the s c i n t i l l a t i n g performer B o b b y Bruce (of Nearly Neil fame), r o c k i n g crazed fans a r o u n d the globe w i t h his i n c o m p a r a b l e talent o f i m p e r s o n a t i n g N e i l D i a m o n d . 2 0 0 5 m a r k s the year that B o b b y goes back to his musical theatre roots i n the s t a r r i n g role o f the Emcee o f the K i t C a t C l u b . H e has p e r f o r m e d this part twice before in 1986 i n a high s c h o o l p r o d u c t i o n at P o r t M o o d y Senior Secondary a n d at the G a t e w a y Theatre in 1988, but those past p r o d u c t i o n s were m o d e l e d o n the 1966 B r o a d w a y p r o d u c t i o n , s t a r r i n g J o e l Grey. Berg said, " W h e n we a u d i t i o n e d B o b b y Bruce for the part, he was a perfect fit. H e blends c h a r i s m a w i t h a strangely d a r k q u a l i t y that just makes y o u pay a t t e n t i o n . " B o b b y is l o o k i n g f o r w a r d to r e t u r n i n g to m u s i c a l theatre after 15 years. " I ' m l o o k i n g f o r w a r d to the challenge. I'm excited that the p u b l i c w i l l have the o p p o r t u n i t y to see me i n a creative p r o d u c t i o n that is vastly different from Nearly Neil." In its c o l l e c t i o n o f fabulous a n d at times d i s t u r b i n g m u s i c a l n u m b e r s , Cabaret effectively presents a range of e m o t i o n a l responses to the p o l i t i c a l s i t u a t i o n o f the times. C o m e a n d see w h y this p o w e r f u l m u s i c a l w o n 12 T o n y A w a r d s a n d experience first h a n d the divinely decadent theatrical event o f the season! Jodi Smith Come to the Cabaret CZ/abaret, the T o n y A w a r d - w i n n i n g m u s i c a l a b o u t life in a n d a r o u n d the u n d e r g r o u n d m u s i c c l u b scene i n preN a z i B e r l i n , is c o m i n g to the C e n t e n n i a l Theatre. In U n c l e R a n d y P r o d u c t i o n s ' ( U R P ) l l season, d i r e c t o r R i c h a r d Berg is d r a w i n g i n s p i r a t i o n f r o m the 1998 B r o a d w a y r e v i v a l , but w i l l be sure to p u t U R P ' s o w n u n i q u e s t a m p o n it. " T h i s c o m p a n y has never settled for r e c r e a t i n g past p r o d u c t i o n s . W e c o n s t a n t l y strive to see s o m e t h i n g n e w i n each piece a n d a l l o w a n d e n c o u r a g e the actors to d o the s a m e , " says c o director Roger Haskett. Uncle Randy's Productions a l w a y s p r o v e to be i n n o v a t i v e a n d fresh a n d c o n t i n u e to m a k e audiences feel they are seeing the p l a y for the very first t i m e . t n " W e are creating a very i n t i m a t e p r o d u c t i o n o f C a b a r e t where the audience w i l l be sucked right into the K i t K a t C l u b . T h e ensemble cast o f 16 w i l l r e m a i n o n stage t h r o u g h o u t the s h o w a n d table seating w i l l be a v a i l a b l e at the front for audience m e m b e r s , " says Berg. In 1 9 8 0 , I had the pleasure o f seeing the c a p t i v a t i n g A r t s C l u b Theatre's p r o d u c t i o n o f P i p p i n , s t a r r i n g Jeff H y s l o p . Little d i d I k n o w then, that the 11 year o l d actor, p l a y i n g the role o f T h e o w o u l d g r o w up to be November | December