cabaret
noun
cab·a·ret
ˌka-bə-ˈrā 
ˈka-bə-ˌrā
1
archaic
: a shop selling wines and liquors
2
a
: a restaurant serving liquor and providing entertainment (as by singers or dancers) : nightclub
b
: the show provided at a cabaret
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a singing superstar who got her start singing in the cabarets of New York City
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The album earned Faithfull a nomination for the Grammy Award for Best Female Rock Vocal Performance and has built a devoted following over the years, not to mention a later-in-life career as a cabaret performer in such hot spots as New York’s Rainbow Room and Carnegie Hall.
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Greg Evans, Deadline, 30 Jan. 2025
Oh Mary!, the brainchild of Escola, is the deliciously untrue story of the famous First Lady, reimagined as a frustrated, alcoholic cabaret performer in the final days before her husband’s assassination.
—Christopher Barnard, Vogue, 21 Jan. 2025
That turned into a gig accompanying cabaret singers.
—Nate Jones, Vulture, 16 Jan. 2025
Single tickets are $30 ($15 students) for readings and $20 for the cabaret performances.
—Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 14 Jan. 2025
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Greg Evans, Deadline, 30 Jan. 2025
Oh Mary!, the brainchild of Escola, is the deliciously untrue story of the famous First Lady, reimagined as a frustrated, alcoholic cabaret performer in the final days before her husband’s assassination.
—Christopher Barnard, Vogue, 21 Jan. 2025
That turned into a gig accompanying cabaret singers.
—Nate Jones, Vulture, 16 Jan. 2025
Single tickets are $30 ($15 students) for readings and $20 for the cabaret performances.
—Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 14 Jan. 2025
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“Cabaret.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cabaret. Accessed 2 Feb. 2025.
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cabaret
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cab·a·ret
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ˈkab-ə-ˌrā
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