From the ashes of what once was, I rise—not as who I was, but as who I was always meant to become."

From the barren shackles of winter, a single bud appears from the snow, stretching her face to the sun, just breaking from the clouds. As The Light kisses her dewy nose, she shyly unfurls her fledgling leaves, coyly beckoning her family of flora and fauna to awaken and begin in their rebirth. The Dead Things have served their purpose, and in their wake, new life grows strong and wild, dancing in the beauty of a new dawn. The cockroach, creatures of everlasting life, sparkles in all her glory as the stunning Banbury Cross gives a dewy rhinestone covered sheen to earth's most despised insect. Goddess Carlotta Di Carlo and Fey creature Oliver Branch welcome spring in a daring tribute. Violette On The Rocks sheds her thorns as she embodies the first rose of spring. And leading the procession of spring Kat Robichaud plays hostess, storyteller, and chanteuse, in an evening of artistry and rebirth. 

So join us in our revelry, dress as your favorite flower or woodland creature, and marvel in the celebration of spring as Misfit Cabaret presents BLOOM.

Kat will also delight you with her powerful voice and original songs, as well as some surprising covers both classic and contemporary. Misfit Cabaret presents BLOOM is a show that will make you laugh, gasp, and cheer, and leave you wanting more. Don’t miss this unique and unforgettable event, only at the Great American Music Hall in San Francisco.

Kat Robichaud's Misfit Cabaret Presents BLOOM – a night of decadence, bawdiness, and damsels (not) in distress. Come experience the fantastical variety show everyone is talking about!

Misfit Cabaret is an experience — a dazzling, eclectic, and glittering celebration of some of the most talented performers the city has to offer.- BrokeAssStuart.com

- Kat Robichaud, Misfit Cabaret’s “BLOOM”

Misfit Cabaret is a splendiferous variety show centered around magical music with a rotating cast of eccentric performers. Each show is completely different—with changing themes such as the cult-filmed Cinephilia and the naughty nautical Whimsea. From burlesque to drag to circus to magic, you never know what you're going to see (or get yourself into)! For each new Misfit Cabaret, emcee Kat Robichaud writes two (sometimes three or four!) original songs keeping with the theme of the evening and plays them with her band, The Darling Misfits, as well as a special medley to kick off the evening and welcome in the spirits of San Francisco’s saucy past. There's comedy, romance, and bawdiness around every corner and not a dull moment or dry eye in the house. So come and play with us and befriend a local underground miscreant. Who knows – they might whisper to you when the next secret Misfit Cabaret is! 

Founded in 2015 by The Voice finalist Kat Robichaud and co-producer Jordan Nathan, Misfit Cabaret has evolved from an underground production in a tiny San Francisco speakeasy into one of the West Coast's most cherished variety shows. Over the past 10 years, the production has established itself as a "cult" institution, celebrated for its genre-defying blend of rock 'n' roll, burlesque, drag, and circus arts. Beyond its commercial success, the show is lauded for its artistic rigor—Robichaud writes original music for every themed production—and its commitment to community, serving as an inclusive sanctuary for diverse underground artists and "misfits" to thrive in an increasingly expensive arts landscape.

Your hostess with the mostess, Kat Robichaud prowls around the stage: a hellcat unleashed, furious to have been confined in southern 90s suburbia stasis. With various wigs and rock warrior whimsy, she shrieks catharsis that at once stops and rushes the blood of anyone within earshot of her siren song. Part Janis, part Bette, part Mama Cass, Robichaud writes murder ballads, Broadway pop songs about anxiety, and neo-wave rock and roll on anything from alien sex to gaslighting puppeteers. Existing in many forms – sometimes host of her hit musical variety show Misfit Cabaret, sometimes drag artist twirling her pearls in the spotlight of gay sex clubs – Robichaud feels most at home among her fellow queerdos, rattling off current hyperfixations and sipping whiskey with the stunning underground Bay Area artists who survived the gorging promises of corporations in late-stage capitolism. She's a hell of a show woman and has had 20 years of stage time to prove it. It doesn't matter if she's singing in a southern chain chicken joint, a 1,500 seat theater in Times Square, a painted plywood speakeasy, or in front of 15 million people watching her on The Voice: she will get your attention and hold it like she'll die if she chooses to let go. And you hope she never will.

With original music by Kat Robichaud

“Cabaret performer Kat Robichaud combines a renegade aesthetic, a wicked sense of humor and a rock star’s singed timbre.” – SF Chronicle

“...a deliciously eclectic medley of performers” – SF Chronicle

“As the glitter-rock diva who famously once crowd-surfed to AWOLNATION’s ‘Sail’ on live TV, Kat Robichaud made history as one of the most electric and fearless Voice contestants of all time. But that iconic performance provided a mere glimpse of her dramatic talents, as the San Francisco theater maverick has since gone on to stage her own successful Bowie- and Burton-inspired rock operas – still performing on her own terms, but showcasing her true voice.” – Yahoo Entertainment

“An exorcise in comic terror that will leave your head spinning.” – SF Weekly