Nazareth presents Cabaret, Nov. 14-16
Nazareth University’s Theatre and Dance Department brings you into the world of the Kit Kat Club as it presents the hit Broadway musical Cabaret on stage at the Nazareth Arts Center‘s Callahan Theater. Performances are Thursday, Nov. 14, Friday, Nov. 16, and Saturday, Nov. 16 at 7:30 p.m., and one matinee performance on Saturday, Nov. 16, at 2 p.m. Tickets are $15 or $13 for seniors at the Nazareth Box office online. Call 585-389-2068 or email boxoffice@naz.edu with any questions.
THE PERFORMANCE
Music and lyrics by John Kander and Fred Ebb, book by Joe Masteroff, directed by Richard Biever, choreographed by Jeffrey Shade. With music direction by Sean Michael Flowers.
In a Berlin nightclub, as the 1920's draw to a close, a master of ceremonies welcomes the audience and assures them they will forget all their troubles at the Cabaret. With the emcee's bawdy songs as wry commentary, Cabaret explores the dark, heady, and tumultuous life of Berlin's natives and expatriates as Germany slowly yields to the emerging Third Reich. Cliff, a young American writer newly arrived in Berlin, is immediately taken with English singer Sally Bowles. Meanwhile, Fräulein Schneider, proprietor of Cliff and Sally's boarding house, tentatively begins a romance with Herr Schultz, a mild-mannered fruit seller who happens to be Jewish. Musical numbers include "Willkommen," "Cabaret," "Don't Tell Mama" and "Two Ladies."
CAST & CREATIVE TEAM
The Cabaret cast features: Katy Hawthorne (Sally Bowles), Cassie Murphy (Frau Kost), Alexander Yagud-Wolek (Cliff Bradshaw), Braden Hood (Ernest, understudy (u/s) Cliff), Shane Gilis (Emcee), Amy Warsaw (Bobby, Sailor; u/s Emcee, Dramaturg), Emma Theriot ( Victor, 2ns u/s Emcee), Lianna Crisci (Frau Schneider), Brynne Wiser (u/s Frau Schneider), Kevin Torello (Herr Shultz), Hayden Singer (Herman, Sailor, Schoolmarm, Nazi, u/s Shultz, u/s Max), Jack Sisk (Hans, Sailor, "Married" Dancer, Nazi, u/s Ernst, German Customs Officer), Katie M. Chalone (u/s Kost), Ben Schwartz (Max), Emma Izzo (male ensemble swing), Ellie Dunaja (Rosie, Gorilla), Isabel Simone (Lulu), Geneva Pace (u/s Lulu), Avery McKelvey (Frenchie), Emmeline Hutton (u/s Frenchie), Tina Nakata (Fritzie, “Married” Dancer), Miranda Jane (u/s Fritzie), Ally Wolfe (Texas), Mackenzie Cacciaguidi (u/s Texas), Devin Rain Leonard (Helga), Emily Hurwitz (u/s Helga, dance captain).
The creative team: Richard Biever, director/program director; Jeffrey Shade, choreographer; Sean Michael Flowers, music director; Vince Salpietro, scenic designer; Laura Vitale, costume designer; Emily Stork, lighting designer; Bob Puff, sound designer; Stephanie Frost, stage manager; Pascale Cartwright, assistant stage manager; Sophia Patriarco, assistant stage manager, Madeline Lang, production assistant; Belle Sanchez, production assistant; Carly Stevens, production assistant.
For More Information
Julie Long | Chief PR Officer | jlong2@naz.edu | (585) 389-2456 | (585) 781-8186 (cell)
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