University of Central Florida STARS Electronic Theses and Dissertations, 2004-2019 2006 Black Cats, Berlin, Broadway And Beyond: Cabaret History In The Making Josephine Leffner University of Central Florida Part of the Theatre and Performance Studies Commons Find similar works at: https://stars.library.ucf.edu/etd University of Central Florida Libraries http://library.ucf.edu This Masters Thesis (Open Access) is brought to you for free and open access by STARS. It has been accepted for inclusion in Electronic Theses and Dissertations, 2004-2019 by an authorized administrator of STARS. For more information, please contact
[email protected]. STARS Citation Leffner, Josephine, "Black Cats, Berlin, Broadway And Beyond: Cabaret History In The Making" (2006). Electronic Theses and Dissertations, 2004-2019. 1073. https://stars.library.ucf.edu/etd/1073 BLACK CATS, BERLIN, BROADWAY AND BEYOND: CABARET HISTORY IN THE MAKING by JOSEPHINE MARIE LEFFNER B.A., San Jose State University, 2002 A thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Fine Arts in the Department of Theatre in the College of Arts and Humanities at the University of Central Florida Orlando, Florida Fall Term 2006 © 2006 Josephine Marie Leffner ii ABSTRACT Cabaret as a genre has influenced and is influenced by musical theatre. As cabaret has evolved throughout history, musical theatre has often paralleled its journey. Cabaret thrived before the term “musical theatre” was coined and suffered hard times during the Golden Age of Musical Theatre. The correlation of the two genres cannot be denied, and exploring cabaret history will reveal how deeply the connection lies.