Kim David Smith (born is an Australian

Helpmann Award The Helpmann Awards are accolades for live entertainment and performing arts in Australia, presented by industry group Live Performance Australia (LPA) since 2001. The annual awards recognise achievements in the disciplines of musical theatre ...

-nominated singer and

cabaret Cabaret is a form of theatrical entertainment featuring music song, dance, recitation, or drama. The performance venue might be a pub, casino, hotel, restaurant, or nightclub with a stage for performances. The audience, often dining or drinking, ...

performer, known for performing

Weimar Weimar is a city in the state (Germany), German state of Thuringia, in Central Germany (cultural area), Central Germany between Erfurt to the west and Jena to the east, southwest of Leipzig, north of Nuremberg and west of Dresden. Together w ...

-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

East Village, Manhattan The East Village is a neighborhood on the East Side (Manhattan), East Side of Lower Manhattan in New York City, New York. It is roughly defined as the area east of the Bowery and Third Avenue, between 14th Street (Manhattan), 14th Street on the ...

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

Marlene Dietrich Marie Magdalene "Marlene" DietrichBorn as Maria Magdalena, not Marie Magdalene, according to Dietrich's biography by her daughter, Maria Riva ; however, Dietrich's biography by Charlotte Chandler cites "Marie Magdalene" as her birth name . (, ; ...

themed album, ''Mostly Marlene'', was released Friday, March 21, 2025, with an album debut concert at

Joe's Pub Joe's Pub, one of the six performance spaces within The Public Theater, is a music venue and restaurant that hosts live performances across genres and arts, ranging from cabaret to modern dance to world music. It is located at 425 Lafayette Str ...

at the Public Theater, and features duets with

Charles Busch Charles Louis Busch (born August 23, 1954) is an American actor, screenwriter, playwright and drag queen, known for his appearances on stage in his own camp style plays and in film and television. He wrote and starred in his early plays off-off- ...

Joey Arias Joey Arias, also known as Joseph Arias and Joe Arias, is an American artist based in New York City, best known for work as a performance artist, cabaret singer, and drag artist, but also as a published author, comedian, stage persona and film ...

Bright Light Bright Light Rod Thomas (born 30 October 1982), known professionally as Bright Light Bright Light, is a Welsh electro-pop singer, DJ, composer and producer based in New York City. Bright Light Bright Light incorporates many elements of nu-disco into his mus ...

, Ali McGregor, and Smith's mother, Linda Randall, and also features a performance of ''You're the Cream in My Coffee'' by

Sidney Myer Sidney Myer (born Simcha Myer Baevski (, ); 8 February 18785 September 1934) was a Belarusian-born Australian businessman and philanthropist, best known for founding Myer, Australia's largest chain of department stores. Early life Myer was bor ...

. Smith studied Music Theatre at the

Ballarat Ballarat ( ) () is a city in the Central Highlands of Victoria, Australia. At the 2021 census, Ballarat had a population of 111,973, making it the third-largest urban inland city in Australia and the third-largest city in Victoria. Within mo ...

Arts Academy in Australia (BA, Music Theatre), and resides in New York City. In 2009 Smith was presented with the '' Back Stage'' Bistro Award for Special Achievement as an Outstanding Performer (honored alongside

Liza Minnelli Liza May Minnelli ( ; born March 12, 1946) is an American actress, singer, and dancer. Known for her commanding stage presence and powerful alto singing voice, Minnelli has received numerous accolades including an Academy Award, a BAFTA Award, ...

and

Charles Aznavour Charles Aznavour ( ; ; ; born Shahnur Vaghinak Aznavourian; 22 May 1924 – 1 October 2018) was a Armenians in France, French singer and songwriter of Armenian descent. Aznavour was known for his distinctive vibrato tenor voice: clear and ringi ...

). 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 and 2025. In 2015, he was invited to be part of the concert celebrating the 100th birthday of

Édith Piaf Édith Giovanna Gassion (19 December 1915 – 10 October 1963), known as Édith Piaf (), was a French singer and lyricist best known for performing songs in the cabaret and modern chanson genres. She is widely regarded as France's greatest popu ...

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

Hunter Foster Hunter Foster (born June 25, 1969) is an American musical theatre actor, singer, librettist, playwright and director. Career After touring in several shows and playing on Broadway, in 2001 he was cast in his breakthrough role of Bobby Strong ...

's production of ''

Cabaret Cabaret is a form of theatrical entertainment featuring music song, dance, recitation, or drama. The performance venue might be a pub, casino, hotel, restaurant, or nightclub with a stage for performances. The audience, often dining or drinking, ...

'' at the Cape Playhouse in

Dennis, Massachusetts Dennis is a New England town, town in Barnstable County, Massachusetts, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States, located near the center of the Cape Cod, Cape Cod peninsula. It is a seaside resort town with colonial mansions along the nor ...

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

Oscar Wilde Oscar Fingal O'Fflahertie Wills Wilde (16 October 185430 November 1900) was an Irish author, poet, and playwright. After writing in different literary styles throughout the 1880s, he became one of the most popular and influential playwright ...

's ''

Salome Salome (; , related to , "peace"; ), also known as Salome III, was a Jews, Jewish princess, the daughter of Herod II and princess Herodias. She was granddaughter of Herod the Great and stepdaughter of Herod Antipas. She is known from the New T ...

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

Kylie Minogue Kylie Ann Minogue (; born 28 May 1968) is an Australian singer, songwriter, and actress. Frequently referred to as the "Honorific nicknames in popular music, Princess of Pop", she has achieved recognition in both the music industry and fas ...

, at

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

-inspired program, ''Mostly Marlene'', debuted at Club Cumming on 3 March 2020. ''Mostly Marlene'' was featured in

Alan Cumming Alan Cumming (born 27 January 1965) is a Scottish actor, writer and presenter. Known for his roles on stage and screen, he has received numerous accolades including a BAFTA Award, two Emmy Awards, two Tony Awards, and an Olivier Award. He re ...

Adelaide Cabaret Festival The Adelaide Cabaret Festival is an annual arts festival featuring cabaret held in the South Australian capital of Adelaide. It has been held in June each year since 2001, with the exception of 2020 owing to the COVID-19 pandemic in Australia ...

program, performing 24 and 25 June 2021 returning frequently to Club Cumming, the Post Office Cafe and Cabaret in Provincetown, MA, and to Joe's Pub at the Public Theater (2022, 2024), where he premiered a French translation of Kylie Minogue's

Padam Padam Padam Padam may refer to: * " Padam, padam...", a 1951 song by Édith Piaf * "Padam Padam" (song), a 2023 single by Kylie Minogue * ''Padam Padam'' (TV series), a 2011 South Korean television series {{Disambiguation ...

by cabaret artist Gay Marshall. Smith participated in

Carnegie Hall Carnegie Hall ( ) is a concert venue in Midtown Manhattan, New York City. It is at 881 Seventh Avenue (Manhattan), Seventh Avenue, occupying the east side of Seventh Avenue between 56th Street (Manhattan), 56th and 57th Street (Manhattan), 57t ...

's "Fall of the Weimar Republic: Dancing on the Edge of a Precipice" programme, giving a musical tour of Weimar-era works at the

Metropolitan Museum of Art The Metropolitan Museum of Art, colloquially referred to as the Met, is an Encyclopedic museum, encyclopedic art museum in New York City. By floor area, it is the List of largest museums, third-largest museum in the world and the List of larg ...

, on April 5, 2024, as part of the museum's "Artists on Artworks" series, and also served as Emcee for "Tiergarten," a co-production between Carnegie Hall and Andrew Ousley's Death of Classical, which performed April 17, 18, and 19, 2024. Smith's Christmas cabaret, ''A Wery Weimar Christmas'', debuted at Club Cumming 16 December 2019.''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 Alexander J. Michaels (born October 16, 1983), stage name Alexis Michelle, is an American drag queen and singer who came to international attention on the RuPaul's Drag Race (season 9), ninth season of ''RuPaul's Drag Race''. As of 2019, she sta ...

, Boy Radio, and Natalie Joy Johnson. Longtime music collaborator Tracy Stark musically directed.

References

External links

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

The Huffington Post ''HuffPost'' (''The Huffington Post'' until 2017, itself often abbreviated as ''HPo'') is an American progressive news website, with localized and international editions. The site offers news, satire, blogs, and original content, and covers p ...

'', 2 February 2016 {{DEFAULTSORT:Smith, Kim David Australian cabaret performers Australian expatriate male actors in the United States Australian gay musicians Australian LGBTQ singers 21st-century Australian male singers Expatriate musicians in the United States Gay singers LGBTQ cabaret performers Living people Place of birth missing (living people) Year of birth missing (living people) 21st-century Australian male actors 21st-century Australian singers