Cabaret-- a Discussion- Page 6
Cabaret-- a Discussion
re: Cabaret-- a Discussion#125
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. :)
re: Cabaret-- a Discussion#126
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!
re: Cabaret-- a Discussion#128
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.
re: Cabaret-- a Discussion#129
Posted: 7/29/05 at 1:03pmThat'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.
re: Cabaret-- a Discussion#130
Posted: 7/29/05 at 1:06pmWhere are your troubles now? Forgotten? I told you sooo...
re: Cabaret-- a Discussion#131
Posted: 7/29/05 at 1:13pmAnd I also like how he introduces Sally for Cabaret right after Cliff got beat up.
re: Cabaret-- a Discussion#133
Posted: 7/29/05 at 2:19pm"Don't I adore you and aren't you mine?" What can i say Im a sap.
re: Cabaret-- a Discussion#135
Posted: 7/29/05 at 3:14pmYeah, It's in the song "Why Should I Wake Up"
re: Cabaret-- a Discussion#136
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 . . ."
re: Cabaret-- a Discussion#137
Posted: 7/29/05 at 3:48pmI 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. :)
re: Cabaret-- a Discussion#138
Posted: 7/29/05 at 3:51pmOh well. At least Cliff got to sing once. (Twice if you count the Finale)
re: Cabaret-- a Discussion#139
Posted: 7/29/05 at 3:54pmhahah true!
re: Cabaret-- a Discussion#140
Posted: 7/29/05 at 4:00pmWhy are you bitter? Were you Cliff in the production? :)
re: Cabaret-- a Discussion#141
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
re: Cabaret-- a Discussion#142
Posted: 7/29/05 at 4:28pmI don't think I would clap either. That doesn't make any sense.
re: Cabaret-- a Discussion#143
Posted: 7/29/05 at 4:29pmWhen I saw it, people clapped for the actors at their curtain calls, a good solid minute after the scene had ended - not until.
re: Cabaret-- a Discussion#144
Posted: 7/29/05 at 4:33pmSame with us. And Wonderboy, I edited it, so maybe it makes better sense. (I hope)
re: Cabaret-- a Discussion#145
Posted: 7/29/05 at 4:37pmNo, I still don't understand. Why would the MC be a Nazi all of a sudden?
re: Cabaret-- a Discussion#146
Posted: 7/29/05 at 4:42pmShe wasn't 'all of a sudden'. It had been implied throughout the play.
re: Cabaret-- a Discussion#147
Posted: 7/29/05 at 5:02pmGotcha! Now, I get it. I don't like that choice though.
re: Cabaret-- a Discussion#148
Posted: 7/29/05 at 11:05pmI 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.
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