For a showcase of local talent performing fan favorites and more, head to Susquehanna Stage. The theater, located at 133 W. Market St., Marietta, will host The Cabaret of Award Winners at 7:30 p.m. on Friday, April 12, and Saturday, April 13, as well as at 2 p.m. on Sunday, April 14.

"The Cabaret of Award Winners features 21 songs from a variety of award-winning shows and artists, including Grammys, Oscars, Tonys and a few others," said Amy Hoffman, who is co-directing the show with Jason Genise-Gdula. "There will be some well-known standards and Broadway songs, as well as some popular music and even a few the audience may not know."

The show will feature 28 performers entertaining as duets, a trio and several solo artists. "Some of them have been seen at Susquehanna Stage in the past in mainstage shows, children's shows or cabarets, and some are brand new to our theater," Genise-Gdula shared. "Performers range from a 7-year-old, who is singing a duet with his mom, to retirees." Local musicians Sharon Boyer and Pat Enos will serve as accompanists.

This will be the fifth cabaret Hoffman and Genise-Gdula have directed. The duo approached Jim Johnson, the theater's artistic director, with the idea, and Johnson enthusiastically endorsed it, Hoffman said. "We recognized that there were a lot of people who did not have the time to commit to performing in a full show, and this became a great opportunity for them to be able to perform," she commented. "It also gives people the opportunity to perform some of their favorite songs."

The cabaret will be performed on the theater's Gallery Stage, and the directors recommend purchasing tickets in advance. "Our past cabarets have always sold out, so we added an extra performance this year," Hoffman said. "Our audience will enjoy hearing a variety of songs with different styles and genres, from toe-tapping to tearjerkers. The songs span the decades, and they might even discover a new favorite."

To purchase tickets for The Cabaret of Award Winners, visit https://susquehannastage.thundertix.com.