The Making of Cabaret

Description

152 pages
Contains Photos, Bibliography
$16.95
ISBN 0-88962-651-0
DDC 782.1'4

Publisher

Year

1999

Contributor

Reviewed by Tamara Jones

Tamara Jones, a former production stage manager/operations supervisor in
the Entertainment Department of Paramount Canada’s Wonderland, has
relocated to Burlington, Vermont.

Review

The Kander and Ebb musical Cabaret premiered on November 20, 1966, at
the Broadhurst Theatre in New York. In this book, Keith Garebian
provides an in-depth look at that original production, focusing
attention on the musical’s director, Harold Prince; the stories and
play on which Cabaret is based; Cabaret’s place in American musical
theatre; and, above all, the history of the original production. That
history is a fascinating one, and Garebian recounts it with enthusiasm
and intelligence. Neither a casual read nor an academic treatise, The
Making of Cabaret will appeal to musical theatre historians and lovers
of Broadway musicals.

Citation

Garebian, Keith., “The Making of Cabaret,” Canadian Book Review Annual Online, accessed November 22, 2024, https://cbra.library.utoronto.ca/items/show/8180.