2008 Woodie Awards
UW-L Theatre department announces summer stage 2008 auditions for Cabaret
Justin Schmitz
Issue date: 4/23/08 Section: Spotlight
The University of Wisconsin-La Crosse Department of Theatre Arts is excited to announce auditions for the SummerStage 2008 production of the classic musical Cabaret. Auditions are set for April 28 at 6:00 p.m. with callbacks on the evening of April 29. Auditions will be held in the Toland Theatre in the Center for the Arts on the corner of 16th and Vine Street. Auditions are open to students and the community. Those auditioning should come prepared with sixteen bars of a musical theatre piece and should wear comfortable clothing as a dance routine will be taught on site.
Kander and Ebb's classic musical follows the story of the young romance between cabaret performer Sally Bowles and American writer Cliff Bradshaw through the turbulent times of the Nazis' rise to power in Berlin. The musical is overseen by the vivacious Emcee, the master of ceremonies at the Kit Kat Klub, and is offset by the relationship between German boarding house owner Fraulein Schneider and Jewish fruit vendor Herr Schultz. Cabaret features such popular songs as "Cabaret," "Willkommen," and "The Money Song."
UW- La Crosse's production of Cabaret will be directed by Mary Leonard with musical direction by Gary Walth and choreography by Kathy Gorman. Leonard, Walth, and Gorman have previously collaborated on UW-L's productions of Evita, The Full Monty, and Oklahoma! Performance dates for Cabaret are June 27-28 and July 2-3 and July 5 at 7:30 p.m. Sunday matinee performances are June 29 and July 6 at 2:00 p.m. Performances will be held in the Toland Theatre in the Center for the Arts on the corner of 16th and Vine Street. Don't miss the auditions for this surefire hit!
Kander and Ebb's classic musical follows the story of the young romance between cabaret performer Sally Bowles and American writer Cliff Bradshaw through the turbulent times of the Nazis' rise to power in Berlin. The musical is overseen by the vivacious Emcee, the master of ceremonies at the Kit Kat Klub, and is offset by the relationship between German boarding house owner Fraulein Schneider and Jewish fruit vendor Herr Schultz. Cabaret features such popular songs as "Cabaret," "Willkommen," and "The Money Song."
UW- La Crosse's production of Cabaret will be directed by Mary Leonard with musical direction by Gary Walth and choreography by Kathy Gorman. Leonard, Walth, and Gorman have previously collaborated on UW-L's productions of Evita, The Full Monty, and Oklahoma! Performance dates for Cabaret are June 27-28 and July 2-3 and July 5 at 7:30 p.m. Sunday matinee performances are June 29 and July 6 at 2:00 p.m. Performances will be held in the Toland Theatre in the Center for the Arts on the corner of 16th and Vine Street. Don't miss the auditions for this surefire hit!
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