It’s theatre season, I guess! And, for the second show I’ve shot in a row, another deep – or maybe heavy is the right word – show. Rochester Civic Theatre’s spring musical is Cabaret.
Here’s another stage show which I’d never seen before this production. I did see the Liza Minnelli and Joel Grey movie many years ago, too long ago to remember much.
Cabaret is set in Germany between world wars when Naziism was on its rise spreading its fascist themes and, of course, producing the Holocaust. By intermission, this ugly truth will clearly affect the story.
Photographing this show was a lesson in extremes. We had extreme low light throughout much of the show. We had the extreme brightness of the spots. We had the extremes of color – costumes, gel’d lights. We had big musical dance numbers with the Emcee’s antics. And underlying stories of hate and intolerance and living life in the consuming Cabaret.
In other words, lot of potential to tap!
The photos I’m posting include some from the musical dance numbers as well as a few from the quieter moments. I tried to capture some of the angst and emotion of those scenes.
We attended the opening last night. Watching the show as a regular audience member allows me to pay more attention to the story and what’s going on. It’s pretty amazing how well the show holds up almost 50 years after its Broadway debut.
By the end of the show, I was struck by the incredible talent we have here – on the stage, in the orchestra, behind the scenes.
And, opening night draws in many of our theatre friends. So, before the show, intermission, and after the show are fun times to catch up with everyone.
The show is selling well, too, which is great.
The spring musical is also the kick-off for the next season at RCT.
The 2015-2016 season was announced recently, and season tickets and memberships are now available – and at a discount for the run of this show.
More shows next season will probably keep me pretty busy. And, entertained!
