Miss Hope Springs
Celebrates a Decade of Decadence
in London’s West End
Crazy Coqs Brasserie Zedel
Dix Ans Au Crazy Coqs
April 26 -30, 2022
By Helen Theophanus
Ty Jeffries’ cabaret show marks its 10th year at The Crazy Coqs. The exquisite art deco jewel box cabaret room The Crazy Coqs in Piccadilly London was opened a decade ago by Jeremy King and Chris Corbin, who invited the legendary musical comedy cabaret star Miss Hope Springs to open the room to great acclaim; this is where she launched her famed Sunday Soirées.
The show was named “Best Cabaret in Soho” (Time Out), and “Best ways to party” (Evening Standard), and was named as a London “must-see” by BA High Life and the FT How to Spend It magazine. Hope has performed to international acclaim and has won numerous awards along the way.
Now, to celebrate this unprecedented milestone, the ever youthful and glamorous Miss Hope Springs revisits some of the numerous sold-out shows she’s created—Je M’appelle Hope, Latin a La Springs, Vegas to Weimar—to name only a few. In her celebratory show, Dix Ans a Crazy Coqs which runs from April 26-30, 2022. you will hear scandalous showbiz stories and your favorite musical numbers, including as “January Jones,” “Funny, Mrs. O’Toole,” “Carnival,” and of course, her biggest hit, “The Devil Made Me Do It.”
Miss Hope, the blonde ex-showgirl blessed with a rare talent as a songwriter, chanteuse, pianist extraordinaire, and a razor-sharp wit arrived in London via The Pink Pelican Casino in Las Vegas; about whom her creator Ty Jeffries deadpans, “It’s taken her 45 years to become an overnight success.” He adds, “After the last couple of years, it’s time to dress up, let your hair down, and immerse yourself in the fabulous world of Miss Hope Springs.”
About Ty Jeffries
Ty grew up between Pinewood and Hollywood while his father, the late actor and film director Lionel Jeffries, was making such films as Chitty Chitty Bang Bang and Camelot. Sir John Mills taught Ty his first jazz chords, and he once danced down Sunset Boulevard with Fred Astaire.
Shirley MacLaine, Shelley Winters, and Diana Dors were family friends, and this close proximity to the stars lends authenticity to his “Stellar portrayal of a jaded, faded star” (Fringe Review).
Ty was classically trained at the Purcell School of Music and, as well as in music, he has had a highly creative career that includes being a successful model working with Jean Paul Gaultier, Comme des Garçons, and Versace. He also became friends with Andy Warhol, Keith Haring, and Jean-Michel Basquiat when he was living and working in New York.
Elton John’s Rocket Music signed him as a songwriter, and he went on to work with artists including The Associates, Billy Mackenzie, Neneh Cherry, and Chaka Khan. However, his solo career as a classical composer—along with being the creator of Miss Hope Springs—has been a remarkable success. He has appeared at the Crazy Coqs in London’s West End, he has supported Marc Almond at the Eventim Apollo in Hammersmith, and he has toured the UK and the USA, including an appearance at Lincoln Center in NYC. He was invited to perform two successful solo concerts at the famous classical venue the Wigmore Hall in London, the first cabaret artist to do so. It is a testament to the quality of his work that Miss Hope’s fans include Will Young, Julian Clary, Miriam Margoyles, Pete Waterman, and Rula Lenska.
What the Critics Say
“It’s a measure of how effortlessly Ty Jeffries inhabits his character that for long stretches of his show you forget that you are watching a female impersonator at work. Yes, there’s an element of camp in his cult creation, Miss Hope Springs, a droll singer-pianist ex-showgirl whose fading looks are one part Peggy Lee, one part Dusty Springfield … Jeffries keeps things very classy.” — Clive Davis, The Times
“Sassy, classy, poignant, and very funny hour of musical cabaret…a treat.” — Alan Chadwick, Daily Mail
“Fabulously talented…the greatest star that never was sings the greatest hits that never were.” — Jonathan Ross
“Darkly comic numbers that would give Tim Minchin a run for his money.” — Broadway Baby
“A treasure trove of new original material…hilarious….A total original.”
— Bistro Awards NYC 2021
Broadway Baby ★★★★★
Fringe Review ★★★★★
Time Out ★★★★★
Latest7 ★★★★★
Evening Standard ★★★★
Trip Advisor ★★★★★
The Stage ★★★★
British Theatre ★★★★★
BOYZ ★★★★
TICKET INFORMATION
Miss Hope Springs: Dix Ans au Crazy Coqs is at Crazy
Coqs in Piccadilly from April 26-30, 2022 tickets priced £35
to book visit www.brasseriezedel.com/events
INTERVIEW REQUESTS
For requests for interviews with Ty Jeffries and for review requests, contact Clair Woodward; clairwoodwardwords@gmail.com
0777 1655921
MORE MISS HOPE
All About Hope | Miss Hope Springs
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