Seattle Cabaret Festival 2026 Presents: MATT DELA CRUZ and CYNTHIA CLAREY - Thu Jun 4 at 9 PM

Welcome to Seattle Cabaret Festival 2026! This year’s festival features 28 artist acts, paired and presented in 25 unique showtimes over 13 nights of intimately crafted musical cabaret.

This ticket event page is for:
THURSDAY JUNE 4 / Showtime: 9:00 PM

Seattle Cabaret Festival Presents:
MATT DELA CRUZ and CYNTHIA CLAREY  

This pair of acts is presented as one show, emceed by a Seattle Cabaret Festival host. Each act performs a 30- to 38-minute set, with no intermission between acts. Run time of the whole show is 80 minutes.

MATT DELA CRUZ in “Dial-Up Jams: A Millennial Pop Cabaret”

About Matt Dela Cruz

Matt Dela Cruz (he/him) is a Seattle-based performer, producer, and professional vibe-curator with a deep love for pop hooks, storytelling, and theatrical joy. His stage credits include RENT, First Date, Romeo & Juliet, and Bloodletting, alongside musical improv productions across the city. As a cabaret artist, Matt blends millennial nostalgia, humor, and heart—turning personal moments into musical joyrides. He was also a featured performer in the Seattle Cabaret Festival in 2024. Offstage, Matt is a theatre teacher and currently an Associate Producer with Pork Filled Productions.

CYNTHIA CLAREY in “Bridge Over Muddied Water”

“We have to build a bridge over waters that have become muddied and very dangerous. The racial and political atmosphere in our country is so very grim. We must be vigilant. The time is now! What's going on?”

About Cynthia Clarey

Cynthia Clarey joined the cabaret world after 35 years as an international opera singer. She can be seen on film in “L’incoronazione di Poppea” with the Glyndebourne Festival Opera and in the award-nominated “Porgy and Bess”, directed by Sir Trevor Nunn and conducted by Sir Simon Rattle. She also spent two years performing the role of Carmen in the iconic “La Tragedie de Carmen”, directed by Sir Peter Brook, throughout Europe and on Broadway at the Vivian Beaumont Theater. Cynthia is a member of Chicago Cabaret Professionals and made her New York City cabaret debut at the Laurie Beechman Theatre in 2022. She now resides in Portland.

Showtime: 9:00 PM. Doors open at 8:30. Egan’s Ballard Jam House is located at 1707 Market St.

*Egan's requests a $10 minimum purchase per patron (food or drink).

*Please note: 9 PM shows require patrons to be 21 or over per Egan’s liquor licensing agreement.

See you at Egan’s!

To read more about SCF 2026 artists and shows or donate to SCF/PNCA:
www.seattlecabaretfestival.com

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