Black Cats, Berlin, Broadway And Beyond: Cabaret History In The Making

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. My collaborator Debbie Tedrick and I will attempt to define cabaret through a two-woman cabaret show we will write, produce, and perform together. The show, Black Cats, Berlin, Broadway and Beyond, will be a one-act historical look at the genre of cabaret. It will include material garnered from historical research of the cabaret genre, specifically focusing on some of the famous women, songs, stories, lives, and important contributions. The cabaret show will cover information and art from cabaret's inception in the Paris Montmartre district in 1881 to its height in Germany during the Weimar Republic and will culminate with cabaret's insurgence into American culture up to, and including, the state of American cabaret today. American cabaret will be emphasized, but a portion of the show will explore American cabaret's European roots. My thesis will explore the triumphs and tribulations of putting together the show. As the culmination of my UCF studies, this project will test my abilities as a librettist, performer, creative artist, director, and collaborator. This thesis will include the actual show performances as well as a written monograph document recording the project's journey from its inception to conclusion.

Author dc:creator

• Leffner, Josephine

Contributors dc:contributor

• Wuehrmann, Nicholas

• cabaret
• musical theater
• musical theatre
• theater
• theatre
• music
• song
• singing
• voice
• vocal
• performance
• show
• art
• thesis
• Master of Fine Arts
• University of Central Florida
• UCF
• graduate degree
• Theatre and Performance Studies

Language dc:language

English

Identifier

CFE0001422

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:stars.library.ucf.edu:etd-2072