(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 and even listened to some of the music, but it’s somewhat striking how off-base I was about the show’s actual premise. It’s a drama about — wait. No. If you haven’t seen or heard about Cabaret in great detail, wait, pause, and think. The musical takes place in early 1930s Germany, so I want you to close your eyes and guess what it’s about. Ready? What is it about? It’s about the Nazi’s rise to power because what else could it be? Seriously, the performance began, and I thought, “How interesting, a raunchy night club running during the 1930s. ” By the show’s end, 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