Billie Brouse is a cabaret singer based in New York City known for her debut solo cabaret show, Thinking Out Loud. Considered a “late bloomer” to the New York cabaret community, she first arrived in NYC during the 1970s and accumulated a unique variety of life experiences—including working the Canadian carnival circuit and collaborating with eccentric songwriters—before taking center stage.
Laurie Krauz is an award-winning, New York City-based jazz and cabaret vocalist renowned for her powerful emotional range, versatile scat singing, and distinctive fusion of jazz, theater, blues, and R&B. She began her musical journey with classical piano at age five before transitioning to a professional vocal career in the 1980s. Jazz critic Scott Yanow named her one of the top 500 jazz vocalists of all time in his book The Jazz Singers.
Mark Nadler is an internationally acclaimed New York City-based cabaret entertainer, singer, pianist, tap-dancer, and comedian. Known for his high-energy “whirlwind” performance style and classical piano virtuosity, he has become a staple of the American cabaret and off-Broadway scenes.
Ruby Rims (born Robert Firth) is a legendary drag queen and cabaret entertainer who has been a prominent fixture in the New York City performance scene for over 50 years. Known as “New York City’s longest-running drag queen,” Rims is recognized for his unique performance style, extensive history in Manhattan’s nightlife, and significant contributions to HIV/AIDS advocacy.
KT Sullivan is a celebrated cabaret singer, actress, and the Artistic Director of the Mabel Mercer Foundation. Revered as an icon in the international cabaret community, she is widely praised by The New Yorker as being “as vocally, comically and theatrically assured as contemporary performers get”
