Cabaret
Cabaret is based off a book written by Christopher Isherwood. The music is composed by John Kander and the lyrics by Fred Ebb. Directed by Chase Bringardner, Cabaret’s cast includes 25 performers. The play is set in 1931 Berlin when the Nazi regime is coming into power. It focuses on the bustling nightlife at the Kit Kat Klub that serves as an as escape from the growing turmoil that grips the country. The play is a risqué take on the terror that the Nazi regime puts on the nightlife community before the war starts. It focuses on the love life of an English cabaret performer named Sally and an American writer Cliff. It also includes a second “doomed” romance between a German and an elderly Jewish woman. The Music in the play was phenomenal. Selections include full ensemble to solo performances. One song, “Tomorrow Belongs to Me”, is written in the style of a traditional german song, sung by the Nazi youth. It stired up patriotism for the fatherland. It has often been compared to the Nazi Anthem, and stirred up controversy for the play as people began calling the composersers anti-semitic. The composers John Kander and Fred Ebb are a famous songwriting team who have written many songs for movies and plays alike. Their most famous song is sung by Frank Sinatra, and is entitled New York, New York. They worked together from 1962 all the way upto 2002. They are legends in the musical industry. Cabaret was an excellent play and I would defiantly recommend it to any