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TONYAWARD®-WINNINGPRODUCTIONOFCABARET
GOONSALEONFRIDAY,DECEMBER11AT12:00PM
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AssociatedBankBroadwayattheMarcusCenterannouncedtodaythatindividualticketsforthe
MilwaukeepremiereofRoundaboutTheatreCompany’sCABARETwillgoonsaleFriday,
December11at12:00pm.TicketsareavailableattheMarcusCenterBoxOfficeat929NorthWater
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Aspartoftheir50thAnniversarySeason,thecriticallyacclaimedandaward-winningRoundabout
TheatreCompanyisproudtopresent,directfromBroadway,thenationaltourofSAMMENDES
(Skyfall,AmericanBeauty)andROBMARSHALL’s(IntotheWoodsandChicago,thefilms)Tony
Award®-winningproductionofCABARET,playingFebruary23-28attheMarcusCenterforthe
PerformingArtsaspartoftheAssociatedBankBroadwayattheMarcusCenterandBroadway
AcrossAmerica-Milwaukeeseries.
JOHN KANDER,FRED EBBand JOE MASTEROFF’s Tony-winning musical features some of the
most memorable songs in theatre history, including “Cabaret,” “Willkommen” and “Maybe This
Time.”CABARETissetintheinfamousKitKatKlub,wheretheEmcee,SallyBowlesandaraucous
ensemble take the stage nightly to tantalize the crowd––and to leave their troubles outside.
RoundaboutTheatreCompany’sacclaimedproductionofCABARETopenedinSpringof2014with
Alan Cumming reprising his Tony-winning role as the Emcee. The show closed on Broadway on
March29,2015,starringAlanCummingandSiennaMilleratStudio54.
The creative team includes direction by Sam Mendes, co-direction and choreography by Rob
Marshall, set and club design by Robert Brill, costume design by William Ivey Long, lighting
designbyPeggyEisenhauerandMikeBaldassariandsounddesignbyKeithCaggiano.Cabaret
isbasedontheplaybyJohnVanDrutenandstoriesbyChristopherIsherwood.Castingforthe
tourhasnotyetbeenannounced.
RoundaboutTheatreCompany’sCABARETwilltraveltomorethantwentycitiesduringthe2015–
2016seasonincluding:
Providence,RI
Pittsburgh,PA
Chicago,IL
Milwaukee,WI DesMoines,IA
Louisville,KY
Greenville,SC
Houston,TX
Austin,TX
NewOrleans,LA Miami,FL
Durham,NC
Baltimore,MD
Cincinnati,OH
Dallas,TX
LasVegas,NV
SanFrancisco,CA LosAngeles,CA CostaMesa,CA Charlotte,NC
ProvidencePerformingArtsCenter BenedumCenterforthePerformingArts
BankofAmericaTheatre MarcusCenterforthePerformingArts
DesMoinesCivicCenter
KentuckyCenterforthePerformingArts
PeaceCenter
TheHobbyCenter
BassConcertHall TheSaengerTheatre
AdrienneArshtCenter
DurhamPerformingArtsCenter
TheHippodromeTheatre TheAronoffCenter
AT&TPerformingArtsCenter
TheSmithCenterforthePerformingArts
TheGoldenGate HollywoodPantagesTheatre
SegerstromCenterfortheArts
BelkTheatre
January26–January31,2016
February2–February7,2016
February9–February21,2016
February23–February28,2016
March1–March6,2016
March8–March13,2016
March15–March20,2016
March22–March27,2016
March28–April3,2016
April5–April10,2016
April12–April17,2016
April19–April24,2016
April26–May1,2016
May10–May22,2016
May25–June5,2016
June14–June19,2016
June21–July17,2016
July19–August7,2016
August9–August21,2016
November8–November13,2016
Additional engagements will be announced at a later date. For more information, please visit
www.CabaretMusical.com.
Roundabout’s production of Cabaret opened on Broadway on March 19, 1998 starring Alan
Cumming and Natasha Richardson and won four Tony Awards including Best Revival of a
Musical.AlanCummingreceivedtheTonyAwardforBestActorinaMusical.Cabaretwentonto
playonBroadwayforsixyearsand2,378performancesbeforefinishingitsrunonJanuary4,2004.
Cabaret premiered on Broadway in 1966 and won eight Tony Awards, including Best Musical, in
additiontotheNewYorkDramaCritics’CircleAward,theOuterCritics’CircleAward,theVariety
PollofNewYorkCritics,andLondon’sEveningStandardAward.TheoriginalBroadwayproduction
played1166performances.
ROUNDABOUTONTOUR:
RoundaboutTheatreCompanywasmostrecentlyrepresentedacrossthecountrywiththecritically
acclaimed,multi-award-winningnationaltourofAnythingGoesstarringRachelYorkwhichtoured
for 48 weeks. Before that, Twelve Angry Men toured for 2 years, spending 63 weeks across the
UnitedStatesandCanada.Roundabout’slongest-runningmusical,therevivalofCabaret,receiveda
multi-year tour across the country beginning in 1999.In 2011, Roundabout Theatre Company’s
acclaimedworkreachedaworldwidecinemaaudiencewiththeHDcaptureandbroadcastoftheir
TonynominatedproductionofTheImportanceofBeingEarnest,starringBrianBedford.
ROUNDABOUT THEATRE COMPANY (Todd Haimes, Artistic Director). Now in its 49th season,
RoundabouthasbecomeoneofNewYorkCity’smostaccomplishedculturalinstitutionsandoneof
the country’s largest not-for-profit theatre companies. With four theatres both on Broadway and
off, Roundabout reachesover 600,000 theater goers annually, including over 35,000 subscribers,
throughaward-winningproductionsofclassicalandcontemporaryplaysandmusicals.Inaddition
toprovidinganartistichomeformanyofthefinestactors,playwrights,composersanddirectorsof
ourtime,Roundaboutishometomodeleducationandoutreachprogramsdesignedtodiversifyand
developthetheatre’saudiences.Withfourdistinctivehomes,theAmericanAirlinesTheatre,Studio
54andtheHaroldandMiriamSteinbergCenterforTheatre,siteoftheLauraPelsTheatreandBlack
BoxTheatre,Roundabouthastheuniqueabilitytodohigh-quality,professionalstagingsofworkin
a venue perfectly suited to enhance each production.Roundabout also programs the Stephen
SondheimTheatre,wheretheacclaimedproductionofBeautiful:TheCarolKingMusicalcurrently
plays. Since moving to Broadway 20 years ago, Roundabout productions have received 177 Tony
nominations, 163 Drama Desk nominations and 187 Outer Critics Circle nominations. Production
highlights include Anna Christie, She Loves Me, A View from the Bridge, 1776, Nine, Assassins,
Intimate Apparel, The Understudy, The Pajama Game, Sunday in the Park with George, Waiting for
Godot,TheImportanceofBeingEarnestandCabaret,oneofthelongest-runningmusicalrevivalsin
Broadwayhistory.
CreativeBios:
JOE MASTEROFF (Book). Born in 1919 in Philadelphia, he had only one dream from infancy: to
write for the theatre. After the essential lonely childhood and four year stint in the air force, he
cametoNewYorktofacehisfuture:book-writerorbookseller?Luckily,luckintervened.Before
longhehadthreeshowsonBroadwaybearinghisname:TheWarmPeninsulastarringJulieHarris,
andtwomusicalsSheLovesMeandCabaret,forwhichhewasthebook-writer.Thankstoindulgent
parents,theNewDramatists,HalPrince,andmanyothers,heisnowretiredandlivinginsubdued
luxury.
JOHNKANDER(Music)&FREDEBB(Lyrics).TheJohnKanderandFredEbbcollaborationoffour
decades has created what many would consider Broadway standards and contemporary
classics.OneoftheirfirstcollaborationsbecameahitsongforBarbraStreisand“MyColoringBook”
earning John and Fred a Grammy nomination. In 1965 the pair worked on their first Broadway
show Flora the Red Menace, produced by Hal Prince and directed by George Abbott. Flora also
introduced a rising new star Liza Minnelli. Followed by: Cabaret (Tony Award music and lyrics),
The Happy Time, Zorba, 70 Girls 70, Chicago, The Act, Woman of the Year (Tony Award music and
lyrics), The Rink, Kiss of the Spider Woman (Tony Award music and lyrics) and Steel Pier. Their
collaborationalsotransferreditselftomoviesandtelevisionastheywroteoriginalmaterialforthe
Academy Awards, “Liza with a Z” and HBO’s Liza Minnelli’s “Steppin Out” (both Emmy winners),
“Baryshnikov on Broadway”, “Goldie and Liza Together”, “Funny Lady”, “Lucky Lady”, “New York,
New York”, “Steppin Out”, and “Chicago”, the movie. In 1985 the song “New York, New York”
became the official anthem of New York City. At the time of the unfortunate death of Mr. Ebb in
2004,KanderandEbbhadseveralprojectsindifferentstagesofcompletionwaitinginthewings,
including: Tony nominated Curtains which played at the Al Hirschfeld Theater on Broadway in
2007, twelve-time Tony nominated The Scottsboro Boys which opened on Broadway in 2010, All
About Us (an adaptation of Thornton Wilders “The Skin of our Teeth”) and The Visit which had a
successfulrunattheGoodmanTheaterinChicagoandTheSignatureTheatreinFairfax,VAstarring
ChitaRivera.Mr.Kanderiscurrentlycollaboratingwithauthor/playwrightGregPierceontwonew
projects, The Landing and Kid Victory. The Visit, starring Chita Rivera, will begin previews on
BroadwayonMarch26andopenonApril23,2015.
SAM MENDES (Director) directing work spans twenty five years. In 1989 he became first Artistic
DirectoroftheMinervaTheatre.In1992hefoundedDonmarWarehouseinLondonandservedas
the Artistic Director, also directing their award winning plays:Assassins,The Glass
Menagerie,Company, Uncle VanyaandTwelfth Night. Mendes alsofounded the Bridge Project, a
joint venture between The Old Vic and BAM, directing their acclaimed productions: The Tempest,
The Cherry Orchard, A Winter’s TaleandRichard III.He has also directed for the RSC, National
Theatre,WestEndandonBroadway.HeistherecipientofseveralTonyandOlivierAwards.Film
creditsincludeAway We Go, Revolutionary Road, Jarhead, Road to PerditionandOscar® winning
American Beauty. Most recently he directed the BAFTA and Academy Award-winning Skyfall,
grossing over $1 billion dollars.Mendes has received the Directors Guild Lifetime Achievement
AwardandhasalsobeenawardedaCBE.
ROBMARSHALL(Co-Director,Choreographer).Asix-timeTonyAwardnomineeandGeorgeAbbott
Awardwinner,MarshallwasnominatedforTonysfordirectionandchoreographyforCabaret.His
stage work includes Broadway productions of Little Me, Kiss of the Spider Woman, She Loves Me,
Damn Yankees, Victor/Victoria, A Funny Thing...Forum, and Company. Marshall's filmChicago was
thewinnerofsixOscarsincludingBestPicture.ForthatfilmMarshallreceivedtheDGAAward,an
Oscar,GoldenGlobe,andBAFTAawardnominations,theNationalBoardofReviewAwardandthe
New York Film Critics Award. His epic film Memoirs of a Geisha was the winner of three Oscars,
threeBAFTAAwardsandaGoldenGlobe.Marshall'sfilmNinewasnominatedforfourOscars,five
GoldenGlobesand10CriticsChoiceAwards.Hisfilm,PiratesoftheCaribbean:OnStrangerTides,
grossed over one billion dollars, making it one of the highest grossing films in history. His film
versionoftheSondheim/LapineMusicalIntotheWoodswasrecentlynominatedforthreeOscars,
three Golden Globes, two BAFTA Awards and one Screen Actors Guild Award. Marshall has won
four Emmys and the American Choreography Award for his work onNBC's “Tony Bennett: An
AmericanClassic"andtheTVmusicalAnnie.
ROBERT BRILL (Set & Club Design). Broadway: Cabaret,Jesus Christ Superstar,Assassins(Tony
nom),Buried Child,Guys and Dolls(Tony nom),Design for Living,A Streetcar Named Desire, Laugh
Whore,TheStoryofMyLife,TheGoodBody,AnnaintheTropics,OneFlewOvertheCuckoo’sNest,and
The Rehearsal. Other creditsinclude The Flaming Lips' musical Yoshimi Battles the Pink
Robots,Christopher
Plummer's
A
Word
or
Two,Moby-Dick(Dallas
Opera),Faust(Met/ENO),Sinatra(Radio City),On the Record(Disney),American in Paris(Boston
Ballet),A Clockwork Orange(Steppenwolf),andThe Laramie Project(BAM and others).Founding
memberofSledgehammerTheatreandrecipientoftheMerrittAwardforExcellenceinDesignand
Collaboration.
WILLIAMIVEYLONG(CostumeDesign).CurrentBroadway:OntheTwentiethCenturyandChicago,
nowinits18thyear.PreviousRoundabout:TheMysteryofEdwinDrood,Don’tDressForDinner,Pal
Joey,TheRitz,AStreetcarNamedDesire,TwentiethCentury,TheManWhoCameToDinner,Cabaret
(1998),1776,Company,Picnic,TheHomecoming.SelectBroadway:BulletsOverBroadway,Rodgers
andHammerstein’sCinderella,GreyGardens,Hairspray,TheProducers,CrazyForYou,Nine.Other:
TheMerryWidowatTheMetropolitanOpera.Mr.Longhas13TonyAwardnominations,winning6
times. He was inducted into the Theatre Hall of Fame in 2006, and was elected Chairman of the
AmericanTheatreWinginJune2012.www.williamiveylong.com
PEGGY EISENHAUER (Lighting Design) designs concurrently for Broadway, film, and the music
industry. She is known most prominently as design partner to renowned lighting designer Jules
Fisher, a 29-year collaboration. Broadway design highlights include Lucky Guy, Jane Eyre, Gypsy,
Ragtime, Noise/Funk, Assassins, and Victor Victoria. Music industry highlights include Tracy
Chapman, Crosby, Stills & Nash, Whitney Houston, and Neil Young. Her designs for film include
Chicago,SchoolofRock,Dreamgirls,TheProducers,andBurlesque.In2010shewasselectedasone
ofVariety’s100WomenofImpactinHollywood.SheistherecipientofthreeTonyawardsandeight
nominations.
MIKE BALDASSARI (Lighting Design) is a Tony and Emmy nominated Lighting Designer whose
work has spanned many industries and 25+ countries. Films include: Nine, Rock of Ages, Joyful
Noise,SexandTheCity2,GoingtheDistance,NeilYoungTrunkShow.Broadway:Cabaret,FirstDate,
UpcomingHollerIfYaHearMe.European:BeautyandTheBeast.Familyentertainment:YoGabba
Gabba. World premières; Tennessee William’s One Arm, Somewhere In Time, 13, Nerds. Multiple
National Tours. Production Designer: Alice In Chains, co-designed Neil Young’s “Chrome
Dreams”.Television:U2’sTopOfTheRock,SNL’sDigitalShorts,MaryJ.Blige,TimMcGraw.Emmy
Nomination:GarthBrooksCentralPark.www.mike-o-matic.com
BRIANRONAN(SoundDesign).Over25BroadwayshowsincludingIf/Then,Beautiful,Annie,Bring
It On, Nice Work If You Can Get It, The Book of Mormon, Anything Goes, American Idiot, Promises,
Promises,NexttoNormal,Grease,Curtains,SpringAwakening,GreyGardensandThePajamaGame.
BrianistherecipientoftheObie,LucilleLortel,DramaDesk,London’sOlivierandTonyawards.His
career has spanned North America, Europe and Asia and has allowed him to work with the most
talentedcomposers,directors,designers,actors,musiciansandstagehandsintheworldforwhich
heiseternallygrateful.
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