Brad Oscar in Cabaret
Brad Oscar in Cabaret
Mamie
Broadway Legend Joined: 3/26/04
#0Brad Oscar in Cabaret
Posted: 9/15/06 at 3:08pm
Thought you might like to see a pic of Brad Oscar in "Cabaret" at DC's Arena Stage. (Sorry for the quality but it's a newspaper photo)
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#1re: Brad Oscar in Cabaret
Posted: 9/15/06 at 4:05pmI like him, but GOD that's a scary picture.
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#2re: Brad Oscar in Cabaret
Posted: 9/15/06 at 4:06pm
Brad is a great performer and I can soooo see him as the Emcee... and a good one at that. If I still lived in Richmond, I'd be there! 
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#3re: Brad Oscar in Cabaret
Posted: 9/15/06 at 4:51pmI can't wait to see this on Sunday. He was excellent in Damn Yankees.
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#4re: Brad Oscar in Cabaret
Posted: 9/15/06 at 5:43pmthat's frightening. I cannot imagine him in this role. Updated On: 9/15/06 at 05:43 PM
MasterLcZ
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/12/03
#5re: Brad Oscar in Cabaret
Posted: 9/15/06 at 6:25pm
I can. I can see him being really wonderfully creepy and terrifying with that big booming voice of his.
I'm glad he's been busy doing such interesting projects since leaving THE PRODUCERS.
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Mamie
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#6re: Brad Oscar in Cabaret
Posted: 9/18/06 at 11:05am
This review of "Cabaret" from the Washington Post is incredibly accurate - from my point of view anyway.
One thing this reviewer never mentioned was the singing. This is absolutely the best SUNG Cabaret I have ever heard. I'd give an arm to have this cast recorded.
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Mamie
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#7re: Brad Oscar in Cabaret
Posted: 9/18/06 at 11:07am
That's weird. The link showed up when I previewed that post - then it disappeared. Try it here:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/09/17/AR2006091700802.html?referrer=email
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#9re: Brad Oscar in Cabaret
Posted: 9/19/06 at 2:57pm
I saw this on Sunday and have some issues with the Post review, though they were spot on it some areas. It was very well sung and I for one, loved Meg Gillentine's take on Sally Bowles- dancing, singing, and acting. Brad Oscar did not wow me over, didn't think he was well suited for the role acting wise. In the beginning, he was having mike problems I think, because it was hard to hear even from the second row. He does have a fabulous voice, but not particularly well-suited for this role. While I liked some of Molly Smith's changes (particularly the ending- use of the train etc), she was at times heavy handed and blatantly made parallels to current events. Cabaret has a political message on its own and does not need "assistance" and for the most part, DC audiences, usually immersed in politics, are not dumb (save for the annoying college students behind me who insisted trying to figure out what was happening out loud). As such, its possible that the general audience could have made some of the linkages between the Weimar Republic and current issues today, if they were so inclined, on their own.
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Broadway Legend Joined: 5/11/06
#11re: Brad Oscar in Cabaret
Posted: 9/26/06 at 8:46pm
Cool! That's so awesome! I wish I could see it!
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