Cabaret revival stunt casts? — Page 2

Brooke Shields wasn't very good. Just not the role for her. She looked more like a dancer in La Cage. Gina Gershon was daring and exciting to watch. Liked Michael Hall best of all as the Emcee. This was before Six Ft Under so it wasn't exactly stunt casting. Carole Shelley was fine but Mariette Hartley was my favorite. Dignified and heartbreaking. Dick Latessa was a touching Herr Schultz. Victoria Clark was an amazing Fraulein Kost. And, Kate Shindle handled herself quite well during her 2 week stint between Gershon and Shields.

I still think that susan egan gave one of the best performances I've seen on Broadway. Ever. And I've seen a lot!

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How were Lea Thompson and Natasha Richardson as Sally? I haven't heard a whole lot about either one's particular performance (which is odd, considering Natasha originated the role in the revival...)

Gina and Raul were freaking incredible! When Gina came out and sang cabaret, it was and still is to this day, one of the most chilling theatrical moments I've ever witnessed. The best part about her Sally was that she actually looked like she was enjoying what she was doing.

And lets not forget raul, who was even more seductive than Cumming. His "I don't care much" was incredible, and not to mention that when he introduced sally for "Cabaret", it was f*****g chilling too, I can't get over how good they were.

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^ I really liked that.

I think of all of them, Lea Thompson had the most solid acting, and sadly, no video exists (at least to my knowledge)

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