The Department of Theatre Presents Cabaret
Music by John Kander, lyrics by Fred Ebb, book by Joe Masteroff. Directed by Assistant Professor and Head of Performance Santiago Sosa. Music direction by Jonathan Parks.
In this stylish, classic jazz musical, American writer Cliff Bradshaw falls in love with English cabaret performer Sally Bowles at the decadent Kit Kat Klub in 1930s Weimar, Germany. They navigate the complexities of love against the hedonism of Berlin’s nightlife and the looming threat of the rising Nazi Party. Created by the musical theater powerhouse team of Kander and Ebb, and as groundbreaking now as when it first premiered on Broadway in 1966, “Cabaret” explores political and social tensions as the characters struggle with their personal desires, indifferent to the existential threats in the streets of Berlin and across Europe.
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