FRIGID Nightcap: The Mandatory Cabaret
December 26 @ 9:30 pm EST
One event on November 28, 2025 at 9:30 pm
One event on December 26, 2025 at 9:30 pm
FRIGID Nightcap: The Mandatory Cabaret
What happens when culture itself is compulsory? When joy, weirdness, and performance are no longer choices, but mandates? At FRIGID Nightcap, we say: if it’s mandatory, then we’re making it fabulous.
The Mandatory Cabaret is a satirical, unhinged late-night variety show that flips authoritarian creep on its head. Expect a kaleidoscope of comedy, drag, burlesque, clowning, music, and mayhem—all celebrating radical queer joy, political resistance, and the glorious chaos of noncompliance.
From compliance checks gone rogue to fabulous anthems of defiance, this is obedience reimagined as resistance. The state demands conformity. We demand sequins.
Under St. Marks Theatre – East Village
Tickets are just $15 and include a complimentary glass of wine.
Not in NYC? Snag a $10 livestream ticket and join the rebellion from your couch.
Attendance is encouraged. Weirdness is mandatory.
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