"CABARET" - IN CONCERT at West Bay Community Theater

West Bay Community Theater will present an in-concert production of the classic Kander and Ebb musical CABARET on Saturday, August 12th at 8pm on the North Kingstown Town Beach.

WBCT’s production will focus on the music of the piece with select staging, aided by multimedia support. For those who attended WBCT’s production of HAIR-IN CONCERT last August, they know what a special experience a WBCT show on the beach can be. Moonlight on the water, food trucks, a festive audience, and some of the best voices in local theater all in one special evening in Wickford. Audience members are encouraged to bring lawn chairs, blankets, and anything else to make an August night on the beach comfortable.

About the show Book by Joe Masteroff Based on the play by John Van Druten and stories by Christopher Isherwood Music by John Kander Lyrics by Fred Ebb

Music Director: Alex Tirrell Production Design and Conceptualization: Terry Shea/Zach Searle Production Stage Manager: Sophie Brusini Choreography: Leslie Racine-Vazquez Properties: Laura Ash Poster Design Graphic: Amelia Smith/Richard Griffin Videography: Thomas Walsh

In a Berlin nightclub, as the 1920's draw to a close, a garish 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,” “Maybe This Time,” “Don't Tell Mama,” “The Money Song,” and "Two Ladies."

This version of CABARET is based on the 1998 adaptation, licensed through Tams-Witmark/Concord Theatrical and appears on their list of upcoming productions of CABARET across the nation.

CABARET contains adult themes and some adult language.

Tickets are on sale now at https://wbctheater.org/box-office or by emailing info@wbctheater.org or calling (401) 372-7201. $20 General Admission $15 Seniors/Students/Active Military/Lifetime Subscribers

Cast List:

• Master of Ceremonies (Emcee) - Noah Robert Pimentel
• Sally Bowles - Brooke Aubin
• Clifford Bradshaw - Jason DiCenso
• Ernst Ludwig - Brad Kirton
• Fräulein Schneider - Maureen Noel
• Fräulein Kost – Amelia Smith
• Herr Schultz - Greg Bonin Olney
• The Kit Kat Girls / The Kit Kat Boys (including, but not limited to) - Maggie Collins, Kevin Koehler, Alaina Mueller, Mary Paolino, Bridgette Pressley, Victoria Stanger

What: CABARET-IN CONCERT When: Saturday, August 12th @ 8pm (rain date, Aug 13th) Where: North Kingstown Town Beach Bandshell 10 Beach St, North Kingstown, RI 02852 Tickets: $20/$15 – (Students and Military as well as any holders of a Lifetime Subscription pin) Tickets may be purchased at the show or on the web at www.wbctheater.org

About West Bay Community Theater: West Bay Community Theater is a North Kingstown-based 501 (c) (3) arts organization founded in 2018 by former members of Academy Players and North Kingstown Players in order to re-establish a community theater in the West Bay region of Rhode Island. In 2022 WBCT successfully presented The Great American Trailer Park Musical, Hair -In Concert and their Halloween-themed musical revue, The Villains Return. A future home base is in the works in the heart of Wickford Village at the site of the Old Library on 55 Brown Street.