Cabaret question — Page 2

Kris2,
Thank you so much! I saw the revival six times (two on broadway) and was so moved at the end that it is always a little blurry.

Did anyone see Vance Avery as the Emcee? We saw him right before Jon Secada took over the role and after Neil Patrick Harris departed. Aside from bringing me up onstage at the beginning of Act II (I was in heaven up there), he did a really good job.

Oh man, you guys suck. I am missing this show hardcore right now. Though when I think of Jon Secada, I think of that bug, the cicada. Hehe.

Such a well paced, well thought, dark show. The direction was absolutely mindblowing. The best part was the Tomorrow Belongs to Me (Reprise). Bone chilling. The show was just so much better than the movie (which they definitely pulled out of their butts). Ugh, and the ending! I was blown away. So impressive. Gah! <3


Go see Womyn in 3. Seriously. Though W3 is more about the beauty of life and the connection between all living things and karma and such. There are so many sub-themes, it's beautiful. Just, the dark feel of Cabaret is there but there's more hope. It examines human nature in other ways. Here's my thread on it - https://forum.broadwayworld.com/readmessage.cfm?thread=488497&dt=102804072545. Don't miss your chance people!

Updated On: 10/28/04 at 11:25 PM

>> The show was just so much better than the movie (which they definitely pulled out of their butts).

Hey, be fair: the movie was made 25 years ago and, at the time, was considered fairly cutting edge in its portrayals.

---

There are no dates yet, but it says on the touring website that Vance will be the Emcee, Katrina will be Sally, and Michael Curry will be Cliff. Hope this actually happens, as I couldn't bear to go to the Westchester production despite never seeing Jon Peterson or Amanda Watkins as the Emcee and Sally. And I adore Peterson. And it wouldn't be a production of Cabaret for me without Curry involved in some way. He was my Victor every.last.time.

https://www.cabarettour.com

I felt the Emcee was representative of every character in the recent revival. I thought he showed the destruction of Berlin through its inhabitants perfectly. The decadent Willkommen and raunchy Two Ladies representing Sally and Cliff's lifestyle, and the greedy desperate Money representing Ernst. The hopeful and then evilly corrupt TMBTM in the first Act, to luring more of us into the evolving goosestepping world that the Kit Kat Klub "parodies" during Entr'Acte. The mocking of the older folks just trying to keep things the same and find pure love, yet his look of sadness after everyone in the club leaves during the first Married is heartbreaking. So he throws the brick, leading into the bitter realization of If You Could See Her. And finally, I Don't Care Much, his exact mirroring of Sally, the tragic figure who could start anew but chooses to destroy herself. The ending doesn't have to be happening right at that moment, it's just what the future holds. The Emcee represents all of that as he bows.

Completely different from the movie, which was wonderful in its own documentary-like way, but I prefer the symbolism and other subplots way more.

Updated On: 10/29/04 at 09:18 AM

Vance, Katrina, Michael Curry, etc. are touring CABARET in Asia right now. They went to Korea and last I heard Japan in August. I hope they do a US tour also though...I need to see it again

Official CABARET Korea website:

https://www.musicalcabaret.co.kr/

A Korean article about CABARET:

https://www.korea.net/news/news/newsView.asp?serial_no=20040630017&part=106&SearchDay=

some random pix from a Korean website:

https://www.livehip.net/concert/showphoto/concert_photo.php?no=559&showNUM=2

A Japanese article:

https://www.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/getarticle.pl5?ft20040818a1.htm

I found another Korean article over the summer with an interview of Katrina and Vance but I can't find it now. All I remember is Vance saying he said Welcome in Korean at the beginning of the show, which the audiences loved, but that he thought they were confused by the rest of the show.

Alix

That's so great that Vance is playing the Emcee. Hopefully he'll get the recognition for the role that he deserves.