“I’m pretty sure that’s the first time anyone’s ever played the Sex Pistols at the Carlyle,” said Tony winner Lena Hall after belting out the band’s “Holidays in the Sun” at her new Café Carlyle show — “Oh! You Pretty Things” — on Wednesday.
“I hope Elaine Stritch approves.” The “Hedwig and the Angry Inch” star then triumphantly tore through tunes by Aerosmith, Elton John, David Bowie and Radiohead, with banter between about the ex-boyfriends who inspired each selection.
Hall even recalled a near-trip down the aisle, then wore the once-“cursed,” now dramatically altered bridal gown onstage.