Cabaret Opening: March 19, 1998 Closing: January 4, 2004 Co-Starring: Susan Egan, Rick Holmes, Martin Moran Music: John Kander Lyrics: Fred Ebb Book: Joe Masteroff Director: Sam Mendes Co-Director and Choreographer: Rob Marshall Official Site IBDB: Cabaret IMAGE GALLERY • MEDIA • DISCUSSION ADAM'S RUN • New York, Studio 54: October 17, 2003 to January 24, 2004 PLOT SYNOPSIS The scene is a night club in Berlin, as the 1920s are drawing to a close. The Master of Ceremonies welcomes the audience to the show and assures them that, whatever their troubles, they will forget them at the Cabaret. Set at the beginning of the Third Reich, Cabaret follows the romance of an English cabaret performer and an American writer. hrough the songs of the Cabaret's Emcee, the audience witnesses the political changes taking place. CHARACTER DESCRIPTION The Master of Ceremonies, or Emcee, welcomes the theatre audience to the Kit Kat Klub, a decadent, seedy cabaret in late 1920s Berlin. In the midst of the coming to power of the Nazis under Adolf Hitler, the Emcee aims to create an entertainment sanctuary where the outside world melts away, with his songs providing wry commentary throughout the show. SHOW TRIVIA Adam has said that his favourite role on Broadway was that of the Emcee from Cabaret. Describing it as "a real actor's role," he believed that if he could "pull [it] off, [he'd] be pround to call [himself] an actor." Credit: IBDB, Wikipedia, The Broadway Musical Home, and Tams-Witmark Music Library, Inc. BACK • HOME