The Cabaret, formerly the American Cabaret Theatre, is one of four professional theatres in
Indianapolis, founded January 9, 1988 and located for many years in the
Athenæum. It is a
cabaret
Cabaret is a form of theatrical entertainment featuring music, song, dance, recitation, or drama. The performance venue might be a pub, a casino, a hotel, a restaurant, or a nightclub with a stage for performances. The audience, often dining o ...
theatre, typically doing only one "book" show a season, which has included ''
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Arts
* Evita (1996 film), ''Evita'' (1996 film), a 1996 American musical drama film based on the 1976 concept album of the same name
* Evita (2008 film), ''Evita'' (2008 film), a documentary about Eva Péron
* Evita (album), ''E ...
'', ''
Little Shop of Horrors'' (with elements from the movie added), and even the spoken play, ''
A Streetcar Named Desire
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''. Most of its productions center on a theme and are assembled with interstitial material by founder and
artistic director Claude McNeal. It has primarily used a
stock company of actors including
Shannon Forsell (who eventually replaced McNeal as artistic director and CEO),
Brenda Williams,
Jeff Owen,
Tim Spradlin, and
Gary DeMumbrum.
Jane Lynch
Jane Marie Lynch (born July 14, 1960) is an American actress, comedian and author. She is known for starring as Sue Sylvester in the musical comedy series '' Glee'' (2009–2015), which earned her a Primetime Emmy Award. Lynch also gained recog ...
,
Alan Cumming and
Leslie Odom Jr. have all performed there.
In 2008, it went to several other locations, including the Connoisseur Room at 127 E Ohio St, The Columbia Club
121 Monument Circle, Suite 516, 401 East Michigan Street, and The Metzger Building at 9th and Pennsylvania, where it has been located since July 10, 2017.
According to its website, dated February 1, 00-9, "In the face of a change in leadership and financial pressures due to a national economic recession the American Cabaret Theatre is restructured into The Cabaret.
The Cabaret’s new business model is unveiled, with the goal of being sustainable in the new economic climate while raising the quality of productions and educational programming."
The website currently quotes
Wikipedia
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's definition of cabaret.
References
External links
Official website https://www.thecabaret.org
Culture of Indianapolis
Theatres in Indiana
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