Directed by Bill Berry, this staging of the Kander and Ebb classic stars Tari Kelly as Sally Bowles and Nick Garrison as the Emcee. Both actors are making their AMTSJ debuts.

Kelly was seen as Audrey in the national tour of Little Shop of Horrors and has appeared on Broadway in How the Grinch Stole Christmas, The Boy from Oz and the Harold Prince revival of Show Boat. Also notable in the cast are Louis Hobson as Cliff Bradshaw, Suzy Hunt as Fraulein Schneider and Broadway veteran Allen Fitzpatrick (Sweet Smell of Success, Passion) as Herr Schultz.

Local favorite Noel Anthony is featured as Ernst Ludwig in an ensemble that is rounded out by Alexandra Ausman, Lisa Bartholomew, Nicole Boote, Scott Braeting, Ross Cornell, Dannul Dailey, Jadd Davis, Kristen Girding, Carrie Madsen, Ellyn Marsh, Melody McArtor, Brandon O'Neill, Maya Perkins, Troy Wageman and Aaron Young.

Set in 1930 pre-war Berlin Cabaret is the story of "a naive American novelist, Clifford Bradshaw, who arrives looking for inspiration for his next book. He finds his unlikely muse in a free-spirited English singer, Sally Bowles, who performs in a seedy nightclub. But their relationship is soon threatened by Germany's changing political climate." The classic score boasts such songs as "Wilkkommen," "Maybe This Time," "So What," "Don't Tell Mama," "I Don't Care Much" and the title song.

A co-production with Seattle's 5th Avenue Theatre and St. Paul, MN's Ordway Center for the Performing Arts, this Cabaret will later play Seattle March 25-April 13 and St. Paul May 1-18. Tickets for the San Jose run are available by calling (888) 455-SHOW (7469) or by visiting www.amtsj.org.

Here are a few pre-production photos from AMTSJ:

Foreground: Nick Garrison Back row: Melody McArtor, Aaron Young, Tory L. Wageman, Alexandra Aussman

Tari Kelly as Sally Bowles		Nick Garrison as the Emcee

Nick Garrison as the Emcee

Front: Melody McArtor, Nick Garrison, Alexandra Aussman Back: Aaron Young, Troy L. Wageman