Greensburg is a great little bedroom community without a lot to do whenever you leave the house. It's completely ripe for the Kit Kat Klub, a fictional little dive with call-me phones on the tables, trollops on the stage and Nazis in their audience.

		'Cabaret' Where: Stage Right Productions at Gianilli's Homestyle Italian Restaurant, Greensburg. When: 6:30 p.m. dinner, 8 p.m. show tonight and Sat.; 12:30 p.m. lunch, 2 p.m. show Sun. Tickets: $22.95; 724-832-7464.

Under the direction of artistic director Anthony Marino, Stage Right offers just enough sleaze to help tell the dark and melancholy story of decadent pre-war Berlin in a fine production of the Kander and Ebb classic "Cabaret." The mid-'80s revival version merges the sexiness and attitude of the earlier Tom Fosse production with aspects of the popular Liza Minnelli movie.

Marino takes full advantage of the handmade, multilevel stage that Stage Right specially built in Gianilli's Homestyle Italian Restaurant. It accommodates chorus-line gang dancing, intimate scenes and in-your-face action with a cast that gets up-close and personal with the crowd. Two rear projection screens help to set the scenes.

Scott Sambuco absolutely nails his Joel Grey impersonation as the club's creepy, amoral Emcee. The precise, beefy dancing that made him one of Pittsburgh Musical Theater's standout performers helps to put the Emcee firmly in charge of the stage, and Sambuco's powerful voice twists into an ominous whine.

Jennifer Veltri Smith gives flapper Sally Bowles an impeccably British accent and a wonderfully self-centered demeanor. Playing up the flirtatious and bold aspects of her character, Smith soft pedals Sally's pathos and vulnerability but shines in musical numbers, particularly the raunchy "Mein Herr" and powerhouse title song.

Just when the young American in Berlin begins to realize that the rising wave of Nazi-ism won't be a passing fad, Jason Swauger is at his best. It's a key moment in the show, one that requires all of an actor's dramatic sensibilities. Swauger handles the character's moment of change with the poise and clarity necessary to communicate the sentiment.

The large cast includes several impressive supporting characters. Beverly J. Price is perfectly cast as Frau Schneider, the respectable keeper of a budget hotel and a low-rent heart. Her scenes depicting the sweet relationship with the local grocer, well played by John Noble, explode in her heart-wrenching delivery of "What Would You Do." Renata Marino shines in several roles, and the young Kit Kat Girls writhe through all the Fosse moves in a back alley lingerie show that helps to paint a runny watercolor picture of the debauchery of Berlin. Under the baton of musical director Eric Barchiesi, the band helps to set the flapper-era ambience.

On opening night in the new space at Gianilli's, the company was still working out a few bugs, including headset mike issues and an incomplete backdrop that unnecessarily offered a distracting view of people wandering around backstage.

The third production of its regular season is also the company's first dinner show. Gianilli's large banquet room provides a high ceiling, broad stage, space for wings and clear sight lines. The tasty buffet dinner includes cavatelli and marinara sauce, shredded beef, mixed vegetables, salad, bread, cake and coffee.