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September 1 – October 8, 2023
(Opening night: Wednesday, September 6)
Donald and Darlene Shiley Stage
Old Globe Theatre
Conrad Prebys Theatre Center
An Asolo Repertory Theatre Production
Book by Joe Masteroff
Based on the play by John Van Druten and stories by Christopher Isherwood
Music by John Kander and lyrics by Fred Ebb
Directed and choreographed by Josh Rhodes
Willkommen, bienvenue, welcome to Cabaret! It’s 1931 Berlin, and inside the Kit Kat Klub, British nightclub singer Sally Bowles keeps the delirious party raging. But no amount of booze, music, and dancing can slow the ominous march of a changing Germany as it draws ever closer. Featuring an iconic score from Kander and Ebb—including “Maybe This Time,” “Mein Herr,” “Don’t Tell Mama,” and, of course, the title song—this Tony Award–winning musical is reimagined in a visionary new staging by Globe favorite Josh Rhodes (Guys and Dolls, Bright Star). BroadwayWorld calls this production, “Hands down the most cohesive, well-rounded, fully conceptualized staging of this musical that I have seen to date. My friends, this is how you do Cabaret.”
An earlier version of this production of Cabaret premiered at Asolo Repertory Theatre (Michael Donald Edwards, Producing Artistic Director; Linda DiGabriele, Managing Director) in November 2022.
Cabaret is supported by major production sponsors Elaine and Dave* Darwin, Pamela Farr and Buford Alexander, and Karen and Stuart Tanz; production sponsor The Joseph Cohen and Martha Farish New Play Development Fund; and artist sponsors Alicia and Jonathan Atun (for director and choreographer Josh Rhodes) and California Bank & Trust. *In memoriam.
Vicki and Carl Zeiger Insights Seminar: Tuesday, September 5 at 6:00 p.m.
Post Show Forum: Tuesday, September 12; Wednesday, September 13; and Wednesday, September 27.
Single tickets are on sale Friday, July 21 at 12:00 noon. Get tickets today through one of our subscription packages here!
Josh Rhodes (Director and Choreographer, Cabaret) is thrilled to return to The Old Globe after directing Ken Ludwig’s Baskerville and Guys and Dolls, and choreographing Steve Martin and Edie Brickell’s Bright Star. In New York City, Rhodes has directed and choreographed Mack and Mabel, Grand Hotel, and the soon-to-arrive Dear World at City Center Encores! His other productions as a director are The Who’s Tommy and Spamalot (The Kennedy Center), Spamalot (The 5th Avenue Theatre), Showboat (Bucks County Playhouse), and Cabaret, Hair, The Sound of Music, Guys and Dolls, and Evita (Asolo Repertory Theatre). At The Muny in St Louis, he has directed and choreographed Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Seven Brides for Seven Brothers, Jersey Boys, Paint Your Wagon, and the upcoming Chess. On Broadway he choreographed Rodgers + Hammerstein’s Cinderella, It Shoulda Been You, First Date, and Bright Star. On London’s West End, he choreographed Carousel (English National Opera) and Sweeney Todd starring Emma Thompson. His other choreography credits include the filmed production of Company starring Neil Patrick Harris, Sondheim! The Birthday Concert for PBS, and the U.K. tour of Doctor Dolittle. Rhodes recently made his film director debut with the musical film Beau. The film has garnered multiple laurels and awards in festivals all over North America. He is a proud graduate of the University of Michigan.
