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1946 publicity shot of nightclub singer Frances LangfordMartin and Lewis (1948)Susan Hayward as an alcoholic nightclub singer in Smash Up (1947)The Borden Twins on the set with Lucille Ball prior to the filming of their episode, "Tennessee Bound".
A nightclub act is a production, usually of nightclub music or comedy, designed for performance at a nightclub, a type of drinking establishment, by a nightclub performer such as a nightclub singer or nightclub dancer, whose performance may also be referred to as a nightclub act. A scheduled performance, such as a wedding gig, is a club date.[1]
Acts may resemble revues and, "a good part of the music heard in nightclubs is standard popular song (jazz standards and the so-called Great American Songbook) and theater music repertoire...comedy songs, novelty songs, and the occasional torch song."[1] "Cabaret, literally, is a subset of nightclub performance...In actual modern usage the terms 'nightclub' and 'cabaret' are virtually interchangeable."[1][a]
What distinguishes stage performance in a nightclub or club date setting is the breaking down of the "fourth wall," the invisible barrier between audience and performer that separates their realities. The audience's disbelief doesn't have to be suspended for more than the length of a song.[1]
The role of the female nightclub singer occurs frequently in fiction: books, movies, television, and even songs; she may serve as temptress, kidnapping or abuse victim, femme fatale, gangster moll, or as a prostitute. Due to censorship, a nightclub singer was often used to replace a prostitute character in film adaptations of books.
Nightclub acts were more common in the past, as modern nightclubs have moved towards dance music, DJs, and rave like environments.[citation needed] However, musicians such as David Bowie and Madonna have played nightclub singers in music videos and live performances.[citation needed] In New York City, since 1985, successful, enduring, or innovative cabaret acts have been honored by the annual Bistro Awards.[3]
^ abcdChurch , Joseph (2015). Music Direction for the Stage: A View from the Podium, pp. 57–58. Oxford University. ISBN 9780199993413.
^Hall, Kevin Scott. "@ the 2010 Bistro Awards". Edge magazine, April 15, 2010
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