Michael Griffiths: It's a Sin
Songs of love and shame. For young Adelaide boy Michael Griffiths, coming of age in the ‘80s and coming out in the ‘90s was a real time. Long before marriage equality and social media, pop songs were a safe space to explore being queer and Pet Shop Boys provided a soundtrack to a gay new world. Directed by Dean Bryant (Sweet Charity, Assassins) and featuring Julian Ferraretto on violin and Dylan Paul on double bass, It’s a Sin sees Griffiths bring his inimitable cabaret style to PSB classics like Rent, Love Comes Quickly, Suburbia, Go West and It’s a Sin, linking each song to some of the most important (and sometimes hilarious) episodes, incidents and people in his life.
“an instant standing ovation" – Limelight
"compelling masterful cabaret” Stage Whispers
Presented by: Michael Griffiths
Michael has worked extensively in musical theatre and cabaret since graduating from WAAPA with a Bachelor in Musical Theatre in 1999. He won the Helpmann Award in 2016 for Best Cabaret Performer for his Cole Porter tribute and won Best Cabaret Adelaide Fringe in 2014. He was nominated for a Green Room Award for Best Supporting Actor in 2014 for his performance as Bob Crewe in Jersey Boys and Best Musical Direction (Cabaret) for Sweet Dreams: Songs By Annie Lennox and in 2022 for Bigger and Blacker with Steven Oliver. He is currently Artistic Director of the Perth International Cabaret Festival, musical director for Les Girls star Carlotta and has a star on the Adelaide Festival Centre’s Walk of Fame.
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