Cabaret

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Who

Composer John Kander and lyricist Fred Ebb, both American Jewish songwriters, who wrote the musical

When

1966

Where

New York, United States

The landmark musical 'Cabaret,' set in Weimar-era Berlin as the Nazis rise, opened on Broadway in 1966 with music by John Kander and lyrics by Fred Ebb. Both Kander and Ebb were American Jewish writers, and the show confronts the antisemitism and moral collapse of 1930s Germany.

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