Join us for our 2026 - 2027 Cabaret Season
This curated series with sessions every other month gives outstanding local performers and Company artists opportunity to devise and deliver their own unique take on Cabaret.
This is our lineup for our 2026-2027 Cabaret Season
October 6, 2026 - SUZY PLAYS THE SAXOPHONE
Prominent silent film musician Andrew Earle Simpson screens an exuberant 1928 French/German silent film, Saxophon Suzy, accompanied by a new live score plus new arrangements of Weimar-inspired cabaret.
December 1, 2026 - CURTAIN CALLS: HOWARD EDITION
Company Member Daniel ‘Deacon’ Smith takes the lead, helps us embark on a partnership with Howard University, leading award-winning student performers from a cabaret competition.
February 2, 2027 - A GATSBY FOR OUR TIME
This cabaret will feature songs from Company Member Josh Cleveland's adaptation of Fitzgerald's novel with original music and lyrics inspired by 20’s jazz.
April 6, 2027 - CARMEN MEETS LOLA
Crossover Artist, Company Member, and Dominican Republic songstress Melisa Bonetti blends different music genres, pairing operatic arias with jazzy standards to express wild and deep emotions.
May 4, 2027 - SING THE UNSUNG
Company Member Cara Schaefer shares her wit, expressive voice, and enormously generous heart, especially for all creatures great & small whose stories are overlooked in the mainstream narrative.
June 1, 2027 - MEPHISTO AS A WEIMAR CABARET
Join us when our whole cabaret ensemble reassembles in a season finale and a preview of a new work based on Klaus Mann’s novel, Mephisto, about making art in a growing Fascist society.
