2025 Seattle Cabaret festival Artists

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New York Bistro Award winner Arnaldo! Drag Chanteuse started as a soloist with The Seattle Men's Chorus. He has performed nationally and internationally and currently is the Executive Producer of the annual Seattle Cabaret Festival and Co-Executive Director of Pride ASIA. A proud gay Filipino American immigrant, he has combined his love of music with his community work and hopes to "open hearts and minds through music one cabaret at a time". .www.dragchanteuse.com

Angie is the longtime frontwoman and songwriter for acclaimed Weimar Berlin-inspired rock band The Love Markets (“Irresistible” – Seattle Magazine). Her record releases with The Love Markets include World of Your Dreams, Beauty Factory, and the upcoming Ship of Light, due out in April. A member of Actors’ Equity with a long list of principal stage credits (5th Avenue Theatre, SCT, Village, Ordway, TUTS), Angie has also served as screenwriter, actor and songwriter for multiple award-winning feature films. She is a winner of the Academy of American Poets Prize. “A singer, songwriter and actress with fearsome chops.” – City Arts Magazine. www.angielouise.com

Art is always happy and honored to bring his ”crooner” sensibility to the sophisticated audiences of Seattle Cabaret Festival and to sing his most ”bewitching” songs, now for his third year running. Art is a member of Actor’s Equity and has performed in many musicals and plays throughout Seattle and regionally for the past 30 years … and counting. 

Known as Minnesota's Hot Dish, Bobbi Jo Blessings brings the Midwest charm in full force. She has been captivating audiences for over 10 years with her penchant for live singing, bad choreography, and bold floral prints. Derek Eisel is a musician and farmer living on Lopez Island. He is the author of the book What Kind of Man and a recent alum of cabaret school in Puerto Vallarta. 

http://derekeiselmusic.com 

Bodacious Ladyhood is an award-winning a cappella trio who have been singing together for 22 years. In that time, they have performed in clubs, on stages, and at wineries all over Washington State, as well as on national radio. They are excited to be part of the Seattle Cabaret Festival for their seventh appearance! They have been described as "vibrant-voiced" and "a must-see" who give "show-stopping entertainment." Bodacious Ladyhood is three parts harmony, one part comedy, and a whole lot of fun.  

 http://bodaciousladyhood.com  

Carolyn Magoon has been performing for over four decades. She has enjoyed roles at the 5th Avenue Theatre, Village Theatre, and ACT, to name a few. You may also remember her around town singing with a sky-high blonde wig in a B52s tribute band. Carolyn was last seen at Seattle Cabaret Festival....hmm...before the world closed and is thrilled for this chance to be back and share music with you! 

Cheryl Serio is Seattle’s Queen of Retro Cool. Catch her in her many bands including The ABBAgraphs (ABBA covers), The Spyrographs (‘60s spy, pop and surf), Blue Plate Special (Vintage Harmony Trio), and with her Ratpack jazz trio.

 https://www.cherylserio.com 

Craig is an internationally known song-stylist, actor and author. Among his awards are New York’s MAC Award for Best Male Vocalist and the TOR Award for best actor in a musical venue. He regularly performs in Los Angeles, London, Chicago, Seattle, St. Louis, Washington D.C. and Corfu (Greece). His children’s book Made By Raffi, published in 8 languages and 11 countries, inspired composers Amanda McBroom and Michele Brourman to write the song "Different". Craig is Board President of the American Songbook Association (ASA) and teaches cabaret master classes. His music can be heard on his YouTube channel CraigPomranz and radio stations around the world. https://craigpomranz.com 

Faye B has long ago lost count of the myriad plays, musicals, solo performances and cabarets she calls her career. She also wrote and performed radio drama, edited and directed original solo plays, taught and coached acting, and has performed in Seattle Cabaret Festival for the last five seasons. Boy, is she pooped!! Last year she wasn’t dead yet. This year she takes you on a journey through her life in song. So pack your bags. 

Heather is a Seattle-based singer, pianist, and voice actor. She has performed throughout Seattle as a soloist, musician, and musical theater actor. Her stage experience spans from small cabaret and cover bands to large theater productions; from here in Seattle's regional theater scene to on the sea in Baltic Europe. Heather uses music, the stage, and sometimes multimedia as a medium for storytelling and not just entertainment, and believes that wherever you are—music can enlighten, inspire, and bring you to the vortex! https://heathergonio.wixsite.com/heatheragonio 

Velvety mezzo soprano Jeannette d’Armand is well known for her cabaret performances, shows at the 5th Avenue Theatre, her time as a soloist with Cirque du Soleil, and as a voice instructor at Cornish College of the Arts as well as an active private voice teacher. She also coaches women nationwide on how to use their voices to empower themselves in the workplace. Greg Fulton is a Seattle-based musician playing guitar, mandolin, banjo and organ. He teaches guitar at SPU and Instrumental Music Ensemble at the Seattle Waldorf School. He is a long-time member of the band Carrie Clark and the Lonesome Lovers and the Jazz Police Big Band.

www.jeannettedarmand.com

Jhasmine Rabara is a Seattle-based vocalist with a lifelong passion for singing. Influenced by her childhood exposure to a diverse range of music — particularly jazz standards played by her parents —Jhasmine has developed a unique musical style deeply rooted in jazz. She’s had the privilege of sharing the stage with celebrated Filipino artists such as Arnel Pineda, Bamboo, Marcelito Pomoy, and Ice Seguerra (formerly Aiza Seguerra). A self-proclaimed old soul, Jhasmine also enjoys exploring other genres, including Broadway classics. You can catch her captivating performances on YouTube and Instagram, or at a jazz gig near you. 

Joanne has performed as an actor, singer, and comic in most every theatre and venue in Seattle. She’s also appeared all over the USA and in Costa Rica, Paris, Scotland, and Disneyland, a world unto itself. 

www.joannekleindiva.com

Singer-songwriter-pianist John Allman has performed his own songs in venues such as the Seattle Cabaret Festival 2024 at Egan’s; Redmond Pride 2023; the Calico Café and the Palace Saloon in Santa Fe, New Mexico; and Village Gate and Deanna’s in New York City. As a composer, lyricist and librettist, John’s original stage works have been seen in Seattle, Santa Fe and New York City. John has independently produced staged readings of his new original musicals The Miracle of the Salt and Fur Pajamas at the Studio Black Box at Seattle Center Armory in 2023-24. 

John has been writing, arranging, music directing and playing for theatrical productions since the mid-‘70s. As a composer, highlights include Ronnie Bwana - Jungle Guide, The Big Bad Wolf (and How He Got That Way), Ming the Rude (Empty Space Theatre), The Ballad of Mary Reade, (Bathhouse Theatre), and Prince Brat and the Whipping Boy (Seattle Children’s Theatre). Cabaret shows featuring his arrangements of others’ tunes include revues about Nat Cole, Duke Ellington, Rosemary Clooney, The Fabulous Sateens, The Sirens of Swing, and numerous one-woman shows with his wife, the fabulous Jayne Muirhead. 

Julie Cascioppo sang to thrilled audiences off in Paris from 1983-1991, as well as on cruise ships and various hot spots in Seattle like The Pink Door, Canlis and Vito’s. https://www.juliesings.com 

An all-around Renaissance Woman, Kiela has an extensive background in acting, musical theatre, and cabaret in New York, Seattle and LA. Kiela would like to thank her fellow artists and fans for inspiring her to continue to step onto the stage. She likes to say, “You can take the Showgirl out of the Theatre. But you can’t take the Theatre out of the Showgirl.”

Award-winning cabaret-influenced jazz singer Linda Kosut easily sings a repertoire from the Great American Songbook to pop to folk. With a warm voice, enchanting and engaging style, and storytelling skills, she is a most enjoyable entertainer.

 https://lindakosut.com 

The Love Markets make modern songs of love and revolution, drawing their inspiration from the artists of Weimar Berlin. With roots sunk deep in Seattle’s arts scene since 2009, The Love Markets have graced/disgraced city stages from ACT Theatre, Seattle Art Museum and Town Hall to The Triple Door, Equalux and City Arts Fest; performed on TV and radio; and released two critically acclaimed records, WORLD OF YOUR DREAMS and BEAUTY FACTORY. Watch for their third release, SHIP OF LIGHT, coming out this April! “Irresistible… Intoxicating… A deliciously dark carnival.” – Seattle Magazine. “Ruffle-clad ruffians… Uber-belter vocals... Fearsome chops.” – City Arts. http://www.thelovemarkets.com 

With three decades of performance on numerous theatre and cabaret stages in the Seattle area, and across the country, singer/actor Mark Rabe has been exploring the intersection of music and story for most of his adult life. Plenty of songs and stories to go around!! 

Mary VanArsdel is best known in Seattle for originating the role of Jetta in Seattle’s longest running show ever, “ Angry Housewives”. After moving to L.A. and then NYC, she accumulated over 100 credits in stage, film, television, and commercials. She originated roles in the First National Broadway tours of the Tony Award winning Best Musical, “A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder”, and “Mary Poppins”, and made her feature film debut in the Clint Eastwood-starring film “In The Line Of Fire”. http://www.maryvanarsdel.com 

Matthew is an actor, singer, and founder of the groundbreaking vocal group The Bobs. https://www.matthewstull.com 

Nicole Beerman is a theatre artist and teacher from Seattle, Washington. Nicole teaches at Cornish College of the Arts. She has worked at Seattle Rep, 5th Avenue, Village Theatre, Seattle Children’s Theatre, and was a nominee for a Gregory Award for her work in Cabaret at Village Theatre. Nicole performed and choreographed multiple shows Off Broadway for Clubbed Thumb, Astoria Performing Arts, HERE Center, and Sam French Festival. She has performed with Reggie Watts, worked with Sonya Tayeh, and was a soloist at New Voices Cabaret Series with music by Ryan Scott Oliver at the Duplex.

http://www.nicolebeerman.com

Shana has been working in the Pacific Northwest theatre scene for thirty years. She is the director/founder of Seattle Voice Academy, and has narrated over 40 audiobook titles (under various names), national ad campaigns, and countless voiceover gigs for corporate clients. Shana’s voiceover clients include Microsoft, Verizon, JP Morgan Wealth Management, Chase Bank, Keen, Tonie Box, Seattle Channel, South Lake Union Chamber, Audible.com, Mountain Credit Union, Impossible Acoustic, and more. Shana’s performance credits include work at Bathhouse Theatre, Cabaret Productions (10 years), The 5th Avenue Theatre, Oregon Cabaret, Seattle Shakespeare Company, Civic Light Opera, Okoboji Summer Theatre, and Book-It Repertory.

 https://shanapenningtonbaird.com

The Sirens of Swing features three Seattle cabaret luminaries - Karen Kay Cody, Joanne Klein and Jayne Muirhead - with music direction by John Engerman. First produced in the 1990s, their tributes to the infectious sounds of classic vocal trios such as the Boswell Sisters and the Andrews Sisters were hit shows at the Cabaret de Paris. With lush harmonies and jive rhythms, they take audiences on a musical journey back to the 1930s and 1940s full of sass and romance.

Ula Vamps and her Midnight Scamps cavalcade of vintage naughty songs will make you laugh, blush and learn something - all in one evening! Ula has been making everything old new again with her own brand of dazzle from the first Idaho Comedy Festival to the Ibiza Burlesque Festival to GenCon, one of the largest tabletop gaming conventions in the US. This retro gal singer on a mission has been featured in Boise Weekly and on Idaho 6 news, as well as in Risky Spotlight, Burlesque and Drive-In magazines. “Ula is so much fun to watch and listen to!” - Boise Weekly.

 https://www.ulavampsalot.com

LYNN WYCKOFF (SCF DEBUT)

Lynn Wyckoff has been performing, teaching, and choreographing in Seattle for “a while.” She sings regularly at open mics in Seattle and California, specializing in standards, chanson, and samba. She has delved deeply into historical performing arts, performing Baroque and Renaissance dances with Seattle Early Dance for 17 years. She sang with Continuo Ensemble (17th C. Italian and English song), Ave Renaissance Choir, Medieval Women’s Choir, Radost Folk Ensemble, and The Tarantellas at Vito’s. She’s choreographed 14 musicals, one opera, and numerous ballet, jazz, and character dances. She currently sings with Manzwi, a trio devoted to vocal harmonies of Zimbabwe.