Daniel Helfrich – The Only Thing Missing Was Me Fri, Oct. 30, 2026

PIANO CABARET

Original? Copy? Truth? Fake? If you no longer know what’s being played — let alone by whom — then you’ve landed right in the middle of the new program “Ich hab mir gerade noch gefehlt” by the master of sophisticated nonsense, Daniel Helfrich. Deceptively authentic, he parodies himself — even visually creating the impression that he actually is Daniel Helfrich.

Sounds strange? It is! It seems Daniel Helfrich may have had a clone for breakfast. In a cleverly staged game of mistaken identity, Daniel Helfrich presents largely unpublished gems from the creative work of Daniel Helfrich: songs about horse girls, impatience, football experts, artificial intelligence, and “know-it-alls.”

Witty, socially critical piano cabaret about identity, the search for oneself, and the big questions of our time: Do we sometimes stand in our own way? Is the copy better than the original? And aren’t we all a little bit Daniel?

Accompanying himself virtuously at the piano, “Everybody’s Daniel” roams through a wide variety of musical styles in what is arguably the funniest — and only — pseudo-tribute show in the world. With uproarious humor, he takes aim not only at imitators, tribute shows, and life itself, but above all proves one thing: he knows how to laugh at himself.

Applause, doubles, delight, and a delightfully quirky homage to the “self” in each of us… A musically thrilling hit mix with a double guarantee of laughter — where everyone will realize: “The only thing missing was me!”