ALCHEMY Set for Hayes Theatre, 21-26 April

Ali McGregor, the soprano who ran away with the circus has gone on to become one of our most successful cabaret exports.

Fresh from sell out tours of arts festival's around the world, an ARIA nomination and a starring role in critically acclaimed Club Swizzle at the Opera House, Ali now brings her award winning show to Hayes Theatre Co for one week from 21 to 26 April.

In 2005, after 5 years as a principal soprano with Opera Australia, Ali crept out of a sumptuous production of Manon into the Famous Spiegeltent in Melbourne and performed her arias to a rapturous late-night crowd of revelers. She then joined the sideshow burlesque 'La Clique' (that went on to become La Soiree) and travelled the globe lending her considerable vocal prowess to the burgeoning cabaret scene. She has gone on to release three studio albums (including the 2014 ARIA nominated JAZZAMATAZZ!), performed and won awards at international festivals in Edinburgh, Adelaide, Melbourne, Perth, Sydney and London and is fast becoming one of the most well respected members of the international Caberati.

In Alchemy, Ali merges her first two musical loves - jazz & trashy pop music. She draws on all of her influences from opera, cabaret, c*ckrock and questionable 80s divas for inspiration. Working alongside the finest jazz musicians, she creates unique hybrids from popular songs, standards and blues.

Expect to hear unique mashups and genre-defying versions of Madonna, Salt 'n Pepa and Kiss, as though they were sung by a 40s siren in a Las Vegas jazz club.