Kim Smith Returns to Joe's Pub May 29th

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Australian cabaret artist Kim Smith returns to Joe’s Pub at the Public Theatre with “Morphium,” a dark and whimsical evocation of the decadence and decay of 1930’s Europe. Singing in German, French, and English, Kim Smith reinterprets works by Weimar-era composers, and modern-day artists alike, from Mischa Spoliansky and the Supremes, to Kurt Weill and Kylie Minogue, as he charts a ruinous path through the arrivals and departures of a neo-Weimar, musical misfit. Jerry Steichen accompanies on the piano, Christian Coulson directs.

Saturday, May 29^th at 9:30pm

Hailed as "A new breed of cabaret star!" (MCV Magazine, Melbourne) in his native Australia, Kim Smith returns to JOE'S PUB at The Public Theater, 425 Lafayette Street, New York, NY with his celebrated, neo-Weimar cabaret, “Morphium.”  Cover is $15 general admission. Reservations strongly encouraged: www.joespub.com, 212-967-7555, and in person at The Public Theater/Joe’s Pub Box Office.  Table Reservations: 212-539-8778. Seating, as well as standing-room, is available only on a first-come, first-served basis for all shows without a dinner reservation.

Australian KIM SMITH is an award winning cabaret artist known for his androgynous beauty, dark humour and mellifluous baritone.  Most recently, Smith premiered his new cabaret, Morphium, at the Neue Gelerie’s Café Sabarsky in March of 2009.  Past cabaret works include Quietly Kim Smith, Kim Smith is Madly Adored, and Kim Smith's Jungle Parade—the latter two having run for a total of five seasons at Melbourne's Butterfly Club.  In 2007, Jungle Parade headlined the Melbourne International Comedy Festival in a highly acclaimed run at Melbourne's Trades Hall.  February 2008 saw Mr. Smith debut his acclaimed cabaret, Johnny Come Lately, directed and produced by Karen Kohler at New York's Don't Tell Mama, transferring to The Duo Theatre at DMAC.  In April 2009, Smith will be presented with the Back stage Bistro Ira Eaker Special Achievement Award as an outstanding performer on the rise, and will be honoured alongside Broadway and Cabaret legends Liza Minnelli and Charles Aznavour.  Also a recipient of the American Australian Association's Dame Joan Sutherland Award for aspiring artists, Smith is a member the Kabarett Kollektif, a troupe of New York-based artists dedicated to preserving the European cabaret tradition.  Kim appeared frequently at New York's Unisex Salon, and has headlined for Earl Dax's Weimar New York, Off The Cuff--Down Under and Tingel Tangel Club, appearing alongside Ana Matronic of the Scissor Sisters.  Also, he has collaborated with Ali McGregor of Opera Burlesque, appearing in Ali McGregor's Late-nite Variety-nite Night as well as Midnight Lullabies.  Other theatrical credits include Merrily We Roll Along (Charlie Kringas), The World Goes 'Round (Redroom Theatre), and the New York premiere of Jude, a new British musical after Hardy's Jude the Obscure (as Philotson). In 2005, Smith was featured in the Australian AIDS fundraising gala Hats Off presented at Melbourne's National Theatre.  Mr. Smith studied at the Ballarat Arts Academy (BA, Music Theatre), and has worked extensively with the Walt Disney Company. Mr. Smith now resides in New York City.