Editing Cabaret (section)

===United States (from 1911)===
[[File:Don't Tell Mama Restaurant 2008 Manhattan.jpg|thumb|A long-established cabaret venue in Manhattan, New York]]
American cabaret was imported from French cabaret by [[Jesse Louis Lasky]] in 1911.<ref>Vogel, Shane (2009) [https://books.google.com/books?id=0KhrX5Q4_AoC&pg=PA39 ''The scene of Harlem cabaret: race, sexuality, performance''] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160428140802/https://books.google.com/books?id=0KhrX5Q4_AoC&pg=PA39 |date=2016-04-28 }}, ch.1, p.39</ref><ref>Erenberg, Lewis A. (1984) [https://archive.org/details/steppinoutnewyor00eren/page/75 ''Steppin' out: New York nightlife and the transformation of American culture, 1890-1930''] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160511223002/https://books.google.com/books?id=nulbpUq-rFkC&pg=PA75 |date=2016-05-11 }} pp.75-76</ref><ref>Malnig, Julie (1992) [https://archive.org/details/dancingtilldawnc0000maln ''Dancing till dawn: a century of exhibition ballroom dance''] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160520035553/https://books.google.com/books?id=ZpwkAQAAIAAJ |date=2016-05-20 }}, p.95</ref> In the United States, cabaret diverged into several different styles of performance mostly due to the influence of [[jazz]] music. [[Chicago]] cabaret focused intensely on the larger band ensembles and reached its peak during [[Roaring Twenties]], under the [[Prohibition in the United States|Prohibition Era]], where it was featured in the [[speakeasies]] and [[steakhouse]]s.

New York cabaret never developed to feature a great deal of social commentary. When New York cabarets featured jazz, they tended to focus on famous vocalists like [[Nina Simone]], [[Bette Midler]], [[Eartha Kitt]], [[Peggy Lee]], and [[Hildegarde]] rather than instrumental musicians. [[Julius Monk]]'s annual revues established the standard for New York cabaret during the late 1950s and '60s.

Cabaret in the United States began to decline in the 1960s, due to the rising popularity of [[rock concert]] shows, television [[variety shows]],{{Citation needed|date=May 2010}} and general [[comedy]] theaters. However, it remained in some Las Vegas-style dinner shows, such as the [[Tropicana Resort & Casino|Tropicana]], with fewer comedy segments. The art form still survives in various musical formats, as well as in the [[stand-up comedy]] format, and in popular [[drag show]] performances.

The late 20th and early 21st century saw a revival of American cabaret, particularly in [[New Orleans]], [[Chicago]], [[Seattle]], [[Portland, Oregon|Portland]], [[Philadelphia]], [[Orlando, Florida|Orlando]], [[Tulsa, Oklahoma|Tulsa]], [[Asheville, North Carolina]], and [[Kansas City, Missouri]], as new generations of performers reinterpret the old forms in both music and theater. Many contemporary cabaret groups in the United States and elsewhere feature a combination of original music, [[American burlesque|burlesque]] and political satire. In New York City, since 1985, successful, enduring or innovative cabaret acts have been honored by the annual Bistro Awards.<ref>Hall, Kevin Scott. [http://www.edgenewyork.com/index.php?ch=entertainment&sc=music&sc2=features&sc3=&id=104603 "@ the 2010 Bistro Awards"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110710171805/http://www.edgenewyork.com/index.php?ch=entertainment&sc=music&sc2=features&sc3=&id=104603 |date=2011-07-10 }}. ''Edge'' magazine, April 15, 2010</ref>

[[File:Ani Mru Mru in Edinburgh 04.jpg|thumb|The ''Ani Mru Mru'' Polish cabaret group performing in Edinburgh in 2007]]
[[File:Giti Kashani performing the Chains in the Sky, Tehran, Iran, 1974-1975 (1) (51033985896).jpg|thumb|[[Persian theatre|Giti Kashani]] performing at a cabaret in [[Tehran]], before the [[Iranian Revolution|1979 revolution]] and new government policy.]]