Cabaret

Entertainer Murray Hill is the subject of a new NPR Fresh Air interview tracing his path through show business. The conversation explores how Hill, a veteran of the downtown New York comedy and cabaret scene, came to embody a kind of performer he never saw represented while coming up, and what that has meant for his career and audiences.

Polsat is presenting 'The Garden', a live cabaret show titled 'Młodzi i Moralni' ('Young and Moral'). The broadcast is drawing strong audience engagement, with over 260,000 likes, indicating a lively reaction to the performance. Polish viewers are actively discussing the cabaret format and the show's comedic take on current themes.

Marc Almond's 1986 single 'Ruby Red' marks its 40th anniversary today. Fans are revisiting the song's themes of love and desire wrapped in a cabaret-like atmosphere, with Almond's dramatic vocals backed by the Willing Sinners on an arrangement featuring marimba, accordion, cello and hurdy-gurdy. The anniversary has prompted appreciation of this lesser-known chapter of the former Soft Cell singer's solo career.

Performer and School of Visual Arts alumnus Murray Hill has published a new memoir, Showbiz! The book traces his decades-long career in entertainment, from his early days to his status as a beloved fixture of the New York downtown comedy and cabaret scene. The School of Visual Arts highlighted the release, celebrating its alumnus and drawing renewed attention to Hill's career and the stories behind his signature showmanship.

Brookdale Community College's Performing Arts Center has announced its Cabaret Café Series for the 2026–27 season, offering audiences close-up, cabaret-style music performances. The series is presented as a more intimate alternative to traditional concert hall shows, bringing performers and audiences nearer together. Details on specific artists and dates have drawn attention locally as the college outlines its upcoming arts programming.

A new review argues that the classic musical 'Cabaret' remains strikingly relevant, describing its portrayal of a society dancing on the edge of catastrophe as eerily timely. The piece praises the show's enduring power to speak to present-day political anxiety, decades after it first premiered on Broadway.

Tony Award-winning Broadway performer Matt Doyle is bringing an intimate cabaret show to Philadelphia. The performance offers local audiences a close-up evening of songs and stories from the Broadway star's career. Coverage from regional media is highlighting the rare chance to see a Tony winner in such a small venue setting.

The Broadway comedy 'Oh, Mary!' is coming to Memphis, giving local audiences a chance to see the hit show without traveling to New York. The show, which reimagines Mary Todd Lincoln as an unhappy cabaret performer, has been one of Broadway's notable recent successes. Details on the Memphis run, including dates and venue, are expected to draw strong interest from theatre fans in the region.

Tony-winning performer Laura Benanti is drawing attention with her new solo show 'Nobody Cares,' in which she sings about some of her most personal and embarrassing experiences. A Los Angeles Times review describes the production as breezy, praising Benanti's willingness to lay bare shameful secrets through song. The cabaret-style show is being discussed as a showcase for her trademark wit and vocal skill, adding another chapter to her stage career beyond her Broadway and television work.

A music fan says they have pre-ordered two copies of Cabaret Voltaire's album C O D E, one on vinyl and one on CD, for the first time doing so across two formats. They wanted to hang the vinyl on their wall, but the extra mixes are only available on the CD edition. They describe it as such a great album that they couldn't resist buying both.

Singer and performer Mark MacKillop is set to return to the Laurie Beechman Theatre in New York with a new show built around duets. The announcement, reported by Playbill, confirms a return engagement for MacKillop at the West Side venue, a popular showcase for cabaret and theatre performers. Details on guest duet partners and performance dates are expected as the engagement approaches.

Nouvelle Vague performed at the Metro Theatre, delivering a set built around their signature French bossa nova reinterpretations of classic new wave and punk songs. Photos from the gig show the band transforming the venue into what reviewers describe as a playful French new wave playground, with the crowd responding enthusiastically to the group's cabaret-style take on post-punk favourites.

Cape Cabaret is drawing attention as a new entertainment venue in Cape Coral, Florida. According to Florida Weekly, the cabaret is bringing fresh energy to the city's evening scene, offering live performances and a new nightlife option for residents and visitors in the growing southwest Florida community.