by tony reverditto
heatre Out, Orange County’s gay and lesbian the- atre company presents the Tony Award-Winning musical, Cabaret. Adapted from Christopher Isher- wood’s collection of short stories, The Berlin Stories.
BERLIN’S KIT KAT KLUB
COMES TO SANTA ANA’S ART VILLAGE
“What good is sitting alone in your room? Come hear the music play. Life is a Cabaret, old chum, Come to the Cabaret.”
Cabaret was hailed as a ground-breaking “concept” musical when it opened in 1966, instantly winning eight Tony Awards including “Best Musical”. And of course in 1972, the film version with Liza Minnelli and Joel Grey became a smash-hit. The show kept on giv- ing when a 1997 Broadway Revival starring Alan Cumming and the late, Natasha Richardson garnered four Tony Awards including “Best Revival of a Musical”. The action takes place in a night-
club in Berlin called The Kit Kat Klub, as the 1930s are drawing to a close. A Master of Ceremonies welcomes the audience and the cast to the show and assures them that, whatever their troubles, they will forget them in the Klub because, inside, life is always beautiful. At the Klub, Sally Bowles, an American singer falls in love with a bisexual American writer, Brian. They are both then seduced by Max, a rich playboy. Sally
becomes pregnant, and Brian offers to marry her. The two navi- gate sexuality and politics in their one room flat, while Fraulein Schneider and Herr Schultz wrestle with questions of love and loyalty with the looming regime change in Germany. “Cabaret is a classic musical with unforgettable music,” com-
mented Joey Baital, producer and co-founder of Theatre Out. David C. Carnevale, director and also founding member said that “Inside the Klub, everything is beautiful—outside, Europe is crumbling. When these two worlds collide, everyone is truly touched and reminded of the price of ignorance. Carnevale went on to say that “for our production of Cabaret, we are trans- forming the entire theatre space into the Kit Kat Klub in the round. Patrons will have the option of co-mingling by sitting at a table on the set or if your preference is to lay low traditional seating is available. Our staging aims to immerse the audience in the decadence of the era as a reminder of the importance of the message of the play.” “In addition, we are remaining faithful to the 1987 revised
script which varies drastically from the iconic Sam Mendes staging audiences may have seen on tour several years ago— we’ve made no cuts to the script or the score so the audience will most likely hear a few songs they may not be familiar with or may not have heard in quite some time. Songs such as “The Telephone Dance” and “Don’t Go” remain intact, in addition to an interesting version of “The Money Song” which combines the song from the film version with “Sitting Pretty.” Choreographer Frankie Marrone has created original dances
that utilize every corner and inch of the theatre, emphasizing the divine decadence of the era.” Under the direction of Carnevale and vocal direction of
Stephen Amundson, the cast includes Tito Ortiz, Andrea Dennison-Laufer, Jaycob Hunter, Sherry Domerego, Richard Comeau, Matthew Carvin, Melanie Gable, JT Corzine, Charlie Bostwick, Sergio Mitre, Jared Ryan Kaitz, David Miller, Caroline Mulvihill, Alexis Stansfield, Megan Endicott and Nicki Peek with choreography by Frankie Marrone. Cabaret contains adult material that may not be suitable for
younger audiences. Tickets for Cabaret are $25 General admission and $20 for
The Cast of Cabaret. At the Kit Kat Klub, life is beautiful.
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students. The show runs through Saturday, August 4 at The Empire Theatre, 202 N. Broadway in Santa Ana’s Artist Village. Special discounted performances are available. For tickets and more information call, 714.220.7069 or go to
theatreout.com.
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