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[cabarethed]

Posted: 4/5/07 at 10:33am

Wonderful pictures, Perfectly Marvelous. Made me all nostalgic! Very jealous you got to see Jon Peterson, as he's one of the few Emcees I didn't see and was dying to. I did see him do I Don't Care Much at Broadway in Bryant Park (he was John Stamos's u/s that summer) and got to talk to him....total sweetheart.

In regards to the cover, I can't remember where the hell I read or saw it, but Sam Mendes confirmed it was neither Cumming or Grey.

[Perfectly Marvelous]

Posted: 4/5/07 at 10:50am

I'm so glad someone else has gotten to meet him!

He also sings "I Don't Care Much" on his CD, Skidoo, which I got when I saw him in November at Foothills.

Very talented guy -- and every night during the run he entered from stage right (which was my side of the stage) to go do the kickline... so I got to see him as lovely lady for two weeks. We tried arranging it so he could dance with my mom, but she was on the opposite side of the stage so he couldn't do it (everyone in the cast had found out she was coming to see the show - including Andrea, because she kept smiling at my mom during most of her numbers).



I'm glad you guys enjoyed the pictures.

[LoringsGuy]

Posted: 4/5/07 at 11:33am

Where can one obtain a copy of the London cast? I tried searching online but didn't have any luck.

[misschung]

Posted: 4/5/07 at 11:51am

Amazon UK has it, I dont know if that helps.

Great pictures!

Loringsguy - your signature just made me laugh out loud

[frontrowcentre2]

Posted: 4/5/07 at 12:12pm

Both Broadway cast albums (1966 and 199 are excellent each has strengths and weaknesses. The 1966 album has Joel Grey (unbeatable), Lotte Lenya (irreplaceable, and perfectly cast as Schneider) and Jack Gilford (who pretty much owns "Meeskite.") The Cliff is bland, and Jill Haworth is too brassy as Sally. The supporting players steal the show.

The 1998 album represents CABARET as it is usually played these days, dropping "Telephone Song", "Meeskite" and "Why Should I Wake Up?" and using the movie version of "The Money Song." It also adds "Mein Herr", "Maybe This Time" and "I Don't Care Much." On CD the cast are generally fine though only Alan Cumming truly stands out.

[LoringsGuy]

Posted: 4/5/07 at 12:36pm

Misschung -- Thanks!

FrontRowCentre -- Pretty much agreed. Both versions are worth owning for their particular strengths. I don't miss "Meeskite" and "The Telephone Song" in the revival (those songs annoy me, frankly). Cutting "Why Should I Wake Up?" is a shame, but I understand the reasoning behind it. With the revival, they were clearly going for a darker, bleaker, more "realistic" feel, and having Cliff suddenly burst into a bittersweet ballad wouldn't work.

[misschung]

Posted: 4/5/07 at 12:45pm

Is anyone else disappointed in the quality of the movie soundtrack? I wish they would remaster it

[Perfectly Marvelous]

Posted: 4/5/07 at 12:55pm

^ My mom is currently letting me have her copy - which is on vinyl.

I think they should have done sort of special re-issue for the 40th anniversary of the show back in November (unless, there was one and I totally missed it).

[LoringsGuy]

Posted: 4/5/07 at 1:00pm

Oh, and somewhat related: the revival tie-in book is pretty awesome, for those that are interested. It might be out of print by now, but definitely worth seeking out. It has the script, backstage photos, Alan Cumming journal entries, and so on. Good stuff!

[Perfectly Marvelous]

Posted: 4/5/07 at 1:14pm

Indeed, it is a great book.

And wonderful insight for anyone who enjoys the show, planning to audition for the show, or is just a Kander & Ebb fan.

I remember when I first got it, I tried having a "Cabaret-Quote-Of-The-Day"... it only lasted for about a week, but I may do it again. Twas fun, skipping through the script and choosing a random line.

[Deannaizme]

Posted: 4/5/07 at 5:37pm

Oh, and somewhat related: the revival tie-in book is pretty awesome, for those that are interested. It might be out of print by now, but definitely worth seeking out. It has the script, backstage photos, Alan Cumming journal entries, and so on. Good stuff!

I have a copy of this on my bookshelf. I think I'll be pulling it out when I get home from work. Thank you for the great pictures; they're bringing back a lot of great memories. I've said it before: Cabaret brought me back to theater. I'd always loved it, but wasn't going for years. Then a friend took me to the '98 revival tour in San Francisco (Norbert Leo Butz as the Emcee and Joely Fisher as Sally) and I was hooked again. I saw the tour at least 5 times, and when I got to New York for a long weekend, I saw Cabaret there, too (with Neil Patrick Harris and Deborah Gibson).

I miss this show. I was really, really disappointed when it closed.

[LoringsGuy]

Posted: 4/6/07 at 12:04am

Deannaizme, I saw Norbert and Joely as well---thought he was great, she was just so-so.

How was Deborah in the role?

[misschung]

Posted: 4/6/07 at 12:51am

I didn't even know she was in it. hm! learn something new everyday on BWW

[Deannaizme]

Posted: 4/6/07 at 12:40pm

Deannaizme, I saw Norbert and Joely as well---thought he was great, she was just so-so.

How was Deborah in the role?

I thought Joely was so-so as well; he was great. I was pleasantly surprised by Deborah Gibson (and NPH, since I'd only seen him before as Doogie Howser). They were excellent. I didn't want the show to end that night.

[frontrowcentre2]

Posted: 4/6/07 at 1:14pm

Yes, the film soundtrack has always suffered from that boxy Hollywood soundstage sound, but unless the original session tapes have been properly stores, teh soundtrack album master may be all we have.

The recording has changed labels. Originally released by ABC, that label was aquired by MCA who traditionally were pretty careless with storing materials. When Universal Music Group absorbed MCA, most of the Broadway cast material went to the Decca Broadway label but certain titles were held back. CABARET was issued on the Hippo label but aside from putting the songs in the correct order, that release is the same as all previous editions.

[LoringsGuy]

Posted: 4/7/07 at 12:51am

Glad to hear Doogie and Deborah were so good. I can actually see him doing well in that role---just cutting loose and being all dirty.

I envision Deborah as being a little too "polished" for that part, but it sounds like she did well. Good for her! I'm kind of a closet Debbie Gibson fan.