(Photo Credit: Amy Gettys)
Written by Alina Mae Wilson
Cabaret is a musical about German people having orgies in clubs, or at least that is what I would have told you before Saturday night. I had heard of Cabaret, even listened to some of the music, but it’s somewhat striking how off-base I was about the actual premise of the show. It’s a drama about — wait. No. If you haven’t seen or heard in great detail about Cabaret just wait, pause for a moment, and think. The musical takes place during the early 1930’s Germany, so I want you to close your eyes for a moment and guess what it’s about. Ready? What is it about? It’s about the Nazi’s rise to power because obviously, what else could it be? Seriously, the performance began and I thought, “How interesting, a raunchy night club running during 1930s. ” By the end of the show, I was thinking, “Dear God, has anything good happened in Germany ever?” All snark aside, this was a musical with some interesting material, the quality of which rose quite a few notches once we made it to Act 2. Continue Reading
