Arisha's OK Cabaret: An Operatic Extravaganza

Critically acclaimed and award nominated To Bee Productions presents the Arisha's OK Cabaret: An Operatic Extravaganza, proudly supported by the Superbia Fund by Manchester Pride. Join Arisha Marsh as they hop across the pond to learn opera in the shiny of Oklahoma City, where the likes of Kristin Chenoweth trained. They battle auditions, acapella harmonies, and they finally find a space where they belong. Their life turns into a broadway fairytale, what could possibly go wrong?

March 12th 2020 the campus is ordered to shut down the next day, Friday the 13th, they run through campus finding everyone they love to tell them goodbye.

Their life is completely uprooted, unhoused, they rely on their community for support. They stay in New Mexico with a friend, put in emergency housing to complete their studies, and eventually made it back to Manchester safe enough to sing the tale.

Arisha's OK Cabaret: An Operatic Extravaganza is an autobiographical musical revue that incorporates a mix of aria, jazz standards, musical theatre and pop music to explore displacement and homelessness in times of crisis, found family and the strength of queer relationships.

To Bee Productions are a Queer-led production company who tell stories through the art of cabaret and have hosted sell-out events across Manchester and London including Sonata Piano and Cabaret Lounge and the VAULT Festival. To Bee Productions were nominated for OffFest award for Best Theatre at the 2022 Greater Manchester Fringe for their critically acclaimed cabaret which was "filled with Mancunian charm, fantastic singing and an authentic story" - North West End.

Arisha's OK Cabaret: An Operatic Extravaganza will also act as a fundraiser for the Trans Mutual Aid Manchester with 15% of all the ticket sales to be donated. They are a trans led, radical mutual aid group, set up to help trans and non-binary people in Greater Manchester support each other through direct action.