Category: Cabaret

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New cabaret concert Wondering Soul to debut at London’s Crazy Coqs in November

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Following his acclaimed debut at the venue with Notes & Riffs On Love alongside The Luke Bacchus Trio, lead West End actor and singer Cameron Bernard Jones (Ain’t Too Proud, RENT, Play On!) will return for a new solo concert, featuring a broad repertoire ranging from classic musical theatre tunes to American spirituals and original poetry. He will be joined by pianist, composer and writer Guillermo Nazara, also returning as the show’s music director, following his 2023 debut in There Is Nothing Like A Dame, starring Peter Cummins. The two…

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Billy Porter exits Broadway’s Cabaret due to a “serious case of sepsis”

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Billy Porter has left his Cabaret engagement early due to a “serious” case of sepsis. Since July, the Pose star has portrayed the Emcee in the beloved Broadway revival, taking over for country music star Orville Peck.   While Porter was set to headline the show through its final performance on 19 October, producers announced that the Emmy winner was forced to depart the production early to recover. “Due to a serious case of sepsis, Billy Porter must also withdraw from the production. His doctors are confident he will make a…

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Sabrage is an entertaining night of good, not-so-clean fun at London’s Lafayette – review

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We’ll answer your first question right away: ‘sabrage’ is the term for the ceremonial opening of a bottle of champagne using a sabre. And if your next question was going to be ‘do they do this in the show?’ then the answer to that is… well, of course they do. With that out of the way – what is the show Sabrage all about? Well, it’s a semi-immersive experience, which is part cabaret night, part circus show. Expect an evening of singing, comedy, dance and a whole host of acrobatic…

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“Lots happening:” Orville Peck shares glimpse into Cabaret rehearsals with a shirtless selfie

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Orville Peck has ushered in his upcoming Cabaret era with a shirtless selfie. In January, it was announced that the ‘Happy Trails’ singer would be making his Broadway debut in the beloved musical, taking over the role of the iconic character and Master of Ceremonies from Adam Lambert. Peck told Variety: “I grew up as an actor and doing theater and for a lot of people, this is a really coveted role in musical theater because it’s so open to interpretation and an incredible character. This was always a dream role…

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Vibrant photos showcasing A-spec cabaret brilliance

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Photographer James Klug captures the incredible performances from asexual and aromantic creatives at The A Show. WORDS BY ZOYA RAZA-SHEIKH PHOTOGRAPHY BY JAMES KLUG In 2023, GAY TIMES sought out emerging queer photographers and help them break into the world of arts, media or advertising.  The lack of funding and opportunities in the arts is one of the key reasons we see a shortage of LGBTQIA+ representation in media and advertising. Breaking into photography as a career can be difficult, especially with the associated equipment costs and a need for…

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‘We pushed the needle culturally’: Jake Shears looks back at the legacy of the Scissor Sisters

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The post ‘We pushed the needle culturally’: Jake Shears looks back at the legacy of the Scissor Sisters appeared first on GAY TIMES. Go to Source Author: Conor Clark

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Only An Octave Apart is the cabaret-opera crossover we didn’t know we needed – review

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We’re all for unlikely crossovers – there’s often a good deal of humour to be found in an ‘odd couple’ pairing – but we’re not sure we’ve encountered anything like Only An Octave Apart before. Here, the worlds of opera and cabaret collide, as distinguished countertenor Anthony Roth Costanzo – who has performed at renowned opera houses across the world – joins forces with legendary cabaret icon Justin Vivian Bond. The unlikely duo have put together an intimate 90-minute show, which debuted in New York last autumn, and has now…

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It’s A Sin star Callum Scott Howells joins the West End cast of Cabaret

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It’s A Sin actor Callum Scott Howells will join West End show Cabaret in a resurrection of the classic musical. Scott Howells will take on a new role of Emcee. He will star alongside The Handmaid’s Tale’s Madeline Brewer, who will play Sally Bowles. You can catch the pair on stage together from 3 October this year – 28 January 2023. The 23-year-old is best known as Colin in BAFTA-nominated series It’s A Sin. He scooped up Best Actor at the Royal Television Society Awards for the part. Scott Howells…

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Briefs: Bite Club is a unique concept and great fun – review

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We’re not quite sure how to explain Briefs, for those who’ve not seen the Australian troupe before. It’s quite the theatre spectacle – part burlesque, part cabaret, part circus, part comedy and a whole lot of fun. For their new show Bite Club they also have a live band, fronted by vocalist Sahara Beck who performs a number of original songs. During the show they describe the performance as a series of real-life music videos and that’s a pretty good summary – each song is accompanied by something unique and…

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Eddie Redmayne and Jessie Buckley are captivating in West End Cabaret adaptation – review

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London’s Playhouse Theatre is spectacularly transformed into the seedy KitKat Club for an incredible escapist production. Plastered across the London scene, posters of John Kander and Fred Ebb’s 1966 musical revival were a big hit. Gothic-inspired images of the cast appeared across the city backdrop, teasing a hedonistic theatre world where stalls and stands become an immersive Weimar-era cabaret setting. Red light bathed the corridors and Cabaret stars lurked around the reformed stage as the audience piled into the pop-up KitKat Club. Expectations around the adaption of the legacy musical…

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