ACCESSIBLE ARTS MERCED PRESENTS: CABARET!

DATES: Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays starting February 20 until March 1, 2026
SHOWTIMES: 7:30 PM Evenings, 2:00 PM Matinees

Willkommen, bienvenue, welcome! Step into the Kit Kat Klub, where the spotlight sparkles and the world outside grows darker by the hour. Cabaret follows Sally Bowles and Cliff Bradshaw as love, survival, and denial collide in late-1930s Berlin, while neighbors choose comfort or courage and the Emcee keeps the party humming. With Kander and Ebb’s iconic score and Joe Masteroff’s book, this musical mixes wit, heat, and a clear warning: small compromises can let cruelty grow.

Why now? Because the questions still sting. What do we ignore, whom do we protect, and when do we finally speak? In an age of rising antisemitism, pressure on queer and marginalized communities, and the lure of simple slogans, Cabaret invites us to celebrate, to witness, and to look in the mirror.