We are happy to announce that online tickets are now on sale for the annual GRS musical, Kander and Ebb's Cabaret. Our cast and pit band has been hard at work, and you are in for a wonderful treat! Please note that the content and themes of Cabaret are quite mature. We encourage you to take the time to carefully read the show synopsis and consider its suitability for your student(s).
Time and Dates: April 19th, 20th, 21st at 7pm
Location: North Garden Theater, 929 7th St. W, St. Paul
Synopsis
Cabaret takes place from 1929-1930, a time when Berlin, in the midst of a post-World War I economic depression, is transitioning from a center of underground, avant-garde cultural epicenter to the beginnings of Hitler’s totalitarian regime and the rise of the Nazi Party. Into this world enters Clifford Bradshaw, a struggling American writer looking for inspiration for his next novel. On his first night in Berlin, Cliff wanders into the Kit Kat Klub, a seedy nightclub overseen by the strange, omniscient and gender-bending Master of Ceremonies, “the Emcee.” Here, Cliff meets Sally Bowles, a vivacious, talented cabaret performer, and an utterly lost soul. Sally and Cliff begin a relationship, which blossoms unexpectedly into a dream-like romance. As time passes, however, the situation in Berlin changes from exciting and vital to ominous and violent; Ernst, Cliff’s first German friend, turns out to be an up-and-coming member of the Nazi Party, and Herr Schultz, a fellow boarder at Fraulein Schneider’s guest house (and Schneider’s fiancee), is the victim of an Anti-Semitic hate crime. When he finds out that Sally is pregnant, Cliff decides that they must leave for America at once, before things get any worse. Sally, afraid, confused, and unsure that she’ll ever really be able to trade the sexy, illicit cabaret lifestyle for motherhood, gets an abortion, and tells Cliff that he must leave without her. With a distinctly Brechtian dose of provocation and a score featuring songs that have become classics of the American Musical Theater, Cabaret is a fierce, meaty musical that pushes the boundaries of the form and literally holds “the mirror up to nature.”
Advance Sale Tickets are available until 8am on Wednesday, April 18th using the links provided below. Students $5, Adults $10. After online sales finish, prices will go up. Door Sale Tickets will be available beginning at 6:30pm each evening. Students $7, Adults $13. Beverages will be available for purchase from North Garden Theater before the show and during intermission.
Our online ticketing providers are revising their website right now, so adult and student tickets for each show need to be purchased separately. Please be patient and understanding as we work to maintain a positive relationship with this ticketing provider.