“I think Sondheim will be held in similar regard to Shakespeare,” says performer Sean Patrick Murtagh. Some believe Sondheim’s reach goes even further. “No musical theater composer or lyricist understood the dichotomy of relationships, human experience, and life’s nuances and paradoxes more eloquently than Stephen Sondheim,” says performer David Rhodes, who will debut a new act at the festival titled “Does Anyone Still Finish … a Hat?” Rhodes will also be teaching a master class at the festival. “Many of our performers are big fans of Sondheim and expressed a desire to focus on his genius and the challenge of singing his complex lyrics, which are often combined with fast-paced and intricate musical compositions,” she says.Īlthough he primarily worked on Broadway, many Sondheim songs are so nuanced and layered that they work in a variety of contexts and resonate far beyond the realm of entertainment. While it may sound like the festival is a memorial, Fitzpatrick says the theme was planned before his passing. This year’s festival is titled “Sondheim by the Sea.” Stephen Sondheim, the composer and lyricist who died in November 2021 at age 91, left a vast catalogue of songs that have inspired cabaret artists for decades. And I hope to leave knowing that performer better than I did when I sat down.” “I go to be moved by the performers’ story or patter. “I want to feel something,” says festival organizer and performer Patricia Fitzgerald. It’s just you and the microphone - it feeds your soul and yet it’s scary as hell.” Brisbane, who performed a solo show last year, is returning this year with a group of Cape-based singers in a show called “The Vodka Stingers.” “It’s purely your story, your research, your laughs, your concept. “Nothing comes close to the highwire act of cabaret,” says performer Jo Brisbane. They appreciate the tremendous courage and fortitude it takes. Are you dreaming, as I am, of a bottomless martini with a side of regret? Clever lyrics wryly sung? Heartbreak delivered at 11 o’clock? If you answered yes to any of the above, you’ll be delighted to know that the Provincetown Cabaret Festival is returning this year from Monday, June 5 to Sunday, June 11 with 24 performers, 15 shows, and five master classes.Ĭabaret is a risky kind of performance, one of the reasons fans are ardent about their favorite performers.
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