The newly announced lineup at The Cabaret features Broadway icons Christian Borle, Eva Noblezada and Reeve Carney, Tracie Thoms, and Jessica Vosk – plus “cultural icon” Isaac Mizrahi.
The fall-winter season also includes jazz luminaries Gunhild Carling, Stella Cole, Emmet Cohen with Georgia Heers, as well as several acclaimed local artists.
Cabaret CEO and Artistic Director Shannon Forsell said the season “sparkles with Broadway brilliance, vintage jazz, with a focus on joy, laughter, and love as it welcomes legendary performers, international sensations and rising stars to its renowned stage.
The Glick Philanthropies Broadway at The Cabaret Series kicks off Sept. 12 with two-time Tony Award winner Christian Borle, celebrated for Something Rotten, Peter and the Starcatcher, and Some Like It Hot as well as TV’s SMASH and The Good Wife.
The series continues with Broadway’s beloved and newly engaged couple Eva Noblezada and Reeve Carney (Hadestown, Cabaret, Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark, and TV’s Penny Dreadful), Emmy nominee and Rent original cast and film star Tracie Thoms (Rent, Falsettos, TV’s 9-1-1, and film Looper, Death Proof, The Devil Wears Prada), and fashion icon turned cabaret star and cultural icon Isaac Mizrahi (Café Carlyle residency, Chicago, Unzipped documentary, TV’s Project Runway All Stars, and podcast Hello Isaac).
The season culminates with a joyful holiday celebration led by Broadway powerhouse Jessica Vosk (Hell’s Kitchen, Wicked, Fiddler on the Roof, Finding Neverland, The Bridges of Madison County).
Eva Noblezada and Reeve Carney will also present a free masterclass together for 200 local students and artists at The Cabaret on Thursday, Sept. 25.
The Jazz at The Cabaret Series will welcome viral sensation and Postmodern Jukebox star Stella Cole reviving the Great American Songbook for a new generation. Next up will be jazz pianist extraordinaire and American Piano Awards 2019 winner Emmet Cohen and Juilliard-trained vocalist Georgia Heers who recently debuted on Broadway in Good Night, and Good Luck.
Swedish jazz sensation Gunhild Carling, known for her flamboyant, multi-instrumental performances, will headline the Christel DeHaan International Series in partnership with Indy Jazz Fest (Postmodern Jukebox, America’s Got Talent, Sweden’s Got Talent).
The Artist in Residence Series continues with Okara Imani, a multidisciplinary artist known for her soul-infused sound and genre-defying style. The fan-favorite Big Broadway Sing-Along: Holiday Edition will bring audience participation and festive fun with Scott Semester and Sean Baker. And the season concludes with the Ball State University Student Showcase, spotlighting future stars through The Cabaret’s Next Generation Series.
“In a time of profound social need and disconnection, we believe The Cabaret’s purpose is to offer a shared space for respite, reflection, and connection – for both artists and audiences. This vision has shaped our plans for The Cabaret’s 2025 Fall Season, which will focus on joy, laughter, and love,” Forsell said.
2025 Winter-spring season
* Friday, Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 12-14 – Christian Borle. 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday, 7 p.m. Sunday.
* Wednesday, Sept. 17 – Gunhild Carling. 8 p.m.
* Sunday, Sept. 21 – Stella Cole. 7 p.m.
* Friday and Saturday, Sept. 26-27 – Eva Noblezada and Reeve Carney. 8 p.m. both days.
* Friday and Saturday, Oct. 10-11 – Tracie Thoms. 8 p.m. both days.
* Sunday, Oct. 19 – Emmet Cohen with Georgia Heers. 7 p.m.
* Friday and Saturday, Oct. 24-25 – Isaac Mizrahi. 8 p.m. both days.
* Friday, Nov. 7 – Okara Imani. 8 p.m.
* Wednesday and Thursday, Dec. 3-4. The Big Broadway Sing-Along: Holiday Edition. 8 p.m. both days.
* Friday, Saturday and Sunday, Dec. 12-14 – Jessica Vosk. 8 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, 7 p.m. Sunday.
* Friday and Saturday, Jan. 16-17 – Ball State University Student Showcase. 8 p.m. both days.
For more information and tickets, go to thecabaret.org/shows. Presale begins at 10 a.m. July 31 for subscribers and donors; general ticket sales opens at 10 a.m. Tuesday, Aug. 5.
