Award winning cabaret performer and member of the 92Y Music Faculty, Michael Kirk Lane curates a series of conversations about the art form of cabaret in New York City. These conversations delve into the history and current state of this unique performance style. Each conversation includes a Q&A session for the participants. Cabaret Conversations guest scheduled so far are:
July 13, 2020: Joe Iconis
Featuring award winning composer, lyricist, and playwright Joe Iconis. His musical, Be More Chill (with Joe Tracz) is currently playing London’s West End, after running at Broadway’s Lyceum Theatre and off-Broadway’s The Pershing Square Signature Center after a world premiere at Two River Theater.
Aug 3, 2020: David Sabella and Sue Matsuki
Join in the conversation with internationally recognized master musical theater and commercial music voice technique teacher and performer, David Sabella, and award-winning cabaret/jazz singer Sue Matsuki, who has performed in virtually every NYC cabaret room! David and Sue are the editor and co-editor of CabaretHotspot.com, and authors of the book So you Want to Sing Cabaret.
Sep 14, 2020: Karen Mason
Join Cabaret Conversations with Broadway, off-Broadway, television and recording artist Karen Mason, who has garnered rave reviews starring as The Queen of Hearts in Wonderland and originating the role of Tanya in Abba’s Mamma Mia, and many more!
Michael Kirk Lane is an award-winning cabaret artist, having won the 2020 Manhattan Association of Cabaret Award for Male Musical Comedy Performer. Along with 3 previous MAC nominations, Lane has been nominated for 3 BroadwayWorld Cabaret Awards, winning in 2018 for Best Show. 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.
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