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David Burtka's 'Unconventional' Cabaret Will Feature His Twins and Husband Neil Patrick Harris: 'Really Exciting' (Exclusive)

David Burtka's new show is set to be a full family affair.

While chatting with PEOPLE at Broadway's opening night of Left on Tenth, the actor and chef, 49, opened up about his next big project. Burtka, who's a dad to twins, daughter Harper Grace and son Gideon Scott, 14, with husband Neil Patrick Harris, revealed that he's performing in a new cabaret alongside the whole Burtka-Harris crew.

"So I'm doing a cabaret at 54 Below. And my husband, Neil Patrick Harris, is directing. My kids are going to be making an appearance," he tells PEOPLE, adding, "I'm singing a duet with my daughter, and I'm doing sort of a scene with my son."

"But it's this unconventional cabaret. I did it 12 years ago, and we sort of flipped the genre of cabaret on its head," Burtka clarifies before admitting, "I'm not the biggest fan of cabaret, tell a story and sing a song."

That's why Burtka's show is "more of like an art piece, sort of a narrative as you will, of not making fun of cabaret, but just there's a whole theme to it, really," he explains. "I don't want to give out too much, but I'm singing a bunch of new songs and it's going to be really exciting."

Harper and Gideon turned 14 years old on Oct. 12, and Burtka also tells PEOPLE about his daughter's "big party" this weekend. On the twins' actual birthday, "We went to a nice, intimate dinner with some of their friends," he says. "But her big party is this Saturday," he adds, referring to Harper.

"We're having it at Din Tai Fung," a popular Chinese restaurant new to New York City. "A bunch of girls, 16 girls in a private room with lots of dumplings. It's gonna be fun!" On the twins' birthday last Saturday, the How I Met Your Mother alum, 51, shared a sweet Instagram tribute for his little ones, describing them as "amazeballs" as he praised them both.

"Harper and Gideon turn 14 today," Harris began the caption of his post, adding that he has "never been more proud of anything in my entire life, and I suspect I never will."

He then described how he and his husband both "marvel at their maturity, are wowed by their warmth, chuffed by their charm. We love them both unconditionally, and their hugs fill us with life."

"We don’t say any of this to them, obvs, or they’d recoil or leverage it to their advantage. But they’re not on Insta, so I’m free to speak honestly. They’ll never find out," the proud dad playfully added. "Happy Birthday, Harper and Gideon. You’re both amazeballs."

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by Anonymousreply 19October 25, 2024 12:46 PM

Don't come to this cabaret old chum. 🤮

by Anonymousreply 1October 24, 2024 4:05 PM

The girl has an open, appealing face. This is probably to launch her a showbiz career.

by Anonymousreply 2October 24, 2024 4:08 PM

Sounds like something Kathie Lee Gifford would’ve tried.

by Anonymousreply 3October 24, 2024 4:15 PM

Do they have careers anymore?

by Anonymousreply 4October 24, 2024 4:28 PM

The only thing David Burtka is talented at is swiping his husband's credit cards.

by Anonymousreply 5October 24, 2024 4:30 PM

Sing out, Harper!

by Anonymousreply 6October 24, 2024 4:32 PM

Does Gideon not get a celebration of his own?

by Anonymousreply 7October 24, 2024 5:33 PM

Could you imagine being 14 years old and forced to participate publicly in your parent’s vanity project?

by Anonymousreply 8October 24, 2024 6:17 PM

We'll never stop marketing out our children!

by Anonymousreply 9October 24, 2024 6:57 PM

This is like Judy Garland's show with Lorna and Joey.

Except, of course, everyone knew who Judy Garland was.

by Anonymousreply 10October 24, 2024 6:58 PM

So the children are clearly bio kids of Burtka.

by Anonymousreply 11October 24, 2024 6:59 PM

Why dont the twins look the same age??

by Anonymousreply 12October 24, 2024 7:26 PM

They look like David. Amazeballs, I'm gonna steal that.

by Anonymousreply 13October 24, 2024 7:37 PM

R13 PLEASE dont tell me you think AMAZEBALLS is original or new??

by Anonymousreply 14October 24, 2024 7:39 PM

[quote]Why don't the twins look the same age?

Puberty often makes girls taller than boys; they experience it earlier too. One morning Gideon will shoot up like a weed and be unrecognizable to Harper.

by Anonymousreply 15October 24, 2024 7:56 PM

NPH looks better as he gets older. He never looked conventionally handsome, and I always felt like he was trying to look like he was when he was younger. Now he looks more handsome and more rangy.

Burtka, on the other hand, looks like a middle-aged Polish-American schlub from the Midwest (which is exactly what he is). He looks like a cheerful car dealership salesman.

by Anonymousreply 16October 24, 2024 9:42 PM

This sounds ABSOLUTELY HORRIBLE.

by Anonymousreply 17October 24, 2024 10:16 PM

R14, I honestly never heard that before, that I remember.

by Anonymousreply 18October 24, 2024 10:16 PM

Amazeballs was current circa 2009.

by Anonymousreply 19October 25, 2024 12:46 PM
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