It's Giving Cabaret
Greek Hall at the Wanamaker Building
Audience Entrance Address:
1301 Chestnut Street
Philadelphia, PA 19107
Part of PIPE UP!
The Bearded Ladies return to the Wanamaker for a festive cabaret series in Greek Hall.
It’s Giving Cabaret will feature drag, sing-alongs, acrobatics, jazz, and the resurrection of Philadelphia’s favorite long-dead French chanteuse. Explore the lineup below and join the Beards and friends for one or all five nights!
Please note, this event is not ticketed by Opera Philadelphia.
Greek Hall at the Wanamaker
| Wed, Dec 10 | 9:00 p.m. |
| Thu, Dec 11 | 9:00 p.m. |
| Fri, Dec 12 | 9:00 p.m. |
| Sat, Dec 13 | 9:00 p.m. |
| Sun, Dec 14 | 9:00 p.m. |
Please note the entrance for these performances is 1301 Chestnut St.
Wednesday December 10th: It's Giving FA-LA-LA!
A Sing-along to cure your Seasonal Depression
featuring the Bearded Ladies Hosts
with Philadelphia Voices of Pride
Thursday December 11th: It's Giving "We Three Queens!"
Featuring performances by Cookie Diorio, Eric Jaffe, and Jasmine Rice LaBeija
Hosted by Jarbeaux
Friday December 12th: It's Giving MABELINE!
The Real Green Goddess is BACK for One Night ONLY with excerpts from her sizzling hot Greenaissance Tour discography!
Featuring Mabeline Diorio, with Cindy Lou Who and Bling 1
Hosted by Jarbeaux
Saturday December 13th: It's Giving Edith Piaf!
Grab your Sutter Home! Let's toast to the resurrection of Philadelphia's favorite long-dead French Chanteuse
Featuring Edith Piaf, with Special Guest Denise King
Hosted by Jarbeaux
Sunday December 14th: It's Giving Holiday Hams!
Celebrate the holidays right, with the burlesque duo hailed by the NY Times as “irreverent, sacrilegious, foul-mouthed and uninhibited”: The Wau Wau Sisters
Hosted by Jarbeaux
Please be advised this performance will include copious amounts of holiday foods and nudity.
Content Transparency
Each performance in the It’s Giving Cabaret Series will feature a varying artistic lineup, ranging from drag to acrobatics, live music, and more. Not every show will be for everyone, so feel free to come and go as you please! When possible, The Bearded Ladies will provide additional content transparency for each show, so you can decide how best to enjoy the series.
Major support for PIPE UP! has been provided by Wyncote Foundation.
Additional support is provided by TF Cornerstone. Capacity building support for audience engagement and development has been provided by The Pew Center for Arts & Heritage.
Special thanks to Friends of the Wanamaker Organ.