Cabaret is set in early 1930s Weimar Berlin, where the thriving queer nightlife of the Kit Kat Klub stands in stark contrast to a nation on the brink of fascism. Led by the charismatic emcee and star performer Sally Bowles, the club offers a dazzling escape, while outside, the world grows darker. Amidst this turbulence, American writer Cliff Bradshaw arrives in Berlin, drawn into a world both intoxicating and dangerous. As personal and political tensions rise, Cabaret forces us to question our role as observers and how easily we can be seduced by spectacle while reality unravels.

Contact’s iteration of Cabaret is an urgent reflection on the dangers of complacency in the face of growing authoritarianism, asking audiences how long they can ignore the storm outside before they find themselves engulfed in it.

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DATES

May 16 to 24 @ 7:30PM

Show runs approximately 2h30 hours with intermission.

For our performance on Tuesday, May 20 we are welcoming all Industry guests (Equity, QDF, ELAN) to purchase a Student ticket for a preferred Industry rate. The May 20th performance an industry networking cocktail prior to the show. More details to come.

We will be hosting a bilingual talk back on Emerging Arts following our Friday. May 23 performance.

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VENUE

Studio Hydro-Quebec @ Le Monument National (1182 St Laurent Blvd, Montreal, Quebec H2X 2S5, Canada). Our venue is fully accessible

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STARRING

Mairead Rynne as EMCEE

Julie d'Entremont as SALLY BOWLES

Joel Bernstein as CLIFFORD BRADSHAW

Jonathan Vanderzon as ERNST LUDWIG

Daniel Wilkenfeld as HERR SCHULTZ

Lena Maripuu as FRÄULEIN SCHNEIDER

Erin Yardley-Jones as FRÄULEIN KOST // FRITZIE

Maya Lewis as ROSIE

Michelle Laliberté as FRENCHIE

Courtney Crawford as TEXAS

Momo Burns-Min as LULU

Alexandra Abitbol as HELGA

Little Star as BOBBY

Julianna Willson as VICTOR

Santiago Montejo as HANS

Marc Ducusin as HERMAN

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TICKETS

VIP ($70 )

Our VIP tickets include preferred cabaret seating with exclusive, immersive interactions with Cabaret performers. Audience members will have the ability to give and withdraw consent throughout the experience.  VIP guests will also receive a signature Kit Kat Klub cocktail or mocktail. Limited number of tickets available. Cabaret seats are configured in tables of 2 and 3 seats, seating is first come first served.

Regular ($50)

General admission seating, not including VIP Cabaret seats. 

Student ($38)

Please be prepared to show student ID. General admission seats.

Group tickets available, contact us at info@contacttheatre.ca.

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CREATIVE & PRODUCTION TEAM

Ally Brumer - Producer

Debora Friedmann - Director & Choreographer

Giancarlo Scalia - Musical Director

Katrin Dodd - Technical Director & Props Master

Catherine Chen - Production Manager

Emily Tilson - Stage Manager

Geri Perez - Assistant Stage Manager

Vanessa Marion - Assistant Stage Manager

Caeleigh Mcdonald - Assistant Choreographer / Swing

Jade le Pape - Intimacy Director

Justin Calla - Fight Choreographer

Malika Pharand - Set & Lighting Designer

Chris Wardell - Puppet Master 

Carmen Mancuso - Sound Designer

Violette Maréchal - Costume & Hair/Makeup Designer 

Sarah Pattloch - Assistant Set & Lighting Designer

Milo G. Lopez - Assistant Scenic Designer

Ely Coache - Head of Wardrobe

Cat Preston - Marketing & Communications Coordinator

Frederico de Andrade Azeredo - Marketing & Sponsorships Coordinator

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BANDGiancarlo Scalia - Conductor & Piano

Meiling Fong - Violin

Nicholas Gallant - Cello

Nik Kaeser-Reiss - Banjo

Noah Century - Reeds

Parker King-Fournier - Trumpet

Mathieu Lahaie - Trombone

Jason Ma - Drums

With appearance on Accordion by Michelle Laliberté

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CONTENT WARNINGS 

This show includes partial nudity, the removal of clothing on stage,  pregnancy, abortion, depictions of antisemitism, homophobia, transphobia, physical violence, domestic violence, drug and alcohol abuse, and Nazi iconography including the Nazi salute and swastikas. This immersive production will also include interaction with audience members and band including some physical touch with VIP ticket holders. Audience members will have the opportunity to give and withdraw consent throughout the show.

Recommended audience 16+

EFFECTS WARNINGS

The production utilizes haze and flashing lights.

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CABARET is presented by arrangement with Concord Theatricals  on behalf of Tams-Witmark LLC.  www.concordtheatricals.com. Book by Joe Masteroff. Based on the play by John Van Druten and Stories by Christopher Isherwood. Music by John Kander & Lyrics by Fred Ebb.

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This project was made possible with the support of the English Language Arts Network’s Trellis Micro-grant project. The Trellis Micro-grant project, funded by The Department of Canadian Heritage’s Official Languages Support Programs, seeks to highlight English-language Arts and Artists to make them visible to a broader community, and build bridges between Québec’s English-speaking minority and Francophone majority.

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Jonathan Vanderzon, Lena Maripuu, Marc Ducusin and Michelle Laliberté appear with the special permission of Canadian Actors’ Equity Association.