Hillbarn Theatre Kicks Off 2017 with Kander and Ebb's CABARET

Hillbarn Theatre - the Peninsula's premier theatre company - kicks off 2017 with John Kander and Fred Ebb's acclaimed musical masterpiece, Cabaret.

The scene is the Kit Kat Klub, a night club in Berlin, as the 1920s are drawing to a close. The Master of Ceremonies welcomes the audience to the show and assures them that, whatever their troubles, they will forget them at the Cabaret. Cliff, a young American writer, meets Sally Bowles, a vivacious cabaret performer. Sally and Cliff begin a relationship, which blossoms unexpectedly into a dream-like romance. As time passes, however, life in pre-WWII Germany grows more and more troubled and the atmosphere of the Kit Kat Klub begins to change dramatically.

Starring Melissa WolfKlain* (Hillbarn Theatre's Funny Girl, North Coast Rep's Romance/Romance) as Sally Bowles, Keith Pinto* (San Jose Stage Company's The 39 Steps, San Francisco Playhouse's Company) as Emcee and Brad Satterwhite (Hillbarn Theatre's A Few Good Men and Legally Blonde) as Cliff, Cabaret is the winner of 12 Tony Awards including Best Musical and Best Revival of a Musical and features some of the most memorable songs in theatre history, including "Willkommen," "Cabaret," "Mein Herr," "Maybe This Time," "The Money Song" and "Two Ladies."

Cabaret will run January 19 - February 5, 2017at Hillbarn Theatre (1285 East Hillsdale Blvd., Foster City). Performances are Thursdays-Saturdays at 8 p.m. and Sunday matinees at 2 p.m. Press night for Cabaret will be Friday, January 20, 2017. Single tickets range in price from $45 - $48 and are available now by calling 650.349.6411 ext. 2 or visiting www.hillbarntheatre.org.

Rounding out the cast of Cabaret are Russell Ward as Ernst, Linda Piccone as Fräulein Schnieder, Paul Araquistain as Herr Schultz, Patrick Brewer as Bobby, Danny Martin as Victor, Noelani Neal, Rachelle Abbey, Christine Baker, Catrina Manahan, Jessica Maxey, Jessica Whittemore, Gabbi Traub, Doug Greer, Jon Schnieder and Leo McMahon.

Directed by Erica Wyman-Abrahamson, the creative team for Cabaret includes Joe Murphy (Musical Director), Riette Burdick-Fallant (Choreographer), Steve Nyberg (Set Designer), Pam Lampkin (Costume Designer), Dee Morrisey (Hair and Wig Designer), Christian Mejia (Lighting Designer), Zak Stamps (Sound Designer), Aya Matsutomo (Production Manager), Danielle Santana-Combs (Stage Manager) and Kimily Conkle (Dialect Coach).

* Member of Actors Equity Association

Since 1941, the historic Hillbarn Theatre has served the San Francisco Bay Area by embracing this founding ideal - to create theatre with the community, for the community, striving always for excellence in production and education. Hillbarn has won a Theater Critics Circle Award, was accepted at the Edinburgh Theatre Festival, was honored with several mayoral proclamations for excellence in theatrical production and education, and received three Dean Goodman Awards for Artistic Excellence.