december 14, 2016 volume 52, issue 3
the Everything Greenhill
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The thought process behind Greenhill’s winter musical, Cabaret
Graphic by Amy Yang
Ellen Margaret Andrews Executive Editor
Creeping through the curtains, a man appears. He has a smirk on his face, like he knows something the audience doesn’t. The music plays, and he begins to sing, “Willkommen, bienvenue, welcome!” As he continues, he introduces his “beautiful” women, as well as the “beautiful,” orchestra, assuring the audience that, “Outside it is winter, but in here, it is so hot!” Here, he says, “life is beautiful!” Cabaret is set to hit the stage of Rose Hall in February, with 29 cast members. The show takes place in a 1930’s Berlin nightclub, the Kit Kat Klub, and occurs during the Nazi regime’s rise to power in Germany. It follows a young American writer named Cliff Bradshaw and his relationship with one of the nightclub’s performers, Sally Bowles. According to both students and directors of the show, the setting of Cabaret is an important foundation for all of the important themes addressed in the show. “[Cabaret] will be very different than probably anything Greenhill has ever done,” said senior Lauren
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Stock, a Kit Kat dancer. Distinct from last year’s production of Annie, students consider Cabaret to be significantly more risqué. From many female cast members playing the 1930’s equivalents of nightclub dancers, to regular antiSemitic remarks and sentiments throughout the show, Cabaret is not the typical light-hearted, family-friendly musical. However, Lauren believes Cabaret delivers an important and relevant message despite its suggestive themes and rhetoric. “One of the central themes of the show is that ‘it could happen anywhere.’ The Nazis were people just like we are. I want the audience to understand that this is not just a story about 1930’s Germany,” she said. “This is a timeless story. This is saying what has happened before and what can happen. I hope that people understand that we are not just watching a piece of theater, but that we are watching a whole section of history.”
Feat.
Identity is not black and white p. 10
cont’d on page 6
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Sports
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