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NEWS RELEASE For immediate release: Thursday, August 18, 2016 Contact: Sarah Knab, 608.258.4438 / [email protected] PRODUCTION PHOTOS: Click here. "DIVINELY, DANGEROUSLY DECADENT." – Ben Brantley, The New York Times “One of musical theatre’s GREATEST TRIUMPHS!” -Houston Chronicle "Truly unmissable! Even if you saw it last time, you are strongly advised - no, URGED - to return." -USA Today ROUNDABOUT THEATRE COMPANY’S TONY AWARD® -WINNING PRODUCTION OF CABARET COMES TO MADISON AT OVERTURE CENTER Madison, Wis. – Overture Center announced that individual tickets for the Madison engagement of Roundabout Theatre Company’s CABARET will go on sale Saturday, August 27 at 9 a.m. in person at the Overture Center ticket office at 201 State Street (doors open at 8:30 a.m.), 11 a.m. online at overture.org or 11 a.m. by phone at 608.258.4141. Subscriptions available now. Tickets for groups of 10 or more available now by calling 608.258.4159. Direct from Broadway, the musical masterpiece comes to Madison! As part of their 50th Anniversary Season, the critically acclaimed and award-winning Roundabout Theatre Company is proud to present the national tour of Sam Mendes (Skyfall, American Beauty) and Rob Marshall’s (Into the Woods and Chicago, the films) Tony Award®-winning production of CABARET, playing Tuesday, March 21-Sunday, March 26, 2017, at Overture Center as part of the 2016/17 Broadway Series. John Kander, Fred Ebb, best known for their legendary musical, CHICAGO and Joe Masteroff’s Tony- winning musical features some of the most memorable songs in theatre history, including “Cabaret,” “Willkommen” and “Maybe This Time.” CABARET is set in the infamous Kit Kat Klub, where the Emcee, Sally Bowles and a raucous ensemble take the stage nightly to tantalize the crowd––and to leave their troubles outside. The creative team for the North American tour of CABARET features the original Broadway direction by Sam Mendes and original co-direction & choreography by Rob Marshall. Tour direction is under the helm of BT McNicholl (Spamalot) and choreography is recreated by Cynthia Onrubia (Victor/Victoria). The design team includes set design by Robert Brill (Assassins), costume design by William Ivey Long (Chicago), lighting design by Peggy Eisenhauer (Ragtime) and Mike Baldassari (“Nine”), sound design by Keith Caggiano (The Radio City Christmas Spectacular) based on the original Broadway design by Brian Ronan with hair and wig design by Paul Huntley. CABARET features orchestrations by Michael Gibson (The Boy From Oz), music supervision & vocal arrangements by Patrick Vaccariello (On Your Feet) and music direction by Robert Cookman (Legally Blonde). M·A·C. is the Official Makeup Partner for the production. CABARET is based on the play by John Van Druten and stories by Christopher Isherwood. Roundabout Theatre Company’s acclaimed production of CABARET first opened on Broadway on March 19, 1998 starring Alan Cumming and Natasha Richardson and won four Tony Awards including Best Revival of a Musical. CABARET went on to play on Broadway for six years and 2,378 performances before finishing its run on January 4, 2004. CABARET returned to Broadway and the infamous Studio 54 with performances beginning March 21, 2014 with Alan Cumming reprising his Tony-winning role as the Emcee. The production featured Michelle Williams, Emma Stone and Sienna Miller in the role of Sally Bowles and played 423 performances through March 29, 2015. CABARET premiered on Broadway in 1966 and won eight Tony Awards, including Best Musical, in addition to the New York Drama Critics’ Circle Award, the Outer Critics’ Circle Award, the Variety Poll of New York Critics, and London’s Evening Standard Award. The original Broadway production played 1,166 performances. Roundabout Theatre Company is committed to producing the highest quality theatre with the finest artists, sharing stories that endure, and providing accessibility to all audiences. A not-for-profit company, Roundabout fulfills its mission each season through the production of classic plays and musicals; development and production of new works by established and emerging writers; educational initiatives that enrich the lives of children and adults; and a subscription model and audience outreach programs that cultivate and engage all audiences. Overture Center for the Arts in Madison, Wisconsin features seven state-of-the-art performance spaces and five galleries where national and international touring artists, ten resident companies, and hundreds of local artists engage nearly half a million people in educational and artistic experiences each year. OvertureCenter.org Broadway Across America is part of The John Gore Organization family of companies, which includes Broadway.com, under the supervision of John Gore (Owner & CEO). Current and past productions include On Your Feet!, Fiddler on the Roof, Shuffle Along, Beautiful, Finding Neverland, Million Dollar Quartet, Hairspray, and The Producers. BroadwayAcrossAmerica.com; Broadway.com ### Upcoming engagements for Roundabout Theatre Company’s CABARET: San Diego, CA Civic Theatre August 23 – August 28, 2016 Tempe, AZ ASU Gammage September 13 – September 18, 2016 Tucson, AZ Centennial Hall September 20 – September 25, 2016 Denver, CO Buell Theatre September 27 – October 9, 2016 Omaha, NE Orpheum Theater October 11 – October 16, 2016 Minneapolis, MN Orpheum Theatre October 18 – October 23, 2016 San Antonio, TX Majestic Theatre October 25 – October 30, 2016 Atlanta, GA Fox Theatre November 1 – November 6, 2016 Charlotte, NC Belk Theatre/Blumenthal Performing Arts November 8 – November 13, 2016 Fort Lauderdale, FL Broward Center for the Performing Arts January 10 – January 22, 2017 Tampa, FL Straz Center for the Performing Arts January 24 – January 29, 2017 Boston, MA Boston Opera House January 31 – February 12, 2017 Toronto, ON Princess of Wales Theatre February 14 – February 19, 2017 East Lansing, MI Wharton Center for Performing Arts February 21 – February 26, 2017 Appleton, WI Fox Cities Performing Arts Center February 28 – March 5, 2017 St. Louis, MO The Fabulous Fox March 7 – March 19, 2017 Madison, WI Overture Center for the Arts March 21 – March 26, 2017 Columbus, OH Ohio Theatre March 28 – April 2, 2017 Philadelphia, PA Academy of Music April 4 – April 9, 2017 Naples, FL Artis-Naples April 12 – April 16, 2017 Buffalo, NY Shea’s Performing Arts Center April 25 – April 30, 2017 Rochester, NY Auditorium Theatre May 2 – May 7, 2017 Schenectady, NY Proctors May 9 –May 14, 2017 San Jose, CA Center for the Performing Arts June 6 – June 11, 2017 Seattle, WA Paramount Theatre June 13 – June 25, 2017 Portland, OR Keller Auditorium June 27 – July 2, 2017 Washington, DC Eisenhower Theatre/ The Kennedy Center July 11 – August 6, 2017 For more information, please visit www.CabaretMusical.com. ROUNDABOUT ON TOUR: Roundabout Theatre Company was most recently represented across the country with the critically acclaimed, multi-award-winning national tour of Anything Goes starring Rachel York which toured for 48 weeks. Before that, Twelve Angry Men toured for 2 years, spending 63 weeks across the United States and Canada. Roundabout’s longest-running musical, the revival of Cabaret, received a multi-year tour across the country beginning in 1999. In 2011, Roundabout Theatre Company’s acclaimed work reached a worldwide cinema audience with the HD capture and broadcast of their Tony nominated production of The Importance of Being Earnest, starring Brian Bedford. Roundabout Theatre Company is committed to producing the highest quality theatre with the finest artists, sharing stories that endure, and providing accessibility to all audiences. A not-for-profit company, Roundabout fulfills its mission each season through the production of classic plays and musicals; development and production of new works by established and emerging writers; educational initiatives that enrich the lives of children and adults; and a subscription model and audience outreach programs that cultivate and engage all audiences. Roundabout Theatre Company presents a variety of plays, musicals, and new works on its five stages, each of which is specifically designed to enhance the needs of Roundabout’s mission. Off-Broadway, the Harold and Miriam Steinberg Center for Theatre, which houses the Laura Pels Theatre and Black Box Theatre, with its simple sophisticated design, is perfectly suited to showcasing new plays. The grandeur of its Broadway home on 42nd Street, American Airlines Theatre, sets the ideal stage for the classics. Roundabout’s Studio 54 provides an exciting and intimate Broadway venue for its musical and special event productions. The Stephen Sondheim Theatre offers a state of the art LEED certified Broadway theatre in which to stage major large-scale musical revivals. Together these distinctive homes serve to enhance Roundabout’s work on each of its stages. Roundabout Theatre Company’s 50th Anniversary Season celebrates the company’s numerous accomplishments and vision for the future with bold new productions of classic plays, a revival of the Roundabout’s first musical, and new work by some of the country’s most exciting young talent. Founded in 1965, Roundabout Theatre Company has grown from a small 150-seat theatre in a converted Chelsea supermarket basement to become one of the nation’s most influential not-for-profit theatre companies, as well as one of New York City’s leading cultural institutions. Roundabout has been recognized with 29 Tonys, 41 Drama Desks, 50 Outer Critics Circle, 10 Obie