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Cabaret Announces 2019 Winter/Spring Season


Gavin Creel:  The Broadway Stuff - Vol. 1
Glick Philanthropies Broadway At The Cabaret Series 
Friday, February 15 & Saturday, February 16:  8 pm

The Cabaret kicks off its 2019 season with one of Broadway’s hottest stars.  Tony Award-winner Gavin Creel will perform his interpretations of Broadway classics and share stories from his prolific career during an intimate evening of music.  Creel most recently starred in the Bette Midler-led revival of Hello, Dolly!, for which he won the Tony for Best Featured Actor in a Musical.  He also earned Tony nominations for Thoroughly Modern Millie – where he played opposite Sutton Foster, the revival of Hair, and She Loves Me.  
An Evening with Joshua Henry  
Glick Philanthropies Broadway at The Cabaret Series  
Saturday, February 23: 7:00 Pm & 9:30 pm

Three-time Tony nominee and star of Hamilton and Carousel, Joshua Henry performs an intimate evening of Broadway and soul classics.  Henry will share “unplugged” interpretations and musical mashups from some of his favorite musicals as well as soulful originals, R&B and more. Henry made his stage debut as Judas in Godspell at the Paper Mill Playhouse, followed by his Broadway debut in In the Heights.  After playing Favorite Son in American Idiot, he gave Tony-nominated performances in The Scottsboro Boys and Violet. 

An Evening with Lindsay Mendez  
Glick Philanthropies Broadway At The Cabaret Series 
Friday March 1 & Saturday March 2:  8 pm

After taking home a Tony Award for her work in the Broadway revival of Carousel, Lindsay Mendez brings her solo show to The Cabaret.  Known for her tremendous, roof-raising voice and searing stage energy, Mendez will share golden age Broadway favorites you’ve never heard her sing, beloved tunes from her collaborations with current musical theatre writers and more.  Mendez has appeared in numerous Broadway shows including Significant Other, Wicked, Godspell, Everyday Rapture and Grease.

Capathia Jenkins with Louis Rosen: Phenomenal Woman - 
The Maya Angelou Songs And More
Jazz at The Cabaret Series
Friday March 15 & Saturday, March 16:  8 pm
  
She is a jazz/pop vocalist and Broadway star. He is a multi-award winning songwriter, guitarist and pianist. Together, Capathia Jenkins and Louis Rosen are breaking new ground in with a mix of smart, pitch-perfect-to-the-moment songs from their four recent albums, including their latest disc, Phenomenal Woman: The Maya Angelou Songs.  Whether the words are by African-American icons such as Maya Angelou, Nikki Giovanni, Langston Hughes or Rosen, the music offers a unique and thrilling blend of jazz, blues, soul, folk and pop styles. These songs trace the broader patterns of life – love, politics, loss, family, choices, memory and the passage of time.  Jenkins and Rosen are hot, cool and irresistible. Jenkins starred on Broadway in Newsies’, The Civil War, The Look of Love, Caroline, or Change and in Martin Short-Fame Becomes Me.

Cecile Mclorin Salvant with Sullivan Fortner
Jazz at The Cabaret 
Friday, April 26 & Saturday, April 27:  8 pm

Spend an intimate evening with two of the most celebrated stars in jazz today:  jazz vocalist and Grammy-winner Cécile McLorin Salvant and acclaimed pianist Sullivan Fortner.  Salvant has been called "the finest jazz singer to emerge in the last decade" and sings with a soulful expression that inhabits the songs the way an actress embodies a character. With elegance, poise and boundless soul and sensuality, she is quickly becoming a leader of her generation by inspiring a new audience to discover the joy of jazz.  

Lea Salonga:  The Human Heart
Glick Philanthropies Broadway At The Cabaret Series 
Saturday, May 4 & Sunday, May 5:  8pm

Don’t miss this rare intimate appearance by international superstar and Broadway legend, Lea Salonga.   Known across the world for her powerful voice and perfect pitch, Salonga is best known for her Tony Award-winning portrayal of Kim in Miss Saigon.  She starred as Eponine in Les Misérables and returned as Fantine in the revival in addition to starring in the 10th and 25th Anniversary Concerts filmed and recorded for PBS. Lea’s other Broadway appearances include Flower Drum Song, Allegiance and, most recently, in the acclaimed Broadway revival of Once on This Island.  Fans also recognize Salonga as the singing voice of Princess Jasmine from Aladdin and Fa Mulan in Mulan.   

An Evening with Annaleigh Ashford
Glick Philanthropies Broadway At The Cabaret Series 
Saturday May 11: 7 Pm & 9:30 pm

Annaleigh Ashford has thrilled audiences in Sunday in the Park with George, Kinky Boots, and You Can’t Take It With You, for which she won a Tony Award. She also earned television fame with critically acclaimed turns on Masters of Sex and American Crime Story. Ashford brings her stunning vocals and comic verve to The Cabaret for an evening of classic cabaret not to be missed! Ashford’s other Broadway credits include Sylvia, Rent, and Legally Blonde.  Her acclaimed cabaret show was recently filmed on PBS as part of the Emmy Award-winning series Live from Lincoln Center. 

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The Cabaret’s discount ticket program for patrons under 35 has expanded through a partnership with Buckingham Companies. Members will receive 25 percent off per ticket, a free glass of champagne at their first show, and opportunities to network with fellow young professionals and cabaret enthusiasts. To learn more, and sign up for this free program, visit thecabaret.org/sophistitix.

College students (with valid student ID) can purchase tickets for $25. Student tickets must be purchased by calling the box office. Single ticket sales begin January 15 at 10 AM.  For more information, including performance videos of all the performers, visit www.thecabaret.org or call 317-275-1169. 

Photo Courtesy of Dave Pluimer 


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