Ticket prices: $39 to $74 depending on seat location, with discounts available to theatre members and groups of ten or more. at the Hanover Theatre for the Performing Arts, 2 Southbridge St., Worcester. Meyer, Music Supervision by Patrick Vaccariello, Orchestrations by Michael Gibson. Music Director Erik Flaten, Music Coordinator J.P. The show runs approximately two hours thirty minutes with a 15 minute intermission.īook by Joe Masteroff. Overall, it just seemed as if a basic ‘cue-to-cue’ rehearsal must have either been scrapped at the last minute due to time constraints or just not done properly at the time of set up, but it is strongly recommended prior to any subsequent performances. There was one terrifying moment, however, near the end of the show when a drop was being raised nearly causing a potential overhead lighting catastrophe. The set design was impressive and, converse to the sound, lighting was quite well utilized. That being said, at times, the music was not always together and, occasionally, both strings and wind instruments, especially, ‘stumbled’ musically along the way. The touring company must be given tremendous credit for taking on the multi-tasking responsibility of performing as both ensemble and pit musicians. Songs most adversely affected by bad audio on stage included the musical numbers “Money” with the Emcee and the Kit Kat Girls, Sally’s “Don’t Tell Mama” and “Perfectly Marvelous” with Cliff. There were multiple ‘dead zones’ on stage where, if the music was underscoring a scene, none of the actors could be heard. The audience seemed to share in the frustration members of the acting company must have been experiencing with the abysmal sound. Not that anyone would want actual injury inflicted, the action lost all credibility in its execution, instead producing more laughs than shock from the audience because of its timidity.Ĭhemistry was actually much more heartfelt and believable between Cliff’s landlady Fraulein Schneider (Audrey Federici) and Jewish grocer Herr Schultz (Fred Frabotta) who delighted as they rendered both “It Couldn’t Please Me More” and the tender song “Married.”įederici, especially, had the song of the night with her performance of the powerful “What Would You Do?” They tended to avoid all intensity required in certain scenes, especially during one where Cliff is supposed to vent his frustration with Sally by striking her. She was much better used in the songs, “Maybe This Time” and “Mein Herr.”ĭuring moments of passion or frustration on stage there was, actually, very little chemistry between Pariso and Thomas. However, Thomas as Sally is at her best on stage when she intentionally refuses to acknowledge the Germany she loves crumbing around her.įans of Liza Minnelli’s version of the title song “Cabaret” will probably be surprised at the intentionally darker, more angst ridden take sung by Thomas which, while effective, seemed occasionally manic and rushed at times for no apparent reason. Pariso is satisfactory as the unremarkable character of Cliff who really only serves to act as the audiences POV, beginning to notice political upheaval and conditions deteriorating around him. Lafleur is a strong presence on stage as Ernst, who represents the growing evil permeating Germany. To make ends meet, Cliff runs ‘special errands’ into and out of the country, smuggling for Nazi financier and sympathizer Ernst (Richard Lafleur).
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