cabaret

Despite the occasional name association, “cabaret” does not mean strip club. Although when they announced the new space, the Cabaret did receive an inquiry from an exotic dancer who wanted to audition.

Jean Valjean’s days of playing second fiddle to weddings are over. The Cabaret, an Indianapolis hotspot for intimate, cocktail-friendly encounters with Broadway performers, will celebrate 10 years of bringing stars such as “Phantom of the Opera” virtuoso Ramin Karimloo and “Kinky Boots” darling Billy Porter to Indy with the construction of a permanent $1.4 million […]

A look into the eclectic career of Alan Cumming, including that Romy and Michele dance, his Cabaret days, and his award-winning cologne called Cumming.

“I met him (Jay Z) at a party, and his friends were saying how much they loved me. Then a few weeks later, I get a call from Jay Z. I know. Showbiz.”

“I think The Phantom of the Opera is one of the worst things that ever happened to Broadway.”

A wonderfully poignant turn came courtesy of accompanist Ben Toth, whose arrangement of Sylvia Plath’s “Mad Girl’s Love Song” let Jackson wrap his voice around every sad, sexy line.

Previous incarnations of his ‘Cocktail Hour’ show featured arrangements of songs by Joni Mitchell, Tom Jones, Shirley Bassey, and Amy Winehouse.

One of the best moments of the evening came early on as she started into the brilliant mash-up of two pop-music nuggets, Ellie Goulding’s “Starry-Eyed” and Lana Del Rey’s “Video Games.” That’s when the night’s brief drama played out.