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The CAbaret Series
Our Cabaret performances continue in 2025.
The George Fulginiti Series: Cabaret, Cocktails, & Conversation
We are partnering with The Arts Club of Washington, DC’s oldest continuing cultural club and not-for profit organization
for an exploration into what makes for an optimal cabaret experience
This curated series with sessions every other month, started in December 2024,
giving outstanding local performers and Company artists opportunity to devise and deliver their own unique take on Cabaret.
Encore Performance Featuring
Greg Watkins
Unforgettable: A Valentine Tribute to Nat King Cole
Saturday, February 22 at 8:00 pm
Bar opens at 7:00 pm
The evening lived up to our promise as one not to be missed as Greg channeled the iconic American singer with some of his most memorable, and yes, romantic songs for this post- Valentine celebration. The venue is intimate, perfect for an optimal cabaret experience.
(Our Performance on Tuesday, February 11 was sold out, but the weather was not cooperative, so we are doing an encore performance.)
The Arts Club will continue the new-found tradition of coming up with a signature cocktail for the occasion to pay honor to the lusciousness of Mr. Cole’s voice in something we’re calling “Je vous aime beaucoup.” Also thrown into the price of a ticket, the Arts Club will provide a small bites buffet and a refresher beverage following the show where you can meet the artist and enjoy other fine company.
Line-Up of future Cabaret Series at the Arts Club of Washington
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Tuesday, May 6 - Amy Bormet “Amy Bormet’s Cabaret of Love & Longing”
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Tuesday, June 3 - Daniel Smith “Unmasked: Freedom in Full Color”
Shows start at 7p.m. Bar with Signature Cocktail opens at 6:30 p.m.
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and Friday, June 6 & Saturday, June 7 encore performances
- Daniel Smith - “Unmasked: Freedom in Full Color” -
at Dupont Underground - Shows start at 8 p.m
Roz White was Featured Artist on Tuesday, December 3 at 7:00 pm.
at the Arts Club of Washington
Roz White called her original program “First Take: Roberta Flack at Mr. Henry’s.”
The amazing Roberta Flack is considered by many to be one of the greatest songstresses of all time. She began her career here in Washington and had a regular gig at Mr. Henry’s on Capitol Hill, and you could count on her to be sitting behind the piano “killing you softly.” Her songs brought insight into our lives, loves, culture and politics, while she effortlessly traversed a broad musical landscape from pop to soul to folk to jazz. She is the only solo artist to win the GRAMMY Award Record of the Year for two consecutive years.
Most of all, she had a superlative ability to tell a story through her music – she just “does it to you.” Roz does the same.
As a singer-actress, Roz has portrayed many iconic Black singers and music styles from Pearl Bailey to Etta James, and most recently Billie Holiday at Mosaic Theater. If you were wowed by her Billie, you will love her as Roberta. Read more about Roz White HERE.
The Cabaret series includes a cocktail prepared especially for each performance at the Arts Club. For Roz White's performance we enjoyed Roberta Flack’s favorite cocktail – "Killing me Softly.".
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The series was introduced in June 2024. The event was co-curated and performed by Daniel Smith and Alan Naylor.
The Cabaret Series is in honor of Founding Member of Alliance for New Music-Theatre George Fulginiti-Shakar, who was for many years a local star in the DC theatre orbit, serving as music director of many productions at Arena Stage, Ford’s Theatre. Shakespeare Theatre, Studio Theatre, as well as serving as Founder/Director of the DC Cabaret Network and many of our own productions,.
What can you expect in the series and New Music-Theatre’s exploratory foray into this genre? We want you to assist us as we weigh in on the question, “What Is cabaret?” And more particularly, “What makes for an optimal cabaret experience?” We may feature, in the process, culturally international sounds and interpretations and even cross-disciplinary approaches. All bets are on that there will be transgressive themes, adult beverages, and a whole lot of fun when the artists invited in break the fourth wall and make their personal statements in this form.
You won’t want to miss up-to-date original cabaret songs, some newly minted for our series, and addressing peculiarly DC themes.