Theatre/Musicals - Cabaret #1: Start celebrating; right this way, your table's waiting!

colourtunes · 10-04-2009, 02:24 PM

Cabaret is a musical with a book by Joe Masteroff, lyrics by Fred Ebb, and music by John Kander. The 1966 Broadway production became a hit and spawned a 1972 film as well as numerous subsequent productions.

It is based on John Van Druten's 1951 play I Am a Camera, which in turn was adapted from the novel Goodbye to Berlin by Christopher Isherwood. Set in 1931 Berlin as the Nazis are rising to power, it focuses on nightlife at the seedy Kit Kat Klub and revolves around the 19-year-old English cabaret performer Sally Bowles and her relationship with young American writer Cliff Bradshaw.

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01. colourtunes
02. KervyQT16
03. let it be

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***KervyQT16*** · 10-04-2009, 02:48 PM

Please add me. I love pretty much every version of this although I'm much more down with Hal Prince/Fosse directorial vision than the Sam Mendes version, though I love Adam and Raul in the role of the Emcee.

What about you, which do you like?

Oh, btw, add me please.

let it be · 10-04-2009, 04:37 PM

Could I be added?

***KervyQT16*** · 10-05-2009, 03:21 PM

So Jen, I'm curious...which version/ending do you like better?

colourtunes · 10-17-2009, 12:28 PM

I'm really sorry I didn't added you guys earlier!

I've added you now, though.

KervyQT16, I've only watched the movie version.

From the Sam Mendes version I've listened to the songs.

BTW, I think it's pretty nice how Americans have a culture of appreciating musicals. We don't have that here...

***KervyQT16*** · 10-17-2009, 01:27 PM

It's cool, you added us now.

The Sam Mendes version is cool, but his take on the Emcee doesn't gel with mine.

Really, where are you from?

colourtunes · 10-17-2009, 01:40 PM

Quote:

Really, where are you from?

Brazil.

let it be · 10-18-2009, 03:31 PM

I really love the Mendes version. Sam just had a really cool take on everything.