MULTI-TALENTED: Actor, singer, writer, and multimedia mogul Alan Cumming is at the State Theatre New Jersey on Saturday, June 22 at 8 p.m.

State Theatre New Jersey (STNJ) presents Alan Cumming: Uncut on Saturday, June 22 at 8 p.m.

Multi-hyphenate, multi-award winning, multimedia mogul Alan Cumming returns to STNJ with a new cabaret show, even more revealing, hilarious, and authentic than ever before. Musical direction is by Henry Koperski.

Cumming trained at the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama, now the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland. Before graduating he had already made his professional theater, film, and television debuts. In 1988, he appeared in Manfred Karge’s Conquest of the South Pole at the Traverse theatre in Edinburgh. The play transferred to the Royal Court in London, and he received his first Olivier award nomination. He went on to work with the Royal Shakespeare Company and the Royal National Theatre where he won an Olivier award for his performance in Dario Fo’s Accidental Death Of An Anarchist.

In 1992, Cumming made his feature film debut in Ian Sellar’s Prague opposite Bruno Ganz and Sandrine Bonnaire. His introduction to American audiences came with Circle of Friends, followed shortly by Goldeneye and Emma. His other feature films include Romy and Michele’s High School Reunion, X2:X Men United, the Spy Kids Trilogy, Burlesque, and smaller independent films like Titus and Sweet Land. More recently he appeared in George Lucas’ Strange Magic, Travis Fine’s Any Day Now, Battle of the Sexes, Neil Jordan’s Marlowe, Katie Holmes’ Rare Objects, and Jono McLeod’s My Old School.

In 1998, Cabaret opened on Broadway with Cumming as the Master of Ceremonies. He won the Tony, Drama Desk, Outer Critics’ Circle,  NY Press, Theater World, FANY, and New York Public Advocate’s awards for his work.

He has continued to work on Broadway and London’s West End, and in television, and film.

In 2015, he premiered his cabaret show, Alan Cumming Sings Sappy Songs, at the Café Carlyle in New York City. He is currently touring with NPR’s Ari Shapiro in Och and Oy: A Considered Cabaret!, as well as Uncut, which he developed at the Yaddo artists retreat and premiered in April 2024.

Tickets are $39-$129. The State Theatre is at 15 Livingston Avenue in New Brunswick. Visit Stnj.org for tickets.