Kim Smith Returns to New York in MISFIT at Duane Park 9/21

Kim Smith, the acclaimed international performer called "all decadence and sly appeal" by Back Stage, will bring his critically-acclaimed concer "Misfit" back to New York after a successful run this past spring. Misfit premiered in March 2011 at New York's Laurie Beechman Theatre, and performed
at Café Sabarsky over April and June. The one night only concert will take place at Duane Park (157 Duane Street, between West Broadway and Hudson) on Wednesday, September 21; dinner and show is at 8:30 PM. There is no cover and an a la carte menu will be served. Please call (212) 732-5555 for more information.

Singing in German, French and English, Mr. Smith reinterprets works by Weimar-era composers, and modern-day artists alike, including Friedrich Hollaender, Björk, The Supremes, Kylie Minogue, Hanns Eisler, and myriad glittering others in conjuring a contemporary vision of the decadence and decay of 1920's Berlin. Out to prove that misfits have more fun, Smith mischievously leads the audience through an evening of disfigured pop and glimmering period treasures. "Misfit" is directed by Christian Coulson; Smith is joined by Music Director Steven Ray Watkins on piano and Sam Nedel
on upright bass.

Australian Kim Smith is an award winning performer known for his Weimar-inspired shows that juxtapose authentic musical material with stylistic interpretations on current popular songs. The Adelaide Advertiser called him an "utterly engaging performer, polished to perfection but still
wickedly dirty when the moment calls for it." New York's Nitelife Exchange hailed his show as an "unsettling performance you cannot stop watching, mesmerizing both to watch and to listen to."

Since September 2010, Kim has hosted Vauxhall Kabarett at Vlada Bar. His celebrated show Morphium - also directed by Christian Coulson - was performed in New York at the Neue Galerie's Cafe Sabarsky and Joe's Pub at The Public Theater and a sold out-run at the 2010 Adelaide Cabaret Festival, and also toured twIce To Melbourne in Australia. His 2008 debut show Johnny Come Lately, directed by Karen Kohler, premiered at Don't Tell Mama in New York and then transferred to the Duo Theatre at DMC.

Previous shows include Quietly Kim Smith, Kim Smith Is Madly Adored and Jungle Paradise (which headlined the Melbourne International Comedy Festival in 2007). In 2009, Smith was presented the Ira Eaker Back Stage magazine Bistro Award for outstanding performer on the rise, honored alongside legends Liza Minnelli and Charles Aznavour, and was nominated for both 2009 and 2010 MAC Awards in the Outstanding Male Vocalist category. He is also a recipient of the American Australian Association's Dame Joan Sutherland Award for aspiring artists, and is a member of the Kabarett Kollektif, a troupe of New York-based artists dedicated to preserving the European
cabaret tradition.

Smith has headlined Earl Dax's Weimar New York and Tingel Tangel Club, as well as Floating Kabarett at Galapagos Arts Space in DUMBO. Other theatrical credits include Merrily We Roll Along (Charlie Kringas), The World Goes 'Round (Redroom Theatre), and the New York premiere of Jude, a new British musical after Hardy's Jude The Obscure (as Philotson). He studied in Australia at the Ballarat Arts Academy (BA, Music Theatre). For more information, please visit www.KimDavidSmith.com.

Kim Smith will present "Misfit" at Duane Park (157 Duane Street, between West Broadway and Hudson). There is no cover but an a la carte menu is available. Please call (212) 732-5555 for reservations. More information is available at www.duaneparknyc.com <http://www.duaneparknyc.com/> .