By Daily Press staff
It’s cabaret time. The Santa Monica College Theatre Arts and Music department is presenting “Cabaret,” the Broadway smash hit that was later made into an Oscar-winning film starring Liza Minelli.
The play will be presented Fridays through Sundays. Friday and Saturday shows are at 7 p.m. and Sunday performances at 1 p.m. An additional matinee at 1 p.m. will be on Saturday, May 20.
"Cabaret” will be presented in the Hangar Stage, located at SMC’s Airport Campus, 2800 Airport Ave. Parking is free. Set in Berlin at the beginning of the rise of the Third Reich, “Cabaret” tells the story of the romance of an English cabaret performer and an American writer. Through the memorable songs of the cabaret’s emcee and other performers, the audience witnesses the political changes that are overcoming Germany in the 1930s.
With book by Joe Masteroff, music by John Kander and lyrics by Fred Ebb, the original Broadway production was directed by Harold Prince and choreographed by Bob Fosse. “Cabaret” is based on the play by John Van Druten and stories by Christopher Isherwood.
The show runs from May 12-21. Tickets are $15 general admission and $10 for students and senior citizens. Call (310) 434-3000 or go to http://www.smc.edu/theatre.
Originally published in the Santa Monica Daily Press print edition on May 13, 2006. Read the original PDF.