Sutton Foster, Linda Lavin & More Set for The Cabaret's 2015 Winter/Spring Season

The Cabaret kicks off its 2015 season on January 24th, with two-time Tony winner, six-time Tony nominee, and television star Sutton Foster. Thanks to the generous support of The Lacy Foundation, Foster promises to enchant with an intimate evening of songs from her gleaming Broadway career and solo albums Wish and An Evening with Sutton Foster: Live at Café Carlyle.

Sutton has starred in eleven Broadway shows, from The Drowsy Chaperone to Shrek the Musical, as well as her Tony Award-winning performances in Anything Goes and Thoroughly Modern Millie. As a solo artist, she has graced the stages of Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center, Café Carlyle, and Joe's Pub, among others. On television, Foster starred in ABC's Bunheads and is currently filming the TV Land sitcom Younger, premiering in January.

Other Broadway stars featured in the season include Mandy Gonzalez (Wicked, In The Heights) in her electrifying cabaret show,Love All Ways; and Tony and Golden Globe winner, Linda Lavin, (Broadway Bound, Gypsy, The Tale of the Allergist's Wife,Collected Stories) in her show Linda Lavin...Now.

Mandy Gonzales will also conduct a public master class for aspiring talent on Saturday, February 21st.

The Cabaret celebrates jazz and The Great American Songbook with one of the hippest new jazz groups today, The Hot Sardines, along with acclaimed vocalists Tony DeSare in his show Night Life and Spencer Day in The Mystery of You.

The Cabaret mixes it up with the quirky, multi-talented singer/songwriter, ukulele player, and satirist, Nelly McKay. Local talent is also featured in Cabaret: The New Generation, a show spotlighting up and coming cabaret talent; and in A Night at The Cabaretwith members of the Indianapolis Men's Chorus.

"Glitzy, glamorous and sometimes a little risqué, The Cabaret offers unforgettable nights of music, satire, comedy and storytelling; all with captivating, world-class performers, up close and personal,"
says Shannon Forsell, Executive and Artistic Director of The Cabaret.

Tickets to The Cabaret's 2015 Winter/Spring season go on sale to the general public on Tuesday, December 9th. Tickets can be purchased by phone by calling The Cabaret at 317-275-1169 or ordered online atwww.thecabaret.org.

Discounts for season subscription packages are available. All performances are open to the public.

The Cabaret is located in The Columbia Club at 121 Monument Circle, Indianapolis, IN 46204.
For more information and video clips of performers, visit The Cabaret's website at www.thecabaret.org.

SUTTON FOSTER
Presented by The Lacy Foundation
Saturday, January 24: 7:00PM & 9:30PM
Tickets: $45-$75

The Cabaret kicks off its 2015 season with two-time Tony winner, six-time Tony nominee, and television star Sutton Foster. Sutton promises to enchant with an intimate evening of songs from her gleaming Broadway career and solo albums Wish and An Evening with Sutton Foster: Live at Café Carlyle.

THE HOT SARDINES: World Tour
Presented by Joseph & Diane Vande Bosche
Saturday, February 7: 7:00PM & 9:30PM
Tickets: $25-$55

Named "one of the best jazz bands in New York today" by Forbes magazine, this wild and raucous group (complete with its own tap dancer) transforms hot jazz from Prohibition-era Bourbon Street to the cabarets of Paris into music for today.

MANDY GONZALEZ: Love, All Ways
Friday February 20: 8:00PM & Saturday, February 21: 7:00PM
Master Class: February 21, 1:00-3:00PM
Tickets: $25-$55

Star of Broadway's Wicked and In the Heights belts out an evening of music revolving around love and its many variations. Expect tunes like "Total Eclipse of the Heart," "Breath," and "Defying Gravity." See why Broadway.com names her show "one of the best shows we've seen yet."

TONY DESARE: Night Life
Presented by Ice Miller & Karen and David Arland
Friday March 20: 8:00PM & Saturday, March 21: 7:00PM
Tickets: $25-$55

Acclaimed vocalist/pianist/composer Tony presents a postmodern version of the New York nightclub shows of the 1950's. Tony explores haunting, memorable melodies from noir to new, plus a few originals. The only requirements are a martini and a sophisticated, swinging melody.

CABARET, THE NEW GENERATION
Friday, April 17, 8:00PM
Tickets: $25 - $55

Prepared to be wowed as we spotlight the next generation of cabaret stars. In partnership with Ball State University's Department of Theatre & Dance, the evening will feature fresh talent with a fresh take on songs from contemporary musical theater, singer/songwriters, standards and more.

NELLIE MCKAY: Nellie With a Z
Friday, April 24: 7:00PM
Tickets: $25-$55

Quirky only begins to describe this singer, songwriter, actress, pianist, ukulele player, and satirist. Hailed by The New Yorker as "funny and touching, ceaselessly clever and scarily talented," Nellie is part cabaret, part sparkly pop mixed with a cutting wit and a sharply tuned social conscience.

SPENCER DAY: The Mystery of You
Presented by Morris Machine Co., Inc. and Chris Morris
Friday, May 8: 8:00PM & Saturday, May 9: 7:00PM
Tickets: $25-$55

Described as "vocally and artistically superb" by The San Francisco Gate, singer, songwriter and pianist Spencer Day has drawn comparisons from Harry Connick Jr. and Jamie Cullum to Chet Baker and Paul Simon. Day creates seamless evening of classicjazz, pop, soul, and folk music.

INDIANAPOLIS MEN'S CHORUS: A Night at The Cabaret
Friday, June 12: 7:00PM & 9:30PM
Tickets: $25-$55

In partnership with Indy Pride, members of Indianapolis Men's Chorus, led by artistic director Greg Sanders, step out of the choir to spotlight their individual talents and formidable showmanship in an intimate evening of cabaret.

LINDA LAVIN...Now.
Presented by Roger Schmelzer and Lucinda Phillips
Friday, June 26: 8:00PM & Saturday, June 27: 7:00PM
Tickets: $35-$65

There's a new girl in town, as Tony and Golden Globe winner, Linda Lavin takes The Cabaret stage with her acclaimed jazz combo. Expect an evening of "Brazilian songs and American standards that swing," along with songs from her solo CDPossibilities.

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