Cabaret/Acoustic set suggestions help please!

[Jemzijem]

Hi! New member here looking for some advice - I’m not a student anymore, but seemed to be the most relevant board to post this :)

I work as an entertainer/performer at a holiday park, and I’ve been provided with the opportunity to do my own solo set in a bar. Now, in general, “proper” musical theatre isn’t really gonna go down too well with the clientele who holiday there, but musical theatre is my passion and i would MUCH prefer to sing something I enjoy and that I feel I’m good at.

My first hurdle is to try and come up with a set list. I need songs that most non-theatre types will be familiar with (ie an acoustic version of Defying Gravity, or a song like “With You” from Ghost, which has been used on various TV talent shows).

I’ve also considered “She Used to be Mine” from Waitress, as it’s a Sara Bareilles song which she has also released herself, and therefore doesn’t need to sound overly “musical theatre.”

Just wondering if there are any suggestions out there, or if anyone else has had a similar situation before? I’ve done some googling but not much comes up (and it’s hard to google it because as soon as I use the word “Cabaret,” all I get are results about the musical haha!)

I know what I’m asking here may be a slightly impossible task, just trying to put some feelers out so I can add in some songs I’ll enjoy a bit more, as well as some “crowd-pleasers” like acoustic versions of current pop songs!

Thanks in advance!
Jem

[non-stop26]

Once is very acoustic-y and the movie is pretty well known. Maybe some sort of Disney song? I feel like “Maybe This Time” from Cabaret is fairly well known and could work as acoustic. Hope this helps!

[Jemzijem]

I hadn’t thought of Once! Thank you so much! Yeah I’ll probably try some Disney because I know that’ll appeal to the kids :) might see if there are some more acousticy versions of songs from frozen etc :)

Thank you!

[Jemzijem]

Are there any more suggestions?

I’m thinking of branching out a into family favourite movie musicals/Disney to keep it relevant for my audience on a family holiday park :) eg chitty chitty bang bang, Mary poppins etc!