Book by: Joe Masteroff
Music by: John Kander
Lyrics by: Fred Ebb
directed by: Michael Parker
music direction by: kerry fetter
choreography by: amber franek
The scene is the Kit Kat Klub, a night club in Berlin, as the 1920s are drawing to a close. The Master of Ceremonies welcomes the audience to the show and assures them that, whatever their troubles, they will forget them at the Cabaret. The entire orchestra is onstage, and the actors play along with it when they are not part of the dialogue. Cliff, a young American writer, meets Ernst, a German who surprises Cliff by putting his briefcase among Cliff’s luggage at the German border. Musical numbers include Willkommen, Cabaret, Mein Herr, Maybe This Time, The Money Songand Two Ladies. When we revisit the Klub at the end, much is changed, and show ends with a stark foreshadowing of things to come: The Emcee strips off his overcoat to reveal a concentration camp prisoner’s uniform marked with a yellow Star of David and a pink triangle, and the backdrop rises to reveal an electric barbed-wire fence.
Recommended for ages 16+ due to language, adult content, and violence.
Cast
The Emcee: Eduardo Paco
Sally Bowles: Emi Mastey^
Cliff Bradshaw: Paul Franklin
Rosie/Fight Captain: Becca Parker*
Lulu: Ilene Miller
Frenchy: Emily Yaksh^
Texas: Kendal Franklin
Frizti/Fraulein Kost: Heather Murray
Helga/US Sally: Cyndi Hepworth^
Bobby/Dance Captain: D Norris
Victor: Ian Chamberland^
Hans/US Bobby: Jordan DeMoss^
Herman/US Emcee: Derrick Roney^
Herr Schultz: Frank Scozzari^
Fraulein Schneider: Marty Snowden
Ernst Ludwig: Spencer Estes
Max: David Vahedi^
Creative Team
Bookwriter: Joe Masteroff^
Composer: John Kander^
Lyrics: Fred Ebb^
Producer: Meredith Jones
Director/Projection Design: Michael Parker
Music Director/Sound Design: Kerry Fetter^
Choreographer: Amber Franek^
Stage Manager: Michael Harrison^
Assistant Stage Manager: Chandler Smith
Set/Lighting Design: Becca Parker*
Costume/Makeup Design: Andrea Hermitt and Jordan Hermitt^
Hair: Jordan Hermitt and Jordan DeMoss
Lighting Technician: Sarah Struck
Sound Technician: Daniel O’Brien
Box Office Manager: Becca Parker*
Front of House Manager: Michael Parker
The Orchestra
Keyboard: Derek Matthews^
Trumpets: Kerry Fetter^ and David Fetter^
Horn: Randy Alton^, Allison Bishop^
Trombone: Rick Chandler Bragg^
Bass Guitar: Gary Koepke^
Flute: Linda Fetter^
Clarinet: Nani Gray^
Electric Instruments: Trisha Bragg^
*Indicates current or previous LAT Pro Company member.
^ LAT Debut