Cabaret and Two Ladies

[??]

Posted: 5/10/06 at 9:11pm

Hi all,

Can anyone tell me the role of the "Two Ladies " in Cabaret. Do they sing the song "Two Ladies"? What else do they do? Do they double or have anything else significant?

[Emcee4ever]

Posted: 5/10/06 at 9:14pm

They sing 2 Ladies along with the Emcee, and they represent Clifff's rooming situation with Sally. In the revival, one of the ladies was a man, Bobby, who Cliff had an affair with. The other girl is Lulu. In the original, the girls were Rosie and Lulu.

[??]

Posted: 5/10/06 at 9:22pm

what do you mean by "represent". Thank You!

[Emcee4ever]

Posted: 5/10/06 at 9:23pm

They're commenting on the situation. They're sort of exaggerating what's going on in the 'real world'.

[allofmylife]

Posted: 5/10/06 at 9:49pm

In the original production, it was just done to show the depravity of the Weimar Republic, which was pretty debauched before Hitler took over. Hitler actually ran for election in the late 20's-early 30's on a platform that promised to "pull down the rotten house of Weimar with its sickness and depravity". And to 1966 audiences, siniing a song which is clearly about multiple sex partners and all sorts of other kinky sex was just about as kdepraved as they came (uhhhh, well you understand...)

[??]

Posted: 5/10/06 at 11:34pm

Wow, thank you everybody! I have heard two versios of this song, any idea which is included in the version available for rental?