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Adam Lambert -Cabaret
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Adam Lambert -Cabaret#150
Posted: 10/1/24 at 4:46pm
Wontorek works at Broadway.com. He has never said anything that is not glowing about any show. He made McNeal sound like the play of the decade.
Adam Lambert -Cabaret#151
Posted: 10/2/24 at 7:19am
Feidlimid: Wontorek works at Broadway.com. He has never said anything that is not glowing about any show. He made McNeal sound like the play of the decade.
Fair point. I like Adam and Kander & Ebb so I guess I am looking for a reason to change my mind and go but I guess the direction is still the direction so thanks for the good sense reminder. Maybe if it shows up on TDF then. Part of me still feels unloyal to Kander and Ebb however.
Adam Lambert -Cabaret#152
Posted: 10/2/24 at 5:36pm
I don’t hyperbolize when I say the new leading trio have revitalized the show and knocked it out of the park.
Don’t sleep on Adam, Auli’i, and ESPECIALLY Calvin Leon Smith - who gave Cliff some actual emotional stakes and understood the assignment perfectly. To miss them, along with Bebe Neuwirth and Steven Skybell, would be foolish!
Also, as I mentioned in the other thread, they have 3 of the 4 retro playbills in circulation. The only one not is the 1950s/60s yellow header.
Adam Lambert -Cabaret#153
Posted: 10/3/24 at 12:03am
I thought Adam was spectacular tonight. He's the reason to go back to see the show again.
Broadway Star Joined: 10/14/09
Adam Lambert -Cabaret#154
Posted: 10/4/24 at 10:29pm
So bummed Adam was out tonight. Hope he returns soon!
Adam Lambert -Cabaret#155
Posted: 10/25/24 at 12:06am
First time seeing this production tonight. Its maddeningly uneven- beautiful aesthetics, some really powerful moments, but then bizarre choices that just undercut everything.
Adam Lambert is fantastic. Out of this world great. Born to play this role, and it feels like the score was written for his voice. Gabi Campo was on as Sally and she more than held her own- "Cabaret" stopped the show, notwithstanding the bizarre histrionics shes being directed to perform. Stephen Skybell is perfect in this role. Nothing more to say. Every moment is warm, considered, perfect. Bebe, too, is great, but I really struggle to enjoy her voice at this point, and there was an unease in the audience as she tried to plow through her Act 2 number.
Calvin Leon Smith is also really solid (though he's not much of a singer), but the choice to cast Cliff as Black underscores some of the simply bizarre choices made here that work against the production. The central plot turns on Ernst, the Nazi, befriending and trusting Cliff to help smuggle goods for the Nazis into Germany. Ernst's shock at the way Cliff rejects Nazism-- it all makes no sense in this production. Sure, a color blind production might work, but the plot-point characters here (Schneider, Schultz, Kost, Ernst) are.... not.
Again and again, "edgy" choices try to undermine the strength/impact of this classic work. There is no "wink" in the opening number- its pure vulgarity. It just gets so old so quick. Whenever the production takes its foot off the gas, and lets the work breathe, it soars. Mein Herr, Maybe This Time, Tomorrow Belongs To Me... all great. Schultz's goodbye scene with Cliff? One of the most moving moments Ive seen on stage in a long while.
But when they try to "do something," YIKES. Dont Tell Mama, Money, If You Could See Her- oof. And for all the efforts to push the envelope and make it NOW, the ending is...nothing? There is no hammer dropped, there is no reveal or powerful nod to the way the Holocaust came crashing down on everyone. To close the show with such a whimper is criminal.
I do wonder how long this lasts. Front mezzanine was at least 1/4 empty tonight.
Adam Lambert -Cabaret#156
Posted: 10/28/24 at 5:01pm
this was my feeling as well when I saw it. Adam was fantastic, just great. The rest of the cast was very good as well. Always happy to see Bebe on stage. I liked the "in the round" presentation. But the direction was just headscratching. I hated the ending which, for me, ended with a whimper instead of a gut punch. Maybe I am dumb but I didn't even fully get what the point was with the increasingly drab costuming until I read more about it after the show ( I get it now....). The ending just didn't land for me. And I don't understand why Sally is always yellling. That being said, due to the performances and the evergreen score I enjoyed it and would see it again. Adam's performance is a must see.Hope he comes back to Broadway again.
Adam Lambert -Cabaret#157
Posted: 11/1/24 at 11:10pm
Been checking on seats for the next 2 months and Adam and Auliʻi seem to be out of show a lot for the next couple of weeks especially Auli'i. We def want to see Adam but is Gabi any good or should we wait until January to see it with both Adam and Auli'i?
Broadway Star Joined: 5/6/16
Adam Lambert -Cabaret#158
Posted: 11/2/24 at 5:48am
Adam is all that matters. The understudy I'm guessing was better than auli
Adam Lambert -Cabaret#159
Posted: 11/2/24 at 3:51pm
Robbie2 said: "Been checking on seats for the next 2 months and Adam andAuliʻi seem to be out of show a lot for the next couple of weeks especially Auli'i. We def want to see Adam but is Gabi any good or should we wait until January to see it with both Adam and Auli'i?
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Aulii is out until middle of November, and has been for a while, not sure whats going on there. But both her understudies are great- I saw Gabi Campo, and the other one is incredibly talented, too- not worth missing the show over that (Lambert's absence might be a different story).
Adam Lambert -Cabaret#160
Posted: 11/2/24 at 4:34pm
Robbie2 said: "Been checking on seats for the next 2 months and Adam andAuliʻi seem to be out of show a lot for the next couple of weeks especially Auli'i. We def want to see Adam but is Gabi any good or should we wait until January to see it with both Adam and Auli'i?
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I don't know how the other Sallys are, but personally, while I really enjoyed Adam's presence, I think Auli'i grounded her performance in a way I didn't see from clips of the past Sallys in this production scream-singing the title song. I thought she found an interpretation that worked within the parameters of the production that was still human and sympathetic. She wasn't a stereotypical party girl or a symbol of hedonistic obliviousness, she was a person who had to choose when there were no good choices. I do think she comes across young next to the current Cliff and there's nothing in the performance that addresses that, but that would be my only criticism.
That said, you can make your own choices about whether to wait until January.
Adam Lambert -Cabaret#161
Posted: 11/14/24 at 6:18pm
https://parade.com/celebrities/adam-lambert-cabaret-exclusive-interview
How Adam Lambert Became a Broadway Star (Exclusive) - Parade
Adam Lambert -Cabaret#162
Posted: 11/15/24 at 2:02am
PipingHotPiccolo said: "Robbie2 said: "Been checking on seats for the next 2 months and Adam andAuliʻi seem to be out of show a lot for the next couple of weeks especially Auli'i. We def want to see Adam but is Gabi any good or should we wait until January to see it with both Adam and Auli'i?
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Aulii is out until middle of November, and has been for a while, not sure whats going on there. But both her understudies are great- I saw Gabi Campo, and the other one is incredibly talented, too- not worth missing the show over that (Lambert's absence might be a different story).
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She's promoting Moana 2. This kind of absence is normal when stars have prior commitments of this scale.
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/22/21
Adam Lambert -Cabaret#163
Posted: 12/11/24 at 11:32pm
NYT: Adam Lambert Is Finding the Fun, and the Fear, in ‘Cabaret’
Gift link.
Chorus Member Joined: 10/23/24
Adam Lambert -Cabaret#164
Posted: 12/12/24 at 7:48am
Admittedly I did not see the show with Redmayne as the Emcee so I'm not going to judge Adam's performance against his, but there is something about how this ending hits with a queer actor than a straight one. The Emcee has always been queer coded, though some productions made more of it than others. With this particular ending, with the Emcee, along with other members of the cabaret, responding to the Nazi threat by giving up and trying to blend in, there is something especially poignant about a gay man doing so. About returning to the closet after a period of unfettered freedom and knowing that his life hinges on how well he manages to pull off the masquerade was especially tragic. He's going along just to stay alive. This is not to say that a straight man can't play the role effectively or that Adam's performance is more powerful because he's gay, but there is a reason why all of my favorite renditions of this character have been played by gay/bi men.
I didn't love a lot about this production. It didn't feel as powerful as the more stripped down (no pun intended) Mendes production and a lot of the more modern takes on queer identity felt anachronistic. When you consider that the Kit Kat Club is supposed to be this rundown, seedy venue, this just felt like they were trying to stuff too much in. Had Adam not been in the show (and I would pay to hear him sing the phone book listings), I would not have bothered. If they were trying to translate the story into our modern environment, it just didn't work for me.
Broadway Star Joined: 4/22/07
Adam Lambert -Cabaret#166
Posted: 2/12/25 at 1:47pm
Wow, that live performance captures a bit more of the spirit that was lost in the studio version.
Adam Lambert is truly exceptional.
Adam Lambert -Cabaret#167
Posted: 2/18/25 at 2:02pm
Auli'l Cravalho scheduled for Seth Meyers tonight.
Broadway Legend Joined: 9/20/18
Adam Lambert -Cabaret#168
Posted: 2/24/25 at 4:04pm
Bebe Neuwirth will play her final performance March 29.
Ellen Harvey will be the new Fraulein Schneider.
The following current supporting castmembers will continue on with the production: Calvin Leon Smith as ‘Clifford Bradshaw,’ Steven Skybell as ‘Herr Schultz;’ Henry Gottfried as ‘Ernst Ludwig,’ and Michelle Aravena as ‘Fritzie/Kost’
Adam Lambert -Cabaret#169
Posted: 2/26/25 at 4:54pm
Adam Lambert on Starring in 'Cabaret' and Why It Resonates More in 2025
https://variety.com/2025/legit/news/adam-lambert-cabaret-broadway-emcee-interview-1236320483
Adam Lambert -Cabaret#170
Posted: 2/27/25 at 12:00am
Finally got to see Adam in the show this afternoon and absolutley loved his performance. Easily the best Emcee I've seen in this production. It was definitely a bit of a quiet Wednesday matinee audience and Adam did some improving early on trying to get people into it. I loved the choices he made with the role and of course his voice is just phenomenal. I did appreciate having a Jewish Emcee too. Not at all a requirement, but I could feel the weight of it.
Adam Lambert -Cabaret#171
Posted: 3/2/25 at 12:17pm
I guess I’ll use this thread but any word as to who is after Eva ?
Some interesting rumors on the other board.
Adam Lambert -Cabaret#172
Posted: 3/2/25 at 12:25pm
Another board is hinting at Sabrina Carpenter doing a brief stint before Miley Cyrus. If true, that’s a pretty big “get” for this production.
Adam Lambert -Cabaret#173
Posted: 3/2/25 at 12:28pm
east side story said: "Another board is hinting at Sabrina Carpenter doing a brief stint before Miley Cyrus. If true, that’s a pretty big “get” for this production."
Sabrina has been saying she wants to get back to Broadway after only performing twice in Mean Girls before the lockdown. Sally would be a much better showcase for her at this point in her career than something like Cady.
Adam Lambert -Cabaret#174
Posted: 3/2/25 at 1:26pm
east side story said: "Another board is hinting at Sabrina Carpenter doing a brief stint before Miley Cyrus. If true, that’s a pretty big “get” for this production."
Back at the August Wilson, too.
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