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    Life Is a Cabaret

    Broadway hit Cabaret steps into Dallas with sultry revival

    Meredith Rainey
    Meredith Rainey
    May 25, 2016 | 2:30 pm

    Like a best-selling novel or a hit song, some musicals hold up well beyond the period in which they were created. Such is the destiny of Cabaret.

    The Broadway show became a hit in 1966 (and an Oscar-winning movie starring Liza Minnelli six years later). Set in pre-World War II Germany, Cabaret has enjoyed numerous revivals over the decades, with its latest inception landing at Winspear Opera House May 25.

    Randy Harrison stars as the Emcee, a role that earned Joel Grey an Oscar and helped make Tony Award-winning actor Alan Cumming a star.

    “I have enormous respect for both performers,” says Harrison. “I grew up watching Joel Grey's Emcee in the film version of Cabaret, and I saw Alan Cumming do this production twice. It's an honor to step into a role so many incredible performers have embodied."

    Harrison, who spent five years playing Justin Taylor on TV hit Queer as Folk, has been a hot commodity on the theater circuit since the show ended in 2005. He says playing the Emcee has provided him with some unique opportunities as an actor. “This is the first role I've had a chance to improvise portions and also directly interact with the audience. It's been incredibly liberating."

    Set in a sleazy Berlin nightclub, the musical tells the story of a young performer’s budding romance with an American writer as the Nazis rise to power.

    “It asks one of the most important questions of the 20th century," says Harrison, "namely, how did a civilized society allow the genocide of 11 million people? It's relevant whenever bigotry and hatred enter political discourse.”

    Harrison passionately says Cabaret’s appeal stems from its many layers. “It's simultaneously a wonderfully entertaining, glitzy, fun musical and a smart, sophisticated, challenging show. I feel like very few pieces of theater strike that balance as perfectly as Cabaret.”

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    You can enter the world of Cabaret at Winspear Opera House through June 5.

    Randy Harrison and cast in a scene from the musical, Cabaret.

    Cabaret Tour 2016 Broadway
      
    Photo by Joan Marcus
    Randy Harrison and cast in a scene from the musical, Cabaret.
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    Spanish puppets + Shakespeare under the stars: 16 DFW shows for June

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    We have all sorts of creatures and characters roaming Dallas-Fort Worth this month, from dancing cats and lions to Greek muses, heavenly workers, and Spanish-speaking puppets. You also get the choice of glorious air conditioning or spreading out your picnic blanket at Samuell-Grand Amphitheater to see Shakespeare under the stars. Summer theater season has begun!

    Here are the 16 shows, listed in order of start date:

    Cats
    Casa Mañana, through June 8
    Casa Mañana's Cats will have magic, mystery, and a Texas twist on the Broadway classic. This production of Cats maintains the original script and score while reimagining the setting in the Fort Worth Stockyards.

    The Lion King
    Broadway Dallas, June 4-July 3
    Giraffes strut. Birds swoop. Gazelles leap. The entire Serengeti comes to life as never before. And as the music soars, Pride Rock slowly emerges from the mist. More than 100 million people around the world have experienced the visual artistry, the music, and the uniquely theatrical storytelling of this Broadway spectacular. Right across the parking lot, the American American Museum is hosting a special — and free — exhibition of masks and puppets from The Lion King.

    Ain't No Mo
    Soul Rep Theatre Company, June 5-8
    This is the North Texas premiere of Fort Worth native playwright Jordan E. Cooper's work, which premiered on Broadway in 2022 and was nominated for six Tony Awards, including Best Play. Through a blend of sketch, satire, avant-garde theatre and a dose of drag, Ain’t No Mo’ answers the incendiary question: What if the United States government offered Black Americans one-way plane tickets to Africa? This production kicks off Black Broadway Summer, a partnership between three DFW theaters to celebrate and promote recent Broadway plays by Black playwrights.

    Xanadu
    Theatre Three, June 5-July 6
    This high-energy, roller-skating extravaganza brings the 1980 cult film to life on stage. Set in Venice Beach, California, the musical follows Sonny Malone, a struggling artist who encounters Kira, a beautiful Greek muse. With Kira's guidance and a touch of divine inspiration, they embark on a mission to revive a rundown roller disco and reignite Sonny's artistic passion.

    The Fall of Heaven
    Jubilee Theatre, June 6-July 13
    Set in a captivating realm where celestial beings navigate the complexities of human existence, the enchanting The Fall of Heaven offers a fresh perspective on love, laughter, and the pursuit of happiness. As the heavenly bureaucracy faces a crisis of cosmic proportions, audiences are treated to a delightful blend of wit, wisdom, and wondrous imagination.

    Open
    Echo Theatre, June 6-21
    Open is a one-woman show that asks the audience to believe in the magic of love. The Magician must perform the impossible to save the life of her partner, Jenny. The clock is ticking, the show must go on, and this magician’s act may offer our last hope against a world filled with intolerance and hate.

    Moulin Rouge! The Musical
    Broadway at the Bass, June 10-15
    Baz Luhrmann’s revolutionary film comes to life onstage, remixed in a new musical mash-up extravaganza. The production is a theatrical celebration of truth, beauty, freedom, and — above all — love.

    The Importance of Being Earnest
    Shakespeare Dallas, June 11-July 18
    This witty romantic comedy by Oscar Wilde, first performed in 1895, tells the story of two men who assume the identities of a fictional man named Ernest. This leads them to each fall in love and encounter an assortment of comical problems along the way.

    An Iliad
    Undermain Theatre, June 12-29
    This encore presentation of a modern-day retelling of Homer's classic revives the landmark production from 2012 and 2019, all starring Bruce DuBose. The setting is simple: the empty theater. The time is now: the present moment. The lone figure onstage is a storyteller, possibly Homer, possibly one of the many bards who followed in his footsteps. He is fated to tell this story throughout history.

    Sherlock Holmes and the Adventure of the Fallen Soufflé
    Stage West Theatre, June 12-29
    It’s the eve of the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee, but her son, the playboy Prince of Wales, and French chef Auguste Escoffier have just turned up at 221B Baker Street in the thick of scandal and blackmail. Royal vice, priceless gems, and gourmet food abound in this new action-packed whodunit. Noted sleuth Sherlock Holmes reunites with his beloved Irene Adler and his partner Dr. Watson for their tastiest and most bizarre case yet.

    SparkFest
    Amphibian Stage, June 13-22
    Amphibian Stage's SparkFest is annual celebration of live entertainment. This year, SparkFest shines a spotlight on the Native American and Indigenous community, offering an array of events, including theater, live music, storytelling, and poetry.

    Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat
    Dallas Theater Center, June 13-July 13
    This classic Broadway musical by Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice is based on the Bible’s Book of Genesis. It tells the journey of Joseph, son of Jacob, his 12 brothers, and his coat of many colors.

    Othello
    Shakespeare Dallas, June 18-July 20
    In this Shakespearean tragedy, Othello is at the peak of his powers: not only Venice's greatest general but also husband to the noble and beautiful Desdemona. But he does not know that in passing over his servant Iago for promotion, he has created a deadly but brilliant enemy. This production is set in an alternate-history version of the 1990s in which the Venetian empire is the predominant political, military, and economic power.

    A Strange Loop
    Circle Theatre, June 19-July 12
    This is the regional premiere Michael R‭. ‬Jackson‭'s Pulitzer Prize-winning musical, which also took home the 2022‭ ‬Tony Award for Best Musical‭. It ‬offers a bold and exhilarating dive into the life of Usher‭, ‬a Black queer musical theater writer navigating his identity‭, ‬creativity‭, ‬and personal challenges as he crafts a show about his own complex journey‭.‬

    The Billy Club Puppets
    Hip Pocket Theatre, June 20-July 13
    A mixture of commedia del arte, flamenco dancing, and puppetry, The Billy Club Puppets (Los títeres de cachiporra) is a poignant farce by Federico Garcia Lorca. Will Rosita marry her love, Cocoliche, or be whisked away by the miserly Don Cristobol? The broad tragicomedy is told in Lorca's original Spanish with English translations.

    The Addams Family
    Broadway at the Center, June 26-28
    Wednesday Addams, the ultimate princess of darkness, has grown up and fallen in love with a sweet, smart young man from a respectable family. A man her parents have never met. And if that weren’t upsetting enough, she confides in her father and begs him not to tell her mother. Now, Gomez Addams must do something he’s never done before: keep a secret from his beloved wife, Morticia. Everything will change for the whole family on the fateful night they host a dinner for Wednesday’s “normal” boyfriend and his parents.

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