Auditions are now over. Thanks to everyone who came out!
Show Description: Cabaret is based on John Van Druten’s 1951 play, I Am a Camera, which was adapted from the short novel, Goodbye, to Berlin (1939) by Christopher Isherwood. Set in 1931 Berlin as the Nazis are rising to power, Cabaret primarily takes place amid the nightlife of the seedy Kit Kat Klub. Life there seems to revolve around the 19-year-old English cabaret performer, Sally Bowles and her relationship with the young American writer, Cliff Bradshaw.
A sub-plot involves the doomed romance between German boarding house owner Fräulein Schneider and her elderly suitor Herr Schultz, a Jewish fruit vendor. Overseeing the action is the mysterious Master of Ceremonies at the Kit Kat Klub. The club serves as a metaphor for ominous political developments in late Weimar, Germany.
The 1966 Broadway production became a huge hit, inspiring numerous subsequent productions in London and New York, as well as the 1972 film by the same name. The original Broadway production, directed by Harold Prince and choreographed by Ron Field opened on November 20, 1966 at the Broadhurst Theatre, eventually transferring to the Imperial and then the Broadway before finally completing its 1,165-performance run. Cabaret won eight “Tony” awards including Best Musical 1967. Memorable songs from Cabaret include “Willkomen,” “Maybe This Time,” Mein Herr,” and “Money.”
Seeking diverse talent for NJYT’s “Cabaret”
Casting: We will be holding auditions for the following roles. All performers, please bring sheet music from a Broadway Musical in the correct key and a photo of yourself. You are welcome to sing a selection from the show.
Emcee: Host of the Kit Kat Club, eccentric, able to converse with the audience, bari/tenor II
Clifford Bradshaw: An American novelist, charming, naïve, tenor II
Sally Bowles: A British Cabaret Singer at the Kit Kat Klub, charmingly wild, belter
Fraulein Schneider: Landlady, Character Actress able to play 50s/60s
Herr Schultz: A roomer at Schneider’s, owns a fruit shop, character man able to play 50s/60s
Fraulein Kost: Another of Fraulein Schneider’s roomers, offers “favors” to sailors, belter
Ernest Ludwig: A friendly and likeable German, bari/tenor II
Customs Officer: speaks German
Max: Manages the Kit Kat Klub, Sally’s ex-boyfriend
Young Male Member of Nazi Youth: Tenor
Victor, Bobby, Hans, Herman: Friends of Sally and Cliff of various nationalities, actors who sing and/or dance and/or play an instrument
Kit Kat Ladies: Trained Dancers of various nationalities who sing and/or play instruments
Performances:
Westminster Arts Center: July 17 – 26, 2015;
Algonquin Arts Theatre: July 31 - August 9, 2015
Rehearsals:
May 29 - June 13 (Fridays and weekends only);
June 15-July 16: 6 days per week, 3pm-11pm.