Ricky Martin As the Emcee in Cabaret
Ricky Martin As the Emcee in Cabaret
#1Ricky Martin As the Emcee in Cabaret
Posted: 3/21/13 at 8:43amI know he's and okay singer but I think he could do what John Stamos did and if there actually is a upcoming revival then I think he could do it....thoughts?
BrodyFosse123
Broadway Legend Joined: 2/27/06
#2Ricky Martin As the Emcee in Cabaret
Posted: 3/21/13 at 10:08am
I guess you have no knowledge about the singing qualifications of CABARET, so I'll be nice but... none of the roles in CABARET require excellent singing voices -- not even Sally Bowles, and especially the Emcee. Sally is supposed to be a third-rate singer working in a seedy Berlin cabaret therefore the Emcee is equally third-rate. Lucky enough, the recent 1998 Sam Mendes/Rob Marshall Broadway revival was cast this way hence the varied actors and actresses who appeared in the revival during its long run. Great singing voices were not on the criteria and actors who DID know how to sing purposely sang their roles 'in character' and altered their great singing voices (some added a grittier, raspier tone to their slightly off-key vocals, etc.).
Also, Ricky Martin's singing has never been questioned -- it was his acting abilities that were always on the attack on this board. His singing is up-to-par on many levels. The boy's acting needs work.
#3Ricky Martin As the Emcee in Cabaret
Posted: 3/21/13 at 11:00amWhat do you think about Sascha Baron Cohen as the Emcee in some incarnation?
OrdinaryJukebox
Featured Actor Joined: 6/7/06
#4Ricky Martin As the Emcee in Cabaret
Posted: 3/21/13 at 11:28amI'd like to see Martin in the costume ... that's it, though.
#5Ricky Martin As the Emcee in Cabaret
Posted: 3/21/13 at 11:31amI dont need Ricky Martin's "fans" ruining another show. Cabaret is not interactive but sadly his fans would think they are in a club and can talk to the actor.
#6Ricky Martin As the Emcee in Cabaret
Posted: 3/21/13 at 12:05pmI for one am happy that all the emcees I saw on Broadway were excellent singers, as I just adore the song I Don't Care Much. My favorite version - Matt McGrath. Sung from the heart.
#7Ricky Martin As the Emcee in Cabaret
Posted: 3/21/13 at 4:07pmWho cares about his singing? He just doesn't have the ability to create a character on stage, he's a personality, not an actor--same goes for John Stamos, for that matter though at least he's been known to have charisma whereas Broadway sucks all the charisma out of Martin for some reason. Pass.
#8Ricky Martin As the Emcee in Cabaret
Posted: 3/21/13 at 4:14pmAs much as I'd like the thought of his heaving bosoms covered in grease and glitter, it's a no-go for me. Dude is charismatic, but can't act and can only barely do singing legit, not to mention his distracting focus on enunciation. I love Ricky since I was a kid, but I know charisma can't cover all that is lacking.
"Hey little girls, look at all the men in shiny shirts and no wives!" - Jackie Hoffman, Xanadu, 19 Feb 2008
WiCkEDrOcKS
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/13/04
#9Ricky Martin As the Emcee in Cabaret
Posted: 3/21/13 at 4:21pm
His Che was so exhaustingly peppy, hammy, and bubbly that he may as well have been a Wiggle.
Please don't let him touch The MC. He's not untalented, his acting range is just...limited.
Updated On: 3/21/13 at 04:21 PM
#10Ricky Martin As the Emcee in Cabaret
Posted: 3/21/13 at 5:04pm
Pleas please please make this happen!!!!!
His willkommen would be soooo amazing and sex charged.
#12Ricky Martin As the Emcee in Cabaret
Posted: 3/21/13 at 5:49pm
No it won't be happy! I think you're all underestimating his talents.
If you've seen him live in concert you then you know how dark he could get. In his last tour he had an orgy on stage with both men and woman and trust me there wasn't anything "happy" about it. It was pure and raw erotic magic.
In Evita he was "selling" the show, as instructed by the producers. Sadly people came to see the charismatic, livin la vida loca Ricky, not Che. It wasn't his choice, he acted as directed, with the right director he could be spectacular.
#13Ricky Martin As the Emcee in Cabaret
Posted: 3/21/13 at 5:53pm
I would hate to see Sasha Baron Cohen OR Ricky Martin in the role for two very different reasons.
Ricky Martin homogenized Che. He made Che bland; uninteresting and really had no characterization whatsover. I'm sure he would sell tickets: I'm sure legions would be disappointed.
Sasha Baron Cohen is a funny man when he does his own stuff.. Borat or That gay model guy. Given a real script that another person wrote........ such as Les Miserables. He just doesn't quite cut it.
There were so many good Emcees last time around Micheal C Hall, Raul Esparza, Alan Cumming, Neil Patrick Harris, all actors who brought so much to it. I think of Sasha Baron Cohen more of a sketch artist. Yet to see him enjoyable that moves that are not his
#14Ricky Martin As the Emcee in Cabaret
Posted: 3/21/13 at 6:11pm
From the Perez Hilton review:
The only critique we had about Martin's performance was that there were a few moments when the heartthrob went into "Ricky" mode and channeled his inner idol. HOWEVER, that is not a lazy choice on his part. The director told us backstage, when we mentioned that (because we like to be honest), that it was his idea for Martin to do that. To give the audience a little of Ricky along with Che. Because, let's be more frank, it is Martin that is helping Evita do huge box office business.
WiCkEDrOcKS
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/13/04
#15Ricky Martin As the Emcee in Cabaret
Posted: 3/21/13 at 6:37pmPerez Hilton. What a theater connoisseur.
#16Ricky Martin As the Emcee in Cabaret
Posted: 3/21/13 at 6:46pmI know Perez is not a theatre critic, I didn't post that for the review aspect of it, but for the information it provides, that he was directed to act the way he did for commercial reasons. If given creative freedom to interpret a role he could be quite extraordinary.
Phyllis Rogers Stone
Broadway Legend Joined: 9/16/07
#17Ricky Martin As the Emcee in Cabaret
Posted: 3/21/13 at 6:57pmRemember when Perez said Castro died?
Smaxie
Broadway Legend Joined: 9/26/05
#18Ricky Martin As the Emcee in Cabaret
Posted: 3/21/13 at 8:44pm
I think Stamos is a pretty solid Emcee here. He's certainly holding the stage. And someone may remember, but I think Kander liked Stamos in the role.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O6PlTBTq1qQ
FindingNamo
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/22/03
#19Ricky Martin As the Emcee in Cabaret
Posted: 3/21/13 at 9:10pmSalvatore "Sally" Bowles (Ricky Martin) is a performer at the Kit Kat Klub, overseen by a mysterious Emcee (Amanda Palmer).
Phyllis Rogers Stone
Broadway Legend Joined: 9/16/07
#20Ricky Martin As the Emcee in Cabaret
Posted: 3/21/13 at 9:20pmThere's already a Kickstarter for Amanda Palmer's Equity dues!
AEA AGMA SM
Broadway Legend Joined: 8/13/09
#21Ricky Martin As the Emcee in Cabaret
Posted: 3/21/13 at 9:35pmI'm sure she can just pull a Joan Jett and never actually finish negotiating (and thus never filing) her contract.
Phyllis Rogers Stone
Broadway Legend Joined: 9/16/07
#22Ricky Martin As the Emcee in Cabaret
Posted: 3/21/13 at 9:37pmShe'll still need a place to stay during the run. And perhaps food and drink.
FindingNamo
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/22/03
#23Ricky Martin As the Emcee in Cabaret
Posted: 3/21/13 at 9:41pmShe does fine on pizza, beer and hugs.
#24Ricky Martin As the Emcee in Cabaret
Posted: 3/21/13 at 10:09pm
Do you seriously believe this guy couldn't play the emcee??He was born to play that role!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=StS_gq4Drdo&feature=youtube_gdata_player
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Dw5efatRRE&feature=youtube_gdata_player
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