CABARET
when the thrill of escapism dissolves, what Remnants of hope and opportunity remain?
THE WEST END THEATRE | APRIL 28TH - MAY 7TH, 2023
PHOTOGRAPHY BY ARI ISENBERG.
Willkommen, Bienvenue, Welcome to 1930s Berlin: a world where allure triumphs, morality is in question, and time is fleeting.
PRODUCED BY SASHA R. COHEN IN ASSOCIATION WITH TISCH NEW THEATRE.
BOOK BY JOE MASTEROFF | LYRICS BY FRED EBB | MUSIC BY JOHN KANDER | STORIES BY CHRISTOPHER ISHERWOOD | BASED ON THE PLAY BY JOHN VAN DRUTEN
CHOREOGRAPHED BY ANDREW FITZPATRICK.
MUSIC DIRECTED BY TESS DERMANOUELIAN AND CHELSEA MELNICK.
DIRECTED BY ABRI BERG.
ABOUT CABARET:
Cabaret follows two pairs of lovers — cabaret singer Sally Bowles & novelist Clifford Bradshaw alongside Fraulein Schneider & Herr Schultz — on the verge of a cultural transformation as the rise of an extremist political party overtakes the existing Weimar Republic.
When the idealized world of Berlin slowly unravels, Sally Bowles is faced with the choice between settling down and fleeing to America with Clifford or remaining in Berlin to continue a life full of thrill at the Kit Kat Klub: a space for freedom and self-expression as these liberties dwindle from reality. Meanwhile, the rise in anti-Semitism challenges Fraulein Schneider and Herr Schultz’s interest in getting married. Guided by the all-knowing narrator Emcee, Cabaret invites audiences to embark on a journey of historical turmoil, troubled romance, and self-reflection.
An ensemble-led show at its heart, Cabaret presents community at its finest, and how companionship becomes tested within a flaring political climate. When the thrill of escapism dissolves, what remnants of hope and opportunity remain?
EXPLORE MORE OF THE WORLD OF CABARET BELOW:
CAST
NICHOLAS MILAN as EMCEE
MIREYA VELASQUEZ as SALLY BOWLES
SHAILEN BRAUN as CLIFFORD BRADSHAW
MESGANA TEKLU as FRAULEIN SCHNEIDER
AIDAN RYAN as HERR SCHULTZ
MAX CORTEZI as ERNST LUDWIG
LOLA LAMA as FRAULEIN KOST | JERETT BENJAMIN as BOBBY | NOAH ONG BAMOLA as VICTOR | SERENITY MARIANA as LULU | JACE SANTIAGO as MAX & HANS | ERIKA PRIHADI as ROSIE | ANJALI MOORTHY as FRENCHIE
WHITLEY ARMSTRONG as U/S EMCEE | EDEN FRANCO as HELGA & U/S SALLY BOWLES | GRACE SCHENKEL as HELGA & U/S FRAULEIN SCHNEIDER | MAX CORTEZI as U/S CLIFFORD BRADSHAW | JONATHAN HAGEN as U/S ERNST LUDWIG
PHOTOGRAPHY BY ARI ISENBERG;.
PRODUCTION TEAM
Produced by SASHA R. COHEN in association with TISCH NEW THEATRE
Artistic Producer GILLIAN GARCIA | General Manager LEAH FRANTZ | Stage Manager JULIA FREITAS GORDON
Scenic and Props Designer SARAH AOKI | Hair and Makeup Designer ROJIENNE GROVES | Lighting Designer NEIL WANG | Costume Designers DAYNA NOLAN and ARTEMIS WHEELOCK-WOOD| Projection Designer DYLAN DUGOURD | Stunt Coordinator BENOIT ELIAS-ROBERGE | Dialect Coach NINA LANE | Intimacy Director SOFI LOPEZ ARRENDONDO | Dramaturg JAEYEOUNG JEONG | Head Archivist SOPHIE OSTROVE
Associate Directors WHITNEY MOORE and TRENTON WALKER | Assistant Music Directors HARRY MACINNIS and JAHNVI SESHADRI Assistant Choreographer ERIN AMSTEIN | Assistant Producers RACHEL AVENI, CECILY JOHNSON, ISABEL VANN, TONG ZHAO | Assistant Artistic Producer SANTIAGO CASARES | Assistant General Manager DHRUV ANISH | Assistant Production Manager LEA MAVRODIN| Assistant Stage Manager ASPEN NARAIN | Assistant Lighting Designer CLAIRE MCGINLAY | Assistant Scenic and Props Designer ILA FINN | Assistant Costume Designers KELLI CONVERSO and SABRINA SMITH | Wardrobe Supervisor JESSE YOUNGSTEIN | Carpenter TRISHA RAJU
Choreographed by ANDREW FITZPATRICK | Music Directed by TESS DERMANOUELIAN and CHELSEA MELNICK
Directed by ABRI BERG
