Penn State Harrisburg to present 'Cabaret' April 19-22

Red marquee letters spelling the word Cabaret in front of a red pleated stage curtain

The Penn State Harrisburg School of Humanities will present its spring musical, “Cabaret,” April 19-22 in the Mukund S. Kulkarni Theatre in the Student Enrichment Center on campus. 

Credit: Sharon Siegfried

MIDDLETOWN, Pa. — The Penn State Harrisburg School of Humanities will present its spring musical, “Cabaret,” at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, April 19-21, and at 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, April 22. The performances will take place in the Mukund S. Kulkarni Theatre in the Student Enrichment Center building at Penn State Harrisburg. 

“Cabaret” is set in 1931 Berlin amid the seedy nightlife of the Kit Kat club, where a young American writer, Clifford Bradshaw, becomes infatuated with an English cabaret performer, Sally Bowles, in the midst of the Nazi Party’s rise to power. Music by John Kander, lyrics by Fred Ebb and book by Joe Masteroff.

The musical is directed by Maria Enriquez, assistant teaching professor of theater, and the music director is Adam Gustafson, associate teaching professor of music. 

This musical contains adult themes and content.

General admission is $10. Admission for Penn State Harrisburg students, faculty and staff is $5. Special “cabaret-style” front-of-stage table seats are available for $15. Purchase tickets at the Penn State Harrisburg box office