In a Berlin nightclub, as the 1920s draw to a close, a garish Master of Ceremonies welcomes the audience and assures them they will forget all their troubles at the Cabaret.

With the emcee’s bawdy songs as wry commentary, Cabaret explores the dark, heady, and tumultuous life of Berlin’s natives and expatriates as Germany slowly yields to the emerging Third Reich.

Cliff, a young American writer newly arrived in Berlin, is immediately taken by English singer Sally Bowles. Meanwhile, Fräulein Schneider, proprietor of Cliff and Sally’s boardinghouse, tentatively begins a romance with Herr Schultz, a mild-mannered fruit seller who happens to be Jewish. Musical numbers include “Willkommen,” “Cabaret,” “Don’t Tell Mama” and “Two Ladies.”

Cabaret will play through Nov. 19 on Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays at 7:30 p.m., and Sundays at 2 p.m.

Individual tickets are $30 for adults and $23 for youth 17 and under. Group rates, student rush, Senior, and veteran discounts are available.

Performances will be held at Fountain Hills Theater, 11445 N. Saguaro Blvd. For tickets, visit the box office at the theater, call 480-837-9661, ext. 3, or visit fhtaz.org.