Brisbane City Council’s
Lord Mayor’s Seniors Cabaret
Prepare, Deliver, Succeed!
The Lord Mayor's Seniors Cabaret is a free development program that provides Brisbane seniors the opportunity to learn from the best in the biz and develop their creative and artistic talents in a non-competitive and supportive environment.
If you can dream it, you can do it!
It doesn’t matter if you’re an experienced performer or you’ve never performed on the stage before, it’s your time to shine!
If you’re a singer, dancer, a vocal group, a choir, a band, or if you play a musical instrument or you're a comedian, we want to hear from you!
The theme for this year is ‘A Music Journey through the Decades’. It offers participants and audience members a musical trip down memory lane, so join in the fun and celebrate how music has evolved over time.
No auditions are required for this program.
Apart from the group ‘Song & Dance’ masterclass on July 23rd, all participants should prepare an item beforehand and will then perform that item at your masterclass and receive one-on-one feedback from your mentor.
Throughout July and August, participants will be given the opportunity to work alongside top industry professional mentors in a 3-hour masterclass and then selected participants will be encouraged to perform in a showcase performance during September.
The Lord Mayor’s Seniors Cabaret program is made up of three parts:
1. Masterclasses
If you don't feel confident enough to perform by yourself or in a band/act, we have two group masterclasses where you can learn an item together. These include learning a 'Song and Dance' item with Jo Nash and we also have a 'Ukulele and Voice' masterclass with Vic Kena. We also have a masterclass dedicated solely to choirs and vocal groups to work on their pre-prepared item.
Masterclasses will be begin in late July to mid August 2025.
Masterclasses will cover issues such as:
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stage fright
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stage craft
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vocal technique
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song and dance
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a healthy voice
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what is 'less is more'?
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how to hit those higher notes
You can perform with your own backing tracks or your own instrument and we also provide a pianist to accompany you if you have your own sheet music.
All performers will be supported with professional sound equipment and a sound operator. If you need help sourcing a backing track for your song, please contact us and we can find them for you.
Audiences are more than welcome to attend any of the masterclasses.
2. Showcases
After completing the masterclasses stage of the program, some participants will have the opportunity to perform in 1 of 8 showcase concerts and set the stage alight with their singing, dancing and instrumental skills in venues across Brisbane.
Unfortunately due to the growing number of people participating in the masterclasses, spaces are restricted in the showcase concert part of the program.
Showcase performances will be held at various Brisbane venues throughout September.
3. Gala Cabaret
15 final acts will then have the opportunity to take to the stage and perform alongside mentor's Billy Bourchier, Ashleigh Denning and Asabi Goodman in the Lord Mayor’s Seniors Cabaret Gala at Brisbane City Hall on Sunday 19 October 2025.
Tickets for the Gala concert will be available from late September.
Please note that registrations for the masterclasses open from Monday 2 June 2025 from the Brisbane City Council website below.
If you have any questions, please feel free to call the Producer, Chris Fennessy on 07 3901 7322 or email at chris@epiphanyproductions.com.au