Alan Cumming Brings his New Cabaret Show to the Kauffman Center

The award-winning actor’s performance, “Legal Immigrant,” will be in Helzberg Hall on May 13

Kansas City, MO – Tony Award-winning actor Alan Cumming will perform at the Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts on May 13 as part of the 2017-2018 Kauffman Center Presents series.

Alan Cumming brings his latest cabaret show to Helzberg Hall on May 13. The performance, Legal Immigrant, features songs and stories of the Scottish-born actor’s life and loves in his adopted U.S. homeland, where he’s been a citizen since 2008.

Alan Cumming won a Tony Award for his performance as the emcee in the revival of Cabaret and an Olivier Award for Accidental Death of an Anarchist. His portrayal of Eli Gold on television’s The Good Wife earned him Emmy, Golden Globe and Screen Actors Guild award nominations. His film credits include Emma, GoldenEye, and X2 of the X-Men series.

Tickets go on sale to the public at 10 a.m. Friday, March 23, 2018.

ABOUT ALAN CUMMING

Alan Cumming has been described by Time magazine as one of the most fun people in show business, by The New York Times as a “bawdy, counter-cultural sprite” and by The Guardian as “European, weird, and sexually ambiguous.” He is many things to many people – renaissance man, style icon, social activist and bon viveur.

Alan Cumming trained at the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama. After leaving, he quickly found himself celebrated in his homeland for his TV work and his stand-up comedy. He found his biggest break in theater, where he was recognized for roles in Hamlet, Macbeth, The Threepenny Opera, and more. His previous cabaret show, Alan Cumming Sings Sappy Songs, was described by The New York Times as an “emotional firestorm.”

Cumming has won more than 30 awards for his humanitarianism and social activism, received both the Great Scot and Icon of Scotland awards from his homeland and was made an OBE – Officer of the British Empire – for his contributions to the arts and LGBT equality. His 2014 memoir, Not My Father’s Son, was a New York Times No. 1 bestseller.

Alan Cumming. Photo: Emil Cohen