★ A d e l a i d e Fe s t i v a l C e n t r e’s ret bAdelaidea Cabaret Festival Ca 5 ~ 20 June 2009 adelaidefestivalcentre.com.au BOOK AT 131 246 ★ ★ ★ e s t i v a A d e l a i d e F l C e n t r e’s ret bAdelaidea Cabaret Festival Ca 5 ~ 20 June 2009 You are cordially invited to the ninth In its ninth year, the Adelaide Cabaret Festival Come to cabaret for fun, the excitement Adelaide Cabaret Festival and David keeps getting brighter and brasher and has of live entertainment and the engaging Campbell’s first as Artistic Director. well and truly established itself as Australia’s interplay between performer and audience. This year’s Festival promises to be one foremost celebration of this urbane art form. Artists interpret life as they see it and of the brightest so far. The Festival’s new Artistic Director - Adelaide so touch each of our hearts and minds. New Artistic Director David Campbell and born and raised entertainer and impresario, A humanity shared is the essence of cabaret. Associate Producer Lisa Campbell have David Campbell - has assembled a diverse The Adelaide Cabaret Festival is the best and brought together a stunning range of line-up of renowned cabaret performers, as biggest cabaret festival in the world. Our new international and local performances that well as a selection of exciting fresh talents. artistic director has scaled the heights of the for two weeks in June, will paint the A source of comforting warmth in Adelaide’s international stage of cabaret and musical old town red. winter, the Cabaret Festival shines brightly theatre and is now presenting an outstanding My thanks to all those who get behind the on the Australian arts calendar. program of performances and experiences. Festival and make it possible every year, It offers a terrific opportunity for South Be proud Adelaide and celebrate! especially Festival founder Frank Ford Australians, as well as interstate and overseas I thank my fellow Adelaide Cabaret Festival and our loyal audiences. visitors, to experience the very best cabaret Committee members – Simon Burke, See you in June, a great time will be the world has to offer, and all on show under Nicky Downer AM, Sasha Carruozzo, Zannie had by all! the one roof in the heart of our city. Flanagan, Steve Kernaghan and Amanda Ward The South Australian Government is a – for their enthusiastic contribution DOUGLAS GAUTIER proud supporter of this wonderful event, to our wonderful festival. CEO and Artistic Director and I encourage you to browse this program Adelaide Festival Centre FRANK FORD AM carefully and make your bookings early. Chair, Adelaide Cabaret Then, I look forward to seeing you at Festival Committee the Festival. MIKE RANN Premier of South Australia Minister for the Arts ★ ★ ★ TOP DECK CLUB ★ ★ ★ Contents 22 ALI MCGREGOR Jazz Cigarette/Late-Nite Variety 30 AXIS OF AWESOME Step up to the TOP DECK! 8 BARBARA LUNA 7 An Evening with BERNADETTE PETERS If you book your tickets to five or more shows 32 you automatically become a member of the Mitzi Macintosh and Naomi BINGAY Adelaide Cabaret Festival – Top Deck Club. 31 BOB DOWNE World War Bob As a Top Deck Club member you will be invited to 5 Introducing BUTTERSCOTCH the 2010 Adelaide Cabaret Festival VIP launch and 28 CABARET DÉCADANSE Realisation.net opening night drinks, plus receive special offers. 29 Laurent Cirade and Paul Staicu DUEL 6 ELENOA ROKOBAR0 Chanteuse BOOK five or more before 1 May 2009 and go in the draw to WIN 2 TICKETS to Sydney return 29 The Hounds EVERY FILM EVER MADE travelling on the Indian Pacific PLUS tickets to a 24 EVERYBODy’s GOT SOMETHING TO HIDE (except me and my monkey) Sydney Theatre Company Season 09 performance. Mark Jones, Melissa Langton, Libby O’Donovan ★ ★ 22 FINGERPRINTS Avigail Herman 32 Courtney Act & Trevor Ashley in GENTLEMEN PREFER BLOKES 17 GRACE KNIGHT Starry Knight 23 GUTENBERG! THE MUSICAL Simon Van der Stap and David Somerville 12 HARRY JAMES ANGUS Everything That I Can Think Of 19 HAYDEN TEE Generation whY? 15 HUGH SHERIDAN Newley Discovered 28 JACKIE LOEB I Really Am Lovely 4 JANET KLEIN AND HER PARLOR BOYS Ukelele Chanteuse 25 The Dad & Dave Show with JIMMY BARNES & DAVID CAMPBELL 6 JOHN BUCCHINO & Friends/JOHN BUCCHINO by himself It is my great honour to welcome you to the 2009 Adelaide 31 JULIA MORRIS Don’t You Know Who I Used to Be? Cabaret Festival. This may be my inaugural year as Artistic 10 JULIE WILSON Director, but the Festival itself is in its ninth outing. I would like 13 KATE CEBERANO Love & the Bottom Line to take this opportunity to thank my predecessor, Julia Holt 18 LILLIAS WHITE From Brooklyn to Broadway and her team for creating a cabaret event without parallel. 17 MAHALIA BARNES & THE SOUL MATES 16 MARY & MELINDA SCHNEIDER Schneiderville It is the excellent reputation of the Adelaide Cabaret Festival 24 MR PERCIVAL Out of the Loop which has helped attract the performers that make up this 12 The Fabulous Frances Faye in Australia NICK CHRISTO year’s program – and what a program it is! 26 PHIL SCOTT AND VINCENT HOOPER The Twink & the Showgirl In approaching the artistic direction of this year’s Festival, 16 PUGSLEY BUZZARD Noir I was eager to focus on three things; showcasing the 19 ROBYN ARCHER Que Reste-t’ il? established, promoting the up and coming and urging 15 ROSS WILSON No Smoke, Just Mirrors well known performers to embrace the medium of cabaret. 14 SHERIDAN HARBRIDGE The Brontide: a seismic movement The performances may be varied, but the one common 14 Steven Brinberg is SIMPLY BARBRA denominator is quality. 33 SING YOUR OWN MUSICAL I would like to take this chance to thank the Adelaide 30 Susie Dunn and Darren Mapes THE CARPENTERS FROM KEMPSEY Festival Centre for giving me the incredible opportunity to 5 TEGRITY: BRITNEY SPEARS LIVE IN CABARET Christie Whelan create this year’s program. Huge thanks go to our existing 9 TEX PERKINS AND HIS LADYBOYZ sponsors and partners for their loyalty and belief in our new 27 TINA HARROD Worksongs 27 TRACE Canini’s Gospel Groove direction, to FOXTEL for joining us to broaden horizons and 11 A Little Knight Music…& other melodic quests! TYRAN PARKE to the exceptionally talented and hard-working team who 9 Magpie Blues URSULA YOVICH have made visions reality. 11 VARIETY GALA PERFORMANCE Look forward to seeing you there! 26 VICTOR VALDES & THE REAL MEXICO BAND Cheers! 23 VULGARGRAD DAVID CAMPBELL Artistic Director AUSTRALIAN PREMIERE ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ “…Sweet and sexy like a classic showgirl, her stage presence nicely evokes the vamps of the silent era…” New Times ★ ★ Janet Klein ★ and Her Parlor Boys ★ ★ ★ MARVellous Ukulele NostalGIC MUSIC USA Be transported to a bygone era when Eton crops were the rage and batting eyes meant you had a live one on your hands. LA based Janet Klein relives lovely, naughty Chanteuseand obscure tunes from the 1910s, 20s and 30s including barrelhouse jazz, foxtrots, chansonettes, ragtime ditties and vaudeville from The Great Depression. Date 17 – 19 June Klein is a treasure hunter and restores the lost artefacts of a swinging generation by converting the tunes from Time 6.30pm (17 & 18) & 7pm (19) 1hr a crackling record to crystal-clear reality. With the Venue Festival Theatre Stage sweetest of voices and irresistible charm, Klein and her band are impossible to listen to without smiling. Price $40 Conc $36 If you like this will Pugsley Buzzard (pg 16) and Julie Wilson 10). A trip back in time with the merry makers of whoopee. 4 adelaidecabaretfestival.com ★ ★ UNIQUE MIX OF Vocal PERcussION WITH SIZZLING SONG stYles USA Introducing Butterscotch America’s Got Talent runner-up in 2007 brings her unique style to Australia for the first time. Butterscotch is a singer/songwriter and talented musician whose unique take on familiar songs won her a place in America’s heart. “Butterscotch proves that Having studied music at California State University College not only can she beatbox, but Tina Harrod (pg 27), in Sacramento as a classical piano major, she is also the first female international beatboxing champion. Her diverse play the piano flawlessly.” influences include jazz, classical, hip hop and R&B and America’S Got Talent she is inspired by artists such as Frederick Chopin, John Coltrane and Stevie Wonder. An extraordinary woman who has to be seen to be believed. Date 13 – 14 June Time 9.15pm (13) & 7.30pm (14) 1hr 15mins Venue Dunstan Playhouse AUSTRALIAN PREMIERE Price $38 Conc $34 GreenRoom $19.95 ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Mahalia Barnes and The Soul Mates (pg 17). If you like this will Mr Percival (pg 24), ★ ★ OOOPS SHE DID It AGAIN AUSTRALIAN PREMIERE “She has the looks, the charm Tegrity: Britney Spears ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ and the talent of someone ★ Live in Cabaret ★ destined for a very bright and successful future.” Christie Whelan is channelling Britney and is determined to prove that she’s more than just aussietheatre.com a musical traffic accident, with a microphone Date 12 & 13 June - using a piano and 22 wigs. Time 7.15pm (12) Reconnecting with her musical roots via cabaret, & 6.30pm (13) 1hr 10mins Whelan traverses through all of Britney’s greatest Venue JB Room hits, as well as some hidden musical gems, Christie all without the help of Autotune. ★ Price $20 Whelan ★ Jump on the rollercoaster that is Britney’s life. adelaidecabaretfestival.com 5 ★ ★ USA “If Tennessee Williams was alive and writing tunes he’d be John Bucchino.” The New York Observer John Bucchino is one of New York’s most prolific and well-respected songwriters.