Cabaret on Broadway — Page 3

jkcohen626 said: "God, Lea Michele would be so horrifically miscast as Sally. Just awful. I do not need to see her put on a ****ty British accent nobody has the courage to correct her on and then belt out these songs like she's British Fanny Brice. No Thank you!"

So, in other words, you hated Liza.

Jumpin_J said: "I saw it in London. Hated it. The immersive experience is only in the pre-show. Cliff was awful. I have a friend who saw a previous Cliff and said he was awful too. So soft and whiny. Clearly it's a directorial choice. Sally is constantly in hysterics so her character has nowhere to go. But the biggest wrong is the MC who is constantly angry. It destroys the illusion that as he says "In here, everything is beautiful". Well clearly it isn't, but there's no reason to tick off the audience. Even if they get Eddie Redmayne, he's no Alan Cumming who seduces the audience which is th obvious right choice. Also it feels padded. Act I runs almost an hour and 45 minutes. But theater is art and art is subjective. It's your money and that's my 2¢. Your mileage may vary. But I thought it was awful."


Wow. We had the complete opposite experience. I thought the production was spectacular, with such interesting choices made. It’s dark, sinister, and powerful.

ErmengardeStopSniveling said: "I’m not really following the casting rumors — is Billie Piper a pipe(r)dream, or a rumor from a reliable source?"

a bit of both? it seems to be well established across the pond that they’ve been trying to get her to do this production*. however she’s allegedly declined for a variety of reasons mainly relating to having a young child. so her turning down a replacement gig which could be a much shorter commitment to take on the broadway opening doesn’t seem likely.

(*and apparently the production that played before this one tried to get her too)

I'm still mad I missed her in Yerma. I'd love to see her live. She's tremendous. But sounds unlikely to leave her child to come across the pond.

Does anyone know when the offficial announcement is coming?

My dream would be Eva Noblezada for this

Lea Michele as Sally Bowles is quite literally the definition of miscasting: Sally is supposed to be broken, sultry, wounded, and not all that vocally talented. Lea Michele has only ever shown us the opposite of all those things.

I have to say that with Eddie Redmayne as the big draw, might the producers reward us with a non-celeb Bway talent here? Or will they look to match his star power with a Name?

I have no idea who this Billie is yall are talking about, but the mind RUNS with ideas here. Zendaya. Andra Day. Vanessa Kirby. Sarah Snook. Amanda Seyfried. Cecily Strong.

No idea if she has the stamina for the stage, but Rebecca Ferguson would be an astonishing Sally Bowles, I feel so sure about that. Never thought of it before, but popped into my head due to Mission Impossible promo yesterday. Wasn't her singing in Greatest Showman, but she said she can hold a tune.

dramamama611 said: "Isn't Dove Cameron the obvious choice? (I don't know if she's right for this particular production, but I'd love to see her tackle the role someday.)

I really hope this comes to fruition, it's one of my favorites and somehow it's a show my son (and frequent theater companion) has never seen and that needs to be rectified."



they would need an matinee sally if dove would ever join

FANtomFollies said: "If the audience for this ends up anything like the one at Sweeney Todd I might have to sit this one out. The insane screaming completely takes me out of the performance."

My Sweeney audience was completely fine. Enthusiastic, but give me that over a dead house any night.

darquegk said: "Chloe Fineman LOOKS like a Sally Bowles, and her energy is very “what if you put all the past Sally actors in a blender.”"

Anybody but the scientology legacy nepo baby that can't act on SNL PLEASE

dramamama611 said: "Isn't Dove Cameron the obvious choice? (I don't know if she's right for this particular production, but I'd love to see her tackle the role someday.)"

Legitimate question because I'm not as familiar with her recent work, but why would she be an obvious choice? I can't really say I've thought of her as capable to handle a role like Sally before but again, I haven't seen what she's done lately.

Though every time my Spotify plays 'Maybe This Time' featuring Natasha Richardson I cringe.

Natasha was the perfectly cast Sally. Again, Sally Bowles is an acting role not a singing role. Sadly, due to Liza Minnelli’s interpretation in Bob Fosse’s 1972 film adaptation, most assume it’s a powerhouse singing role, which it is not. Every stage adaptation has stayed true to casting and cast non-singing actresses to play Sally. Unfortunately, many still judge these actresses and their limited singing as they expect Liza vocals. Throughout the play it is emphasized Sally is a third-rate performer yet people ignore this detail.