Unmasked: Freedom in Full Color

Dates and Times

Friday, Jun 6, 2025 7pm - 9pm
Saturday, Jun 7, 2025 7pm - 7pm

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The George Fulginiti Cabaret Series honors Founding Member of Alliance for New Music-Theatre George Fulginiti-Shakar, who was for many years a local star in the DC theatre orbit, serving as music director of many productions at Arena Stage, Ford’s Theatre, Shakespeare Theatre, Studio Theatre, as well as serving as Founder/Director of the DC Cabaret Network and many of Alliance for New Music-Theatre’s own productions.

What can you expect from the series and New Music-Theatre’s exploratory foray into this genre? We want you to assist us as we weigh in on the question, “What Is cabaret?” And more particularly, “What makes for an optimal cabaret experience?” We may feature, in the process, culturally international sounds and interpretations and even cross-disciplinary approaches. All bets are on that there will be transgressive themes, adult beverages, and a whole lot of fun when the artists invited in break the fourth wall and make their personal statements in this form. You won’t want to miss up-to-date original cabaret songs, some newly minted for our series, and addressing peculiarly DC themes.

The series opened in June 2024 with a collaborative performance by Alan Naylor and Daniel J. Smith, followed by a tribute to Roberta Flack performed by Roz White this past December and Greg Watkins interpreting all the lush romance of Nat King Cole for Valentine’s Day. Next season’s artists include Josh Cleveland, Melisa Bonetti, and Alan Naylor.

Alliance for New Music-Theatre was founded in 1994 as a group of composers, librettists,
and performers united to explore new collaborations and directions possible for music-theatre. Now a cornerstone of the DC theater scene, New Music-Theatre is known for developing new works across the spectrum of music-theatre: opera, musicals, drama with music, jazz, cabaret, dance-theater, or even hybrids such as mixed media performance art. Celebrated for the eclectic nature of our work and the different forms and musical languages we employ, New Music-Theatre specializes in cross-cultural and cross-disciplinary opportunities in order to explore new voices, vocal techniques, and unfamiliar instrumentation to tell under-celebrated stories. Learn more at https://newmusictheatre.org

Dupont Underground is an arts organization transforming 15,000 square feet of open abandoned space under Dupont Circle into a platform for creative exchange and contemporary arts in our vibrant city. DU is committed to developing a multidisciplinary platform for creative expression and strive to reflect the diversity of our community – both artists and audiences – hosting projects and work that might not be an easy fit in more conventional venues. https://.dupontunderground.org