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Every time I see the musical “Cabaret” — and I’ve seen a lot of “Cabaret” through the years — I wonder if anyone’s listening. The show is remembered for many things — Liza Minelli’s star turn, the great Kander & Ebb score, the naughtiness of the Kit Kat Club — but the 1967 best-musical Tony-winner “Cabaret” is really a warning.

Within a few minutes of “End of the Rainbow,” Judy Garland has dropped the F-bomb and nearly been caught performing a sex act on her future husband No. 5. So, yeah, we’re not in Kansas anymore.

A critically acclaimed costume designer, AJ Garcia worked in high-school, college, community and professional theaters across Central Florida -- and last year saw one of his costumes put on display at Walt Disney World. He died Sunday at age 47.

Theater West End is beginning 2021 the same way it started 2020: Desperately seeking donations to keep its doors open. But will the Sanford theater’s supporters come through again as a second chance becomes a third chance?