“Life is a cabaret, old chum.”
In 2026, Arts Center Lake Placid celebrates the Movie Musical on the Annex screen! From timeless classics to modern favorites, from stage-to-screen and back again, we’re showcasing the very best of the genre. Broadway goes to Hollywood!
Cabaret (1972)
Liza Minnelli, Michael York and Joel Grey star in a daring, iconic adaptation that has become a defining masterpiece of cinema—winning 8 Academy Awards and influencing every movie musical that followed.
Inside the Kit Kat Club of 1931 Berlin, starry-eyed singer Sally Bowles and an impish emcee sound the clarion call to decadent fun, while outside a certain political party grows into a brutal force.
Directed and Choreographed by Bob Fosse
Written by Jay Presson Allen (screenplay), based on the 1966 stage musical by Joe Masteroff (book), John Kander and Fred Ebb (music)
Starring Liza Minnelli, Michael York, Helmut Griem, Marisa Berenson and Joel Grey
Runtime: 124 minutes
Rated PG (strong sexual themes, substance use, violence)
