Cabaret
Published
Cabaret is set in the nightlife of 1930s Berlin, just before the rise of the Nazi regime.
Synopsis
The story revolves around the Kit Kat Klub, a decadent cabaret, and the relationship between an American writer, Cliff Bradshaw, and an English cabaret performer, Sally Bowles.
Through its captivating musical numbers and dark, compelling narrative, Cabaret explores themes of hedonism, political apathy, and the creeping influence of Nazism on the lives and attitudes of ordinary people.
About the show
- Written by: Fred Ebb, Joe Masteroff, John Kander
- Premiered: 1966
- Genres & themes: 1960s, Drama, Historical, Political, Two Act
- Setting: 1930s, Berlin, Germany
Songs from Cabaret
- Willkommen
- So What?
- Don’t Tell Mama
- Telephone Song
- Perfectly Marvelous
- Two Ladies
- It Couldn’t Please Me More
- Tomorrow Belongs to Me
- Maybe This Time
- Money
- Married
- Tomorrow Belongs to Me (Reprise)
- Entr’acte
- Kick Line
- Married (Reprise)
- If You Could See Her
- What Would You Do?
- Cabaret
- Finale