Kim David Smith (born 1982 or 1983 (age 41–42)[1] is an Australian Helpmann Award-nominated[2] singer and cabaret performer, known for performing Weimar-era inspired works that juxtapose authentic musical material with stylistic takes on current popular tunes.
Smith's solo cabaret program Morphium Kabarett enjoyed an acclaimed 2016 residency at Pangea in the East Village, Manhattan.
[1] In 2009 Smith was presented with the Back Stage Bistro Award for Special Achievement as an Outstanding Performer (honored alongside Liza Minnelli and Charles Aznavour).
In 2015, he was invited to be part of the concert celebrating the 100th birthday of Édith Piaf at The Town Hall in New York City, produced by Daniel Nardicio.
[18] Smith participated in Carnegie Hall's "Fall of the Weimar Republic: Dancing on the Edge of a Precipice"[19] programme, giving a musical tour of Weimar-era works at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, on April 5, 2024, as part of the museum's "Artists on Artworks" series,[20] and also served as Emcee for "Tiergarten[21]," a co-production between Carnegie Hall and Andrew Ousley's Death of Classical, which performed April 17, 18, and 19, 2024.