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Cabaret is such a weird show when it comes to high school/community/regional theatre productions-
(Sooo much elaboration under the cut--)
There are three scripts/versions of the show available to be performed -- the original 1966 script, the revised 1987 revival script, and the 1998 Broadway script. Each iteration has its fair share of differences.
But there are non-professional productions out there like this high school version that includes stuff from ALL the versions somehow. It includes the 1966 version of Cliff and Sally's first meeting, and The Telephone Song (in place of Mein Herr) from both 1966/1987, so one would assume they're doing the 1966 script, right? Well after the Pineapple song, wedged between Pineapple and Tomorrow Belongs to Me is MEIN HERR FROM 1998???
And then they include Cliff's cut solo "Why Should I Wake Up" from 1966. Back on track, right? nope. After Wake Up, we get Maybe This Time from 1998. Then after THAT, we get the Sitting Pretty/Money mashup from 1987!
Then there's THIS production:
It has Cliff and Sally's first meeting from the 1987 script this time, so you'd think they're replacing Mein Herr with Telephone Song, right? Nope! Mein Herr is still there.
Then after Two Ladies, normally we get the Pineapple Song, right? NOPE, it's MAYBE THIS TIME! After that, Emcee transitions us out of it (he doesn't do that in ANY script) and fully shatters what was left of the fourth wall (literally says "we must move onto scene six!") and THEN we get Pineapple.
After Pineapple, we get Tomorrow Belongs to Me, like normal, then Emcee transitions us out of it (again, he doesn't do that in any script), and we get...Why Should I Wake Up during the scene where Sally tries to leave...? Just to be completely clear, they don't do the 1966 version of the scene and then throw in stuff from the 1998 script to transition into Maybe This Time like the high school version, nope! It's the 1998 script/version of the scene, and then suddenly we go into Wake Up, and then during Wake Up's dialogue break, we get some dialogue from the 1998 version thrown in, and then more 1998 dialogue thrown in after Wake Up. And then when Cliff and Sally are talking about the baby, we get some dialogue from I think the 1987 script? And we follow that up with the 1987 mashup of Sitting Pretty/Money. Skipping to act 1, after the reprise of Tomorrow Belongs (which has an extra repeat of the chorus), Emcee walks onstage and goes "...what a lovely party, don't you think?" which, again, isn't in any script. Skipping ahead again, Cabaret has its 1987 ending (more of a big blowout with trumpets and such, instead of mirroring Willkommen's ending), and the Finale is. The Finale is COMPLETELY different. Similar to the original 1966-1993 finale, but with some elements of the 2006 Rufus Norris West End production's finale (that version ALSO has a lot of changes with the songs, including its own version of the finale) and a little bit of the 1998 finale-
This probably makes absolutely no sense to anyone who isn't deeply in the know about Cabaret's several scripts/the script differences like I am, and I don't blame you at all if you aren't in the know, but the point I'm getting at is that I'm so flabbergasted as to how a lot of unprofessional/community/regional productions of Cabaret are free to just fuck around with the script to their heart's content, PRESUMABLY without getting in trouble?
COMPLETELY AGREE!!! As a big cabaret nerd it gets me soooo annoyed when community/regional/high school productions mix up lots of elements of all the versions without thinking of the consequences it brings to the shows message or context 😭
That’s why the 2024 Brazilian version of cabaret annoys me so so much! They mixed the new revival aesthetic and elements but the script was a mix between the 1987 and 1966 versions???
I’m a big non liker of the costumes also, most aren’t even 1930s outfits inspired 😭😭
I really want to watch the Tony awards but unfortunately in my country we don’t have the tv networks or plataform they’re gonna stream the ceremony on 😭
How do I get to watch it? Do you guys know? Please let me know!!!
So, tomorrow the nominees for the Tony’s will be revealed and I did my ✨predictions✨ for what they’re gonna be!! (Except I don’t know half of the names of the people (or of any plays) but know who they are and I LOVE FLOYD COLLINS 😭)
Here it is:
- BEST LEADING ACTOR IN A MUSICAL
•Darren Cris
•Jeremy Jordan
•Tom Francis
•Main guy from operation Micemeat
•Jonathan Groff
- BEST LEADING ACTRESS IN A MUSICAL:
•Audra Macdonald
•Nicole S.
•Megan Hilty
•The girl who plays boop (?)
•The main girl of maybe happy ending (?)
BEST PERFORMANCE BY A FEATURED ACTOR:
•Taylor Trensch
•Danny Burstein
•Christopher Sieber
•The guy from Dead Outlaw
•Other guy from maybe happy ending
- BEST FEATURED ACTRESS IN A MUSICAL
•Girl who plays Gypsy in Gypsy
•Bernadette Peters
•Natasha Hodgson
•The other main lady from death becomes her
•Lizzie Macalpine ??
- BEST DIRECTION OF A MUSICAL
•Sunset Blvd
•Death Becomes Her
•Dead Outlaw
•Floyd Collins
•Maybe Happy Ending
- BEST ORIGINAL SCORE
•Floyd Collins
•BOOP!
•Maybe Happy Ending
•Death Becomes Her
•Operation Micemeat
- BEST BOOK OF A MUSICAL
•Boop! or Real Women Have Curves
•Death Becomes Her
•Maybe Happy Ending
•Dead Outlaw
•Buena Vista SC
- BEST CHOREOGRAPHY
•BOOP!
•SMASH!
•Death Becomes Her
•Buena Vista Social Club
•Just In Time
- BEST MUSICAL
•Maybe Happy Ending
•Death Becomes Her
•Boop!
•Dead Outlaw
•Floyd Collins
- BEST REVIVAL OF A MUSICAL
•Floyd Collins
•Gypsy
•Sunset blvd
•Pirates! The Penzance Musical
•Once Upon a Mattress
- BEST SCENIC DESIGN OF A MUSICAL
•Death Becomes her
•Maybe Happy Ending
•Sunset Blvd
•Gypsy
•Boop!
- BEST COSTUME DESIGN OF A MUSICAL
•DEATH BECOMES HER
•Gypsy
•Boop!
•Pirates!
•Smash! ??
- BEST LIGHTING DESIGN MUSICAL
•Floyd Collins
•Maybe Happy Ending
•Dead Outlaw
•Death Becomes Her
•Sunset blvd
- BEST SOUND DESIGN OF A MUSICAL
•Floyd Collins
•Sunset blvd
•Dead Outlaw
•Maybe Happy Ending
•Gypsy
- BEST ORCHESTRATIONS
•FLOYD COLLINS
•Sunset blvd
•Death becomes her
•Gypsy
•maybe happy ending
Anddd that’s basically it!! If I actually get any of these right I’ll be SCREAMING!!! Pls if anyone agrees let’s yap about itttt!! Now we just have to wait till tomorrow 🤞🤞🤞🤞🌟🌟✨✨😭😭😝😝😝😝
Hey people!! Here I am asking for bootlegs AGAIN but it’s cuz I really want some recordings as Cabaret is my hiperfixation and I want to know everything about the show 😭
I would love to trade for this specific casts in boots videos:
— AIMEE LOU WOOD as SALLY
— MADELINE BREWER as SALLY
— AUL’I CRAVALHO as SALLY
(This one has a reason: I didn’t like her interviews, and her as much, but I would LOVE to watch a recording to see if it changes my mind!)
— MARISHA WALLACE as SALLY
(I doubt anyone has this one but just for asking)
— EVA NOBLEZADA as SALLY
And if anyone has “The Outsiders” and would like to trade: I’m in!
Plssss if anyone has anything lmk!! It would be amazing if they’re in google drive but if not, no problem!!! I have good options for trading 😭🙏
absolutely floored that devoted communist activist jean ross was the basis for the character of sally bowles in goodbye to berlin and the musical cabaret. sally ‘politics - what’s that got to do with us’ bowles dksdlkask
YES! I’ve been upset with Isherwood’s portrayal of her for agessss, she was such a strong badass woman and was bothered till the end of her life with people asking about who she hooked up with in Berlin, while she wanted to talk about politics 😭😭😭
And Isherwood being the one that was ignorant about politics at that time ??? Jean Ross needs justice on her name 💔
(Also if anyone has more sources to read about her pls lmk, she’s one of my fav people and I’ve read everything I found)
You both shine Fernandas. Thank you Fernanda Torres for telling the story of such a strong and REAL woman, and about the horrors our country had to go through. We lost so many, by such an awful and cruel government. One of them being Rubens Paiva. Who only last year got the correction on his death certificate, affirming he was killed, and tortured, by officers during that time.
This award was rigged.
Remembering: Brazilian dictatorship was financed by the USA!! 🫢
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