West End CABARET Revival (and B’way Transfer?) - News & Discussion Thread — Page 4

RippedMan said: "Def seems like a must-see.

Now having seen the pictures, how much was refurbished? Like were the walls re-painted, all the molding redone?"

At least in the lobby and entrance, I didn't catch anything refurbished or painted. They use the stage door entrance for the audience to make it feel that you're going underground. They use some bead curtains and neons but that's it. The main bar has some sort if golden fabric/material that I didn't get at all.

It's mostly an illusion than a transformation.

Why Gaga? She's an Oscar winner, not an Oscar nominated actress and musician. Jessie Buckley tho is an Oscar-nominated actress and musician. Although the phrasing seems to suggest that only one of the leads is going over

Updated On: 5/12/22 at 06:57 PM

Ooooh will Rosie be Fraulein Schneider??? Will they finally get to do a musical together??

It says musician. That's why Buckely wasn't in the convo.

Touche

Jordan Catalano said: "In all seriousness, if there is one A+ lister wanting to come to Broadway that I personally think would be a brilliant Sally, it’s Scarlet Johansson."

I’ve always wanted Carey Mulligan for Sally and I think she’d be brilliant. I wouldn’t necessarily call her an A+ List Actor but my god would I love to see her do it.

this also seems to imply alan cumming returning to cabaret? what do we think the odds of that are.



I never got to see him in 2014(was 12 years old) or the 90s(was -9). It'd be really thrilling to see him in an iconic role while he's still relatively young.

Updated On: 5/12/22 at 08:56 PM

"Copying others is a good way to start. Copying yourself is a disappointing way to end."

—Kevin Kelly

I've read Cumming said he would never do the role again.

100% about Buckley and Redmayne. I originally assumed it was JB holding out, but it was allegedly ER.

There was an earlier rumor from the Olivier Awards backstage area that said they were both returning to the London production in the fall, having left this past March. Their return was to coincide with the announcement of an already recorded cast album. However, they would not do the show in thefall in London, and NY in the spring. That would be nuts.

Maybe the iconic role is Ron Rifkin as Herr Schultz ;0)

Where are the Gaga rumors coming from? That post sounds like Jessie Buckley to me. And why would they want Alan Cumming a third time when he has done it to death and didn't sell last time?

Updated On: 5/13/22 at 01:21 PM

BroadwayNYC2 said: "Jessie Buckley ain’t A+ list"

I agree, but that's all subjective and these are internet rumors.

All signs seem to point to Buckley, the "A+ list" is the only thing that seems to throw it off, but that could be because her reps submitted this. She apparently had really poor attendance towards the end of her West End run, which I imagine was not unrelated to getting an unexpected Oscar nomination in the middle of it.

Gaga fits "A+ list" and is indeed an Oscar winner, though she won for songwriting. I guess you could say Gaga isn't an Oscar winning actress, but I still feel that this is about Buckley.