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#126

re: Cabaret-- a Discussion

Posted: 7/29/05 at 12:51pm

What's your favorite song lyric?

Mine is

"So if you kiss me, if we touch, warning's fair--I don't care-- very much."

Sends shivers up and down my spine, but in a good way.

I especially like how Alan Cumming held that last note for like 15 seconds on the revival soundtrack. :)

#127

re: Cabaret-- a Discussion

Posted: 7/29/05 at 12:55pm

I'm definitely not that decisive.

But one that just popped into my head:
In here, life is beautiful. The girls are beautiful. Even the orchestra is BEAUTIFUL!

A work of art is an invitation to love.

#128

re: Cabaret-- a Discussion

Posted: 7/29/05 at 12:56pm

Is that in Willkommen or the Finale?

#129

re: Cabaret-- a Discussion

Posted: 7/29/05 at 1:00pm

Both; I'm indecisive.

The Finale was so much more impactful, but had he not said it at the beginning too, it would've been far less jarring.

A work of art is an invitation to love.

#130

re: Cabaret-- a Discussion

Posted: 7/29/05 at 1:03pm

That's true. I like how in the beginning he relishes the word beautiful, but in the Finale he says it with bitterness and a touch of hatred and irony.

#131

re: Cabaret-- a Discussion

Posted: 7/29/05 at 1:06pm

Where are your troubles now? Forgotten? I told you sooo...

A work of art is an invitation to love.

#132

re: Cabaret-- a Discussion

Posted: 7/29/05 at 1:13pm

And I also like how he introduces Sally for Cabaret right after Cliff got beat up.

#133

re: Cabaret-- a Discussion

Posted: 7/29/05 at 1:38pm

And he doesn't seem to care. :p

#134

re: Cabaret-- a Discussion

Posted: 7/29/05 at 2:19pm

"Don't I adore you and aren't you mine?" What can i say Im a sap.

"You know just because you put a smiley face after it doesn't change the fact that it was an a-hole comment." ~ Sumofallthings

#135

re: Cabaret-- a Discussion

Posted: 7/29/05 at 3:04pm

Did Cliff say that?

#136

re: Cabaret-- a Discussion

Posted: 7/29/05 at 3:14pm

Yeah, It's in the song "Why Should I Wake Up"

"You know just because you put a smiley face after it doesn't change the fact that it was an a-hole comment." ~ Sumofallthings

#137

re: Cabaret-- a Discussion

Posted: 7/29/05 at 3:27pm

Awww. How cute. :)

And the song ties in with the Finale where he says "And I was dancing with Sally Bowles . . . and we were both fast asleep . . ."

#138

I love it. In my production the director cut Why Should I Wake Up and opted not to use the 1987 new song Don't Go. I was upset since I could see how both songs were character driven, but he wanted Cliff to not sing and be more of an outsider to the world...but that doesn't explain Perfectly Marvelous. I suppose I'm still Bitter. :)

"Jaime's convienced that the problems are mine. Jaime is probably doing just fine. And I'm still hurting."

#139

re: Cabaret-- a Discussion

Posted: 7/29/05 at 3:51pm

Oh well. At least Cliff got to sing once. (Twice if you count the Finale)

#140

re: Cabaret-- a Discussion

Posted: 7/29/05 at 3:54pm

hahah true!

"Jaime's convienced that the problems are mine. Jaime is probably doing just fine. And I'm still hurting."

#141

re: Cabaret-- a Discussion

Posted: 7/29/05 at 4:00pm

Why are you bitter? Were you Cliff in the production? :)

#142

re: Cabaret-- a Discussion

Posted: 7/29/05 at 4:26pm

And for the female Emcee, during the drumroll for the Finale she slowly unzipped her coat.

The audience seemed a bit uneasy (I think they thought it was going to be a concentration camp uniform underneath.)

But no, it was her master of ceremonies shirt.

Her right arm came out from the coat, then her left.

She had previously been smiling, but as her left arm was revealed, a scowl took its place.

The audience gasped.

On her left arm was a swastika armband.

When the cymbals clashed, she gave the Nazi salute, bowed, and left.

The audience clapped 1 minute later (we counted).

(So basically the emcee took off her coat, revealing a Nazi armband underneath. She saluted and left. The audience was so shocked they didn't clap until a minute later.)

Sorry if that sounded confusing. (I'm not very good at describing someone taking off a coat.)

Updated On: 7/29/05 at 04:26 PM

#143

re: Cabaret-- a Discussion

Posted: 7/29/05 at 4:28pm

I don't think I would clap either. That doesn't make any sense.

"For me, THEATRE is an anticipation, an artistic rush, an emotional banquet, a jubilant appreciation, and an exit hopeful of clearer thought and better worlds." ~ an anonymous traveler with Robert Burns

#144

re: Cabaret-- a Discussion

Posted: 7/29/05 at 4:29pm

When I saw it, people clapped for the actors at their curtain calls, a good solid minute after the scene had ended - not until.

A work of art is an invitation to love.

#145

re: Cabaret-- a Discussion

Posted: 7/29/05 at 4:33pm

Same with us. And Wonderboy, I edited it, so maybe it makes better sense. (I hope)

#146

re: Cabaret-- a Discussion

Posted: 7/29/05 at 4:37pm

No, I still don't understand. Why would the MC be a Nazi all of a sudden?

#147

re: Cabaret-- a Discussion

Posted: 7/29/05 at 4:42pm

She wasn't 'all of a sudden'. It had been implied throughout the play.

#148

re: Cabaret-- a Discussion

Posted: 7/29/05 at 5:02pm

Gotcha! Now, I get it. I don't like that choice though.

#149

re: Cabaret-- a Discussion

Posted: 7/29/05 at 11:05pm

I see. She had this really demonic grin during the goosestepping kickline and sang a bright, happy Willkommen during the Finale when the music was flat.

#150

re: Cabaret-- a Discussion

Posted: 7/29/05 at 11:19pm

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