Cabaret (Musical)
- Master of ceremonies
- Sally Bowles:
- Clifford Bradshaw
- Miss Schneider
- Mr. Schultz
- Ernst Ludwig
- Miss food
- Max
- Mausi
- Inge
- Heidi
- Helga
- Sailors
- Visitor
- Nazis
Cabaret is the name of a Broadway musical from 1966. Wrote the music John Kander, the lyrics Fred Ebb, the book Joe Masteroff after the play I Am a Camera ( 1951) by John van Druten, which is based on the autobiographical novels Mr. Norris rises (1935 ) and Farewell Berlin ( 1939) by Christopher Isherwood based. The musical was first performed in the City Broadhurst Theatre in New York on 20 November 1966. Harold Prince produced the staging and led the Director; in the role of Master of Ceremonies was Joel Grey, Miss Lotte Lenya Schneider to be seen as.
Action
Berlin at the beginning of the 1930s.
Cliff Bradshaw, a young American writer who travels to Berlin to write a novel there. Through his friendship with Ernst Ludwig he comes under the pension of the elderly Miss Schneider. About the same learns Cliff also know the Kit-Kat Club, where he met the English singer Sally Bowles. She is the star of the show - and not just because of their artistic talent. When Sally is released, she takes refuge in Cliffs board room, and the two become a couple.
Also, two other pension residents met, albeit late, happiness. Mr. Schultz namely advertises successfully to Miss Schneider. But as it turns out on the soon following engagement party that Schultz Jew (and the present as a guest Ernst Ludwig National Socialist ), Miss Schneider can not escape the looming poisoned atmosphere. The engagement is achieved, Mr. Schultz is leaving the board.
After this incident, Cliff Germany wants to leave, while Sally continues dreaming of her great career in Berlin. When she aborts their child, the Americans in nothing more. Those who stayed behind but face an uncertain future.
The inspired by ragtime and early jazz music Kander and inserted by Masteroff revue -like numbers in the Kit- Kat Club, which frame the action, forming a throwback to the musicals of the 1920s.
Background
The most famous song from the musical are: "Welcome, bienvenue, welcome ... ", " Cabaret", "two ladies", "If You Could see her through my eyes", "marriage " and " Tomorrow belongs to me ".
The songs " Maybe this time ", " My Lord " and " Money, Money ", however, were not composed for the musical, but only for the film version in 1972. Due to the great fame of the songs they are mostly inserted at Neuaufführungen.
Cabaret ran in New York from 1966 to 1969 and won the 1967 Tony Award for Best Musical, the best composers and songwriters, the Best Supporting Actor in a Musical, Best Supporting Actress in a Musical, the best set design, best costume design, best choreography and best Director of a Musical. It was 1987 and 1998 listed again.
Filming
The piece was very successful in 1972 filmed with an altered plot and additional songs by Kander and Ebb. It was directed by Bob Fosse, Liza Minnelli played the role of Sally Bowles. The film won eight Oscars.
Premieres and important performances
- The British premiere was held at London's Palace Theatre on February 28, 1968. The role of Sally Bowles was played by Judi Dench. Lilja played Fraulein Schneider Kedrowa.
- The German -language premiere was on 14 November 1970 at the Theater an der Wien in the translation by Robert Gilbert.
- 1977 in the musical comedy of the Municipal Theatre in Leipzig - Director: Jörg Kaehler
- 1986 in French at the Théâtre du 8e, Lyon, later at the Théâtre Mogador, Paris - artistic director: Jérôme Savary, with Ute Lemper as Sally Bowles
- 1987 Theatre of the West, Berlin - Director: Helmut Baumann, Helen Schneider as Sally Bowles, Wolfgang Reichmann as emcee, Knef as Miss Schneider and Utz judge as Mr. Schultz
- 1989 in Hebrew at the Habima Theatre, Tel Aviv
- 1992 to Catalan Festival Olimpic de les Arts, Barcelona
- 2004 Bar jeder Vernunft Berlin - Director: Vincent Paterson, with Anna Loos as Sally Bowles and Angela Winkler as Miss Schneider ( and others)
- 2006 at the Garden Media Media City Leipzig - Director: Peter Wekwerth, with Andrea Kathrin Loewig as Sally Bowles and Uta Schorn as Miss Schneider ( and others)
- 2013 in the Dresden State Operetta
Awards
- Tony Awards 1967 Best Musical
- Best Original Score ( John Kander & Fred Ebb )
- Best Supporting Actor in a Musical ( Joel Grey )
- Best Supporting Actress in a Musical ( Peg Murray )
- Best Choreography (Ron Field)
- Best Stage ( Boris Aronson )
- Best Costume Design ( Patricia Zipprodt )
- Best Supporting Actor in a Musical ( Sara Kestelman )
- Best resumption of Musicals
- Best Actor in a Musical ( Alan Cumming )
- Best Leading Actress in a Musical (Natasha Richardson )
- Best Supporting Actor in a Musical (Ron Rifkin )
- Best Revival of an older musicals
- Best Actor in a Musical ( Alan Cumming )
- Best Leading Actress in a Musical (Natasha Richardson )
- Best Supporting Actor in a Musical ( Sheila Hancock )
- Best Theatre Choreography ( Javier de Frutos )