Plot Summary

Bobby Short, the "king of café society," performs a set of Tin Pan Alley classics by Cole Porter, George Gershwin and Stephen Sondheim in an unforgettable show at New York City's venerated Cafe Carlyle. Songs include "Breakfast in Harlem," "On the Amazon," "Too Marvelous for Words," "Honeysuckle Rose," "The Best Is Yet to Come" and "Losing My Mind." Later, the cameras follow Short home to offer a look at the man behind the music.