Cabaret

This evening, we had tickets to see Cabaret. Since Marina enjoyed Chicago so much last month, I decided to take her to Cabaret which is written by the same composer and lyricist. On the way to the show, we talked about the historical setting of pre-World War II Germany and how that was significant to the story.

We arrived early but when we were finally allowed into the theater, we were amazed by how it looked.   The whole area had been transformed into a nightclub. It looked amazing! Once the show started, Marina was very interested. When one character removed his jacked to reveal a swastika armband, Marina gasped. Clearly she knew what that was.

The show had raunchy moments and very suggestive dancing, but Marina didn’t seem to get too embarrassed. She followed the story pretty well and we had an interesting discussion afterwards.

A friend of ours played Fraulein Schneider in the show, so we waited to see her afterwards. We also gave her a book of photos we’ve taken after other performances we’ve seen her in. It was fun to catch up with her. We also met the performers who played the Emcee and Sally.

We had a bit of rain on the way home, but luckily we didn’t get too wet.