“That’s the magic of the theater, and it takes so many people to put together a production. It’s always been so interesting to me. I've always been so captivated by this story, the numbers, the songs, and the music, so it’s cool now that I get to play Sally,” Martin said. I really wanted to be involved, and they had me change out the batteries on the mic packs for the performers. When we first performed it at ALT, I wanted to be in it, but it was rated R. “When I was 15 years old, I helped my dad run sound for the shows.
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Terry Martin, who plays Sally in the musical, spoke about how this production has come full circle for her and given her a new appreciation for the group effort that each production is. This one is one that is very dear to me. This is one that I championed to perform this year,” Shankles said. I've directed lots of musicals and lots of plays. There’s lots of dance and lots of fun in the show. “It's going to be visually very stunning. Its initial performance with the theater was as the first musical held at the ALT Adventure Space in February 2002. Shankles, who has been with ALT for 38 years and has directed more than 100 productions with the theater, spoke about how he advocated for the production to be performed this year. He soon finds himself swept up in the life of the cabaret and entranced by the provocative performer Sally Bowles. The story follows the two’s romance through their time at the cabaret as Germany is being overthrown by the Nazis. Set in 1929 Berlin, the musical begins with Cliff Bradshaw, a young American writer who has just arrived in town to work on his novel.
It's near and dear to my heart,” said Allen Shankles, artistic director of “Cabaret” and associate director of ALT.Ĭreated from a book written by Joe Masteroff and based on the play by John Van Druten with stories by Christopher Isherwood, "Cabaret" is a tale of desire and debauchery. The Tony-winning production also includes original music by John Kander with lyrics by Fred Ebb, such as “Willkommen,” “Don’t Tell Mama" and “Money.” It a has a wonderful theme, and story and great dances. “'Cabaret' is one of the most prestigious musicals written for the stage. Amarillo Little Theatre (ALT) will present the classic production “Cabaret” Feb.
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