A cabaret cocktail of sass and sparkle

It’s not every night you meet Doris Day, Peggy Lee, Bette Midler, Mae West and Sophie Tucker in the same room.

But when Aurora MacKrill takes the stage, the past comes roaring back in feathers, sequins and full-bodied laughter.

Her latest cabaret, Going Blonde, is a dazzling homage to the women who shaped her imagination and fuelled her lifelong love affair with performance. Part torch song, part comedy and pure glamour, it’s a glitter-dusted celebration of sass, sincerity and the unapologetic power of showbiz femininity.

MacKrill moves through her musical icons like a chameleon. One moment she’s channeling the velvety calm of Peggy Lee, the next, the wholesome sparkle of Doris Day. Then, with a shimmy and a grin, she turns up the heat with Bette Midler’s divine mischief and Mae West’s signature wink. It’s a cabaret cocktail like no other: equal parts nostalgia, humour and heart.

“Bette struck me at a young age with her raw authenticity,” MacKrill told The AJN. “She never hid behind a beauty mask or conformed to society’s version of perfection — and audiences adore her for it. There’s such conviction in everything she does.”