A night at the cabaret
THE inaugural cabaret season at Sydney’s Haye’s TheatreĀ is currently in full swing, where local performers have been sharing the space with artists from around the country and overseas.
While the season is set to end this weekend, it’s not going out without a bang.
Below are three shows on offer as part of the final few days of the event.
That 90s Show
Sunday,Ā July 13
From the Backstreet Boys to the Spice Girls, Bill andĀ Ted to Romy andĀ MichelleĀ āĀ the 1990s was a decade of big pants and tight dance moves.
It was also the decade that nurtured and formed performerĀ Tom Sharah, who brings his tight pants and big dance moves to this totally bodacious night of cabaret.
Sharah, who was a finalist on the TV series I Will Survive,Ā takes the audience on a ride through the decade that created himāĀ with guilty-pleasure songs (minus the guilt), and outrageous childhood stories in his own unmistakable style.
Mario
Wednesday,Ā July 9-Saturday, July 12
For a short while the American tenorĀ Mario LanzaĀ was the greatest star of the 1950s. One of the first superstars, his records topped the charts, he was the darling of Hollywood, and everyone fell for his charm and that beautiful voice.
10 years later, Mario was all washed up, dying mysteriously at the age of 38.
What happened? What changed the smiling kid from Brooklyn into the diva that MGM sacked? Were the mafia involved in his death?
Directed by Chris Parker and staring Blake Bowden as Mario, this show re-creates an era of memorable music.
Dance with De Vil
Thursday, July 10-Saturday, July 12
Dance with De Vil isĀ collaboration between Sydney based comedianĀ Jared JekyllĀ and emerging cabaret artistĀ Brendan Hay, best known as Australia’s Got Talent’sĀ ValĆØre, a character he created at the age of 17.
The story revolves around Hayās new alter ego, Cruello, and the taleĀ of the damaging effect of being the only descendant ofĀ infamous socialite andĀ fashionista,Ā Cruella de Vil, as well asĀ theĀ mystery surrounding his sudden and somewhat unexpected re-emergence into society.Ā
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