Are you ready for the sexy and scandalous musical sensation known as Cabaret? If so, you'll get your chance at the Hickory Community Theatre. Only one weekend left. The first two weekends of this FANTASTIC show were a huge success, almost a packed house the first two nights. Everyone is giving this cast great reviews, "He was better than John Stamos who played the Emcee on Broadway!" said a theatre-goer after the first Saturday performance about Andrew Turnbull. "I have never worked with a group of more talented people," said Cody Watson who is playing Ernst in this production.
Opening for the first time on Broadway in 1966, Cabaret ran for 1,165 performances. There were two Broadway revivals, the first in 1987 and the second in 1998 which won the Tony Award for Best Revival of a Musical.
I would have to say, the best part of this show was the relationships between the characters. They were so believable and easy to follow that it made the show just that much better. The cast as an ensemble were just phenomenal. Another great part was seconds before the intermission, Ernst does the "Hail Hitler" salute and a speech by Hitler starts playing, it took the audience literally 35 seconds before they started clapping; whether it be from shock, or disgust at the close of the scene. Now I'm not going to spoil all the surprises for you but I will tell you that you will laugh, scream, and feel rather disturbed by many things in this show, which is which though, you'll have to find out for yourself.
The final weekend of this show will be:
Thursday September 23rd at 7:30pm
Friday and Saturday September 24th and 25th 8:00pm
Sunday September 26th at 2:30pm
View Hickory Community Theatre's website for ticket prices and availability.
All I can say is WOW! I was in All Shook Up with a lot of these cast members and already knew they we're extremely talented but, they've all outdone themselves in Cabaret. Kelly is my favorite person in the world! John simply wowed me! I had no idea he could sing...he is great! Andrew Turnbull is simply awesome!
ReplyDeleteKatelyn, why does your blog say it was posted on Aug 31?
ReplyDeleteI don't know why it says that, I'll have to check that out. Haha!! Thank you for pointing that out to me.
ReplyDeleteHave to agree with you ... It is absolutelY amazing ! Never in my life have I wanted to see a play 3 times ... but today at 230pm that's exactly what is happening !!! ;). BREAK A LEG cast and crew ! (Great review, Katelyn!)
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