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Post by quackn on Nov 11, 2024 9:03:22 GMT -5
Love the video and how great he looks. I wish I could make out what the woman is saying when he says he doesn't know what she is talking about. Too funny. He looks like he is also 22 in the picture with the fan who had the sign when she was 11 (Maddy Perry). She must be thrilled. I wish I knew he came out on the Sundays. I would have gotten a ticket for then instead of a Saturday. I guess there is only one show on Sunday so there is time. |
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Post by pi on Nov 11, 2024 10:33:11 GMT -5
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Post by pi on Nov 11, 2024 10:37:39 GMT -5
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Post by nightowl on Nov 11, 2024 13:48:51 GMT -5
This may be a spoiler, but it is a question for anyone who has seen the show with Adam. I have just seen Cabaret and, of course, was blown away, like everyone else by the show and his performance. He really does take over the stage....but my quesiton. I don't believe the ending to THIS Cabaret with the emcee revealing himself happened. Did I miss something? I don’t know about this New York and London Show. But when I saw Cabaret in Berlin last month, there was no revelation. The Emcee is only the host, he wears the same costume at the end as in the beginning of the show. In between he wears some different costumes, but the musical ends with Cliff leaving Berlin, Sally, the KitKat Club and its people behind to an unknown, ominous future. There the Emcee blows out the light and the stage goes dark. The end. From what I‘ve seen, the ending of this new Westend/Broadway production of Cabaret was criticized quite a lot by some people. Apparently more in New York than in London. I think it’s artistic freedom. The musical is based on two autobiographical books by 2 different authors, so there you would find the true story. Or stories. |
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Post by taumbu on Nov 11, 2024 15:20:59 GMT -5
This may be a spoiler, but it is a question for anyone who has seen the show with Adam. I have just seen Cabaret and, of course, was blown away, like everyone else by the show and his performance. He really does take over the stage....but my quesiton. I don't believe the ending to THIS Cabaret with the emcee revealing himself happened. Did I miss something? I don’t know about this New York and London Show. But when I saw Cabaret in Berlin last month, there was no revelation. The Emcee is only the host, he wears the same costume at the end as in the beginning of the show. In between he wears some different costumes, but the musical ends with Cliff leaving Berlin, Sally, the KitKat Club and its people behind to an unknown, ominous future. There the Emcee blows out the light and the stage goes dark. The end. From what I‘ve seen, the ending of this new Westend/Broadway production of Cabaret was criticized quite a lot by some people. Apparently more in New York than in London. I think it’s artistic freedom. The musical is based on two autobiographical books by 2 different authors, so there you would find the true story. Or stories. I already addressed this earlier and this is what I found when I researched the ending question. WARNING SPOILERS AHEAD! The original production in the 60s ending had a mirror descend onto the stage to reflect the audience. The Sam Mendes production with Alan Cumming, which was very popular, ended with the Emcee shown as a concentration prisoner with a pink triangle. The Westend/Broadway production depicts the ending as the Emcee joining the others as a Nazi. So there are different interpretations on the ending depending on what the director ‘s vision is. |
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Post by girldrummer on Nov 11, 2024 16:07:01 GMT -5
I guess I like the current ending for the simple reason that it gives Adam more to do in the role and as a result, the audience sees his diverse talents. The more he can show what he can do onstage, the better, IMO.
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Post by nightowl on Nov 11, 2024 16:29:38 GMT -5
I don’t know about this New York and London Show. But when I saw Cabaret in Berlin last month, there was no revelation. The Emcee is only the host, he wears the same costume at the end as in the beginning of the show. In between he wears some different costumes, but the musical ends with Cliff leaving Berlin, Sally, the KitKat Club and its people behind to an unknown, ominous future. There the Emcee blows out the light and the stage goes dark. The end. From what I‘ve seen, the ending of this new Westend/Broadway production of Cabaret was criticized quite a lot by some people. Apparently more in New York than in London. I think it’s artistic freedom. The musical is based on two autobiographical books by 2 different authors, so there you would find the true story. Or stories. I already addressed this earlier and this is what I found when I researched the ending question. WARNING SPOILERS AHEAD! The original production in the 60s ending had a mirror descend onto the stage to reflect the audience. The Sam Mendes production with Alan Cumming, which was very popular, ended with the Emcee shown as a concentration prisoner with a pink triangle. The Westend/Broadway production depicts the ending as the Emcee joining the others as a Nazi. So there are different interpretations on the ending depending on what the director ‘s vision is. Interesting. Out of these I would prefer the original 60s ending. Although I‘m not sure, if every audience member in today‘s NYC would understand that. Do you by chance know, how the movie ends? (Because the Cabaret versions in Germany seem to end very different, maybe they’re closed to the movie?) |
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Post by taumbu on Nov 11, 2024 16:56:34 GMT -5
The ending of the movie: In the final scene, the Emcee removes his outer clothes to reveal a striped uniform of the type worn by the internees in concentration camps; on it are pinned a yellow badge (identifying Jews), a red star (marking Communists and socialists), and a pink triangle (denoting homosexuals).
So closer to the Sam Mendes revival.
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Post by nightowl on Nov 11, 2024 17:10:12 GMT -5
The ending of the movie: In the final scene, the Emcee removes his outer clothes to reveal a striped uniform of the type worn by the internees in concentration camps; on it are pinned a yellow badge (identifying Jews), a red star (marking Communists and socialists), and a pink triangle (denoting homosexuals). So closer to the Sam Mendes revival. Thank you. That’s really interesting. So I think our Berlin version leaves the future of the characters including the Emcee in the dark. Which I think fits with the timeline of the story, which happens in 1929/1930. That’s 3 years before the Nazis took over Germany. Still, everyone here knows (should know?) the possible fates of these characters. |
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Post by pi on Nov 11, 2024 19:26:38 GMT -5
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