cabaret

“Alan Paul’s smart, tangy production at Olney Theatre Center…ultimately reinforces the theme of a society’s disastrous and willful moral myopia.”

“[Paul’s] final scene is a chilling, contemporary acknowledgement that evil prevails when too many people ignore politics. This is Cabaret as an entertaining morality play rather than a tale of love and denial in 1930s Berlin.” — Washington City Paper
“Credit to a company that can pick up a show as familiar as Kander and Ebb’s Cabaret and produce a take as purposeful as director Alan Paul’s fresh staging at Olney Theatre. Stepping out with the most exciting choreography to bump and grind through D.C.’s hot theatrical summer, this Cabaret (★★★★) is its own special creation.”

“Alan Paul, his cast and collaborators take the property, handle it with style and care, providing an escape into a dark and troubled time.”

“Olney Theatre Center continues its string of musical successes with a dynamite production of Cabaret. Director Alan Paul, known for both musicals and plays at the Shakespeare Theatre Company, has gone all out in his depiction of decadence and allure of Weimar Germany, aided by Katie Spelman’s striking choreography and a powerful cast.”

“I have always loved this Kander and Ebb masterpiece, but of all the productions I’ve seen, including on Broadway, I love director Alan Paul’s version best of all.”

“Olney Theater Center kicks off its season with a captivating new production of “Cabaret.” With a story that charts the rise of fascism in Germany’s inter-war Weimar Republic, it’s hard to imagine a timelier musical. Olney mounts a gorgeous show with a superlative cast.”