nightclub acts
Late-night live performances
Nightclub acts are the performers and performances featured at nightclubs—singers, comedians, dancers, magicians, drag queens, and similar entertainers.
The term evokes mid-twentieth-century cabaret culture, when clubs regularly booked live entertainment: She spent years doing nightclub acts before getting her big break.
The phrase often carries a slightly dated or nostalgic flavor.
- cabaretLive entertainment venue
- floor showStaged club entertainment
- burlesqueExaggerated mockery or risqué variety
- comedianProfessional humor performer
- magicianPerformer of illusions
singer · dancer · showgirl · lap dance · entertainer · spotlight · stage · smoke machine · sequins · microphone · emcee · stripper · jazz · lounge · stand up comedy · velvet · glitter · applause
nightclub actsopera
Theatrical art combining song
Broadway shows · legitimate theater · ballet · ballet performances · high art
nightclub actschildren's theater
Plays performed by or for kids
school assemblies · family entertainment · community theater · educational programming · daytime television
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