CABARET has long been a success both on the stage and screen. Based on John Van Druten’s 1951 play I Am a Camera, which in turn was adapted from the 1939 novel Goodbye to Berlin by Christopher Isherwood, Cabaret first hit Broadway in 1966. It was later turned into the 1972 film of the same name starring Oscar-winner Liza Minelli. The musical tells the story of Sally, an ambitious English singer who starts up a relationship with American writer Clifford Bradshaw as he observes the eccentric characters who populate the Kit Kat Klub in Berlin. Set between World War I and World War II, the growing unrest beyond the club's doors is ever-present as the artists within express themselves through song. It features a score by Kander & Ebb made up of a string of songs that have become musical theatre mainstays, like “Willkommen,” “Don't Tell Mamma,” “Mein Herr,” “Two Ladies,” “Tomorrow Belongs to Me,” and, of course, “Cabaret.”
| Year | Category | |
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| 1967 | Best Musical | Winner |
| 1988 | Best Revival | |
| 1998 | Best Revival of a Musical | Winner |
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Jane Lynch’s A Swingin’ Little Christmas featuring Kate Flannery, Tim Davis, and the Tony Guerrero Quintet
Keswick Theatre (12/2 - 1/2) | |
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Live It All Again: The RUSH Experience
The Lamp Theatre (1/30 - 1/30) | |
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Finding a theatrical stage play writer. By Lisa Montalto
Dixon Place (9/24 - 9/24) | ||
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The Seasons
Perelman Theater (12/19 - 12/21) | |
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Paul Taylor Dance Company
Penn Live Arts (4/17 - 4/18) | |
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The America Play
The Wilma Theater (5/19 - 5/31) | |
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The Goonies: 40th Anniversary Screening and Q&A with Corey Feldman & Kerri Green
Keswick Theatre (3/21 - 3/21) | |
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Detroit '67
Temple Theaters (1/29 - 2/2) | |
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