Cabaret (musical)
Cabaret is a
1966 Broadway musical, based on John Van Druten's play
I Am a Camera, based in its turn on stories by
Christopher Isherwood, with book by Joe Masteroff, lyrics by
Fred Ebb, and music by
John Kander, produced and directed by
Hal Prince and starring Bert Convy, Jack Gilford, Jill Haworth,
Lotte Lenya, and Joel Grey. The musical is set in
Berlin in 1929-30 during the run-up to the coming to power of the
Nazis under
Adolf Hitler.
Its original New York run was from 1966-1969, winning Tony Awards in 1967 for Best Musical, Best Composer and Lyricist, Best Featured Actor in a Musical, Best Featured Actress in a Musical, Best Scenic Design, Best Costume Design, Best Choreography, and Best Direction of a Musical. The musical has been revived twice to date, in 1987 and 1998.
Cabaret is also a 1972 film based on the musical.