Music

Daphne Always—Live at Joe’s Pub!

In 2021, Daphne released the recording of her November 2019 Joe’s Pub show as an album, produced by Moon Recording Studios (Greenpoint, Brooklyn). The show’s ensemble featured James Sheppard (musical direction, arrangements, piano), Kim Wetzel and Thesan Pollyanna (alto sax), Sean Richey (acoustic guitar), and jojoSOUL (drums and percussion).

“She’s Passable” at Feinstein’s/54 Below

Daphne appears at 54 Below for Thousand Faced Theater Company’s Typed Out: A Princess Cabaret. Here, she sings “She’s Passable,” her parody rewrite of “Impossible” from Roger and Hammerstein’s Cinderella. Daphne’s lyrics muse on how we are taught to assess the validity of trans women based on how “passable” they are.

“Cabaret” at National Sawdust

Daphne has made several appearances as guest chanteuse of NIGHTGOWNS, the celebrated drag revue of RuPaul’s Drag Race winner Sasha Velour. On New Year’s Eve, in anticipation of her then-upcoming performance as Sally Bowles in Cabaret, she sang this medley of “Perfect Marvelous” and “Maybe This Time”.

"Tango in the Night" at Irving Plaza

In May 2019, Daphne and her musical director James Sheppard made their debut at Irving Plaza for the 29th Annual Night of 1000 Stevies: the largest and most beloved Stevie Nicks fan event in the world. Their witchy rendition of “Tango in the Night” marked the first time the song had ever been performed in the event’s history!