Kim David Smith performing live at Joe's Pub, November 2018

Kim David Smith (born is an Australian

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-nominated singer and

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performer, known for performing

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-era inspired works that juxtapose authentic musical material with stylistic takes on current popular tunes. 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

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. Smith's debut cabaret album, ''Kim David Smith Live at Joe's Pub'', was released Friday, July 17, 2020. Smith studied Music Theatre at the

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Arts Academy in Australia (BA, Music Theatre), and resides in New York City. In 2009 Smith was presented with the ''

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'' Bistro Award for Special Achievement as an Outstanding Performer (honored alongside

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and

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). 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

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at The Town Hall in New York City, produced by Daniel Nardicio. Smith portrayed the Emcee in

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's production of ''

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'' at the Cape Playhouse in

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, in 2016, and played Salome in Tristan Divincenzo's production of

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's '' Salome'' at the Provincetown Theater in 2017. Smith debuted ''Kim Sings Kylie'', his musical salute to fellow Australian

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, at

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at the Public Theater on 25 June 2018 for New York City Pride. ''Kim Sings Kylie'' performed in Sydney, Australia at the inaugural Sydney Cabaret Festival in July 2019. Smith's Christmas cabaret, ''A Wery Weimar Christmas'', debuted at

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December 16, 2019, and his

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-inspired program, ''Mostly Marlene'', debuted at Club Cumming on March 3, 2020. ''A Wery Weimar Christmas'' returned to Club Cumming December 16 and 18, 2020, in a streamed, virtual performance produced by Club Cumming Productions, and featured special guest performances from

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, Boy Radio, and Natalie Joy Johnson. Longtime music collaborator Tracy Stark musically directed. ''Mostly Marlene'' was featured in

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program, performing June 24 and 25, 2021.

References

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"Kim Smith's ''Jealous'' Video Showcases Aussie 'Neo-Weimar, Cabaret-Pop' Star's Talents"
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