Kim David Smith

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Kim David Smith (born {{Birth based on age as of date|27|2010|09|3}} is an Australian Helpmann Award-nominated{{cite web|url=http://www.helpmannawards.com.au/2015/nominees-and-winners/cabaret/|title=2015 Nominees and Winners|publisher=Helpmann Awards|accessdate=5 February 2020}} singer and cabaret performer, known for performing Weimar-era inspired works that juxtapose authentic musical material with stylistic takes on current popular tunes.[http://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Kim-David-Smith-to-Bring-Electro-Weimar-Concert-STARGAZING-to-Joes-Pub-108-20150929 "Kim David Smith to Bring Electro-Weimar Concert Stargazing] to Joe's Pub, 10/8", Broadwayworld, 29 September 2015 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.[https://www.nytimes.com/2016/06/29/arts/music/review-morphium-kabarett-explores-a-gay-mans-erotic-life.html?_r=0 "Review: 'Morphium Kabarett' Explores a Gay Man's Erotic Life"] by Stephen Holden, The New York Times, 28 June 2016 Smith's debut cabaret album, Kim David Smith Live at Joe's Pub, was released Friday, 17 July 2020.{{Cite web|author=BWW News Desk|title=KIM DAVID SMITH: LIVE AT JOE'S PUB is Now Available|url=https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/KIM-DAVID-SMITH-LIVE-AT-JOES-PUB-is-Now-Available-20200717|access-date=18 July 2020|website=BroadwayWorld.com|language=en}} Smith's Marlene Dietrich themed album, Mostly Marlene, was released Friday, March 21, 2025, with an album debut concert at Joe's Pub at the Public Theater,{{cite web |last1=Higgins |first1=Molly |title=Listen to Kim David Smith's German Language Rendition of 'Cabaret' |url=https://playbill.com/article/listen-to-kim-david-smiths-german-language-rendition-of-cabaret |website=Playbill.com }} and features duets with Charles Busch, Joey Arias, Bright Light Bright Light, Ali McGregor, and Smith's mother, Linda Randall, and also features a performance of You're the Cream in My Coffee by Sidney Myer.

Smith studied Music Theatre at the Ballarat Arts Academy in Australia (BA, Music Theatre), and resides in New York City.{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2010/09/05/fashion/weddings/05WFerguson.html|title=William Ferguson, Kim Smith|date=3 September 2010|work=The New York Times|first=Paula|last=Schwartz}}

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).[http://bistroawards.com/hall-of-fame/ 2015–1985 recipients], Bistro Awards Smith was nominated for 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, and 2019 Manhattan Association of Cabaret (MAC) Awards in the Male Vocalist category, and was nominated in the Major Artist category of the same in 2024{{cite web |last1=Rafter Keddy |first1=Genevieve |title=Inside the 2024 MAC Awards |url=https://www.broadwayworld.com/cabaret/article/Photos-Inside-the-2024-MAC-Awards-20240416 |website=BroadwayWorld.com }} and 2025.{{cite web |last1=Sharpe |first1=Josh |title=Norm Lewis, André De Shields, & More Nominated for 2025 MAC Awards - See the Full List |url=https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Norm-Lewis-Andr-De-Shields-More-Nominated-for-2025-MAC-Awards-See-the-Full-List-20250306 |website=BroadwayWorld.com }} 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.[http://www.playbill.com/article/elaine-paige-vivian-reed-gay-marshall-and-more-part-of-tonights-town-hall-edith-piaf-celebration-concert-com-375994 "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

Smith portrayed the Emcee in Hunter Foster's production of Cabaret at the Cape Playhouse in Dennis, Massachusetts, in 2016,[https://www.bostonglobe.com/arts/2016/08/14/this-cabaret-balances-timely-and-timeless/wNL2QxLRbkKfK5zdLjv1EL/story.html "This Cabaret balances timely and timeless"] by Loren King, The Boston Globe, 15 August 2016 and played Salome in Tristan Divincenzo's production of Oscar Wilde's Salome at the Provincetown Theater in 2017.[http://www.capecodtimes.com/news/20170506/wildes-salome-intense-and-imaginative "Wilde's Salome intense and imaginative"] by Debbie Forman, Cape Cod Times, 9 May 2017

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.{{Cite web|url=https://www.broadwayworld.com/cabaret/article/Kim-David-Smith-Returns-to-Joes-Pub-with-KIM-SINGS-KYLIE-20181101|title=Kim David Smith Returns to Joe's Pub with KIM SINGS KYLIE|date=1 November 2018|publisher=broadwayworld.com|language=en|access-date=5 February 2020}} Kim Sings Kylie performed in Sydney, Australia at the inaugural Sydney Cabaret Festival in July 2019.{{Cite web|url=https://www.broadwayworld.com/sydney/article/BWW-REVIEW-SYDNEY-CABARET-FESTIVAL-KIM-SINGS-KYLIE-Is-Kim-David-Smiths-Camp-And-Comic-Cabaret-Homage-To-Australias-Pop-Princess-20190714|title=BWW REVIEW: SYDNEY CABARET FESTIVAL: KIM SINGS KYLIE Is Kim David Smith's Camp And Comic Cabaret Homage To Australia's Pop Princess|last=Kops|first=Jade|website=BroadwayWorld.com|language=en|access-date=17 August 2019}}

Smith's Marlene Dietrich-inspired program, Mostly Marlene, debuted at Club Cumming on 3 March 2020.{{Cite web|title=Kim David Smith Sings Mostly Marlene (with More than a Modest Modicum of Minogue)|url=https://clubcummingnyc.com/schedule/2020/3/2/kim-david-smith-sings-mostly-marlene-with-more-than-a-modest-modicum-of-minogue|access-date=18 July 2020|website=Club Cumming|date=2 March 2020 |language=en-US}} Mostly Marlene was featured in Alan Cumming's Adelaide Cabaret Festival program, performing 24 and 25 June 2021{{Cite web|date=25 June 2021|title=Adelaide Cabaret Festival review: Mostly Marlene|url=https://indaily.com.au/inreview/cabaret-festival/2021/06/25/cabaret-festival-review-mostly-marlene/|access-date=27 July 2021|website=InDaily|language=en}}{{Cite web|last=Lenny|first=Barry|title=BWW Review: KIM DAVID SMITH: MOSTLY MARLENE – ADELAIDE CABARET FESTIVAL 2021 at Space Theatre, Adelaide Festival Centre|url=https://www.broadwayworld.com/adelaide/article/BWW-Review-KIM-DAVID-SMITH-MOSTLY-MARLENE-ADELAIDE-CABARET-FESTIVAL-2021-at-Space-Theatre-Adelaide-Festival-Centre-20010101|access-date=27 July 2021|website=BroadwayWorld.com|language=en}} returning frequently to Club Cumming,{{cite web |last1=Pope |first1=Ricky |title=Review: KIM DAVID SMITH: MOSTLY MARLENE is an Inspired Creation, Indeed, at Club Cumming |url=https://www.broadwayworld.com/cabaret/article/BWW-Review-KIM-DAVID-SMITH-MOSTLY-MARLENE-is-an-Inspired-Creation-Indeed-at-Club-Cumming-20210911 |website=BroadwayWorld.com }} the Post Office Cafe and Cabaret in Provincetown, MA,{{cite web |last1=Walker-Dack |first1=Roger |title=Kim David Smith brings his critically acclaimed show MOSTLY MARLENE back to PTown |url=https://queerguru.com/kim-david-smith-brings-his-critically-acclaimed-show-mostly-marlene-back-to-ptown/ |website=QueerGuru.com |date=4 June 2023 }} and to Joe's Pub at the Public Theater (2022, 2024),{{cite web |last1=Kaplan |first1=Rebecca |title=Review: Kim David Smith Was Exquisite in MORE MOSTLY MARLENE at Joe's Pub |url=https://www.broadwayworld.com/cabaret/article/Review-Kim-David-Smith-Was-Exquisite-in-MORE-MOSTLY-MARLENE-at-Joes-Pub-20240210 |website=BroadwayWorld.com }} where he premiered a French translation of Kylie Minogue's Padam Padam by cabaret artist Gay Marshall.{{cite web |last1=Smith |first1=Kim David |title=Padam Padam (in French), live at Joe's Pub - Kim David Smith |date=9 February 2024 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yHvsUWcN-rw |via=YouTube}}

Smith participated in Carnegie Hall's "Fall of the Weimar Republic: Dancing on the Edge of a Precipice"{{cite web |title=Fall-of-the-Weimar-Republic-Dancing-on-the-Precipice |url=https://www.carnegiehall.org/Events/Highlights/Festivals-and-Artistic-Focuses/Fall-of-the-Weimar-Republic-Dancing-on-the-Precipice |website=CarnegieHall.org |publisher=Carnegie Hall}} 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,{{cite web |url=https://engage.metmuseum.org/events/education/talks/public-programs/gallery-talks/fy24/artists-on-artworks-kim-david-smith-on-the-weimar-republic/ |website=metmuseum.org |publisher=The Metropolitan Museum of Art}} and also served as Emcee for "Tiergarten{{cite web |url=https://www.carnegiehall.org/Calendar/2024/04/17/Tiergarten-0700PM |website=carnegiehall.com |publisher=Carnegie Hall}}," a co-production between Carnegie Hall and Andrew Ousley's Death of Classical, which performed April 17, 18, and 19, 2024.{{cite web |url=https://www.deathofclassical.com/concerts/tiergarten |website=DeathofClassical.com |publisher=Death of Classical |title=Tiergarten | Special Events }} {{cite web |last1=Kaplan |first1=Rebecca |title=Review: TIERGARTEN Subverts Expectations at The Church Of St. Mary's Great Hall |url=https://www.broadwayworld.com/cabaret/article/Review-TIERGARTEN-Subverts-Expectations-at-The-Church-Of-St-Marys-Great-Hall-20240419 |website=BroadwayWorld.com }}

Smith's Christmas cabaret, A Wery Weimar Christmas, debuted at Club Cumming 16 December 2019{{Cite web|last=Patrick|first=Bobby|title=BWW Review: Kim David Smith Brings A WERY WEIMAR CHRISTMAS To Club Cumming|url=https://www.broadwayworld.com/cabaret/article/BWW-Review-Kim-David-Smith-Brings-A-WERY-WEIMAR-CHRISTMAS-To-Club-Cumming-20191217|access-date=18 July 2020|website=BroadwayWorld.com|language=en}}.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.{{Cite web|last=Mosher|first=Stephen|title=BWW Review: Kim David Smith A VERY WEIMAR CHRISTMAS at Club Cumming Serves Christmas In Black Satin|url=https://www.broadwayworld.com/cabaret/article/BWW-Review-Kim-David-Smith-A-VERY-WEIMAR-CHRISTMAS-at-Club-Cumming-Serves-Christmas-In-Black-Satin-20201223|access-date=23 December 2020|website=BroadwayWorld.com|language=en}}