Cabaret is a unique style of singing and musical performance that is known for its intimacy and the emphasis it places on the lyric.
It is also an art-form that allows performers of all levels to find a stage. Whether the audience is full of friends and family, or a room full of strangers, that audience becomes the performer’s silent scene partner. The performer’s own connection to and interpretation of the lyric, engages with the intimate audience. Students will bring in songs they are familiar with and work to find their unique and honest take on the lyrics and how to communicate their meaning and intention with an audience, whether in person or through a camera.
This class will culminate with a live performance at Cabaret venue, Don’t Tell Mama.
Tuesday Classes: Drama Desk and MAC Awards nominated pianist, film composer, arranger, and music producer Yasuhiko “Yaz” Fukuoka, will join as the accompanist for the Tuesday classes. Final Performance will take place on Wednesday, June 26 (final class to take place on Tuesday, June 25). **No class will be held on June 11.
Saturday Classes: Black Theatre Coalition Music Direction Fellow at Tina The Musical and pianist John Bronston, will join as the accompanist for the Saturday classes.
Ideal for Intermediate to Advanced students.
“Our class this week was transformative. I’ve been focusing so much on singing technique, I think I’d lost the emotional link. So my class work with you seems to have opened a door and it’s very exciting!” — Susan Olds
You may also be interested in: Exploring Cabaret or Cabaret Conversations with Michael Kirk Lane.
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Michael Kirk Lane is an award-winning cabaret artist, most recently winning Manhattan Association of Cabaret Awards in both 2022 and 2020. He also was the recipient of the 2018 BroadwayWorld Cabaret Award for Best Cabaret Show. Stephen Mosher of BroadwayWorld Cabaret has called Lane “one of the most popular performers and people working in cabaret today.” Cabaret Scenes Magazine has deemed Lane’s work “musical comedy heaven.”
Beyond his own experience performing in cabaret, Lane’s experience managing two of the city’s most renowne ...
Beyond his own experience performing in cabaret, Lane’s experience managing two of the city’s most renowned cabaret venues (The Laurie Beechman Theatre, Don’t Tell Mama) offers him a unique vantage point and perspective on the art form.
As a teaching artist for over 20 years, Lane has taught all ages from pre-school to retirement homes. In each class he brings the same philosophy to his teaching, no matter the age of the students. “Art, Theatre, and Music are ways for us to connect with our most authentic self, and to explore the world around us.”
Cabaret Conversations
Cabaret Performance: Connecting to Your Lyric
Exploring Cabaret
92NY Summer Cabaret Conference with Faith Prince
John Bronston was recently music director of Outer Critics Circle Award Winner for Outstanding Off Broadway Musical, The Harder They Come (Public Theatre). Previously he was the associate music director of A Man of No Importance (Classic Stage Company), was a sub keyboard player and Music Direction Fellow at Tina on Broadway, and was the musical director for the National Tour of Hair. He is the creator, music director, and producer of the cabaret series Creating In Color, dedicated to producing concerts of classic musicals with predominately Black casts.
Yasuhiko “Yaz” Fukuoka is a Drama Desk and MAC Awards nominated pianist, film composer, arranger, and music producer based in NYC. He also music-directs new musicals and cabaret shows. He has performed at Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center, Birdland, Festival de Cannes and other venues in North America, South America, Europe and Asia. For more information, please visit www.yahzy.com.
Michael Kirk Lane, Alex Rybeck, and Yasuhiko (Yaz) Fukuoka
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