FRIGID Nightcap

FRIGID Nightcap: The Mandatory Cabaret

What happens when culture itself is compulsory? When joy, weirdness, and performance are no longer choices, but mandates? At FRIGID Nightcap, we say: if it’s mandatory, then we’re making it fabulous.

The Mandatory Cabaret is a satirical, unhinged late-night variety show that flips authoritarian creep on its head. Expect a kaleidoscope of comedy, drag, burlesque, clowning, music, and mayhem—all celebrating radical queer joy, political resistance, and the glorious chaos of noncompliance.

From compliance checks gone rogue to fabulous anthems of defiance, this is obedience reimagined as resistance. The state demands conformity. We demand sequins.  

Friday, September 26th, 2025
10:30 PM
Under St. Marks Theatre – East Village

Tickets are just $15 and include a complimentary glass of wine.
Not in NYC? Snag a $10 livestream ticket and join the rebellion from your couch.

Attendance is encouraged. Weirdness is mandatory.

• Variety and Open Mics
• $10.00 + $2.50 fee - $15.00 + $2.50 fee
• September 26, 2025-December 26, 2025
• 60 minutes
• Under St Marks
• 94 St Marks Pl, New York, NY 10009