Funny Uncle Cabaret
When:
Saturday, Dec 14, 2024 8:00p -
9:30p
Saturday, Dec 14, 2024 8:00p -
9:30p
Where:
The Dance Complex
536 Massachusetts Ave.
Cambridge, MA 02139
Admission:
$25
Hosted by:
Categories:
Art, LGBTQ+, Nightlife, Shows
Event website:
https://www.tixtree.com/e/funny-uncle-cabaret-60ac4a09c6c5
Funny Uncle Cabaret's first act is a retelling of the Nutcracker story through the lens of LGBTQ+ lives and families of choice - including the adoption of Peter DiMuro’s niece. Having played a funny uncle as Drosselmeier in the Nutcracker, and now one in real life, Peter shares excerpts of these stories in Funny Uncle Cabaret, alongside other odd, queer and gay stories through song, dance and narrative.
Guests sharing their stories include members of the Boston drag community including Mizery and Linda Marie Possa; singer Robert McFletcher Jones; members of Public Displays of Motion’s core collaborators including Irene Lutts, Ann Fonte, and Kristin Wagner Guglietti and Tony Guglietti (and possibly their son, 11 month old Nico!).
Special guest, choreographer/performer Christal Brown joins us as well.
For the first time, Funny Uncle will include a preview of “Our Queer Family Storybook”. This new PDM project helps queer families create translations of their unique story into multi-media performances. (A related story telling and making workshop will be held for anyone hailing from a queer family- a family of choice or even just odd! - at The Dance Complex on December 1 (info here).
The second act of Funny Uncle Cabaret is just that - a cabaret! Our musical directors, both lauded cabaret artists (Andy Lantz on 12/14; Brian Patton on 12/15), will lead the audience in some sing-alongs that will include special pop up performances by cast and surprise guests from the Boston cabaret and dance scenes. You may even get to sing a song solo - especially if it has a queer twist to it: I saw Daddy kissing Santa Claus, maybe?
Funny Uncle is supported in part by Cambridge Arts
Studio 7 is an ADA compliant street-level studio and reception space. There are two single stall restrooms with one handicap accessible.
If you or a guest in your party has accessibility needs for this event, please contact Joe Juknievich at [email protected] or 617-547-9363.
