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ADELAIDE CABARET FESTIVAL My sincere thanks to Artistic Director David Festival Committee 30 ALEXIS FISHMAN Der Gelbe Stern (The Yellow Star)
10 ALI McGREGOR Late-Nite Variety Nite Night
Campbell and Associate Producer Lisa Campbell. 29 AMY HOUSEWINE Back To Crack
Together they have nurtured and grown the Festival over Life is
31 ANSUYA NATHAN Long Live The King
the last three years so that it has become an event of beautiful! Cabaret is
26 BERT LA BONTE When I Fall In Love: The Nat King Cole Story
beautiful! Be prepared for a banquet
inter-galactic appeal. Special thanks also to the Festival 15 BRYAN BATT Batt on a Hot Tin Roof
Centre staff who work above and beyond to ensure that of thrilling delights as 2011 marks the culmination 20 CARRIE RAWLINGS When I was Young I Listened to the Radio
the Festival is always an event to remember. I would of David Campbell’s three years as Artistic Director of 09 CHITA RIVERA My Broadway
also like to acknowledge the Adelaide Cabaret the Adelaide Cabaret Festival. David and Associate Producer 27 DANIEL BOYS So Close
Welcome to this, the Lisa Campbell have curated a program full of rich diversity and 25 DRAG!
Festival Committee, our partners, supporters and
11th Adelaide Cabaret Festival - stimulating entertainment to delight the heart and mind. A great party 21 FREEWAY - THE CHET BAKER STORY
audiences - their committment is out of
my last as Artistic Director. We are thrilled this world! See you in of fun and frolic, witty satire, wonderful music and brilliant cabaret 20 GILLIAN COSGRIFF Waitressing, and Other Things I Do Well
to announce our program and feel that we are stars. Enjoy the celebration and swap the chill of winter for heart 16 GLENN SHORROCK 45 Years of Song
June!
36 HIGH SCHOOL CABARET
truly delivering something out of this world. We have warming nights as well as “hot” stunning ones! Join me and my fellow
32 JANE CLIFTON Any Place I Hang My Hat Is Home
numerous international chart toppers, Tony winners and Committee members Simon Burke, Sasha Carruozzo, Nicky Downer AM,
19 JIMMY WEBB An Evening with Jimmy Webb
Zannie Flanagan, Steve Kernaghan and Amanda Ward in advocating
multiple Grammy award winning songwriters. We have 24 JOSIE LANE In The Bathhouse
our unique Festival. Spread the word and encourage friends and 35
the newest up and coming artists from all over the world. KENNY MELLMAN Our Hit Parade
relatives here, interstate and overseas to experience the 26 LEAH FLANAGAN Midnight Muses: It Begins To Tell
We have scores of shows debuting here at the Festival. fun of the best and biggest Cabaret Festival in the
David Campbell 16 LEO SAYER The Show Must Go On
We have two new schools for High School Cabaret. And we world, in our fabulous “City of Festivals” 04 LISA HUNT Forever Soul
Artistic Director
have our headliner - the most successful international Adelaide Cabaret Festival - Adelaide. 36 Masterclass/Q&A
Australian singer of all time. How is that for going out 04 MARK NADLER Broadway Hootenanny
with a bang? Thank you for coming with us on 34 MARK NADLER Crazy 1961
this incredible journey. It has been a blast!
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MICHAEL GRIFFITHS In Vogue: Songs by Madonna
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MIKE MCLEISH The World is Winning
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warmth that helps counter the arrival of winter. Artistic Director Simply buy 4 or more shows in the one transaction 13 PAUL CAPSIS Make Me A King
David Campbell has excelled this year, creating another program to SAVE and you'll also be included in the draw to win the 37 PETER ALLEN EXHIBITION Performing Arts Collection
of international renown that features diverse and dynamic cabaret following fantastic prize packages: 18 RACHAEL BECK & IAN STENLAKE More Than Words
performances from around the globe. I extend my congratulations and 14 RHONDA BURCHMORE Cry Me A River - The World of Julie London
Total prize value
thanks to David, and to Associate Producer Lisa Campbell for their hugely The lucky grand prize winner will receive: 33 ROBYN ARCHER The Other Great American Songbook
$5,060
 VIP Box seats for themselves and 5 friends to the 28 SIMON BURKE Something About Always
successful three-year stint with the Adelaide Cabaret Festival. You have been
2012 Variety Gala Performance including carparking and catering 23 SING YOUR OWN MUSICAL
visionary and committed custodians of one of South Australia’s treasured
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events, and we celebrate your achievements. The South Australian
Mike Rann 2012 Headliner Performance including carparking and catering 10 THE JITTERBUG CLUB Mojo Juju & The Snake Oil Merchants
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and profile since its inception in 2001. I invite you to join 30 TOBY FRANCIS Blokelahoma!
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 Live in the PIANO BAR  “Expect the unexpected in

this showcase of all that is
wonderful about cabaret.”

Broadway Mark The Australian

Hootenanny Nadler
Mark bounds back into the Piano Bar once more for three nights
only with this Broadway broadside. Don’t miss the maestro menace
the keyboards, unleash mayhem and surprise us with his (very)
special guests.
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Forever Soul night of nights
She’s the voice of Lovestation (UK), has recorded with Pavarotti
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Warwick, Joe Cocker, Miles Davis and Andrea Bocelli. Lisa Hunt
and Forever Soul are the real deal, performing soul, disco and A variety of incredible performers from this year's Festival
Motown classics from Ain’t No Mountain High Enough to Young highlight their individual shows for this opening night spectacular. 10 June
Hearts Run Free. It is going to be a party and a half. Firmly secured as a feature on the Adelaide entertainment calendar, Festival Theatre 7.30pm 1hr 30mins
The voice that launched a thousand hits. the Variety Gala Performance is back and this year it is set to be bigger Premium $75
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 The most successful Australian singer of all time

Having sold more than 100 million records

worldwide, our Olivia is simply the most successful
AUS Australian singer of all time. Add to this the plethora of
awards and accolades: four Grammies, an Emmy, an OBE,
induction to the ARIA Hall of Fame and a Lifetime
Achievement Award. Her boundless drive, generous character
and seemingly limitless talent have left an indelible mark.
Her stratospheric career started at the tender age of
15 in 1963, as a teen star on Australian TV.

Her big break came 10 years later when her debut on the
US country charts immediately delivered a top-10 single and
her first Grammy. In 1978, she landed a movie role destined
to catapult her into super-stardom, playing Sandy in Grease
alongside John Travolta. To date, this remains the most
successful movie musical in history. Olivia’s appeal seems

Olivia
timeless. With a career now spanning more than four decades
and adored by fans across the world, she is still a vibrant,
creative individual who continues to excel in her roles of
recording artist, performer, songwriter, entrepreneur,
activist and philanthropist.
Backed by the dazzling Adelaide Art Orchestra, Olivia
Newton-John will embark on a night of pure delight as she

newton-john
retraces the highlights of her career and the hits that have
become the soundtrack to our lives including the exhilaration
of Xanadu, the haunting beauty of I Honestly Love You and
the raw emotion of Hopelessly Devoted To You.
adelaide
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International chart-topper. 11 > 12 June

Movie star. Festival Theatre 8pm
Diamond: $195
1hr 30mins
“Australia's favourite
internationally successful Tireless fundraiser. A Res Adult $175 A Res Conc $160
entertainer.” Australian icon. B Res Adult $150 B Res Conc $140
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USA

Mikey Robins &

“You leave this show
walking on air!”
USA
Margarita Pracatan
the new york times

She is a Cuban superstar whose highly individual musical stylings have

laid the world at her feet, including an adoring Clive James. He’s one
of Australia’s most popular and recognisable comedians. Now, for one
week only, these two irresistible talents tango in the Piano Bar.
Mikey will be interviewing Cabaret Festival artists and Margarita will
be singing and playing as only she can. A show where anything can
happen, and probably will.

CHITA
Hysterical banter and retro tunes from the
odd couple of live chat.
adelaide
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Photo by Mitch Gorshin

15 > 19 June Piano Bar 1hr

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9.30pm (15 & 16) 9.45pm (17 & 18) & 9.15pm (19)
Havana good time?

Trad jazz and blues direct

USA
from the Big Easy
My Broadway
By Association with David M Hawkins

An intimate evening of music with two-time Tony Award winner

Tuba Skinny Chita Rivera performing songs from her legendary Broadway career in
her own concert Chita Rivera: My Broadway. Ms Rivera will perform
selections from her most celebrated musicals, including numbers from West Side
Story (America), Sweet Charity (Where Am I Going? and Big Spender), Chicago
16 > 18 June
Dunstan Playhouse 1hr
9pm (16) 6.30pm (17) 3pm & 7.15pm (18)
The six members of Tuba Skinny came together playing on the streets of New (All That Jazz and Nowadays), Kiss of the Spider Woman, Bye, Bye, Birdie and Premium $55 Adult $45 Conc $41
Orleans in the spring of ‘09. That’s 2009, not 1909. You won’t believe that, however, The Rink and featuring the music of Leonard Bernstein, John Kander & Fred Ebb, Festival Subscription: Adult $41 Conc $37
when they start playing their authentic mix of trad jazz and old blues from the 1920s
and ‘30s. They’ve got the sound, they’ve got the look and, with songs like Ain’t
17 > 19 June Late Night Banquet Room 1hr Charles Strouse, Stephen Sondheim and Cy Coleman. Truly a living legend of the
10pm (17 & 18) & 9pm (19) musical theatre, she has received the Presidential Medal of Freedom from Music Director/Percussion/Guitar
Gonna Give Nobody None Of My Jelly Rol, they are going to be a riot! President Barack Obama as well as the coveted Kennedy Center Honor. MICHAEL CROITER
Adult $35 Conc $31 GreenRoom $19.95
Bringing the street sound to the Banquet Room. Associate Music Director/Piano
Photo by Laura Marie Duncan

Festival Subscription: Adult $31 Conc $27 “Shimmering show-biz perfection,” cheers the Los Angeles Times.
adelaide “Chita Rivera is more than a musical theatre star. She’s a force of nature,”
MICHAEL PATRICK WALKER
exclusive Visit our website for video clips and images of the show raves the Associated Press.
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 New York’s master of song pays tribute to Ol’ Blue Eyes

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AUS
Ali McGregor's AUS USA
Late-Nite variety Asher
nite Night with Michael

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“...he is an entertainer,

Feinstein
Treleaven
and a grand one at that.”
The bar is open and our hostess, cabaret and opera artiste Variety
Ali McGregor, is waiting to fix you a cocktail of the Festival’s

Sings Sinatra
finest. Assisted by her butler, Saxon McCallister (award-winning
comedian, Asher Treleaven), she’ll be serving surprises, spontaneous
duets and unique moments of greatness. It's variety at its best!
Comedy, music, burlesque: what’s your pleasure?

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Piano Bar 1hr
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9.30pm (22 & 23) & 10pm (24 & 25)
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The
Jitterbug Club a r d e mA ND
After sold-out runs in Sydney and Melbourne, the Hoodoo p o pul
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BACK
Emporium presents The Jitterbug Club: a bastard contemporary
Harlem jazz club that jumps and jives like it’s 1933. Featuring
the Jitterbeetles chorus line, Frankie Valentine, Papillon, Mojo
Juju and the Snake Oil Merchants, MC James Grim, plus guest Michael Feinstein truly stands peerless as an interpreter of
vocalists and burlesque pin-up Lillian Starr. American standards. This multi-platinum artist has sung at every 25 June
venue from Carnegie Hall to the Hollywood Bowl, from the White House
This ain’t nostalgia, folks; it’s sophisticated pandemonium. to Buckingham Palace. It is now our great fortune to sit in awe as Mr Feinstein Festival Theatre 8pm 1hr 30mins
brings down the house while bringing down the curtain on the 2011 Adelaide Diamond $95
Cabaret Festival with the Australian premiere of Michael Feinstein sings Sinatra. A Res Adult $75 A Res Conc $70
24 > 25 June 1hr Accompanied by a swingin’ big band, Michael does it his way, combining the B Res Adult $65 B Res Conc $60
Late Night Banquet Room 10pm (24 & 25) excitement of the classic tunes we know and love, with all the magic of his own C Res Adult $55 C Res Conc $50
Mojo Juju & Adult $35 Conc $31 GreenRoom $19.95 legendary live shows. Don’t miss this partnership of two powerhouses: the singer Festival Subscription:
A Res Adult $70 A Res Conc $65
The New York Times called “an essential national resource” paying his respects
The Snake Oil Merchants Festival Subscription: Adult $31 Conc $27
to the Chairman of the Board. B Res Adult $60 B Res Conc $55
C Res Adult $50 C Res Conc $45
Warning: Suitable for audiences 18 years+ (contains strong coarse language)
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The ambassador of the great American songbook
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 Six distinctive voices creating unique vocal remixes The musical influences of a master

“Slick, entertaining,

Make Me
with infectious groove.”
Time Out

a King
AUS
UK

Paul Capsis
The
Magnets
GOBSMACKED!
“...the sort of electric live
performer who produces
moments that will
blow you away.”
The Age

adelaide
mie re premiere
Following electrifying performances at the Isle of Wight and p r e
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Glastonbury Festivals, and a sell-out run at the Edinburgh Fringe,
s tr al His voice traverses the octaves with ease and sends tingles
The Magnets are coming to Adelaide for their Australian debut. Au shooting down the spine. In Make Me A King, Paul Capsis explores 15 > 17 June
A six-man sound machine, The Magnets make all their music with their the rich legacy of his favourite 20th-century torch songs. This intimate Space Theatre 1hr
mouths alone, but this is no attempt to mimic instruments. Rather, it’s six show is Paul’s personal homage to his musical heroes and influences. Inspired
9pm (15) 9.15pm (16) & 6pm (17)
distinctive voices creating a unique sound that rivals any band with guitars by his latest recording, Make Me A King, he brings his own special twist to a
Adult $42 Conc $38
and keyboards. 10 > 12 June range of timeless rock, soul, jazz and blues classics.
Festival Subscription: Adult $38 Conc $34
The Magnets have a gift for extraordinarily imaginative arrangements that Dunstan Playhouse 1hr Accompanied by an extraordinary jazz trio led by Alister Spence, this emotive
radically restyle and subvert songs from artists as diverse as Kraftwerk and 8pm (10) 6.15pm (11) & 8pm (12) repertoire includes songs by REM, Lou Reed, Leonard Cohen, Billie Holiday, Visit our website for video clips and images of the show
Beyoncé. In Gobsmacked!, you’ll hear vocal remixes of tracks that stretch Premium $50 Adult $40 Conc $36 Nina Simone, Dinah Washington and a few intriguing surprises.
from Joy Division to the Scissor Sisters in a show packed with musical Festival Subscription: Adult $36 Conc $32 Undoubtedly one of Australia’s most individual and versatile performers, Paul
sophistication, smart choreography, audience participation and thoroughly
defies convention and inspires wonderment with a talent that allows him to
Photo by Laki Sideris

British charm. Visit our website for video clips and images of the show cross effortlessly between theatre, film, recording, live concerts and cabaret.
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 Rhonda brings London to Adelaide Southern elegance meets classic Hollywood style

“Totally embraceable...

Batt on a
AUS larger than life.” USA
Sydney Morning Herald

Rhonda Burchmore
Hot Tin Roof
Cry Me A River
The World of Julie London

“There are triple-threat

stars, and then there’s
Bryan Batt.”
Broadway World

Bryan Batt
performance Partner

adelaide australian premiere

premiere
J ulie London was once described as ”a blend of Dionysian flesh You’ll know him as Salvatore Romano in the critically
and Detroit steel, streamlined car and cocktail shaker combined”. acclaimed TV series, Mad Men. But long before Bryan Batt found
22 > 23 June
Cry Me A River follows her musical journey. Who could be more perfect
Dunstan Playhouse 1hr
himself on a drawing board in Madison Avenue, he was treading the 22 > 24 June
for this challenging role than our own sultry siren, Rhonda Burchmore, to bring boards on Broadway.
3pm & 9pm (22) & 9pm (23) Festival Theatre Stage 1hr
these classics to life? This comical and moving musical showcase follows his journey to stardom,
Premium $55 Adult $45 Conc $41 8.45pm (22 & 23) & 7pm (24)
With her band, Rhonda is at her smoky, languid and moody best as she interprets starting out as a very ‘theatrical’ boy down in New Orleans who dreams of a life Premium $55 Adult $45 Conc $41
Festival Subscription: Adult $41 Conc $37 on stage. From classic Cole Porter to modern numbers, he interweaves his songs
the laidback West Coast jazz style of the 50s and 60s that were Julie’s specialty: Festival Subscription: Adult $41 Conc $37
Cry Me A River, Black Coffee, You’d Be So Nice To Come Home To, Let There Be exquisitely with hilarious and poignant monologues about his eventful Louisiana
Love, Saturday Night Is The Loneliest Night Of The Week and Daddy. childhood - dominated by his strong-willed, Southern-belle mother - and his
Rhonda Burchmore always makes a lasting impression on audiences with
Sizzling fun with experiences starring in shows including La Cage Aux Folles, Saturday Night
A chic and stylish evening
her effortless dance steps, superb comic timing, effervescent personality and Australia’s favourite Fever, Starlight Express and Cats, before the role on Mad Men.
with the star of Mad Men.
stunning voice. fiery redhead. Here’s an opportunity to spend one unforgettable evening in the company
of this exceedingly talented and generous performer.
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 Make today a Doris Day!
 Grammy-winning, chart-topping superstar   Adelaide’s international icon 

UK AUS
In association with
Bold Jack Productions

AUS Doris
Doris Day
- So Much More Than
“The front man of
the Girl Next Door
the band responsible for Devised by Melinda Schneider
taking Australian music Starring
Written by Melinda Schneider
to the world.”
the AU Review Melinda and David Mitchell

The Show Leo Sayer 45 years Schneider

Must Go On of sonG Shorrock
Glenn
“...Melinda Schneider is
one of this country’s truly adelaide
Leo Sayer has never been missing from the charts for longer With a career spanning almost 50 years and two inductions in
than five years since 1973 with successive US number-one the ARIA Hall of Fame, Glenn Shorrock is a legend of Australian
important artists.”
Glenn A. Baker
premiere
hits and millions of records sold across the globe. And the show business. In 1962 he scored hits with Needle in a Haystack,
British-born singer/songwriter calls Australia home. Come and Cathy Come Home and Young Girl with the Twilights. Next came
board the train of memories as Leo delivers all his greatest hits Axiom with Arkansas Grass and Little Ray of Sunshine.
including You Make Me Feel Like Dancing, When I Need You, Then of course there was the Little River Band achieving eight A fter six Golden Guitars, two Gold records and a decade at
More Than I Can Say and Thunder In My Heart. top-10 international hits and album sales of over 25 million. the top of the tree in country recording, Melinda Schneider has 24 > 25 June
After LRB, Glenn’s credentials extended into theatre, cabaret branched out. First, she showed dazzling dexterity on Dancing With Dunstan Playhouse 1hr 40mins (incl interval)
I remember, I remember, take me back.
and working with Sir George Martin. The Stars. Now, she’s indulged her passion and recorded Melinda Does 6.15pm (24) 3pm & 8.45pm (25)
Doris: A Tribute to Doris Day, which topped the ARIA Jazz and Blues Premium $50 Adult $40 Conc $36
chart for a total of 9 weeks.
16 > 19 June Dunstan Playhouse 1hr 11 > 12 June Dunstan Playhouse 1hr 40mins Festival Subscription: Adult $36 Conc $32
6.30pm (16) 9pm (17) 9.30pm (18) & 7.45pm (19) re s (incl interval) In this warm, funny and very moving staged concert, Melinda does Doris’s
emie
3pm & 8.45pm (11) & 5.30pm (12)
Premium $55 Adult $45 Conc $41
dp r Premium $50 Adult $40 Conc $36 timeless hits Sentimental Journey, Que Sera, Sera, Secret Love and songs
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o r l Festival Subscription: Adult $36 Conc $32 from Calamity Jane, Love Me or Leave Me and Pillow Talk.
Que sera, sera.
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 Meet the ultimate songsmith

 A hilarious look behind the scenes of this beloved showbiz couple 

AUS
More Than Words
An Evening with
USA
I an Stenlake and Rachael Beck are two of Australia’s most-loved
performers. Now, in More Than Words, they let us take a peek into their

Jimmy Webb
love of music, love of life and their 10-year love affair with each other.
Join Ian and Rachael as they take a musical journey into the good bits,
the bad bits, the funny and the sad bits of their life together in the
spotlight. It’s a light-hearted - but honest - look at a unique juggling act
balancing two careers, two children and two people in love.
More than songs, more than laughter: More Than Words.
AUS

19, 22 > 23 June Dunstan Playhouse 1hr ie re

5pm (19) & 6.15pm (22 & 23)
ld prem Rachael Beck Galveston. Wichita Lineman. By The Time I
Premium $50 Adult $40 Conc $36
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Wor & Ian Stenlake
Get To Phoenix. Up, Up And Away. MacArthur Park.
Any one of these iconic songs would establish the
writer as an important influence in 20th century popular
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music. But this is just a small selection from the
distinguished catalogue of one prolific man - Jimmy Webb.
His work has been recorded by everyone from Frank Sinatra
 Three top-20 albums at 17  to Glenn Campbell and he is still the only artist to receive
AUS Grammy awards for music, lyrics and orchestration. Who

Diciassette (17) would argue with his recent election as Chairman of the
Songwriters Hall of Fame?
Join Jimmy, the songwriter’s songwriter, for an intimate
He’s poised, strikingly handsome and has had three Top Twenty albums. performance of his diverse and timeless work while he
The power, resonance and timbre of his voice move you unexpectedly. shares his inspirations and stories. This is sure to be a
How can Mark Vincent possibly be just 17?
Mark From the moment he won the third series of Australia’s Got Talent in
very special occasion.

Vincent 2009, Mark’s career has risen stratospherically, performing with Whitney
Houston and wowing audiences across the nation. In this, his first ever
solo show, he reveals his influences, where he is and where he is going: 24 > 25 June
to the very top, no doubt. Dunstan Playhouse 1hr
Australia truly does have talent. Musical Direction “Jimmy Webb is the most 9.15pm (24) & 6.15pm (25)
by Vanessa Scammell important pop music figure Premium $55 Adult $45 Conc $41
to emerge since Bob Dylan.” Festival Subscription: Adult $41 Conc $37
re 15 > 16 June Festival Theatre Stage
emie
1hr

l d pr 6.30pm (15) 3pm & 6.30pm (16) Stereo Review

Wo r Premium $50 Adult $40 Conc $36 GreenRoom $19.95

Genuinely one of the finest
Q & A with Jimmy
Festival Subscription: Adult $36 Conc $32
Webb 25 June. For songwriters of our time.
more information
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 Stunning tribute to the James Dean of Jazz

Gillian Cosgriff
AUS
Waitressing, and Tim Draxl

Freeway
AUS
AUS
Other Things I Do Well
G illian Cosgriff is fresh out of uni, with a performing arts degree in
hand (its only value being that she could use it to threaten potential
employers with a nasty paper cut). She’s ready to throw herself
whole-heartedly into something. The question is: what? Featuring the
incredible self-penned songs that won her the Julie Michael Award for
Musical Cabaret and the Showcase Award at Annual Sydney Cabaret
The Chet Baker Journey
Showcase, you cannot fail to fall in love with this incredible new talent.
Written by Bryce Hallett & Tim Draxl
Remember where you saw her first. “The female
15 > 16 June re Tim Minchin.”
1hr ie
prem David Campbell

orld
Festival Theatre Stage 8.45pm
Photo by Kurt Sneddon

Premium $50 Adult $40 Conc $36 GreenRoom $19.95 W The next big thing
Festival Subscription: Adult $36 Conc $32  in musical comedy 

“A labour of love ... Concise,

trenchant writing and deft
UK Carrie Rawlings delivery... Riveting.”

When I Was Young,

Sydney Morning Herald

I Listened to the Radio adelaide

Returning to Adelaide after performing last year in An Evening With premiere
Stephen Schwartz, Carrie Rawlings is a sublimely talented pianist/vocalist
who will take you on a whirlwind, emotional journey into diversity. Inspired American singer and trumpeter Chet Baker was once labelled
by the beguiling, velvety tones of Karen Carpenter, the soul of Whitney the ‘James Dean of Jazz’ for his matinee-idol beauty, emotionally
Houston & the force that is Carole King; whilst being personally shaped intense performances and well-publicised drug habit. In this journey, 17 > 19 June
by the colourful characters of friends & family; she lets her audience in on fragments of a self-destructive life contrast with the lyrical beauty of the songs
what’s moved her to tears of laughter, joy & occasionally despair & the
Festival Theatre Stage 1hr
that Chet Baker would always be associated with, including My Funny Valentine,
music that echoed that trip.
9pm (17 & 18) & 8pm (19)
Music that cleanses the Let’s Get Lost, These Foolish Things, Everything Happens To Me, Look For The
Premium $55 Adult $45 Conc $41
 Inspired to sing, play, soul and rocks the heart. Silver Lining and There Will Never Be Another You.
Festival Subscription: Adult $41 Conc $37
write and listen 22 > 23 June
em iere 1hr Starring international cabaret award winner Tim Draxl, Freeway - The Chet Baker

l d pr Festival Theatre Stage 6.30pm Journey reveals his natural affinity with Baker’s spare, haunting and instinctive Suitable for audiences 18 years+
Wo r Premium $50 Adult $40 Conc $36 musicality.
Festival Subscription: Adult $36 Conc $32 Freeway was devised and written by Bryce Hallett and Tim Draxl, with musical
direction by the prodigious Ray Alldridge, featuring Eamon McNelis on trumpet
and Dave Ellis on Bass.
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ALEXIS FISHMAN Der Gelbe Stern (The Yellow Star) Artspace 30 1hr 6.30pm 6.30pm 9pm
ALI MCGREGOR Late-Nite Variety Nite Night Piano Bar 10 1hr 9.30pm 9.30pm 10pm 10pm
AMY HOUSEWINE Back To Crack Banquet Room 29 1hr 8.30pm 7pm 7pm
ANSUYA NATHAN Long Live The King
BERT LA BONTE When I Fall In Love: The Nat King Cole Story
Artspace
Artspace
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26
1hr
1hr
3.15pm & 6.30pm 3pm & 6pm masterclass 8.30pm 8.30pm 7pm 6.15pm
Dean Bryant & Neil Gooding Page
BRYAN BATT Batt on a Hot Tin Roof Festival Theatre Stage 15 1hr 8.45pm 8.45pm 7pm
CARRIE RAWLINGS When I Was Young I Listened to the Radio Festival Theatre Stage 20 1hr
Space Theatre > Sat 18 > 2pm 36
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CHITA RIVERA My Broadway Dunstan Playhouse 09 1hr 9pm 6.30pm 3pm & 7.15pm
DANIEL BOYS So Close Banquet Room 27 1hr 6pm 4pm & 6.15pm
DRAG! Space Theatre 25 1hr 40mins 7pm & 10pm 6.30pm & 9pm
FREEWAY - THE CHET BAKER STORY Festival Theatre Stage 21 1hr 9pm 9pm 8pm
GILLIAN COSGRIFF Waitressing, and Other Things I Do Well Festival Theatre Stage 20 1hr 8.45pm 8.45pm
GLENN SHORROCK 45 Years of Song Dunstan Playhouse 16 1hr 40mins 3pm & 8.45pm 5.30pm
HIGH SCHOOL CABARET Artspace 36 1hr 4pm & 8pm 4pm & 8pm
JANE CLIFTON Any Place I Hang My Hat Is Home Banquet Room 32 1hr 7.30pm 6.30pm
JIMMY WEBB An Evening with Jimmy Webb Dunstan Playhouse 19 1hr 9.15pm 6.15pm
JOSIE LANE In The Bathhouse Space Theatre 24 1hr 8.15pm 7pm 6pm
KENNY MELLMAN Our Hit Parade Banquet Room 35 1hr 8.45pm 8.45pm 7pm
LEAH FLANAGAN Midnight Muses: It Begins To Tell Space Theatre 26 1hr 6.30pm 6.45pm Q&A Jimmy Webb
Page
LEO SAYER The Show Must Go On Dunstan Playhouse 16 1hr 6.30pm 9pm 9.30pm 7.45pm Space Theatre > Sat 25 > 3pm
LISA HUNT Forever Soul
MARK NADLER Broadway Hootenanny
Banquet Room
Piano Bar
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MARK NADLER Crazy 1961 Banquet Room 34 1hr 6.30pm 6.30pm Sing Your
MARK VINCENT Diciassette Festival Theatre Stage
MELINDA SCHNEIDER Doris Day: So Much More Than the Girl Next Door Dunstan Playhouse
18
17
1hr
1hr 40mins
6.30pm 3pm & 6.30pm
Own Musical 6.15pm 3pm & 8.45pm
Michael Morley & Friends
MICHAEL FEINSTEIN Sings Sinatra Festival Theatre 11 1hr 30mins Piano Bar > Sun 19, 3.30pm > 1hr 8pm
MICHAEL GRIFFITHS In Vogue: Songs by Madonna Artspace 29 1hr 8.15pm 8.30pm 7pm
MIKE MCLEISH The World is Winning Space Theatre 32 1hr 6.30pm 7.15pm 7.15pm
MIKEY ROBINS & MARGARITA PRACATAN Live in the Piano Bar Piano Bar 08 1hr 9.30pm 9.30pm 9.45pm 9.45pm 9.15pm
MOLLY POPE Introducing Molly Pope Artspace 31 1hr 6.30pm 6.30pm 9pm
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OLIVIA NEWTON JOHN Festival Theatre 06 1hr 30mins 8pm 8pm
PAUL CAPSIS Make Me A King Space Theatre 13 1hr 9pm 9.15pm 6pm
RACHAEL BECK AND IAN STENLAKE More Than Words Dunstan Playhouse 18 1hr 5pm 6.15pm 6.15pm
RHONDA BURCHMORE Cry Me A River - The World of Julie London Dunstan Playhouse 14 1hr 3pm & 9pm 9pm
ROBYN ARCHER The Other Great American Songbook Dunstan Playhouse 33 1hr 40mins 2.30pm
SIMON BURKE Something About Always Festival Theatre Stage 28 1hr 6.30pm 7pm 6pm
STORM LARGE Crazy Enough Space Theatre 34 1hr 9.15pm 9.30pm 9.30pm
THE JITTERBUG CLUB Mojo Juju & The Snake Oil Merchants Banquet Room 10 1hr 10pm 10pm
THE MAGNETS Gobsmacked! Dunstan Playhouse 12 1hr 8pm 6.15pm 8pm
THE WET SPOTS Space Theatre 24 1hr 10.30pm 9pm 8pm BRING A FRIEND FREE Thanks to Minter Ellison
We have again extended the Bring a Friend Free offer to span across
TOBY FRANCIS Blokelahoma! Artspace 30 1hr 8.15pm 8.30pm 8pm the entire Festival to selected shows and performances.
TUBA SKINNY Banquet Room 08 1hr 10pm 10pm 9pm Stay tuned for more information go to adelaidecabaretfestival.com.au
URBAN DISPLAY SUITE Banquet Room 33 1hr 7pm 6.15pm STRICTLY LIMITED ALLOCATION
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VARIETY GALA PERFORMANCE Festival Theatre 05 1hr 30mins 7.30pm

We’re making beautiful music together.

 Here come the real Priscillas
 She’s not afraid to get into hot water   Cute and carnal cult comedy 

CAN AUS

AUS

Josie In The Josie

Bathhouse Lane THE WET Spots “Break out the
fairy lights and tuck in those
With her five-piece band and personal ‘towel-boy’, Josie Lane They seem like a couple from the golden age of vaudeville. glittering balls - tape them
will shower you with laughs, tears and blushes as she taps the Until they open their mouths and start singing sweetly about the under if you must.”
bawdy energy of Bette Midler’s legendary bathhouse shows of finer details of their carnal encounters. The Wet Spots (Cass King Sun Herald

the ‘70s. Josie comes to us fresh from winning rave reviews in and John Woods) write the most elegant songs about sex you will
the Sydney season of Fame. Written and directed by Dean Bryant ever hear.
(creator of Cabaret Festival hits Newley Discovered, Liza (on an E), John was a singer/songwriter, Cass was an award-winning
Experiment: Cole Porter and Britney Spears: The Cabaret), this will spoken-word artist and sex columnist from Toronto. They met in
be an evening full of hot singing, dirty stories and raunchy glamour. 2001 and in 2003 they married and started playing together
Soak it up.
Spend a steamy evening with the divine Miss L.
(in every sense, we gather).
Having thrilled and titillated audiences with four sold-out adelaide
The Wet Spots leave an indelible
mark on audiences wherever
“...the sweet sounds of 1930s
cabaret, swinging ‘60s, and
seasons at the Sydney Opera House, Sydney’s most delicious
drag queens are heading across the desert with their critically 11 > 12 June premiere
they play. Cole Porter-style tunes with acclaimed show, Drag! Space Theatre 1hr 40mins (incl interval)
“Josie Lane comic-erotic tales...”
world premiere is superb...” Original songs, spankings Sydney Morning Herald With a blend of frivolity and in-your-face frocktastic fabulousness, the 7pm & 10pm (11) 6.30pm & 9pm (12)
Australian Stage
and singalongs. show somehow manages to squeeze in decades of sequined sequences and Adult $42 Conc $38
depilatory-defying performances, with some of Sydney’s current hit shows, Festival Subscription: Adult $38 Conc $34
17 > 19 June Space Theatre 1hr 17 > 19 June Space Theatre 1hr plus famous performances from drag’s decadent past.
8.15pm (17) 7pm (18) & 6pm (19) 10.30pm (17) 9pm (18) 8pm (19)
Adult $38 Conc $34 Adult $42 Conc $38
Hosted by the multi DIVA Award-winning Portia Turbo, the stellar cast is Unadulterated
a who’s who of Australia’s drag legends: Chelsea Bun, Amelia Airhead,
Festival Subscription: Adult $34 Conc $30 Festival Subscription: Adult $38 Conc $34 Minnie Cooper, Joyce Maynge, Tess Tickle, the amazing performance
gorgeousness!
artist, Dallas Dellaforce, and Les Girls legend, Monique Kelly.
Warning: Suitable for audiences 18 years+ Warning: Suitable for audiences 18 years+ (contains coarse language and adult themes)
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 One of Great Britain’s greatest voices
The fantastic Ms Flanagan
 Let There Be Love   regales us with tales from after dark 

AUS
AUS
Leah
Flanagan

Daniel
So
UK

Boys
MIDNIGHT MUSES
It Begins To Tell
Close
Bert LaBonte “...a voice you can sink into:
cushiony comfort without a australian premiere
single rough edge...”

When I Fall
Songs, music and stories told
Deborah Conway by Leah Flanagan.
Inspired by and featuring the words of
acclaimed poet Samuel Wagan Watson. “Impossible not to fall in
love with this show...and

In Love Cole Story

The Nat King Round midnight, the world is vulnerable and troubled minds find
clarity in the dark. Musicians often meet characters who open up
over a few drinks to keep the daylight at bay. These stories are
Direct from award-winning performances in
London’s West End, we are delighted that Daniel Boys
the lovely Daniel Boys.”
BBC

Nat King Cole was “a song’s best friend” who lived for music. inspired by, and dedicated to them.
- the “voice of pure bliss” - will join us for his Australian debut.
The first African American to host a TV show, he fought racism Of Indigenous Australian, Irish and Italian descent, the down-to-
After breaking through with hugely successful appearances on BBC
earth Leah Flanagan is a natural storyteller with the voice of an
all his life. His distinct sound that caressed lyrics and romanced
a melody created a legacy like no other. In this long-awaited angel, wielding a mean ukelele. Midnight Muses also features the
TV’s Any Dream Will Do in 2007, Daniel has now proven his enduring A voice of pure bliss.
stature by performing alongside Bryn Terfel, Maria Friedman and John
return to the Adelaide Cabaret Festival, Bert LaBonte guides us nocturnal talents of Melanie Robinson, Jamie Blechynden, and
Barrowman. Acknowledging his talent, he was honoured by a request
through the life and career of a true pioneer, embodying the man musicians Matt Earl, Tom Jones and Brian Manning.
to sing at Andrew Lloyd Webber’s 60th birthday concert in Hyde Park.
we know so well.
Conceived by Bert LaBonte
The fantastic Ms Flanagan regales us 11 > 12 June
with tales from after dark. With his unique blend of charm and musicality, Daniel will perform Banquet Room 1hr
Written by Ross Mueller
an array of songs from the world of musical theatre and pop, alongside
6pm (11) & 4pm & 6.15pm (12)
some lesser-known gems taken from his best-selling, debut solo
22 > 25 June Artspace 1hr
re s 15 > 16 June Space Theatre 1hr Premium $42 Adult $32 Conc $28
e m i e album So Close: an album which cements his
Festival Subscription: Adult $28 Conc $24
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8.30pm (22 & 23) 7pm (24) & 6.15pm (25) 6.30pm (15) & 6.45pm (16) reputation as one of the UK’s brightest
Adult $29 Conc $25
o r l Adult $38 Conc $34 GreenRoom $19.95 emerging musical talents.
Festival Subscription: Adult $25 Conc $21 W Festival Subscription: Adult $34 Conc $30

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 There’s something about Simon
 She told us she was trouble…   Local boy makes good - as the Material Girl 

Lisa Adam AUS

something
about Always
AUS
Simon Burke AUS

Finally, one of our best-loved stars returns to

Australia. For those who’ve become fans through
his previous Adelaide Cabaret Festival appearances,
the great news is that Something About Always is all
about him.
Amy Housewine “A powerhouse of talent
with a beautiful voice.”
Todd McKenney

Tough, funny, uncompromising and brutally honest with

Back to Crack In Vogue:

his music as well as himself, Simon and musical director Written and directed
Daniel Edmonds share the moments that made the man: by Dean Bryant
in and out of character, in cabaret, in concert, on stage,
on TV and on film. From Play School to the Palladium, Michael
there’s always been something about Simon Burke. They tried to make her go to rehab, but she wouldn’t have a Songs by Madonna Griffiths
Back to Crack
bar of it. And so the car-crash of her life comes to Adelaide,
Like a virgin, Adelaide’s own Michael Griffiths makes his
australian premiere where Amy Housewine makes her Cabaret Festival debut in a
show that dishes the dirt on her life as a singer, poet and hometown cabaret debut as Madonna. No accent, costume or wig.
professional crack-whore. Just ‘Madge’ accompanying herself at the piano, leading you on a
journey through her tough life and tender songs. Currently performing
Written by Amy herself (AKA Lisa Adam, Helpmann and Green
in Jersey Boys in Sydney, Michael has previously toured with
Room nominee, and star of Rocky Horror, Jersey Boys) and
Priscilla Queen of the Desert, We Will Rock You! and as a member
“Simon Burke... 17 > 19 June Trevor Ashley.
of the original Australian cast of Shout!
is mesmerising every Festival Theatre Stage 1hr WARNING: This adults-only show will feature drinking,
smoking, swearing, live drug use and passing out in a Strike a pose, express yourself and get into
moment he’s on stage." 6.30pm (17) 7pm (18) & 6pm (19) the groove - as Madonna opens her heart. re
pool of your own vomit. ie
the sunday times Premium $50 Adult $40 Conc $36
ld prem
Festival Subscription: Adult $36 Conc $32
adelaide W o r
23 > 25 June Banquet Room 1hr 15 > 17 June Artspace 1hr
8.30pm (23) & 7pm (24 & 25) premiere 8.15pm (15) 8.30pm (16) & 7pm (17)
Premium $35 Adult $25 Conc $21 Adult $29 Conc $25
The world’s leading man Festival Subscription: Adult $21 Conc $18 Festival Subscription: Adult $25 Conc $21
returns to Adelaide.
Warning: Suitable for audiences 18 years+ (contains strong
coarse language, adult themes and drug references).
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  She will dare you to believe   As offensive as a small dog in a hot car   The big voice from the Big Apple   Documenting life from India to Elizabeth 

AUS AUS Introducing USA AUS

Molly Pope Ansuya

Nathan

“Kicky, neo-retro
cabaret chanteuse.”

Photo by Brigitta Scholz-Mastroianni

Time Out, New York

Alexis Fishman
Der Gelbe Stern Nominee
Photo by Kurt Sneddon

BEST SOLO PERFORMER

Photo by Kurt Sneddon

Stage Awards, Edinburgh
2010
(The Yellow Star) Toby Francis
“Gob-smacking… Fishman
has a grand voice, pizzazz “This is all a solo

Blokelahoma! Long Live

and charismatic presence.
She’s sensational!” Conceived by Alexis Fishman Introducing Molly Pope is a musical romp through a decade of show should be.”
Written by James Millar and life in New York City with this fabulous new/old-school-diva. The Public Reviews
The Australian Alexis Fishman The madcap Ms Pope retraces her first 10 years in the Big Apple

It is 1933. Alexis Fishman is Erika Stern, darling of the Berlin
cabaret. Feisty, sassy, sexy, her show embodies all the decadence
and excess of the Weimar Republic. Tonight however, she faces
her final bow and her destiny in Dachau. For this star of the stage
bears a golden star to denote that she is Jewish.
The lights go down and we cannot resist the joy of her rousing,
raucous, exhilarating performance - even though we know her fate.
Musical Direction by Michael Lavine
Produced by Joanna Fishman
Directional support by Tanya Goldberg
Sex, taboo, religion and gender: Blokelahoma! covers it all from
the piercing perspective of a 23 year old rock tenor. After winning
the 8th Annual Cabaret Showcase in Sydney in December 2010,
Toby started devising Blokelahoma! under the direction of David
Campbell. Blokelahoma! is as honest as it is provocative and
allows Toby full reign to unleash his extraordinary voice and
astute world view.
Dangerous and political, like only cabaret can be.
Written by Toby Francis
Directed by David Campbell
through an eclectic retinue of songs selected from 80 years of
pop music; everything from Tin Pan Alley to Amy Winehouse,
all delivered with her signature retro vibe.
Hailed by Time Out for her “viscerally thrilling alto”, this
powerhouse vocalist, concert artist and actress has appeared
in everything from King Lear to Law & Order: SVU!
Is she from New York or another planet?
Accompanied by
Kenny Mellman
The King
Written and Performed
by Ansuya Nathan
Directed by Guy Masterson
Vagina clenched against fear and grief, Meena is a heavily
pregnant doctor’s wife from India who touches down on Australian
soil on the same day Elvis Presley dies. For ever more, The King’s
wit and wisdom will be her guide as she faces dislocation,
acceptance and integration in her new world Down Under. Based
on her own true story, Long Live The King was written by and stars
Adelaide-born actress, director and producer, Ansuya Nathan.
A rockin’ and rollickin’ tale of spice, soul and sunburn.

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> 1hr 1hr 1hr
australian premiereS
6.30pm (22 & 23) & 9pm (24)
o r l 8.15pm (10) 8.30pm (11) & 8pm (12) 6.30pm (15 & 16) & 9pm (17) 3.15pm & 6.30pm (11) & 3pm & 6pm (12)
Adult $29 Conc $25
Festival Subscription: Adult $25 Conc $21
W Adult $29 Conc $25 GreenRoom $19.95
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Adult $29 Conc $25 GreenRoom $19.95
Festival Subscription: Adult $25 Conc $21
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  Everybody loves a good fall from grace   Explore what it is to be home   Journey down the road less travelled   It’s off - the- plan... and off- the- wall 

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The Other
Great American
The
Songbook AUS

is World
Robyn
Archer “Musical satire
at its finest!”
Jane

Photo by Peter Ciemetis

Photo by Ponch Hawkes

Adelaide Advertiser

Winning
by Mike McLeish Clifton

“...You will laugh yourself

stupid at the gut-wrenching
Mike McLeish scaled the heights of
Australian musical theatre playing the title
awfulness of it all. Inspiring,
funny and moving.”
role in the wildly successful Keating!
The Musical. But two years after the final
Eddie Perfect
curtain falls, Mike finds himself squeezing into
skin-tight, silver snakeskin spandex pants and
applying way too much eye makeup.
Mike is working at Dracula's Theatre
Restaurant, and he is not happy. Joined onstage
by a superb four-piece band, including members
from Keating! and Shane Warne The Musical.
A confessional cabaret chronicling
life after the glory of Keating!
Any Place I Hang This intriguing new program by Robyn Archer takes us through
The Other Great American Songbook - with songs by Woody Guthrie Urban Display Suite
my hat is home
and Stephen Foster, little-known American musical theatre numbers,
naughty songs that caught the ear of the censor, songs by Brecht/ A rmed with a deliciously malicious sense of humour and the
Weill and Eisler written in the USA, and ending with Dylan & Pink. ability to turn out a jaunty melody, Michael Dalley's previous
Imagine you returned to every home you’d ever lived in. What As a singer, writer, director, mentor, artistic director and public
smash-hit shows including Vaudeville X and Intimate Apparel
have earned no less than eleven Green Room Award nominations
memories would they stir? What stories would they tell? And, if advocate of the arts, the influence of Robyn Archer in cabaret,
and two statues. In his latest musical social satire, Michael and
you’re Jane Clifton, what songs would they replay? To find out, this music and culture is as profound as it is remarkable.
his cast stab their acerbic wit into the eye of the great Aussie
well-loved singer, soap-star and novelist went back to visit all 32
Your authoritative guide to the alternative dream...realty... or was that reality? With songs like Real Estate
of the houses she’d once called home and wrote a book about it. US music catalogue. - The White Collar Job for the Blue Collar Brain, Million Dollar
Now you can join Jane and her band on this journey from Gibraltar Devised by Robyn Archer “Robyn Archer Shitbox and It’s A Terrible School But The Grounds Are Stunning,
to the Maribyrnong River as she highlights the foundations of her Accompanied by illuminates.” you know you are in for a night of side-splitting, split-level,
Michael Morley, Mathew Carey
iere
career: from Ella to the Rolling Stones. soul-searching entertainment.
em and George Butrumlis GLAMAdelaide
A musical history, home by home.
l d pr Putting the strata fees in stratospheric.

23 25 June Space Theatre adelaide Wor one show

 only  mie re adelaide
> 1hr 22 > 23 June Banquet Room 1hr 12 June 1hr 40mins
p r e 18 > 19 June Banquet Room 1hr
6.30pm (23) 7.15pm (24 & 25) premiere r ld premiere
Adult $38 Conc $34
7.30pm (22) & 6.30pm (23)
Premium $35 Adult $25 Conc $21
Dunstan Playhouse 2.30pm
Premium $50 Adult $40 Conc $36 W o 7pm (18) & 6.15pm (19)
Premium $35 Adult $25 Conc $21
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USA
Kenny Mellman,
Bridget Everett & Neal Medlyn

Our Hit Parade

From monkeys in Inspired by the famous American musical sketch series, Your Hit Parade,
space to Catch-22! that ran on radio and then TV from 1935 to 1959, Our Hit Parade is an
alarmingly live top-ten countdown in which the hosts present their own
renditions of the latest popular hits. Presenting this musical mayhem are
the stars and co-creators: Tony-nominee and Obie-winner Kenny Mellman
(Kiki & Herb); the outrageous and unpredictable Bridget Everett; and pop

Mark Nadler
song opera impresario Neal Medlyn. If it’s top of the charts, it’s in their
firing line. A charismatic, comical countdown.
USA “… raunchy, surprising,
totally fabulous…”
1961 gave us songs like Crazy, Moon River

Crazy
Time Out, New York
adelaide 15 > 17 June Banquet Room 1hr
and - appropriately - It Was A Very Good Year. 8.45pm (15 & 16) & 7pm (17)
Just as JFK was being sworn in as President, premiere Premium $42 Adult $32 Conc $28
The Beatles gave their first public performance. Visit our website for video Festival Subscription: Adult $28 Conc $24
The airwaves were filled with artists like Elvis Presley clips and images of the show Pop go the egos

1961
and Ray Charles. In Europe, Jacques Brel and Edith Piaf Warning: Suitable for audiences 18+ (contains strong coarse language and possible nudity)
were at their peak.
WORLD premiere 1961 saw the births of Princess Di, Barrack Obama, George
Clooney and... most importantly - our beloved Mark Nadler.  Get deep and dangerous with cabaret’s punk pin-up 
USA
Mark Nadler is one of the world’s most highly acclaimed
cabaret artists and has performed everywhere, from Storm Large
nightclubs to Carnegie Hall. Add to that his numerous
awards and accolades and you begin to understand the
power and charisma that is Mark Nadler. Crazy Enough
Celebrate Mark’s first half-century with him by reliving Storm Large was told she would end up like her mentally ill
the songs and events of the year in which he arrived on mother. Desperate to avoid what she believed to be her fate,
planet Earth. she started a crazy journey to save her sanity. As a result,
Crazy Enough is a love song to the missteps and horrendous
“The particular mayhem mistakes we all make in life, starring this six-foot Vargas
caused by Mark Nadler pin-up come to life, whose thunderous pipes and over-the-top
makes beautiful cabaret.” 15 > 16 June stage presence tear rooms apart.
The Advertiser Banquet Room 6.30pm 1hr
Premium $42 Adult $32 Conc $28 “It is an intoxicating and
Festival Subscription: Adult $28 Conc $24 23 > 25 June Space Theatre 1hr unmissable cocktail of power
9.15pm (23) & 9.30pm (24 & 25)
em iere and vulnerability.”
Adult $42 Conc $38 n pr
alia
The London Times
Warning: Suitable for audiences 18+ (strong coarse language)

Austr
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Performing Arts
Collection Exhibition
Adelaide Cabaret Festival The
AUS
with Blackwood High School
and Pembroke School
Peter ALLEN
One of the most popular and exciting performances
of last year’s program was High School Cabaret.
We are thrilled to announce that this important
Exhibition
initiative is returning!

em AND Artistic Director David Campbell will be ably assisted

l ar d
p o pu by local Musical Director Matthew Carey, in tutoring a
by group of creative arts students from Pembroke School
Join the newest stars BACK and Blackwood High School. Work has begun on these
shows and both evenings are set to be spectacular.
of cabaret as they tell 18 > 19 June Artspace 4pm & 8pm 1hr The talent, commitment and energy from the students
their stories, their way. Pembroke School (18) Blackwood High School (19) are mind blowing!
Adult $25 Conc $21
Festival Subscription: Adult $21 Conc $17

Getting your act together The Songwriter's Songwriter

and taking it on the road Q & A with Jimmy Webb
Masterclass with
In addition to his solo show, Jimmy
» FREE «
Dean Bryant & Neil Gooding Webb will be taking part in his own
You are an incredible performer. You have a great Q and A session. Join this master
tunesmith at this free event and ask
cabaret show. But how can you refine it? How can you
him anything you wish from how
get an audience? How can you take it to the next level?
Dean Bryant (Newley Discovered, Britney Spears
to write a song, to inspirations and The Performing Arts Collection is proud to present a stunning
The Cabaret, Liza on an E) and Neil Gooding (Love Bites, technique. This rare opportunity collection of Peter Allen memorabilia never seen before in Adelaide.
to sit down with the Chairman of
Gutenberg! The Musical, The Hatpin) are here to show He started life as Peter Woolnough from Tenterfield, New South Wales
the Songwriters Hall of Fame is
you how. They will talk you through: how to refine
your ideas, how to market your ideas, how to pitch to
one not to be missed! but through sheer tenacity, hard work and talent, he became Peter Allen, 10 June > Late August
a festival, how to adapt your show to different venues
‘the premier fun-maker of the world’. Allen went on to reach dizzy heights Festival Theatre Foyer
and how to expand your show’s huge success! on Broadway - collecting an Oscar along the way.
Though remembered as a flamboyant and energetic performer, songwriting was This collection of memorabilia comes from the
an equal strength. His work was recorded by many, including Frank Sinatra, Melbourne Arts Centre’s Performing Arts Collection
Photograph by Francis Ing

Supported by Supported by and was kindly given by Peter’s friends

18 June 1hr 30mins Independent Arts Foundation 25 June 1hr 30mins Independent Arts Foundation Shirley Bassey and Olivia Newton-John - an enduring legacy that reveals a
Larry Rinehart and Bruce Cudd. The Performing Arts
Space Theatre 2pm » FREE « Space Theatre 3pm » FREE « sensitive and reflective man behind the Hawaiian shirts and sequins. His onstage
energy has been immortalised in the stage hit-musical The Boy From Oz, proving
Collection would also like to thank Todd McKenney.

that he was the ultimate showman and a consumate performer.

adelaidecabaretfestival.com.au

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Enhance your Adelaide Packages &
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with a variety of catering
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between and after each show
Some Like it Hot - Festival Theatre Terrace Bistro by the food business Cocktail Lounge
[Located downstairs at the Bistro by the food business]
Heat up your business with
A lively hub providing a place to meet and refuel between Boasting jaw dropping River Torrens views, show-stopping
shows. The popular ‘All Fired Up’ wood oven pizzas and service and exquisite modern Australian cuisine, high tail it Sizzle the night away in the adjacent cosy Cocktail Lounge, The Hottest Corporate
Beyond India’s fantastic range of curries will return along
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dining throughout the Festival.
serving tantalising bar snacks and cocktails until late.
Entertaining Ticket
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Grant Burge Bar
Grant Burge Bar located in the Space Theatre Foyer.
in Town!
Proudly Supported by $50 chef’s canapé or dessert tasting plates and main course including Created especially for the Festival, the Grant Burge Bar
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complimentary bottle of wine. [1 bottle per booking] one of the following packages:
Bar Platters After all Life is a Cabernet.
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Tapas Platter - Spanish inspired morsels Soak up the surrounds of the Belvedere Vodka Bar, located > Dinner & Entertainment

Asian Platter - assorted Asian delicacies
Cheese Platter - selection of premium cheeses
served with lavosh and fig paste
Foyer Café
Delicious casual meals conveniently located in the heart of
the Festival. Coffee and light refreshments also available.
The Elder Park Café in the Piano Bar & Lyrics. Back by popular demand, it’s the > Cheese & Wine Packages
Alfresco or indoors perfect place for a pre-show cocktail or post-show martini.
Enjoy something from the seasonal Open until late each night. Packages start from only $98 per guest,
menu plus organic Fair Trade coffee
including show and hospitality
and an eclectic list of local wines Piano Bar
and beers. For all your entertainment options call Sally on 8216 8965
Open every night of the Festival until late, featuring free
or corporate.clubs@adelaidefestivalcentre.com.au
entertainment. See page 4, 8 and 10 for more information.

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Limited Edition
Cabaret Art
Available as a set of three A4 prints
in a white frame (800mm x 500mm). $260
Individual A3 prints in a white frame. $360
Celebrating 3 years under the Artistic Direction of David Campbell,
these limited edition frames feature the Adelaide Cabaret Festival icon image.
Take home your own piece of Adelaide Cabaret history.
To order please contact
cathy.barrett@adelaidefestivalcentre.com.au or (08) 8216 8985.
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T +61 8 8233 5555
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How to Book
By Phone BASS 131 246
All major credit cards accepted
Mon to Sat 9.00am to 6.00pm [CST]
International bookings +61 8 8205 2300
Online information and tickets are available at
www.adelaidecabaretfestival.com.au or
www.bass.net.au.
Over the counter at all BASS Outlets and the
Adelaide Festival Centre. For information regarding
BASS outlets, please phone 131 246 or look under
BASS in the White Pages, page 104 or visit
www.whitepages.com.au.
By Mail please call BASS on 131 246
to have a booking form sent to you.
All Artspace and late night Banquet Room
performances are General Admission.
Tickets purchased in advance to performances
in any of these venues cannot be mailed to patrons.
Phone, internet or mail bookings can be collected
from the nearest BASS outlets or from the venue
on the night. Please present the credit card used to
make the booking when collecting tickets.
Car Park
Are you driving to the Cabaret?
Relax with premier parking at the
Adelaide Festival Centre’s undercover
car park with regular security patrols.
Enter off King William Road for easy
access to all your cabaret shows.
Pre-book your space through BASS on 131 246.
All carpark spaces are accessible via our lift.
To pre-book your disability space
please call BASS on 131 246.
Further enquiries on +61 8 8205 2404
Opening times 24 Hours/7 Days a week.
The Adelaide Festival Centre respects your privacy and meets Government policy requirements. Disclaimer: Every effort has been
made to ensure that performance dates, times, prices and other information contained herein are correct at time of publication.
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The Adelaide Festival Centre is committed to PARTNER
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The Centre has a number of access-friendly Yellow Cabs 132 227 engagement
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The Adelaide Festival Centre is located in the performance
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