The opulence of vintage style. Queer performance opportunity. Fierce femmes taking up space. Gender bending/ gender breaking. Fuck gender. Handsome women. Stunningly beautiful men. Playing dress up. Putting your best foot forward. Being sexual/sensual in public space. Costuming. Finery. Drag.
Music
Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Sammy Davis Jr., Carey Grant, Maria Callas, Lena Horne, Diahann Carroll, Josephine Baker, Harry Belafonte, Harry Connick Jr., Bessie Smith, Barry White, Donna Summers, Christina Aguilera (Back to Basics, not Drrrty), Sylvester, David Bowie, Sarah Bernhardt, RuPaul, Dolly Parton, The Supremes, Diana Ross, Nat King Cole, Vic Damone, Tony Bennett, Patsy Cline, Bobby Darin, Elvis, Luther Vandross, Aretha Franklin, Doris Day, Celia Cruz,Louis Armstrong, Judy Garland, Toshiko Akiyoshi, Cab Calloway, Jelly Roll Morton, Etta James, Ella Fitzgerald, Chaka Khan, Jennifer Holiday, Count Basie, Barabara Streisand, Katherine Dunham, Duke Ellington, Quincy Jones, Ruth Brown, Sarah Vaughn, Nina Simone and way too many fabulous others to list!
Movies
Carmen, Stormy Weather--esp. that Nicholas Brothers dance sequence!, Ball of Fire-The Professor and the Burlesque Queen,Gypsy, Gypsy and Me, Hedwig and the Angry Inch, To Wong Foo, Priscilla Queen of the Desert, Ocean's 11 (esp. the original), Casablanca, Strictly Ballroom, Showgirls, Some Like it Hot, Any Oscar Micheaux, and so on.
Heroes
We are inspired by perrformances by:
Sally Rand
Lili St. Cyr
The Rat Pack
The Lady Chablis
Charlie Brown
Shawna Brooks
Heather Daniels
Peaches
Sylvester
and every queer, everywhere, with the courage to take the stage!
About me: Moxie Cabaret is a Queer Cabaret of Caliber bringing you the best in queer entertainment. From drag kings, queens and in-betweens, to burlesque, theatre, music, the random and original, Moxie has it all!
Moxie Cabaret is a full scale showcase of talent with a little something for everyone. Join us....it only takes a little MOXIE!
Who I'd like to meet: Queers of all ages who appreciate an excellent show,luxurious ladies, posh posturing, buxom burlesque, beauties, dapper dons and dandies, queens of quality, kings of caliber, and good ol' fashioned ritz, glitz and glamour.
Members of the queer community who are interested in performing, folks who can run lights, sound, video, photography. Folks who can volunteer as stagehands, set-up and break down crew, door attendants, barbacks and so many other roles that need to be filled.
Please email us to find out how you can be involved in Moxie: A Queer Cabaret of Caliber!
MoxieCabaret@Gmail.com
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Hello Beautiful People. Ya'll should make an appearance this Thursday night at P'cheen for some limited edition art by Erin Ashford, Moxie's Photographer.
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