Poll: The most amazing reinterpretation of a musical

The 1998 revival of CABARET.

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The 1973 Prince restaging of Candide -- a total reinvention of that show.

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Updated On: 12/3/05 at 10:04 PM

I'm with jasobres...Big River was astounding.

Cabaret revival, Hands down

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I'm familiar with how Big River was reninvented, and I've seen a college production of Cabaret (as well as the movie of course), but could someone expand on what exactly the 1998 revival did to reinvent the show? I Really wish I'd gotten the chance to see it!

Little off topic--the Cabaret production I saw used the ending from a revival (I don't think it was the 98 one) that literally BLEW ME AWAY...(spoiler, I guess?) It was after Cliff leaves from the train station and the Emcee, wearing a jacket and checking tickets, sings part of Wilkommen a cappela and then slowly takes off his jacket while saying the last words (Cabaret, cabaret, something like that) to reveal a concentration camp outfit...BAM. I loved it, because I'd never tought of it like that, and then I thought back at how so many of the Kit Kat Club numbers are poking fun at the Nazis as well as reflecting society and the persucution of the Jews...I hadn't thought of the possibility of the emcee actually being one. (sorry for any misspellings in my little rant...im egg-zost-edd)

I vote for the Cabaret revival.

And rentaholic, that's how the revival ended.

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The Les Miserables Revival directed by Phantom Chicken.

It will be revolutionary!

When I said "reinterpretation," I meant a revival that was not exactly a straightforward revival.

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