HB APA's: Cabaret

Cabaret holds its lens to 1929 Berlin. In the midst of a post-World War I economic depression, the city is transitioning from an underground, avant-garde cultural epicenter to the beginnings of Hitler’s totalitarian regime. Into this world enters Clifford Bradshaw, a struggling American writer looking for inspiration for his next novel. On his first night in Berlin, Cliff wanders into the Kit Kat Klub, a seedy nightclub home to the strange, omniscient Master of Ceremonies, and Sally Bowles, a vivacious cabaret performer. Sally and Cliff begin a relationship, which blossoms unexpectedly into a dream-like romance. As time passes, however, the situation in Berlin changes from exhilarating and vibrant to ominous and violent. With a score featuring songs that have become American Musical Theater classics, Cabaret is a fierce, weighty musical that pushes boundaries and literally holds the mirror up to nature.