Brooke Shields will come to Indianapolis as part of The Cabaret’s new season

Five months after the release of popular Hulu documentary “Pretty Baby,” Brooke Shields will come to Indianapolis to deliver two evenings of stories and songs from her expansive career as an actor, model, entrepreneur and author.

Shields is part of The Cabaret’s new season, which includes Broadway and jazz stars who will perform in the living room-meets-classic-glamour-style venue. Veronica Swift, Kerry Butler and Darren Criss are among the big names who will visit 924 N. Pennsylvania St. from August through the end of the year.

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Here’s the full schedule, which runs through Dec. 17. Tickets to some shows go on sale July 17, while others will be available Aug. 14. Visit thecabaret.org to buy them.

• Aug. 10: American Patchwork Quartet. The ensemble specializes in performing arrangements of American folk songs with immigrant roots, all the while displaying the musicians’ stellar chops.
• Sept. 8-9: Brooke Shields: An Intimate Evening. Listen to songs and stories from the superstar known for “Suddenly Susan” and her turns in movies and Broadway shows including “The Addams Family.”
• Sept. 18-19: Veronica Swift. She headlined Jazz at Lincoln Center’s Dizzy’s Club as a child and has grown up to form a style all her own that combines jazz and classical with rock, soul and funk. 
• Sept. 24: Lizz Wright: Holding Space. The singer’s Southern heritage informs her unique sound formed from  jazz, folk, gospel and R&B.
• Oct. 6-7: Kerry Butler: Faith, Trust, and Pixie Dust. The Tony nominee has a way with Disney classics, and she even sings the ones that never made it to the movies, like Alan Menken’s “Call Me a Princess” and “This Only Happens in the Movies” that were to be part of “Aladdin” and “Roger Rabbit,” respectively.
• Oct. 14: Magos Herrera. As a major voice in the contemporary Latin American jazz scene, the singer-songwriter excels in improvisation and blending language boundaries.
• Oct. 27: Britnee King: Please Clap. In her debut solo performance at The Cabaret, the venue’s communications and marketing manager will tell stories of personal growth, laughs and sing the songs that have captured her at different points in her life.
• Nov. 3-4: Jason Robert Brown featuring Mykal Kilgore. Tony-winning composer Brown — known for “Parade” and “The Bridges of Madison County” — will team up with Grammy nominee Kilgore, who was part of the company of Brown’s “Songs for a New World.”
• Dec. 7: The Big Broadway Sing-Along: Holiday Edition. Raise your voice along with Scott Semester, Sean Baker and surprise Indy singers for this tradition. 
• Dec. 16-17: Darren Criss: A Very Darren Crissmas. The star of “Glee” and “The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story” will perform songs from his recent holiday album.

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