Ovation! to Present Kander and Ebb Classic CABARET, 7/16-8/1

Ovation! Musical Theatre Bainbridge is proud to present the Tony Award winning musical CABARET this summer on Bainbridge Island.

Set in 1930 Berlin as the Nazis are rising to power, CABARET focuses on nightlife at the seedy Kit Kat Klub and revolves around young English cabaret performer Sally Bowles and her relationship with young American writer Cliff Bradshaw. A sub-plot involves the doomed romance between German boarding house owner Fräulein Schneider and her suitor Herr Schultz, a Jewish fruit vendor. Overseeing the action is the Master of Ceremonies at the Kit Kat Klub which serves as a constant metaphor for the tenuous and threatening state of affairs in Germany throughout the show.
Over the course of its Broadway premiere in 1966 and two subsequent revivals, CABARET has won 12 Tony Awards and three Drama Desk awards. In 1972 it was made into the Oscar winning movie of the same name.

The production is directed by Ron Milton, Ovation!'s Artistic Director. "For many years I have hoped to have the opportunity to bring this story to life. The story, the commentary on the human condition, the fantastic music and dance - it's a perfect mosaic," he said. "I couldn't be happier with the fabulous cast and the amazing dancers," he added.

CABARET features a brilliant score crowded with such songs and dance numbers as Wilkommen, Don't Tell Mama, The Money Song, Tomorrow Belongs to Me, Two Ladies, Married, If You Could See Her and many others. Ovation!'s production features a live orchestra, under the baton of Corinna Lapid-Munter, Conductor and Music Director.

The Ovation! CABARET cast features Kathryn Donais McKinstry as Sally Bowles, Carter Kight as The Master of Ceremonies, Tavis Hamilton as Clifford Bradshaw, Alex MacKay as Ernst Ludwig, Diane Peterson as Fräulein Kost, Marijane Milton as Fräulein Schneider and Todd Baylor as Herr Schultz. The Kit Kat Klub Dancers are Taylor Hebert, Jessica Rieken, Ashli Roberts, Kiplinn Sagmiller and Sophie Tschida. The ensemble also features Melanie Medina, SueEllen VanDuyne, J.C. Figueroa, Terri Valentine, Madelaine Figueroa, William "Cade" Strong, Marybeth Borgwardt and Viktor Gazarian.

Barbara Klingberg, an experienced costumer with Broadway credits, is Costume Designer, assisted by Kathy Doll. Babette Gazarian-Cherné, a former dancer with the American Ballet Theatre and the Joffrey Ballet, serves as Choreographer.

There are nine performances, Fridays through Sundays, July 16th-August 1, 2010 at the Bainbridge High School Theatre (9330 NE High School Road, Bainbridge Island, WA).

Performance times are Fridays and Saturdays at 7:30 PM and Sundays at 3:00 PM. Tickets are $22 for adults, $18 for students, seniors (55+) and military (active and retired) and $15 for youth 12 and under. Tickets are on sale now at Winslow Drug on Bainbridge Island, online at www.ovationmtb.com and by phone by calling 206-842-0472. Tickets are also sold at the door, which opens 30 minutes prior to performance times.

Since its founding in 2003, Ovation! Musical Theatre Bainbridge has presented 16 fully-staged productions, involved hundreds of area volunteers and entertained thousands. Ovation! is supported, in part, by the City of Bainbridge Island (administered by the Bainbridge Island Arts and Humanities Council) and One Call for All.

Ovation!'s production of CABARET is presented through special arrangement with the Tams Witmark Music Library, Inc. For more information about the production, and to see photos from the show, visit www.ovationmtb.com.

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