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Cabaret
 
Production
 Preview
 Guide
 


 
Many
  people
  have
  different
  ideas
  about
  what
  material
  is
  appropriate,
  both
  for
 
themselves
  and
  their
  families.
  This
  production
  preview
  guide
  is
  provided
  to
  give
  you
 
the
 necessary
 information
 to
 determine
 if
 the
 content
 of
 our
 production
 is
 suitable
 for
 
you
  and
  your
  loved
  ones.
  Please
  be
  aware
  that
  this
  document
  is
  provided
  with
  the
 
intent
  of
  full-­‐disclosure,
  and
  therefore
  contains
  plot
  spoilers.
  Also,
  because
  all
  of
  our
 
productions
  are
  locally
  produced,
  there
  may
  be
  cases
  where
  minor
  changes
  occur
  as
 
the
 director
 prepares
 the
 show
 for
 the
 stage.
 In
 such
 cases,
 this
 guide
 will
 be
 updated
 
accordingly.
 Once
 the
 show
 is
 open
 and
 on
 stage,
 there
 will
 be
 no
 further
 changes.
 

 
VERSIONS
 AVAILABLE
 TO
 PREVIEW:
 
Cabaret
 is
 based
 on
 the
 book
 of
 the
 same
 name
 by
 Christopher
 Isherwood
 and
 is
 also
 
based
 on
 the
 play
 I
 Am
 A
 Camera
 by
 John
 Van
 Druten.
 The
 well-­‐known
 film
 from
 1972
 
was
 directed
 by
 Bob
 Fosse
 and
 starred
 Liza
 Minnelli,
 Michael
 York,
 and
 Joel
 Grey.
 

 
SCRIPT
 CONTENT
 DETAILS
 Please
 note:
 the
 following
 information
 contains
 plot
 spoilers.
 
Cabaret
 is
 primarily
 set
 at
 a
 night-­‐club
 in
 Berlin
 as
 the
 Nazi
 regime
 is
 settling
 into
 power.
 
There
 is
 very
 limited
 swearing
 (damn
 and
 hell
 are
 used),
 however
 there
 are
 many
 sexual
 
references,
  including
  characters
  who
  are
  prostitutes,
  scenes
  in
  which
  characters
  cross-­‐
dress
 or
 wear
 underwear,
 and
 references
 to
 homosexual
 characters.
 There
 is
 no
 graphic
 
sex
 shown
 on
 stage,
 however
 the
 show
 includes
 several
 dance
 scenes
 that
 are
 meant
 to
 
be
  sexual.
  There
  is
  one
  character
  in
  the
  show
  who
  gets
  pregnant
  and
  does
  not
  know
 
who
 the
 father
 is.
 She
 also
 drinks
 and
 smokes
 continuously
 during
 the
 pregnancy.
 There
 
are
  multiple
  references
  to
  abortions,
  and
  one
  character
  has
  an
  abortion,
  although
 
nothing
  is
  shown
  on
  stage.
  There
  is
  a
  lot
  of
  drinking
  and
  drunkenness
  portrayed
  on
 
stage,
 as
 well
 as
 characters
 who
 smoke
 cigarettes.
 There
 is
 also
 one
 brief
 reference
 to
 a
 
girl
 who
 died
 from
 “too
 much
 pills
 and
 liquor.”
 As
 the
 Nazi’s
 gain
 power,
 there
 are
 a
 few
 
instances
 of
 violence,
 most
 notably
 a
 brick
 being
 thrown
 through
 a
 window,
 and
 a
 fist-­‐
fight
  in
  the
  night
  club
  that
  results
  in
  several
  injuries.
  There
  are
  also
  several
  political
 
references
 to
 the
 ideals
 of
 the
 Nazi’s
 and
 the
 safety
 of
 Jewish
 characters.
 

 
SHOW
  SYNOPSIS:
  The
  following
  synopsis
  is
  provided
  to
  give
  you
  a
  full
  account
  of
  the
 
story
 of
 Cabaret
 without
 ornamentation
 and
 with
 as
 much
 information
 as
 possible.
 This
 
synopsis
 does
 contain
 many
 plot
 spoilers.
 
 

 

Act
 1
 
The
 show
 begins
 as
 Cliff
 Bradshaw
 arrives
 at
 the
 ruins
 of
 the
 Kit
 Kat
 Klub.
 The
 Emcee
 
enters
 and
 greets
 the
 audience,
 the
 “Klub
 Girls
 and
 Boys”
 enter
 and
 begin
 clean
 the
 club,
 
eventually
 returning
 it
 to
 its
 state
 of
 glory.
 The
 Emcee
 introduces
 the
 dancers
 and
 claims
 
that
 all
 the
 girls
 are
 virgins,
 but
 that
 it
 gets
 so
 hot
 inside,
 they
 have
 to
 make
 them
 keep
 
their
 clothes
 on.
 He
 also
 introduces
 their
 star
 performer,
 Sally
 Bowles.
 
 

 

The
 scene
 shifts
 to
 a
 train
 compartment,
 where
 Cliff,
 an
 American
 author
 and
 English
 
teacher,
 meets
 Ernst,
 a
 German
 “businessman.”
 When
 the
 customs
 officer
 comes
 in,
 
Ernst
 places
 one
 of
 his
 bags
 with
 Cliff’s
 so
 it
 will
 not
 be
 searched.
 Cliff
 is
 surprised,
 but
 
says
 nothing.
 After
 the
 customs
 officer
 leaves,
 Ernst
 tells
 Cliff
 the
 bag
 has
 trifles
 like
 
stockings
 and
 perfumes,
 and
 Cliff
 accepts
 this.
 They
 talk,
 and
 Ernst
 ends
 up
 advising
 Cliff
 
of
 a
 place
 to
 stay
 in
 Berlin
 and
 asks
 to
 take
 English
 lessons
 from
 him.
 Cliff
 agrees.
 The
 
scene
 shifts
 to
 the
 Emcee,
 who
 again,
 welcomes
 both
 Cliff
 and
 the
 audience
 to
 Berlin.
 

 
Cliff
 arrives
 at
 Fräulein
 Schneider’s
 flat,
 as
 recommended
 by
 Ernst.
 After
 brief
 
negotiations,
 Cliff
 rents
 the
 room
 for
 less
 than
 Frl.
 Schneider
 believes
 it
 is
 worth.
 She
 
sings
 about
 how
 less
 money
 is
 still
 better
 than
 no
 money,
 and
 what
 does
 it
 really
 matter,
 
because
 nothing
 really
 stays
 (So
 What?).
 Fräulein
 Kost
 enters
 dressed
 in
 lingerie
 as
 the
 
song
 ends
 to
 complain
 that
 there
 is
 no
 hot
 water.
 She
 begins
 to
 flirt
 with
 Cliff
 until
 a
 
sailor
 enters,
 who
 Kost
 says
 is
 her
 nephew,
 in
 an
 obvious
 lie.
 They
 leave.
 Rudolf
 Shultz
 
enters
 the
 room
 to
 remind
 Frl.
 Schneider
 that
 they
 had
 agreed
 to
 have
 a
 drink
 to
 ring
 in
 
the
 New
 Year
 together.
 Herr
 Shultz
 owns
 a
 fresh
 fruit
 market
 and
 is
 also
 Jewish.
 They
 
exit,
 leaving
 Cliff
 alone
 in
 the
 room.
 

 
The
 scene
 changes
 to
 the
 Kit
 Kat
 Klub,
 where
 the
 emcee
 introduces
 the
 performer
 Sally
 
Bowles,
 who
 sings
 a
 song
 with
 the
 Klub
 Girls
 about
 how
 they
 don’t
 want
 their
 mothers
 
to
 find
 out
 what
 they’re
 doing
 (Don’t
 Tell
 Mama).
 Cliff
 is
 in
 the
 Klub
 sitting
 at
 a
 table
 
with
 a
 telephone
 to
 talk
 with
 the
 various
 guests.
 Later
 in
 the
 night,
 Cliff
 ends
 up
 talking
 
to
 Sally,
 who
 is
 British
 and
 is
 delighted
 to
 hear
 the
 English
 language
 from
 an
 American.
 
She
 is
 about
 to
 buy
 him
 a
 drink,
 but
 changes
 her
 mind
 when
 a
 man
 named
 Max
 
approaches
 her
 table.
 Later,
 Sally
 arrives
 at
 Cliff’s
 table
 and
 they
 talk.
 Sally
 reveals
 that
 
she
 is
 living
 with
 Max,
 who
 is
 “terribly
 jealous,”
 although
 he’s
 just
 the
 man
 she’s
 living
 
with
 this
 week.
 She
 leaves,
 and
 Cliff
 gets
 a
 call
 at
 the
 table
 from
 Bobby,
 a
 man
 he
 met
 at
 
a
 party
 in
 London.
 Bobby
 asks
 Cliff
 to
 dance,
 but
 he
 refuses.
 Sally
 comes
 back
 on
 stage,
 
and
 sings
 about
 “Mein
 Herr”
 and
 how
 “it
 was
 a
 grand
 affair,
 but
 now
 it’s
 over.”
 Over
 the
 
course
 of
 the
 song,
 she
 makes
 it
 clear
 to
 Max
 that
 she
 has
 finished
 with
 him.
 

 
The
 scene
 shifts
 to
 Cliff’s
 room,
 were
 Ernst
 and
 Cliff
 are
 engaged
 in
 an
 English
 lesson.
 
After
 the
 lesson,
 Ernst
 tries
 to
 get
 Cliff
 to
 go
 out
 with
 some
 “lady-­‐friends”
 of
 his.
 Cliff
 
refuses,
 saying
 he’s
 too
 poor,
 and
 Ernst
 suggests
 that
 Cliff
 might
 make
 some
 money
 by
 
“taking
 some
 very
 brief
 trips
 to
 Paris.”
 There
 is
 a
 knock
 at
 the
 door,
 and
 Frl.
 Schneider
 
enters
 with
 Sally
 Bowles.
 Sally
 announces
 that
 she
 wants
 to
 move
 in
 with
 Cliff
 and
 
negotiates
 a
 higher
 rent
 rate
 with
 Frl.
 Schneider.
 Ernst
 is
 impressed
 and
 leaves,
 
commenting
 to
 Cliff
 that
 perhaps
 he
 has
 been
 taking
 the
 wrong
 kind
 of
 lessons.
 
 

 
Sally
 tells
 Cliff
 that
 Max
 has
 thrown
 her
 out
 and
 tries
 to
 convince
 him
 to
 allow
 her
 to
 
stay.
 She
 also
 reveals
 that
 Ernst
 has
 a
 lot
 of
 money
 from
 his
 frequent
 trips
 to
 Paris.
 Sally
 
asks
 Cliff
 if
 he
 is
 a
 homosexual,
 and
 Cliff
 implies
 that
 it’s
 true,
 but
 is
 unwilling
 to
 say
 it.
 
Sally
 says
 that
 she
 thinks
 people
 should
 never
 have
 to
 apologize
 for
 anything
 they
 do.
 
She
 sings
 a
 song
 about
 how
 marvelous
 it
 would
 be
 if
 they
 lived
 together
 (Perfectly
 

Marvelous)
 and
 eventually
 Cliff
 is
 convinced.
 The
 scene
 ends
 with
 them
 in
 the
 bed
 
together.
 

 
The
 Emcee
 joins
 them
 in
 bed
 and
 the
 scene
 changes
 back
 to
 the
 Kit
 Kat
 Klub,
 where
 two
 
sexy
 ladies
 dance
 with
 the
 emcee
 and
 sing
 about
 how
 they
 like
 it
 with
 two
 ladies
 and
 
one
 man
 living
 together
 and
 “switching
 partners
 daily
 to
 play
 as
 we
 please”
 (Two
 Ladies).
 
 

 
Back
 at
 Frl.
 Schneider’s
 living
 room,
 Schneider
 and
 Kost
 get
 into
 an
 argument
 over
 the
 
number
 of
 sailors
 Kost
 is
 always
 bringing
 back
 to
 her
 room.
 Eventually,
 Kost
 says
 if
 there
 
are
 no
 sailors,
 there’s
 no
 rent,
 so
 she’ll
 move.
 Schneider
 gives
 in,
 knowing
 that
 she
 
needs
 a
 renter
 in
 the
 room,
 and
 Kost
 returns
 to
 her
 room.
 Schultz
 arrives
 with
 a
 gift
 for
 
Frl.
 Schneider,
 which
 turns
 out
 to
 be
 a
 pineapple.
 Schneider
 is
 blown
 away
 by
 the
 
luxurious
 gift
 and
 together
 they
 sing
 about
 the
 fine
 gift
 of
 the
 pineapple
 and
 how
 rather
 
than
 eat
 it,
 she
 will
 put
 it
 on
 display
 (It
 Couldn’t
 Please
 Me
 More).
 Frl.
 Schneider
 returns
 
to
 her
 room
 and
 Schultz,
 after
 a
 moment’s
 hesitation,
 knocks
 and
 then
 joins
 her.
 
 

 
A
 young
 boy
 walks
 onto
 stage
 alone
 and
 sings
 the
 song
 “Tomorrow
 Belongs
 To
 Me,”
 a
 
patriotic
 anthem.
 As
 the
 song
 progresses,
 the
 emcee
 walks
 out
 and
 at
 the
 end
 of
 the
 
song,
 he
 and
 the
 boy
 perform
 a
 Nazi
 salute.
 
 

 
Back
 in
 Cliff
 and
 Sally’s
 room,
 Cliff
 is
 reading
 a
 letter
 from
 his
 mother,
 and
 is
 feeling
 
guilty
 for
 lying
 to
 her
 about
 being
 done
 with
 his
 novel.
 Sally
 reflects
 that
 she
 has
 been
 a
 
terrible
 distraction,
 taking
 him
 out
 to
 parties.
 Cliff
 reflects
 that
 Sally
 has
 given
 him
 
inspiration,
 and
 he
 loves
 his
 life
 with
 her
 in
 Berlin.
 Sally
 begins
 to
 pack
 her
 things,
 saying
 
she
 should
 leave.
 Cliff
 insists
 that
 she
 stay,
 saying
 he
 has
 never
 felt
 this
 way
 about
 
anybody.
 Sally
 reveals
 that
 she
 is
 pregnant
 and
 doesn’t
 know
 who
 the
 father
 is.
 She
 says
 
she’s
 going
 to
 “do
 the
 usual
 thing”,
 which
 she
 says
 she
 has
 done
 thousands
 of
 times.
 
Cliff
 points
 out
 that
 the
 baby
 could
 be
 his,
 and
 he
 tries
 to
 convince
 her
 that
 they
 should
 
stay
 together
 and
 have
 the
 baby.
 Ernst
 enters
 abruptly
 and
 offers
 Cliff
 good
 money
 if
 
he’ll
 go
 to
 Paris
 and
 bring
 a
 suitcase
 back
 with
 him.
 Cliff
 agrees.
 
 

 
Back
 at
 the
 Kit
 Kat
 Klub,
 the
 emcee
 and
 girls
 sing
 about
 how
 everyone
 needs
 money
 
(Money).
 The
 dancers
 are
 dressed
 in
 metallic,
 revealing
 clothing
 and
 have
 money
 tucked
 
into
 their
 clothes,
 which
 the
 Emcee
 removes
 as
 the
 song
 progresses.
 

 
In
 Frl.
 Schneider’s
 living
 room,
 Kost
 is
 sneaking
 multiple
 sailors
 out
 of
 her
 bedroom
 and
 
is
 caught
 by
 Frl.
 Schneider.
 However,
 simultaneously,
 Schneider
 is
 caught
 smuggling
 
Herr
 Schultz
 out
 of
 her
 room.
 Kost
 teases
 Schneider,
 saying
 that
 she
 will
 bring
 all
 the
 
sailors
 she
 wants
 to
 her
 room,
 now
 that
 she
 has
 caught
 Schneider
 with
 a
 man.
 Schultz
 
comes
 to
 her
 rescue
 and
 tells
 Kost
 that
 Schneider
 has
 just
 agreed
 to
 marry
 him,
 despite
 
the
 fact
 that
 this
 is
 not
 true.
 However,
 after
 Kost
 leaves,
 the
 two
 talk
 and
 decide
 to
 get
 
married
 anyway.
 They
 sing
 about
 how
 marriage
 brings
 so
 much
 happiness,
 changing
 a
 
simple
 life
 into
 something
 extraordinary
 (Married).
 
 Sally
 enters
 and
 learns
 of
 the
 
engagement.
 She
 is
 thrilled
 for
 the
 couple
 and
 insists
 upon
 throwing
 them
 an
 

engagement
 party.
 

 
At
 Herr
 Schultz’s
 fruit
 shop,
 the
 engagement
 party
 is
 in
 full
 swing
 when
 Cliff
 returns
 
from
 Paris.
 He
 says
 he
 had
 no
 trouble
 with
 the
 suitcase,
 but
 will
 be
 happy
 to
 be
 done
 
with
 it.
 Sally
 and
 Cliff
 give
 the
 engaged
 couple
 a
 gift
 of
 a
 crystal
 fruit
 bowl
 for
 their
 
engagement,
 and
 Schultz
 promises
 it
 will
 never
 be
 empty.
 Kost
 arrives
 with
 her
 sailors
 
and
 they
 all
 begin
 to
 dance.
 Ernst
 enters
 the
 shop
 and
 takes
 the
 suitcase
 from
 Cliff,
 
paying
 him
 for
 his
 work.
 He
 then
 goes
 to
 congratulate
 the
 couple
 and
 meet
 the
 groom.
 
The
 dancing
 continues,
 and
 Kost
 asks
 Ernst
 to
 dance.
 He
 agrees
 and
 takes
 off
 his
 coat,
 
revealing
 a
 swastika
 armband
 on
 his
 suit
 jacket.
 Cliff
 is
 horrified
 when
 he
 realizes
 he
 has
 
been
 smuggling
 for
 the
 Nazi
 regime.
 Ernst
 insists
 that
 politics
 don’t
 really
 matter
 
between
 friends.
 As
 Ernst
 dances
 with
 Kost,
 she
 reveals
 that
 Schultz
 is
 Jewish,
 which
 
abruptly
 ends
 their
 dance.
 Ernst
 goes
 to
 Frl.
 Schneider,
 advising
 her
 to
 call
 of
 the
 
wedding
 because
 once
 the
 Nazis
 rise
 to
 power,
 she
 will
 not
 be
 safe
 as
 Schultz’s
 wife.
 
Ernst
 starts
 to
 leave,
 but
 is
 stopped
 by
 Kost
 who
 encourages
 all
 the
 guests
 of
 the
 party
 
to
 join
 her
 in
 a
 song
 (Tomorrow
 Belongs
 to
 Me).
 As
 the
 crowd
 sings,
 Cliff,
 Sally,
 Herr
 
Schultz,
 and
 Frl.
 Schneider
 stand
 outside
 of
 the
 crowd,
 very
 worried,
 while
 the
 others
 
laugh
 and
 sign,
 unaware
 of
 what
 is
 happening
 in
 the
 world
 around
 them.
 

 

Act
 2
 

 
Act
 2
 begins
 back
 at
 the
 Kit
 Kat
 Klub,
 where
 the
 engagement
 party
 is
 still
 in
 full
 swing.
 As
 
the
  dancing
  continues,
  Sally
  begins
  to
  dance
  with
  one
  of
  the
  girls,
  and
  Cliff
  gets
  pulled
 
into
 a
 dance
 with
 Bobby,
 who
 kisses
 him.
 
 

 
The
  party
  fades
  away,
  and
  the
  Klub
  Girls
  dance,
  although
  one
  of
  them
  turns
  out
  to
  be
 
the
  emcee
  in
  disguise.
  As
  the
  dance
  continues,
  the
  dancers
  remove
  the
  aprons
  from
 
their
 costumes,
 revealing
 swastikas
 on
 their
 costumes.
 

 
Back
  at
  Schultz’s
  fruit
  shop,
  it
  is
  the
  day
  after
  the
  engagement
  party,
  and
  Fräulein
 
Schneider
 approaches
 Schultz.
 She
 is
 afraid,
 and
 argues
 with
 Schultz
 about
 the
 safety
 of
 
their
 marriage.
 Schultz
 does
 not
 believe
 the
 Nazi’s
 will
 really
 gain
 any
 power
 and
 that
 his
 
German
  heritage
  will
  keep
  him
  safe.
  Schneider
  is
  almost
  convinced
  when
  a
  brick
  flies
 
through
  the
  window
  of
  the
  shop.
  Schultz
  tries
  to
  argue
  that
  it
  is
  simply
  mischievous
 
school
 children,
 but
 Schneider
 is
 frightened.
 

 
At
 the
 Kit
 Kat
 Klub,
 the
 emcee
 is
 dancing
 with
 a
 gorilla
 that
 is
 wearing
 a
 wedding
 dress.
 
He
 sings
 about
 how
 beautiful
 she
 is
 to
 him,
 although
 others
 wouldn’t
 agree
 (If
 You
 Could
 
See
 Her).
 As
 the
 song
 ends,
 the
 emcee
 sings
 “but
 if
 you
 could
 see
 her
 through
 my
 eyes,
 
she
 wouldn’t
 look
 Jewish
 at
 all.”
 

 
In
 Cliff
 and
 Sally’s
 room,
 Sally
 is
 getting
 ready
 to
 go
 out
 when
 Cliff
 arrives,
 worn
 out
 from
 
a
  fruitless
  job
  hunt.
  Sally
  announces
  that
  the
  Kit
  Kat
  Klub
  wants
  her
  back
  and
  she
  is
 
planning
  to
  go
  back
  to
  work.
  Cliff
  begins
  to
  try
  to
  explain
  the
  importance
  of
  what
  is
 

happening
 in
 Berlin,
 but
 Sally
 is
 convinced
 that
 the
 politics
 doesn’t
 have
 anything
 to
 do
 
with
  them.
  Cliff
  tells
  Sally
  that
  he
  wants
  to
  leave
  Berlin
  immediately
  and
  will
  sell
  his
 
typewriter
  to
  purchase
  two
  train
  tickets
  for
  them
  to
  leave
  for
  Paris
  the
  next
  day,
  and
 
then
 go
 to
 America.
 Frl.
 Schneider
 enters,
 carrying
 the
 fruit
 bowl
 engagement
 gift.
 
 She
 
tells
  them
  that
  the
  engagement
  is
  off
  and
  she
  is
  returning
  their
  gift.
  Cliff
  tries
  to
 
convince
  her
  that
  she
  can’t
  give
  up,
  but
  Schneider
  is
  adamant
  that
  if
  they
  were
  in
  her
 
shoes,
 they
 would
 do
 the
 same
 thing
 (What
 Would
 You
 Do?).
 After
 Frl.
 Schneider
 leaves,
 
Sally
  and
  Cliff
  argue
  about
  leaving
  Berlin
  for
  America.
  Sally
  is
  very
  upset
  and
  says
  she
 
loves
  Berlin
  and
  doesn’t
  want
  to
  go.
  Cliff
  is
  adamant
  that
  the
  Berlin
  they
  loved
  is
  gone
 
and
 they
 must
 leave
 now,
 while
 they
 can.
 He
 storms
 out,
 ordering
 Sally
 to
 stay
 put
 and
 
start
 packing.
 After
 he
 leaves,
 Sally
 gets
 her
 coat
 and
 rushes
 out
 the
 door.
 

 
Later
 that
 night,
 Cliff
 arrives
 at
 the
 Kit
 Kat
 Klub,
 where
 he
 finds
 Sally
 with
 Max
 at
 the
 bar.
 
Cliff
 tries
 to
 get
 Sally
 to
 leave,
 telling
 her
 that
 her
 job
 at
 the
 Klub
 isn’t
 real
 and
 that
 the
 
only
  way
  she
  ever
  gets
  a
  job
  is
  by
  sleeping
  with
  people.
  Sally
  says
  that
  at
  least
  she
  is
 
facing
 the
 truth
 about
 herself,
 and
 maybe
 Cliff
 should
 as
 well.
 She
 storms
 off
 backstage,
 
and
  Cliff
  starts
  to
  follow
  but
  is
  stopped
  by
  Max.
  Ernst
  arrives,
  looking
  for
  Cliff.
  He
  asks
 
Cliff
  to
  run
  another
  urgent
  errand,
  but
  Cliff
  refuses.
  Ernst
  is
  persistent,
  and
  eventually
 
Cliff
 hits
 him,
 causing
 two
 Nazi
 guards
 to
 come
 and
 enter
 the
 fight.
 They
 brutally
 attack
 
Cliff,
  ending
  with
  Ernst
  kicking
  Cliff
  in
  the
  head
  and
  knocking
  him
  out.
  After
  Cliff
  is
 
dragged
 off-­‐stage,
 the
 Emcee
 introduces
 Sally,
 who
 performs
 the
 iconic
 song
 “Cabaret.”
 
 

 
Late
  the
  following
  morning,
  Cliff
  is
  in
  his
  room
  when
  Herr
  Schultz
  comes
  by
  to
  say
 
goodbye.
 He
 is
 moving
 to
 a
 room
 on
 the
 other
 side
 of
 town
 to
 avoid
 discomfort
 with
 Frl.
 
Schneider.
  Schultz
  remains
  confident
  that
  all
  will
  be
  well
  and
  the
  Nazi
  craze
  will
  pass.
 
Sally
 enters
 and
 after
 saying
 a
 final
 goodbye,
 Herr
 Schultz
 leaves.
 Cliff
 reminds
 Sally
 that
 
they’re
  leaving
  for
  Paris
  that
  day,
  and
  Sally
  comments
  that
  he
  shouldn’t
  be
  going
 
anywhere
 with
 his
 face
 so
 injured
 from
 the
 fight.
 Sally
 wants
 a
 drink,
 but
 Cliff
 is
 trying
 to
 
convince
 her
 to
 have
 something
 else.
 Sally
 admits
 that
 she
 got
 an
 abortion
 the
 previous
 
night
  and
  is
  no
  longer
  pregnant.
  Cliff
  tries
  to
  convince
  her
  to
  leave
  with
  him,
  but
  is
 
unsuccessful.
 He
 eventually
 gives
 her
 a
 train
 ticket
 and
 leaves
 alone.
 
 

 
On
 the
 train,
 Cliff
 tells
 the
 customs
 officer
 that
 he
 found
 Germany
 to
 be
 very
 beautiful,
 
but
 is
 unlikely
 to
 return.
 He
 begins
 to
 write
 in
 his
 notebook,
 talking
 about
 the
 Cabaret
 in
 
Germany
  and
  how
  it
  was
  the
  end
  of
  the
  world,
  and
  he
  was
  dancing
  with
  Sally
  Bowles,
 
and
 they
 were
 both
 fast
 asleep.
 

 
The
  rest
  of
  the
  company
  begins
  to
  come
  on
  stage,
  joining
  Cliff
  in
  singing
  the
  song
  that
 
opened
 the
 show.
 They
 are
 no
 longer
 as
 beautiful
 at
 the
 beginning
 of
 the
 show,
 as
 the
 
truth
  of
  the
  situation
  and
  their
  world
  is
  revealed.
  The
  stage
  is
  stripped
  bare,
  and
  the
 
dancers
 are
 left
 alone,
 swaying
 sadly
 to
 the
 music.