Kim David Smith (born 1982 or 1983 (age 41–42)[1] is an Australian Helpmann Award-nominated[2] singer and cabaret performer, known for performing Weimar-era inspired works that juxtapose authentic musical material with stylistic takes on current popular tunes.[3] His recordings include electropop albums Nova and Supernova, written by Charlie Mason, and released by Ninthwave Records. Smith's solo cabaret program Morphium Kabarett enjoyed an acclaimed 2016 residency at Pangea in the East Village, Manhattan.[4] Smith's debut cabaret album, Kim David Smith Live at Joe's Pub, was released Friday, 17 July 2020.[5]
Smith studied Music Theatre at the Ballarat Arts Academy in Australia (BA, Music Theatre), and resides in New York City.[1]
In 2009 Smith was presented with the Back Stage Bistro Award for Special Achievement as an Outstanding Performer (honored alongside Liza Minnelli and Charles Aznavour).[6] He was also nominated for 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, and 2019 Manhattan Association of Cabaret (MAC) Awards in the Male Vocalist category. In 2015, he was invited to be part of the concert celebrating the 100th birthday of Édith Piaf at The Town Hall in New York City, produced by Daniel Nardicio.[7]
Smith portrayed the Emcee in Hunter Foster's production of Cabaret at the Cape Playhouse in Dennis, Massachusetts, in 2016,[8] and played Salome in Tristan Divincenzo's production of Oscar Wilde's Salome at the Provincetown Theater in 2017.[9]
Smith debuted Kim Sings Kylie, his musical salute to fellow Australian Kylie Minogue, at Joe's Pub at the Public Theater on 25 June 2018 for New York City Pride.[10] Kim Sings Kylie performed in Sydney, Australia at the inaugural Sydney Cabaret Festival in July 2019.[11]
Smith's Marlene Dietrich-inspired program, Mostly Marlene, debuted at Club Cumming on 3 March 2020.[12] Mostly Marlene was featured in Alan Cumming's Adelaide Cabaret Festival program, performing 24 and 25 June 2021[13][14] returning frequently to Club Cumming,[15] the Post Office Cafe and Cabaret in Provincetown, MA,[16] and to Joe's Pub at the Public Theater (2022, 2024),[17] where he premiered a French translation of Kylie Minogue's Padam Padam by cabaret artist Gay Marshall.[18]
Smith participated in Carnegie Hall's "Fall of the Weimar Republic: Dancing on the Edge of a Precipice"[19] programme, giving a musical tour of Weimar-era works at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, on April 5, 2024, as part of the museum's "Artists on Artworks" series,[20] and also served as Emcee for "Tiergarten[21]," a co-production between Carnegie Hall and Andrew Ousley's Death of Classical, which performed April 17, 18, and 19, 2024.[22] [23]
Smith's Christmas cabaret, A Wery Weimar Christmas, debuted at Club Cumming 16 December 2019[24].A Wery Weimar Christmas returned to Club Cumming 16 and 18 December 2020, in a streamed, virtual performance produced by Club Cumming Productions, and featured special guest performances from Alexis Michelle, Boy Radio, and Natalie Joy Johnson. Longtime music collaborator Tracy Stark musically directed.[25]
References
edit- ^ a b Schwartz, Paula (3 September 2010). "William Ferguson, Kim Smith". The New York Times.
- ^ "2015 Nominees and Winners". Helpmann Awards. Retrieved 5 February 2020.
- ^ "Kim David Smith to Bring Electro-Weimar Concert Stargazing to Joe's Pub, 10/8", Broadwayworld, 29 September 2015
- ^ "Review: 'Morphium Kabarett' Explores a Gay Man's Erotic Life" by Stephen Holden, The New York Times, 28 June 2016
- ^ BWW News Desk. "KIM DAVID SMITH: LIVE AT JOE'S PUB is Now Available". BroadwayWorld.com. Retrieved 18 July 2020.
- ^ 2015–1985 recipients, Bistro Awards
- ^ "Elaine Paige, Vivian Reed, Gay Marshall and More Part of Tonight's Town Hall Edith Piaf Celebration Concert" by Andrew Gans, Playbill, 19 December 2015
- ^ "This Cabaret balances timely and timeless" by Loren King, The Boston Globe, 15 August 2016
- ^ "Wilde's Salome intense and imaginative" by Debbie Forman, Cape Cod Times, 9 May 2017
- ^ "Kim David Smith Returns to Joe's Pub with KIM SINGS KYLIE". broadwayworld.com. 1 November 2018. Retrieved 5 February 2020.
- ^ Kops, Jade. "BWW REVIEW: SYDNEY CABARET FESTIVAL: KIM SINGS KYLIE Is Kim David Smith's Camp And Comic Cabaret Homage To Australia's Pop Princess". BroadwayWorld.com. Retrieved 17 August 2019.
- ^ "Kim David Smith Sings Mostly Marlene (with More than a Modest Modicum of Minogue)". Club Cumming. 2 March 2020. Retrieved 18 July 2020.
- ^ "Adelaide Cabaret Festival review: Mostly Marlene". InDaily. 25 June 2021. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
- ^ Lenny, Barry. "BWW Review: KIM DAVID SMITH: MOSTLY MARLENE – ADELAIDE CABARET FESTIVAL 2021 at Space Theatre, Adelaide Festival Centre". BroadwayWorld.com. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
- ^ Pope, Ricky. "Review: KIM DAVID SMITH: MOSTLY MARLENE is an Inspired Creation, Indeed, at Club Cumming". BroadwayWorld.com.
- ^ Walker-Dack, Roger (4 June 2023). "Kim David Smith brings his critically acclaimed show MOSTLY MARLENE back to PTown". QueerGuru.com.
- ^ Kaplan, Rebecca. "Review: Kim David Smith Was Exquisite in MORE MOSTLY MARLENE at Joe's Pub". BroadwayWorld.com.
- ^ Smith, Kim David. "Padam Padam (in French), live at Joe's Pub - Kim David Smith" – via YouTube.
- ^ "Fall-of-the-Weimar-Republic-Dancing-on-the-Precipice". CarnegieHall.org. Carnegie Hall.
- ^ metmuseum.org. The Metropolitan Museum of Art https://engage.metmuseum.org/events/education/talks/public-programs/gallery-talks/fy24/artists-on-artworks-kim-david-smith-on-the-weimar-republic/.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ^ carnegiehall.com. Carnegie Hall https://www.carnegiehall.org/Calendar/2024/04/17/Tiergarten-0700PM.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ^ "Tiergarten | Special Events". DeathofClassical.com. Death of Classical.
- ^ Kaplan, Rebecca. "Review: TIERGARTEN Subverts Expectations at The Church Of St. Mary's Great Hall". BroadwayWorld.com.
- ^ Patrick, Bobby. "BWW Review: Kim David Smith Brings A WERY WEIMAR CHRISTMAS To Club Cumming". BroadwayWorld.com. Retrieved 18 July 2020.
- ^ Mosher, Stephen. "BWW Review: Kim David Smith A VERY WEIMAR CHRISTMAS at Club Cumming Serves Christmas In Black Satin". BroadwayWorld.com. Retrieved 23 December 2020.
