traveler’s 2020 Readers’ Choice Award for #1 Hotel in New York City. Follow the latest news on Instagram: @RosewoodTheCarlyle @DowlingsAtTheCarlyle @BemelmansBar @CafeCarlyle
Café Carlyle is located in The Carlyle, A Rosewood Hotel (35 East 76th Street, at Madison Avenue). Make a night of it! Book a room at The Carlyle here.
