What: Cabaret
Where: Lydia Mendelssohn Theatre
When: Oct. 9-19 at various times
How Much: Student tickets: $10 — General Admission: $22 – $28
Cabaret is a musical set in Weimar era Berlin Germany as the Nazis were coming to power. The plot focuses on Cliff, an American novelist, and Sally Boules a performer at the infamous Kit Kat Klub. The story develops both inside the club and in the city of Berlin as Sally and Cliff develop a love affair during this tumultuous period of wild sex, creativity and the rise of the Third Reich.
The Michigan School of Music, Theater and Dance has a truly amazing group of students in its Musical Theater department. The challenges presented by this show reach into the historical and the physical. Cabaret is a musical with a large dose of darkness and social significance, which not all performers are frequently required to interact with.
Cabaret has won multiple Tony awards over the years and is currently on Broadway.
Cabaret is based on Christopher Isherwood’s collection: ‘The Berlin Stories.’
For more information visit the University of Michigan School of Music, Dance and Theater Website.
