Described by Broadway World as the "David Bowie of cabaret," "slyly subversive" by The Wall Street Journal, and labeled the "male Marlene Dietrich" by The New York Times, Australian cabaret performer Kim David Smith conjures the glitter, doom, and decadence of 1920’s Berlin and beyond in his intimate celebration of Dietrich’s musical and cultural legacy: “More Mostly Marlene,” now with more Marlene, Minogue, and Minnelli than ever before!

Queer mega-muses collide with Marlene’s reimagined repertoire in Smith’s luxurious musical rearrangements, stravaging from Weimar Berlin, to Hollywood, through to the battlefields of Europe and into the stratosphere with Dietrich’s immortal "Ich bin von Kopf bis Fuss.”

Musical direction is by award-winning accompanist Tracy Stark, with Skip Ward (bass), David Sillman (drums), and Matt Podd (accordion). Mr. Smith's costume is designed by Miodrag Guberinic (Gaga, Minaj, Madonna, etc.).

"Smith doesn't impersonate Dietrich in any strict sense. Rather he channels her essence. Donning her trademark hat and tails, Smith, in fact, goes Dietrich one better as a man playing a woman playing a man. It is a Victor/Victoria trick where everyone is in on the ruse. This sort of androgyny is straight out of the Dietrich playbook, and Club Cumming is the perfect setting for it. The wonderful, magical part is that Kim David Smith plays none of it for camp. He winks at the audience, to be sure, but the evening is an honest and loving tribute to Marlene, the world she inhabited, and the fans who adored her. He captures her signature style: the languid delivery, the fluid gestures, the almost predatory sexuality, and those breathtaking moments when she became so still and internal it was a little spooky. None of it feels natural, and that's precisely the point. Marlene Dietrich always let the audience in on the fact that they weren't watching reality, they were watching an inspired creation. Kim David Smith is inspired, indeed.” - Ricky Pope, Broadway World

Sunday, December 3
"A Wery Weimar Christmas" 
at Club Cumming, 505 E. 6th St., NYC 
Musical direction by
Tracy Stark

Please join us, Sunday, December 3 at 9pm, at Club Cumming for a not-so-silent night of jingled belles, harkened angels, and a cavalcade of caroling creatures and guest-performers (including Bright Light Bright Light, Sidney Myer, and Boy Radio, with more to be announced). Tracy and I have written a brand new song for the occasion (sure to become an instant holiday classic!), and can't wait to see you under the mistletoe at Club Cumming! 

Hung With Care: A Queer Holiday Burlesque Spectacular (Studley Theatre, Suny New Paltz)

Saturday, November 25

Kim is THRILLED to be joining the 2023 cast of Hung With Care, as Emcee! Produced by the wonderful folks at Big Gay Hudson Valley, Hung With Care is a queer holiday burlesque spectacular that has been titillating audiences since 2012. The original, fully scripted show is a scintillating sleigh ride of yuletide classics featuring performances from New York City’s premier cabaret artists with specialties ranging from burlesque to dance, circus acts, drag, live singing and so much more. For more information, please visit WWW.HUNGWITHCARE.COM.

HUNG WITH CARE: City Winery, Hudson Valley

Friday, November 24

Kim is THRILLED to be joining the 2023 cast of Hung With Care, as Emcee! Produced by the wonderful folks at Big Gay Hudson Valley, Hung With Care is a queer holiday burlesque spectacular that has been titillating audiences since 2012. The original, fully scripted show is a scintillating sleigh ride of yuletide classics featuring performances from New York City’s premier cabaret artists with specialties ranging from burlesque to dance, circus acts, drag, live singing and so much more. For more information, please visit WWW.HUNGWITHCARE.COM.

The Australian Theatre Festival Cabaret

Saturday, November 18, 7pm at Green Room 42

The Australian Theatre Festival NYC 2023 Cabaret returns to The Green Room 42 for a third consecutive year after sell out performances . It will include Australian music and performers, and close the 5 day festival on Saturday November 18 at 7pm. Hosted by Connor Delves & Jennifer Reed, the Cabaret will include performances by Daniel Asseta (The Light In The Piazza), Amelia Cormack (Hadestown, Come From Away), Kim David Smith (Kim Sings Kylie), Isaac Hayward (Bad Cinderella), Matthew Lee Robinson (Atlantis), Sarah McLellan Mee (42nd Street), Mi-kaisha, Adam Rennie (Hedwig) and more! The Cabaret will be music directed by Isaac Hayward.
Previous performers have included broadway's Jamie Jackson ("Sweeney Todd", Wicked", "Dr. Zhivago"), Sheridan Mouawad ("Hamilton"), Shaye Hopkins ("Diana The Musical"), Gareth Keegan ("Diana The Musical"), Barnaby Reiter ("The Voice"), Jennifer Reed ("Thoroughly Modern Millie", "Ghost"), Connor Delves ("Starcrossed", "Daniel's Husband", "Endangered"), Hilary Cole ("Muriel's Wedding") and original music from singer songwriters Mi-Kaisha & Hannah Bailey!
Produced by The Australian Theatre Festival NYC, Executive Producers and Artistic Directors Mark Barford, Connor Delves & Jillian Geurts.  

Now in its fourth year, The Australian Theatre Festival NYC is an annual celebration of Australian stories and artists in New York City. It aims to create opportunities for an exchange of culture through the presentation of diverse theatrical content. By showcasing Australian artists, the festival will connect Australians living in New York and cultivate their development on a global stage.

Kim David Smith’s Mostly Marlene at the Neue Galerie, November 16, 2023

(This performance is SOLD OUT, please click through to join the waiting list)

Australian cabaret performer Kim David Smith conjures the glitter, doom, and decadence of 1920's Berlin and beyond in his intimate celebration of Dietrich's musical and cultural legacy: Mostly Marlene. Queer mega-muses collide with Marlene's reimagined repertoire in Smith's luxurious musical rearrangements, stravaging from Weimar Berlin, to Hollywood, through to the battlefields of Europe and into the stratosphere with Dietrich's immortal "Ich bin von Kopf bis Fuss."

Musical direction is by award-winning accompanist Jon Webber, with costumes by Miodrag Guberinic (Gaga, Minaj, Madonna, etc.). Debuting at Club Cumming in March 2020, "Mostly Marlene" (littered with more than a modest modicum of Minogue, Madonna, Minnelli, and more!) enjoyed a sold-out Australian premiere at Alan Cumming's 2021 Adelaide Cabaret Festival in June, more sold-out antics at Club Cumming on the Coast (Kennebunkport, Maine, August 2021), a celebrated return to NYC's Club Cumming in September and October of 2022, and performances at Joe's Pub (2022), and Café Sabarsky at the Neue Galerie (2022, 2023).

That’s right, friends! Tracy Stark and I are thrilled to be returning to NYC’s Pangea, Saturday, October 29 (at 7pm) for our post-Cabaret Convention (we are appearing on October 28th!), “Marleneo’ween” edition of Mostly Marlene!

Described by Broadway World as the “David Bowie of cabaret,” “slyly subversive” by The Wall Street Journal, and labeled the “male Marlene Dietrich” by The New York Times, Australian cabaret performer Kim David Smith conjures the glitter, doom, and decadence of 1920’s Berlin and beyond in his intimate celebration of Dietrich’s musical and cultural legacy: Mostly Marlene.

Queer mega-muses (Minogue, Madonna, Minnelli, and more) collide with Marlene’s reimagined repertoire in Smith’s luxurious musical rearrangements, stravaging from Weimar Berlin, to Hollywood, through to the battlefields of Europe and into the stratosphere with Dietrich’s immortal “Ich bin von Kopf bis Fuss.” Musical direction is by award-winning accompanist Tracy Stark, with costumes by Miodrag Guberinic (Gaga, Minaj, Madonna, Raja Gemini, etc.).

“Smith captures her signature style: the languid delivery, the fluid gestures, the almost predatory sexuality, and those breathtaking moments when she became so still and internal it was a little spooky. None of it feels natural, and that’s precisely the point. Kim David Smith is inspired, indeed.”

– Ricky Pope, Broadway World

All Sales are Final.

Proof of Vaccination required to enter.

There is a $20 minimum per person (food or beverage).

Tickets at the door are $30 (Cash Only).

The house opens at 6:00pm for food and beverage service. Seating is first come first serve.

Pangea advises patrons to please arrive early.

That’s right, friends! MOSTLY MARLENE is taking the hallowed stage at Joe’s Pub at the Public Theatre, for a live album recording on Sunday, February 27th at 9:30pm!

Described by Broadway World as the "David Bowie of cabaret," "slyly subversive" by The Wall Street Journal, and labeled the "male Marlene Dietrich" by The New York Times, Australian cabaret performer Kim David Smith conjures the glitter, doom, and decadence of 1920’s Berlin and beyond in his intimate celebration of Dietrich’s musical and cultural legacy: Mostly Marlene.

Debuting at Club Cumming in March 2020, “Mostly Marlene” (littered with more than a modest modicum of Minogue, Madonna, Minnelli, and more, m’kay!) enjoyed a sold-out Australian premiere at Alan Cumming’s 2021 Adelaide Cabaret Festival in June, more sold-out antics at Club Cumming on the Coast (Kennebunkport, Maine) in August 2021, and a celebrated return to NYC’s Club Cumming in September. Queer mega-muses collide with Marlene’s reimagined repertoire in Smith’s luxurious musical rearrangements, stravaging from Weimar Berlin, to Hollywood, through to the battlefields of Europe and into the stratosphere with Dietrich’s immortal "Ich bin von Kopf bis Fuss.”

Musical direction is by award-winning accompanist Tracy Stark, with costumes by Miodrag Guberinic(Gaga, Minaj, Madonna, etc.).

"Smith doesn't impersonate Dietrich in any strict sense. Rather he channels her essence. Donning her trademark hat and tails, Smith, in fact, goes Dietrich one better as a man playing a woman playing a man. It is a Victor/Victoria trick where everyone is in on the ruse. This sort of androgyny is straight out of the Dietrich playbook...The wonderful, magical part is that Kim David Smith plays none of it for camp. He winks at the audience, to be sure, but the evening is an honest and loving tribute to Marlene, the world she inhabited, and the fans who adored her. He captures her signature style: the languid delivery, the fluid gestures, the almost predatory sexuality, and those breathtaking moments when she became so still and internal it was a little spooky. None of it feels natural, and that's precisely the point. Marlene Dietrich always let the audience in on the fact that they weren't watching reality, they were watching an inspired creation. Kim David Smith is inspired, indeed.” - Ricky Pope, Broadway World

Kim David Smith's intimately fabulous musical celebration of Marlene Dietrich, MOSTLY MARLENE, returns to NYC's Club Cumming, Halloween-eve, October 30!

Described by Broadway World as the "David Bowie of cabaret," "slyly subversive" by the Wall Street Journal, and labeled the "male Marlene Dietrich" by the New York Times, Australian cabaret performer Kim David Smith conjures the glitter, doom, and decadence of 1920’s Berlin and beyond in his intimate celebration of Dietrich’s musical and cultural legacy: “Mostly Marlene.”

Debuting at Club Cumming in March 2020, Mostly Marlene (littered with more than a modest modicum of Minogue, Madonna, Minnelli, and more, m’kay!) enjoyed a sold-out Australian premiere at Alan Cumming’s 2021 Adelaide Cabaret Festival in June, more sold-out antics at Club Cumming on the Coast (at the Kennebunkport Inn, in Kennebunkport, Maine) in August, 2021, and a celebrated return to NYC’s Club Cumming in September. Queer mega-muses collide with Marlene’s reimagined repertoire in Smith’s luxurious musical rearrangements, stravaging from Weimar Berlin, to Hollywood, through to the the battlefields of Europe and into the stratosphere with Dietrich’s immortal "Ich bin von Kopf bis Fuss.”

Musical direction is by award-winning accompanist Tracy Stark, with costumes by Miodrag Guberinic (Gaga, Minaj, Madonna, etc.).

"Smith doesn't impersonate Dietrich in any strict sense. Rather he channels her essence. Donning her trademark hat and tails, Smith, in fact, goes Dietrich one better as a man playing a woman playing a man. It is a Victor/Victoria trick where everyone is in on the ruse. This sort of androgyny is straight out of the Dietrich playbook, and Club Cumming is the perfect setting for it. The wonderful, magical part is that Kim David Smith plays none of it for camp. He winks at the audience, to be sure, but the evening is an honest and loving tribute to Marlene, the world she inhabited, and the fans who adored her. He captures her signature style: the languid delivery, the fluid gestures, the almost predatory sexuality, and those breathtaking moments when she became so still and internal it was a little spooky. None of it feels natural, and that's precisely the point. Marlene Dietrich always let the audience in on the fact that they weren't watching reality, they were watching an inspired creation. Kim David Smith is inspired, indeed.”

— Ricky Pope, Broadway World, September 11, 2021.

Rescheduled from 8/22 (thanks, Henri!), and hot on the heels of a sold-out run at the 2021 Adelaide Cabaret Festival, Kim David Smith returns to NYC’s CLUB CUMMING with MOSTLY MARLENE, a musical celebration of queer mega-muse and (bi)icon, Marlene Dietrich! Littered with moments of Kylie, Madonna, and Liza, Mostly Marlene delves into Dietrich’s catalogue of Weimar-era tunes, through Hollywood, the battlefields of Europe, and beyond! Tracy Stark accompanies on piano.

MOSTLY MARLENE live at CLUB CUMMING
505 East 6th Street
New York, NY, 10009
Friday, September 10, 8pm (doors open at 7pm)
Please click through for tickets and more information!

MOSTLY MARLENE: Kennebunkport Inn/Club Cumming on the Coast!

Described by Broadway World as the “David Bowie of cabaret,” “slyly subversive” by the Wall Street Journal, and labeled the “male Marlene Dietrich” by the New York Times, Australian cabaret performer Kim David Smith conjures the glitter, doom, and decadence of 1920’s Berlin and beyond in his intimate celebration of Dietrich’s musical and cultural legacy: “Mostly Marlene.”

Debuting at Club Cumming in March 2020, Mostly Marlene (littered with more than a modest modicum of Minogue) returns on the heels of a sold-out Australian premiere at Alan Cumming’s 2021 Adelaide Cabaret Festival — queer mega-muses (Kylie, Liza, Madonna, and more) collide with Marlene’s re-imagined repertoire, from Weimar Berlin, to Hollywood, through to the the battlefields of Europe and into the stratosphere with Dietrich’s immortal “Ich bin von Kopf bis Fuss.” Musical direction is by award-winning accompanist Tracy Stark, with costumes by Miodrag Guberinic (Gaga, Minaj, Madonna, etc.).

Performances are: Friday 8/26 and Saturday 8/27, from 6-7:30pm. Reservations made during the performances will require a food & beverage minimum of $75 per person, with a portion of the proceeds going to The Actors Fund. If you would like to make a reservation for Club Cumming, please select “Outdoor Dining” between 5-6:45pm. Please note: in the case of inclement weather, performances will be moved indoors and reservations will be accommodated.

Tables at Club Cumming on the Coast are going fast! Make your reservations via OpenTable today, or email dining@kennebunkportinn.com to be added to the waitlist.

Visit https://kennebunkportinn.com/club-cumming-on-the-coast for more information!

MOSTLY MARLENE: Kennebunkport Inn/Club Cumming on the Coast!

Described by Broadway World as the “David Bowie of cabaret,” “slyly subversive” by the Wall Street Journal, and labeled the “male Marlene Dietrich” by the New York Times, Australian cabaret performer Kim David Smith conjures the glitter, doom, and decadence of 1920’s Berlin and beyond in his intimate celebration of Dietrich’s musical and cultural legacy: “Mostly Marlene.”

Debuting at Club Cumming in March 2020, Mostly Marlene (littered with more than a modest modicum of Minogue) returns on the heels of a sold-out Australian premiere at Alan Cumming’s 2021 Adelaide Cabaret Festival — queer mega-muses (Kylie, Liza, Madonna, and more) collide with Marlene’s re-imagined repertoire, from Weimar Berlin, to Hollywood, through to the the battlefields of Europe and into the stratosphere with Dietrich’s immortal “Ich bin von Kopf bis Fuss.” Musical direction is by award-winning accompanist Tracy Stark, with costumes by Miodrag Guberinic (Gaga, Minaj, Madonna, etc.).

Performances are: Friday 8/26 and Saturday 8/27, from 6-7:30pm. Reservations made during the performances will require a food & beverage minimum of $75 per person, with a portion of the proceeds going to The Actors Fund. If you would like to make a reservation for Club Cumming, please select “Outdoor Dining” between 5-6:45pm. Please note: in the case of inclement weather, performances will be moved indoors and reservations will be accommodated.

Tables at Club Cumming on the Coast are going fast! Make your reservations via OpenTable today, or email dining@kennebunkportinn.com to be added to the waitlist.

Visit https://kennebunkportinn.com/club-cumming-on-the-coast for more information!

While our live album release concert (originally scheduled for June 29 at Joe’s Pub) has been cancelled, we are delighted to announce that “Kim Sings Kylie” will be streamed on the Joe’s Pub YouTube channel on Wednesday, June 24 at 8pm!  We are so excited to be part of Virtual Pride at Joe’s Pub Pub, and hope you can tune in!

Kim David Smith salutes perennial pop goddess, Kylie Minogue with an intimately fabulous cabaret-fantasia celebrating Kylie’s catalogue of gargantuan hits and glittering deep cuts, from 1987’s "Locomotion,” all the way through to 2018’s “Golden.” Labeled the “male Marlene Dietrich” by the New York Times, Smith deconstructs three decades of Minogue dance anthems with music direction by the multi-MAC Award winning Tracy Stark, and with costumes by Miodrag Guberinic (Katy Perry, Madonna, Nicki Minaj).  Kim sings Kylie was originally performed on November 19, 2018.

FREE

www.publictheater.org

Performance Streams at 8:00pm EST (10am, Thursday, June 25 for Melbourne/Sydney-based viewers).

Described by Broadway World as the "David Bowie of cabaret," "slyly subversive" by the Wall Street Journal, and labeled the "male Marlene Dietrich" by the New York Times, Australian Kim David Smith conjures the glitter, doom, and decadence of 1920’s Berlin with "Mostly Marlene” (featuring more than a modest modicum of Minogue). Queer megamuses collide in this celebration of Dietrich’s musical and cultural legacy. Music direction is by Tracy Stark.

Doors open at 7pm, performance at 7:30pm.

Club Cumming is located at 505 East 6th Street, NYC.

Kim David Smith joins Lance Horne and a cast of 1000s at Joe’s Pub, Jan. 27 for an Australia Day Bushfire Relief Extravaganza! 

Australia needs your help. With the largest single fire in recorded history raging over 80% of Australian coastlines, half a billion animals perished and 15 million acres of land destroyed, the artists of Mondays in the Club with Lance, a party around a piano each week at Club Cumming, return to Joe's Pub, joining forces with our Australian family to raise support for the NSW volunteer fire service (RFS) who have been battling the fires and rescuing wildlife for months without pay or relief. 

Come celebrate everything Aussie, from Peter Allen to Vegemite, Priscilla to Uluru, with international artists, ex-pats, and New York friends coming together on Australia Day with a common cause and that extra bit of surprise you've come to expect from Mondays. 

The party will continue afterwards into the night- head over directly with Lance from the Pub to Club Cumming for their weekly rollicking party around a piano, Mondays in the Club with Lance!

Monday, 1/27

$20. There is a 2 drink or $12 food minimum, per person, during every show at Joe's Pub.

Doors at 6PM
Show at 7PM

"Described by Broadway World as the "David Bowie of cabaret," "slyly subversive" by the Wall Street Journal, and labeled the "male Marlene Dietrich" by the New York Times, Australian Kim David Smith courts holiday cheer amid the glitter, doom, and decadence of 1920’s Berlin in a fabulously queer, Christmassy kabarett fantasia. 

Re-imagined modern-day muses meet Weill, Hollaender, and Spoliansky in Smith's Minogue-drenched salute to the Yuletide season. Music direction is by Tracy Stark.

Monday, 12/16 @ Club Cumming, 505 East 6th St., NYC

Doors at 7pm, performance at 7:30pm — $22.00

Australian cabaret performer, Kim David Smith, returns to the Neue Galerie for Halloween (October 31)! Conjuring the glitter, doom, and decadence of 1930's Berlin, Smith explores the works of Weill, Hollaender and Spoliansky, intermingled with transformed treasures from the likes of Kylie Minogue, Madonna, and the Supremes in a fabulous, neo-Weimar cabaret fantasia. Tracy Stark accompanies on piano. 

The 9pm performance is preceded by a prix-fixe menu (by the brilliant Kurt Gutenbrunner) at 7 p.m. Ticket cost is $140 per person. ($65/person performance fee charged upon booking; dinner $75/person, charged on the evening of the performance). Tax, gratuity, and beverages are not included.

For more information, or to purchase tickets please call
+1 212 628 6200, ext. 485 or visit the Neue Galerie's website here.

New York based cabaret performer Kim David Smith salutes perennial pop goddess, Kylie Minogue, with an intimately fabulous cabaret-fantasia, celebrating Kylie’s catalogue of gargantuan hits and glittering deep cuts, from 1987’s “Locomotion,” all the way through to 2018’s “Golden.” Labeled the “male Marlene Dietrich” by the New York Times, Smith deconstructs three decades of Minogue dance anthems, with music direction by the multi-Award winning Brian Nash, and with costumes by Miodrag Guberinic (Katy Perry, Madonna, Nicki Minaj).

Kim will be appearing as part of the inaugural Sydney Cabaret Festival, in the Tillbury room at Sydney’s Seymore Centre July 12, 13, and 14!