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VIDEO EXCLUSIVE: Behind the Scenes of "Cabaret"
"Cabaret" director and professor Jeremy Mann talks about the Ray Bolger Musical Theater Program, the UCLA Theater Department and working with Tony-nominee Jane Lanier who choreographed the UCLA production
The annual Ray Bolger Musical Theater Production is always a sold-out highlight of the end-of-the-year season at the School. In this exclusive interview, director and TFT faculty member Jeremy Mann describes the excitement of working with a cast of gifted student performers on the classic Broadway musical “Cabaret.”
“Cabaret” presents the onstage and backstage action at Berlin’s raunchy and satirical Kit Kat Klub in 1931 as a metaphor for the decline of German society during the Nazis’ rise to power. Iconic characters include the club’s sneering, prancing Master of Ceremonies and the 19-year-old performer Sally Bowles. This production is based on the 1998 London and Broadway revival co-directed by Sam Mendes and Rob Marshall, which added to the 1966 book by Joe Masteroff and the songs of Kander and Ebb, material created for Bob Fosse’s Oscar-winning 1972 film adaptation.
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CABARET
Book by Joe Masteroff
Based on the play by John Van Druten and stories by Christopher Isherwood
Music by John Kander – Lyrics by Fred Ebb
Directed by Jeremy Mann
Choreography by Jane Lanier
Featuring: Jordan Aragon, Hunter Bird, Katie Boeck, Camden Gonzales, Robby Dyess, Jonathan Roderick Eidson, Elizabeth Gonzalez, Mikey Hawley, Rachel Hirshee, Charissa Abigail Hogeland, Tatiana Mac Holthaus, Nora Hunter, Joanna Alexis Jones, Ian Mcquown, Angelica Richie, Brad Satterwhite, Clare Snodgrass, Clay Stefanki, Nicholas Tubbs
Assistant Director: Lane Williamson
Scenic Design by Nick Santiago
Costume Design by Raquel Barreto
Lighting Design by John Garofalo and Donald Jackson
Sound Design by Ross Goldman
Stage Manager: Elizabeth Boulger
Assistant Sound Designer: Roni Lancaster
Assistant Stage Manager: Liana Dillaway
Assistant Stage Manager: Andrea Gutierrez
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