Two area performers will showcase their talents during the Civic Theatre of Allentown’s “Cabaret & Concert Series,” which marks Civic’s 90th anniversary season.

Allentown native Kate Pistone kicks off the series 7:30 p.m. Aug. 4 and Aug. 5 with “Off-Off-Off-Off Broadway,” her compilation of show tunes that never made it to the New York City stage.

Pistone debuted with Civic Theatre in 2015 as Heidi in “[title of show],” a musical about four people who work together to develop the book and music for the very play that is being performed. “‘[title of show]’ is about a bunch of nobodies who wrote a successful show,” Pistone says, adding that that is what inspired her to do the research for her own “Off-Off-Off-Off Broadway” showcase.

“I was particularly interested in finding music that never made it to Broadway. I discovered so much wonderful music along the way.”

Some of the songs she found are freestanding. Others are from shows that never got produced.

Pistone, executive assistant to Diane LaBelle, Executive Director & CEO of The Lehigh Valley Charter High School for the Arts, Bethlehem, says her work has taken her “full circle” and “now I am at a place where I’m performing the finished product.”

That product involves a personal story of a life-changing journey and Pistone’s 12-year love affair with New York City.

“There’s a lot of sadness and struggle involved in this story, but there is also a lot of humor and hope. I was able to find a balance of different styles [of music] that touched many of the emotional colors in my journey. It’s a piece that I’m very proud of for so many reasons.”

Tracy Ceschin, the acclaimed leading lady of Civic Theatre’s productions of “Gypsy” and “Carrie: The Musical,” takes center stage 7:30 p.m. Aug. 11 and Aug. 12 to perform “What’s Going On,” a cabaret filled with old favorites and signature songs from some of her favorite shows.

Ceschin, who received a BA in musical theater from West Chester University of Pennsylvania, says, “I am excited to share music that means something to me personally. Each song in my cabaret holds a special spot in my heart.

“This show spans a wide range of music and allows me to highlight different types of music that I don’t always get to perform.”

Completing the cabaret series, “A Broadway Cavalcade,” 7:30 p.m. Aug. 18 and 19, brings together a cast of more than 20 performers to recreate moments from musicals Civic Theatre has staged in the past or hopes to produce in the future.

Standards include hits from “Annie,” “Les Misérables,” “Rent,” “Jesus Christ Superstar,” “Cabaret” and “Gypsy.”

Selections from future productions include songs from “Cats,” “Phantom of the Opera,” “Wicked,” “Chicago,” “Anything Goes,” “Mame” and “Once.”

Civic Theatre of Allentown, founded in 1927, has called the historic 19th Street Theatre its home since 1954.

Tickets: Civic Theatre Box Office, 527 19th St., Allentown: civictheatre.com; 610-432-8943