*FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE* PLAYERS GUILD THEATRE TO PRESENT THE THEATRICAL TOUR-DE-FORCE,* CABARET * CANTON, OH – Willkommen, beinvenue, welcome to the seedy nightlife of the Kit Kat Klub as the Players Guild Theatre presents CABARET! Winner of multiple Tony Awards including the 1998 award for Best Revival, CABARET takes place in a Berlin nightclub, as the 1920’s draw to a close. A garish Master of Ceremonies welcomes the audience and assures them they will forget all their troubles at the CABARET. With the Emcee’s bawdy songs as wry commentary, CABARET explores the dark, heady, and tumultuous life of Berlin’s natives and expatriates as Germany slowly yields to the emerging Third Reich. Under the direction of the Guild’s Resident Director, Jonathan Tisevich, with choreography by Michael Lawrence Akers, musical direction by Steve Parsons, costumes designed by Stephen Ostertag, lighting and sound design by Scott Sutton, and scenic design by the Guild’s Producing Artistic Director, Joshua Erichsen, CABARET is being reimagined and staged in the intimacy of the William G. Fry Theatre. The production boasts a talented cast of actors both returning and new to the Guild stage. Those actors include: SALLY BOWLES – Sarah Marie Young EMCEE – Olivia Wimberly CLIFF BRADSHAW – Matthew Heppe FRAULEIN SCHNEIDER – Wendy Schanz HERR SCHULTZ – Ralph Cooley ERNST LUDWIG – Jacob Sustersic FRAULEIN KOST/FRITZIE – Brittany Racano LULU – Ali Caldwell HELGA/GORILLA – Matti-Lynn Chrisman TEXAS – Molly Weidig ROSIE – Brooke Lytton FRENCHIE – AudraKate McLean BOBBY – Chase Shrum HERMAN/RUDY – Jeremy Clarke VICTOR – Drake Harbert HANS – Justin James Ollis MAX/CUSTOMS OFFICER – Corey Paulus CABARET is scheduled to open on Friday, March 31 and run for 3 weekends through Saturday, April 15, with performances on Fridays and Saturdays at 8:00 PM, Sundays at 2:00 PM, and two performances on the final Saturday at 2:00 PM and 8:00 PM. Tickets for this Downstage musical are $27.00 for adults, $24.00 for seniors and $19.00 for those 17 years old and younger. *This production is recommended for mature audiences only*. Tickets for all performances may be purchased online 24 hours a day at www.playersguildtheatre.com or in person at the Players Guild Box Office, located in the Great Court of the Cultural Center for the Arts, 1001 Market Ave N. Tickets may also be purchased by phone: 330-453-7617. Celebrate opening night with the Guild! Join the Guild staff and members of the cast in the Green Room prior to the show to celebrate opening night of CABARET with a Kit Kat Klub themed party. This event is open to the first 50 guests who purchase their tickets. The total price is $45.00 per guest and includes the backstage pass to the opening night event and a ticket to the performance. Interested parties can purchase their special opening night event passes online or by calling the box office. CABARET is generously presented by The R.G. Smith Company The Players Guild Theatre receives support from these partners: Arts In Stark, The Ohio Arts Council, The Canton Repository and 89.7 WKSU. ####