NEW ORLEANS (WGNO) — Set in Berlin at the dawn of the 1930s, when the Nazi party was growing stronger, Cabaret captures your attention from the get-go. From the vintage costumes, to the multi-talented cast.
“This is the iconic remount of Sam Mendes and Rob Marshall’s, as far as I’m concerned, definitive production of the show. it had a profound impact on me when I saw it. It’s definitely time to be doing it again, especially given our current political climate, this is absolutely speaking to our lives right now,” said actor Ned Noyes who plays Ernst Ludwig.
The show has a chilling ending that leaves the audience with a resonating feeling of being grateful for how easy we have it as Americans, but with a warning to keep the peace or else history will repeat itself.
“Now we have a time where there’s a lot of political polarization, which is exactly what happened back then, it was so long ago but history sorta does repeat itself. The message of the show is to remember what happened, so we don’t repeat anything like that again,” remarked actress Alison Ewing, who plays Fraulein Kost.
Sometimes channeling your character means abiding by the physical trends of the time.
“We’re actually not supposed to get any sunburn or tan or anything like that the play takes places in January in Berlin,” said Noyes.
And for the women…
“We all have to have this very Berlin like 1930s, 1940s look of armpit hair!” laughed Ewing.
Catch the Tony Award Broadway Musical, Cabaret, at the Saenger Theater now through April 10.
