Show Synopsis:
Clifford Bradshaw has come to Berlin to work on his latest novel during the 1930s, while the Nazi party is gaining strength, and becomes friends with Ernst Ludwig. He begins to fall in love with Sally Bowles, an entertainer at the Kit Kat Club, who becomes pregnant. Cliff does a paid errand for Ernst, unaware that it is for the benefit of the Nazi party. Sally leaves Cliff after they argue about the baby and she gets an abortion while Cliff gets into a fight with Ernst over different opinions of the Jewish Herr Schultz. Cliff is angry at Sally but asks her to go with him to Paris. When she declines, he leaves Nazi Germany by himself and begins to write the story of what happened to him in Germany.	

Character:
Sally Bowles, a singer and dancer at the Kit Kat Club in her 20s; an optimist who wants to just keep on living her life, despite the changes occurring to and around her.

Song Context:
Sally has told Cliff that she is pregnant, but unsure of who the father is. Cliff is considering staying with her and acting as the baby's father whether or not it is his, and Sally is hopeful for her future, their future together, and the baby's life. Feeling hopeful is not a common state for her.	

Fun Facts:
1. This musical is based on a play called I Am The Camera, by John Van Druten. 
2. The character of Sally changed from a blonde to a brunette between out-of-town tryouts and opening on Broadway. 
3. This song was not in the original production of Cabaret on Broadway. It was written for the 1972 film adaptation and added into the stage show when it was revived on Broadway in 1998.