Cabaret takes place from 1929-1930, a time when Berlin, in the midst of a post-World War I economic depression, is transitioning from a center of underground, avant-garde cultural epicenter to the beginnings of Hitler’s totalitarian regime and the rise of the Nazi Party. Clifford Bradshaw, a struggling American writer looking for inspiration for his next novel.wanders into the Kit Kat Klub, a seedy nightclub overseen by “the Emcee.” Cliff meets Sally Bowles, a vivacious, talented cabaret performer, and an utterly lost soul. Sally and Cliff begin a relationship, which blossoms unexpectedly into a dream-like romance. Romance and drama unfold in this classic musical that you won't want to miss!