Cabaret (musical)
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| + | "What good is [[All of humanity's problems stem from man's inability to sit quietly in a room alone |sitting alone In your room]]?<br> | ||
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| + | Life is a cabaret, old chum<br> | ||
| + | Come to the [[cabaret]] | ||
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| + | --[[Cabaret (Cabaret song)|"Cabaret"]] (1966) | ||
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| + | '''''Cabaret''''' is a [[Musical theater|musical]] based on a book written by [[Christopher Isherwood]], music by [[John Kander]] and lyrics by [[Fred Ebb]]. The 1966 [[Broadway theatre|Broadway]] production became a hit and spawned a [[Cabaret (film)|1972 film]] as well as numerous subsequent productions. | ||
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| + | It is based on [[John Van Druten]]'s 1951 play ''[[I Am a Camera]]'', which in turn was adapted from the novel ''[[Goodbye to Berlin]]'' by [[Christopher Isherwood]]. Set in 1931 [[Berlin]] as the [[Nazism|Nazis]] are rising to power, it focuses on nightlife at the seedy Kit Kat Klub and revolves around the 19-year-old [[English people|English]] [[cabaret]] performer [[Sally Bowles]] and her relationship with the young [[United States|American]] writer Cliff Bradshaw. | ||
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| + | A sub-plot involves the doomed romance between [[Germany|German]] boarding house owner Fräulein Schneider and her elderly suitor Herr Schultz, a [[Jewish]] fruit vendor. Overseeing the action is the Master of Ceremonies at the Kit Kat Klub which serves as a constant metaphor for the tenuous and threatening state of late [[Weimar Republic|Weimar Germany]] throughout the show. | ||
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| - | '''''Cabaret''''' is a [[Musical theater|musical]] with a book by [[Joe Masteroff]], lyrics by [[Fred Ebb]], and music by [[John Kander]]. The [[1966]] [[Broadway theatre|Broadway]] production became a hit and spawned an acclaimed 1972 film as well as numerous subsequent productions. | + | |
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Cabaret is a musical based on a book written by Christopher Isherwood, music by John Kander and lyrics by Fred Ebb. The 1966 Broadway production became a hit and spawned a 1972 film as well as numerous subsequent productions.
It is based on John Van Druten's 1951 play I Am a Camera, which in turn was adapted from the novel Goodbye to Berlin by Christopher Isherwood. Set in 1931 Berlin as the Nazis are rising to power, it focuses on nightlife at the seedy Kit Kat Klub and revolves around the 19-year-old English cabaret performer Sally Bowles and her relationship with the young American writer Cliff Bradshaw.
A sub-plot involves the doomed romance between German boarding house owner Fräulein Schneider and her elderly suitor Herr Schultz, a Jewish fruit vendor. Overseeing the action is the Master of Ceremonies at the Kit Kat Klub which serves as a constant metaphor for the tenuous and threatening state of late Weimar Germany throughout the show.
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