PICTURE IT…a country on the edge of collapse…a sinking economy…and the chilling vibe of a looming dictatorship waiting in the wings, but inside the doors of the Kit Kat Club in 1929 Berlin the temperature is just right.
That’s where you will find the free-wheeling cabaret star Sally Bowles (Giulia Dalbec of Who’s Holiday) and the sexy and salacious lineup of Kit Kat Girls and Boys putting on nightly shows of dancing, singing and debauchery as the world outside crumbles. ‘Leave your troubles outside’ orders the mysterious and mischievous Emcee (Matthew Willingham) offering the people of Berlin an escape from the atrocities right outside the doors.
While the young and restless party the nights away inside the dance halls and cabaret clubs of Berlin, those paying attention know what’s on the horizon and are doing their best to prepare for the inevitable.
CABARET, one of Broadway’s most beloved and enduring musicals made its debut in in 1966, becoming an Oscar-winning film in 1972, and has enjoyed multiple Broadway revivals including the famed 1998 production starring Alan Cumming and the current incarnation currently still playing in New York City.
Directed by Footlight’s Artistic Director Kyle Barnette (Jekyll & Hyde, POTUS, Hair) CABARET offers a wild and enlightening ride filled with sexy and salacious choreography and familiar songs including Wilkommen, Don’t Tell Mama, Maybe This Time and more.
