APPLETON, WIS. — In an edgy portrayal of blossoming romance in the seedy nightlife of late-1920s Berlin, Lawrence University Student Musical Productions presents the Tony award-winning musical “Cabaret.”
The musical will be performed April 17-19 at 8 p.m. in Cloak Theatre of the Lawrence Music-Drama Center, 420 E. College Ave., Appleton. Tickets, at $10 for adults and $5 for students and senior citizens, are available at the Lawrence University Box Office, 920-832-6749.
Set at the dawn of Hitler’s rise to power, the musical reveals a tumultuous political atmosphere and the decadence of Berlin’s Kit Kat Klub cabaret. The growing influence of the Nazi regime is viewed through the eyes of a young American writer, Cliff Bradshaw, whose love affair with one of the show’s dancers, Sally Bowles, becomes increasingly threatened.
Directed by senior David Hanzal, the production features sophomore Chad Bay as Bradshaw, senior Danielle Cartun as Bowles and sophomore Nikko Benson as the emcee, the Kit Kat Klub’s master of ceremonies of the Kit Kat Klub.
The original 1966 version of “Carabet” was honored with 10 Tony Awards, including best musical and best composer and lyricist.
