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cabaret

cabaret

14 7.2
Live shows of music, dance or comedy that people watch while they eat in a club
  • noun
  • /ˈkæbəreɪ/
translation icon : espectáculo de cabaret
  • She performed her latest songs at the charming cabaret, bringing joy to everyone in attendance.
  • cabaret show

She now stars as Sally Bowles in cabaret at the Kit Kat Club on Broadway.

Examples

  • Every Friday night, the local cabaret offers a variety of comedy acts that keep the audience laughing.

  • She now stars as Sally Bowles in cabaret at the Kit Kat Club on Broadway.

  • Is that where you discovered him, in a cabaret?

  • "We have a theater and a lovely cabaret space."

    Academic text (2009)
  • Welcome to the Ray Ruby Cabaret.

  • In my spare time, I am a singer and have performed in several of the better San Francisco cabarets.

    Blog text (12)
  • A spotlight slices across a crowded, smoke-choked club to a small stage where a cabaret performer sings.

    Fiction book (1993)
  • Most hotels offer luxury accommodations, tantalizing buffet dinner courses combined with Bali dance drama, and even Western entertainment and cabaret shows.

    Academic text (2001)
  • The city housed a bull ring, a boxing arena, a cockfighting shed, a whiskey still, pool halls, casinos, and a variety of cabarets, dance halls, and beer gardens.

    Academic text (1995)
  • The cabaret featured dazzling performances of music and dance while guests enjoyed their meals.

Synonyms

strip
vscabaret
  • NSFW
180 7.6

A dance where a person slowly removes clothes to entertain an audience

is a wider form of dining venue entertainment that includes many act types
karaoke
vscabaret
84 3.2

An activity in which people sing popular songs to recorded music at a bar or party

is staged by performers for dining audiences rather than audience participation singing
vaudeville
vscabaret
  • Archaic
23 9.5

A live show with many short acts like songs and comedy

is modern nightclub dining entertainment rather than historic theatrical shows
revue
vscabaret
  • Archaic
18 8.6

A stage show of short songs, dances and comedy sketches that often makes fun of current events

is performed during meals in night venues rather than as theatre revues
burlesque
vscabaret
  • NSFW
15 9.3

A stage show with comic skits, music, and often dancers who remove clothing

is more centered on musical and dance acts during dining than risqué parody
floorshow
vscabaret
  • Archaic
1 6.0

A live show of music or dance for people eating and drinking in clubs and restaurants

is a broader dining entertainment term used for similar club performances
soiree musicale
vscabaret
  • Formal
9.8

An evening gathering with live music, like a small concert

is commercial nightclub dining entertainment offering mixed acts rather than a private music party

Antonyms

660 2.0

A period with no sound or speech

14 5.5

A boring feeling when things are the same again and again

How Entertaining

variety show
11 3.4
opera
267 4.2
musical
206 3.0
cabaret
14 7.2
live music
28 1.6
act
387 1.8

Surface Forms

cabaret singular
cabarets plural

Etymology

Cabaret first named a French tavern where people ate and watched singers and dancers, and the name later moved to the performances themselves. So a cabaret also means the music, dance, or comedy acts that people see while they eat or drink.