BIRMINGHAM — UAB Theatre opens “Cabaret” on Wednesday, Nov. 11, at the Sirote Theatre in the Alys Stephens Performing Arts Center, 1200 10th Ave. South.
Performances run at 7:30 p.m. nightly Nov. 11-14 and at 2 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 15. Tickets start at $20, available at AlysStephens.org or by calling 205-975-2787.
The musical, with music by John Kander, lyrics by Fred Ebb and book by Joe Masteroff, follows American writer Cliff Bradshaw and English cabaret performer Sally Bowles at the Kit Kat Klub in 1930s Weimar Berlin, as the Nazi Party rises around them. It premiered on Broadway in 1966.
Santiago Sosa, assistant professor and head of performance in UAB’s Department of Theatre, directs the production, with music direction by Jonathan Parks.
Kenneth Weldon of Midfield plays the Emcee; Elena Santini of Atlanta plays Sally Bowles; and Jordan Foster of Birmingham plays Cliff.