The Cabaret & Performance Conference Fellows Program is a dynamic opportunity for performers to refine their skills and stage presence with the guidance of an accomplished team of professionals. During an intense five-day period, this conference provides artistic guidance and expert instruction to a handful of participants chosen by application and invitation.
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Applications for the 2020 Cabaret & Performance Conference are now closed.
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The Cabaret Fellows program will be held online August 3-7.
The 2020 O'Neill Summer Season, including the Cabaret & Performance Conference will be held online. Learn more here.
learn from world-class artists
Conductor, composer, orchestrator, record producer, Grammy and two-time Emmy Award-winner.
John McDaniel
Award-winning British songstress renowned for her vocal style, interpretation of song and radical approach to arrangements.
Barb Jungr
BroadwayWorld Best Cabaret Vocalist Award Winner and recipient of the Donald F. Smith & Margaret Whiting Awards from the Mabel Mercer Foundation.
Natalie Douglas
10-time MAC Award-winner, vocalist, director, producer, & booking manager with over 20 years in the NYC cabaret scene.
Lennie Watts
Tony Award-winning actress, whose career has encompassed TV, film, stage and concert work around the globe
Betty Buckley
Tracy Stark
10-time MAC Award winner, Bistro Award winner, winner of the Dottie Burman Songwriter of the Year Award. Singer/Songwriter, Musical Director, Conductor and Arranger
Mark Hartman
New York-based pianist, coach, conductor, arranger and composer. Recipient of three MAC Awards and the Backstage Bistro Award for Music Direction
Four-time Tony Award-nominee, best known for her work in Fun Home, She Loves Me, Les Miserables, Rags, & Pocahontas.
Judy Kuhn
Tony, Drama Desk, Drama League, and Outer Critics Circle award nominee. Broadway showstopper and star on the silver screen.
Norm Lewis
Grammy winner with career hits such as “Don’t Cry Out Loud,” “Midnight Blue,” and “You Should Hear How He Talks About You.”
Melissa Manchester
Actor, dancer, singer, director, producer, and choreographer. Won ten Tony Awards, the National Medal of Arts and has his own star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
Tommy Tune
