Cabaret | PlayMakers Repertory Company

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Enter the tantalizing world of The Kit Kat Klub in 1930s Berlin, where beguiling, self-destructive chanteuse Sally Bowles lives with no thought for tomorrow.

One of the defining musicals of all time, Cabaret intertwines social history with dazzling entertainment in new and dangerous ways. The decadence of a Weimar nightclub becomes a shattered mirror reflecting a society spiraling toward disaster with the rise of Hitler’s Nazis. Hosted with lascivious charm by the Emcee, played by Obie Award-winning Taylor Mac (PRC2 The Young Ladies Of…).

“a daring and great musical that combines unforgettable songs with genuinely gripping and disturbing drama”The Daily Telegraph (London)

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Dee Dee Batteast, Taylor Mac, Josh Tobin. Photo by Jon Gardiner

Lisa Brescia, John Dreher. Photo by Jon Gardiner

Julie Fishell, Brett Bolton, Lisa Brescia, John Dreher. Photo by Jon Gardiner

John Dreher, Lisa Brescia, Brett Bolton. Photo by Jon Gardiner

Jeffrey Blair Cornell, Julie Fishell. Photo by Jon Gardiner

Katie Paxton, Taylor Mac, Nathaniel P. Claridad. Photo by Jon Gardiner

Kelsey Didion, Taylor Mac. Photo by Jon Gardiner

Reviews

REVIEWS
Cabaret Offers Sparkling Performance (5 STARS!)
The Daily Tar Heel
by Carson Blackwelder

PlayMakers Gives ‘Cabaret’ a Fresh Look
The News and Observer
by Roy C. Dicks

‘Cabaret’ at PlayMakers Hits All the Right Notes
Classical Voice North Carolina
by Jeffrey Rossman

PlayMakers Repertory Company Creates a Version of ‘Cabaret’ That’s Unforgettable
Triangle Arts and Entertainment
by Susie Potter

Relevant and Masterful CABARET at PlayMakers Rep
BroadWayWorld
by Larisa Mount

PREVIEWS
Drag Artist Taylor Mac Will Star as the Gender-Bending Emcee in “Cabaret” at PlayMakers Rep
Triangle Arts & Entertainment
by Robert W. McDowell

PlayMakers Brings Berlin to Life
The Daily Tar Heel
by Breanna Kerr

PlayMakers Rep’s A RAISIN IN THE SUN Brings 1950s Chicago to the Triangle

Photo Flash First Look at Taylor Mac, Lisa Brescia and More in PlayMakers Reps Cabaret
BroadWayWorld
by BWW Newsdesk

Only Politics
The Herald Sun
by Cliff Bellamy

PlayMakers dramaturg keeps past present
The Chapel Hill News
by Glenn Mcdonald

Artists

Nathaniel P. Claridad

Actor

Jeffrey Blair Cornell

Scott McCartney Gilliam

Paula Morello Bennett

From an Idea to Execution

Remember when Rachel Pollock walked us through how they custom-printed fabric for Cabaret? Here’s the idea fully realized! Go here if you missed the original […]

In rehearsal with John Dreher

Cabaret is based on Christopher Isherwood’s memoir Goodbye to Berlin. The opening sentence describes...

Wilkommen, Bienvenue, Welcome

After fourteen months of reading, research, planning and preparation, here we are beginning rehearsals for Cabaret and I am filled with the terrifying feeling that I have at the beginning of every project: I can’t possibly begin since I don’t know enough about anything. I have learned enough about myself as a director to know that this crucial stage, as I step into rehearsals for the first time, of “unknowing” is as important as researching and contemplating the play deeply.

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