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Revision as of 10:05, 30 May 2003 by Minesweeper (talk | contribs) (moving info to separate article)(diff) ← Previous revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)Cabaret is a form of entertainment featuring comedy, song, dance, and theatre, distinguished mainly by the performance venue - a restaurant or nightclub with a stage for performances and the audience sitting around the tables watching the performance. The venue itself can also be called a "cabaret".
The term is a French word for coffee-tray, used in the Parisian bars and other places in which this genre was born (mainly the café-chantants).
Famous cabarets include:
- Moulin Rouge and Lapin Agile in Paris, France
Cabaret is also the name of a well-known Broadway musical (see Cabaret (musical)).
Cabaret is also a 1972 film (see Cabaret (movie)).