Don’t propose opening a cabaret in Brighton

BRIGHTON — Don’t tell Liza Minnelli. Life will soon no longer be a cabaret in Brighton. Instead, it will be a cafe, restaurant, tavern or even a sexually oriented business.

One of Minnelli’s classic roles was as Sally in the musical “Cabaret,” where she famously sings in the closing number, “Life is a cabaret, old chum…”

While Brighton’s city code provided licenses for cabarets, that will no longer be the case if the City Council moves ahead as recommended to change its business licenses. Instead, cabarets will be covered under the Land Use and Development Code, and the colorful image of the…