Cabaret (musical)
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Title: | Cabaret |
Original title: | Cabaret |
Original language: | English |
Music: | John Kander |
Book: | Joe Masteroff |
Lyrics: | Fred Ebb |
Literary source: | John Van Druten: I Am a Camera |
Original direction: | Harold Prince |
Premiere: | November 20, 1966 |
Place of premiere: | Broadhurst Theater, New York City |
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Cabaret is a musical from 1966. The music was written by John Kander , the lyrics by Fred Ebb , the book Joe Masteroff based on the play I Am a Camera (1951) by John Van Druten , which is based on the autobiographical novels Mr. Norris ( 1935) and Lebwohl, Berlin (1939) based by Christopher Isherwood . The musical premiered on November 20, 1966 at the Broadhurst Theater in New York City . Harold Prince produced and directed the production; in the role of Master of Ceremonies was Joel Gray , seen as Miss Tailor Lotte Lenya .
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Berlin at the beginning of the 1930s.
Cliff Bradshaw, a young American writer, travels to Berlin to write a novel. Through his acquaintance with Ernst Ludwig, he found accommodation in the pension of the elderly Fraulein Schneider. Through Ludwig, Cliff also got to 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 her artistic talent. When Sally is released, she takes refuge in Cliff's boarding house and the two become a couple.
Two other pensioners also met happiness, albeit late. Mr Schultz is successfully soliciting Miss Schneider. But when it turned out at the engagement party that soon followed that Schultz was a Jew and that Ernst Ludwig, who was present as a guest, was a National Socialist , Miss Schneider could not escape the poisoned atmosphere that was looming. The engagement is broken; Mr. Schultz is leaving the pension.
After this incident, Cliff wants to leave Germany, whereas Sally continues to dream of her great career in Berlin. When she then aborts their child, nothing can stop the American. But those who stay behind face an uncertain future.
Kander's music, inspired by ragtime and early jazz , as well as the revue-like numbers in the Kit-Kat-Club inserted by Masteroff , which frame the plot, are reminiscent of the musicals of the 1920s.
backgrounds
The most famous songs from the musical are: “Willkommen” , “Two ladies” , “If you could see her through my eyes” , “Marriage” and “Tomorrow belongs to me” .
The songs "Maybe this time" , "Mein Herr" and Money, Money, on the other hand, were not composed for the musical, but for the 1972 film version. Because of the popularity of these songs, they are usually added to new performances.
Cabaret ran in New York from 1966 to 1969 and won the 1967 Tony Award for Best Musical, Best Composer and Songwriter, Best Supporting Actor in a Musical, Best Supporting Actress in a Musical, Best Stage Design, Best Costume Design, Best Choreography and the best direction of a musical. It was performed again in 1987 and 1998. The production by Madonna choreographer Vincent Paterson has been running in Berlin since 2004.
filming
The piece was filmed very successfully in 1972 with a changed plot and additional songs by Kander and Ebb. Directed by Bob Fosse , Liza Minnelli played the role of Sally Bowles. The film received eight Academy Awards .
Premieres and important performances
- It premiered on November 20, 1966 at the Broadhurst Theater on New York's Broadway .
- The British premiere took place on February 28, 1968 at London's Palace Theater. The role of Sally Bowles was played by Judi Dench . Lilja Kedrowa played Miss Schneider.
- The German-language premiere was on November 14, 1970 in the Theater an der Wien in the translation by Robert Gilbert .
- The German premiere took place on January 18, 1976 at the Dresden State Operetta - directed by Rudolf Schraps
- 1977 in the musical comedy of the Städtische Theater 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 in the Theater des Westens , Berlin - director: Helmut Baumann , with Helen Schneider as Sally Bowles, Wolfgang Reichmann as conférencier, Hildegard Knef as Miss Schneider and Utz Richter as Mr. Schultz
- 1987 City Theater Karl-Marx-Stadt
- 1989 in Hebrew at the HaBima Theater , Tel Aviv
- 1992 in Catalan at the Festival Olimpic de les Arts , Barcelona
- 1993 (Schmidts Tivoli) directed by Corny Littmann / Wolfgang Wittig, with Valentin Zahn as conférencier, Christine Rothacker as Sally Bowles and Ernie Reinhardt (Lilo Wanders) as Miss Schneider
- 1999 Capitol Theater Düsseldorf . Directed by Alex Balga , with Anna Montanaro as Sally Bowles and Nik as emcee
- 2004 Bar every reason , Berlin - Director: Vincent Paterson, with Anna Loos as Sally Bowles and Angela Winkler as Fräulein Schneider (among others)
- 2005 St. Pauli Theater Hamburg , director: Ulrich Waller, with Gustav-Peter Wöhler as conférencier, Anneke Schwabe as Sally Bowles and Elisabeth Schwarz as Fräulein Schneider.
- 2006 in the media garden of Media City Leipzig - Director: Peter Wekwerth , with Andrea Kathrin Loewig as Sally Bowles and Uta Schorn as Fräulein Schneider (among others)
- 2013 in the Dresden State Operetta
- 2014 Kreuzgangspiele Feuchtwangen - with Jasmin Wagner as Sally Bowles
- 2015 Luisenburg Festival in Wunsiedel - with Anna Montanaro as Sally Bowles and Michael Kargus as conférencier
- 2015 Tipi at the Chancellery in Berlin - Revival of the production by Vincent Paterson
- 2015 Bad Hersfelder Festspiele - production: Gil Mehmert - with Bettina Mönch, Judy Winter , Helmut Baumann and Helen Schneider
- 2016 Theater Augsburg , open-air stage at the red gate - artistic director Juliane Votteler
- 2018–2019 Eduard-von-Winterstein-Theater - with Anika Lehmann as Sally Bowles and Nick Körber as conférencier
- 2018–2020 Theater Baden-Baden
- 2018 Waldbühne Heessen
- 2018 Bernhard Theater
- 2018 The English Theater Frankfurt
- 2019 Theater Konstanz
- 2019 Pfalztheater
- 2019 Theater & Philharmonic Thuringia - Theater Altenburg Gera
- 2019 Opera House Halle
- 2020 Hansa-Theater Hamburg
Awards
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Tony Award 1967
- Best musical
- Best Original Music ( John Kander & Fred Ebb )
- Best Supporting Actor in a Musical ( Joel Gray ),
- Best Supporting Actress in a Musical (Peg Murray)
- Best Choreography (Ron Field)
- Best stage design (Boris Aronson)
- Best costume design (Patricia Zipprodt)
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Laurence Olivier Award 1994
- Best Supporting Role in a Musical (Sara Kestelman)
- Tony Award 1998
- Best revival of a musical
- Best Actor in a Musical ( Alan Cumming )
- Best Actress in a Musical ( Natasha Richardson )
- Best Supporting Actor in a Musical ( Ron Rifkin )
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Drama Desk Award 1998
- Best new production of an older musical
- Best Actor in a Musical (Alan Cumming)
- Best Actress in a Musical (Natasha Richardson)
- Laurence Olivier Award 2007
- Best Supporting Role in a Musical (Sheila Hancock)
- Best Theater Choreography (Javier de Frutos)
literature
- Charles B. Axton / Otto Zehnder: Reclam's musical guide . Ditzingen: Reclam 2004, ISBN 3-15-010560-9 , ISBN 978-3-15-010560-3
Web links
- Cabaret in the Internet Broadway Database (IBDb)