CABARET - Deerfield Academy Winter 2016 Musical

Cabaret takes place from 1929-1930, a time when Berlin, in the midst of a Post-World War I economic depression, is transitioning from an 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 (Liam Jeon '17), 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" (Abigail Lupi '18). Here, Cliff meets Sally Bowles (Lucy Binswanger '17), a vivacious, talented cabaret performer, and an utterly lost soul. As Cliff and Sally fall further into an unconventional romantic relationship, the world around them begins to change, and all are confronted with the looming horror that the Nazi Party will bring to their city.

Written By Karl and Ebb • Directed by Catriona Hynds and Katie Speed • Starring Abigail Lupi ('18), Liam Jeon ('17), Lucy Binswanger ('17), Oliver Diamond ('18), Valentina Connell ('16), Liam Gong ('16), Sami Habel ('16), among many other talented performers, crew members, and pit band members • A Deerfield Academy production.

Filmed and Edited in winter 2016