Cabaret

Cabaret

107 mins | War, Music, TV Movie | Dec. 9, 1993

A filmed stage performance of the 1993 London revival. Sam Mendes (American Beauty, Road to Perdition, Skyfall) directed this new production for the Donmar Warehouse in London's West End. It starred Jane Horrocks as Sally, Adam Godley as Cliff, Alan Cumming as the Emcee and Sara Kestelman as Fräulein Schneider. Cumming received an Olivier Award nomination for his performance and Kestelman won the Olivier for Best Supporting Performance in a Musical. Mendes's conception was very different from either the original production or the conventional first revival. The most significant change was the character of the Emcee. The role, as played by Joel Grey in both prior incarnations, was an asexual, edgy character dressed in a tuxedo with rouged cheeks. Alan Cumming's portrayal was highly sexualized, as he wore suspenders (i.e. braces) around his crotch and red paint on his nipples.

Cabaret

107 mins | War, Music, TV Movie | Dec. 9, 1993

Cabaret
A filmed stage performance of the 1993 London revival. Sam Mendes (American Beauty, Road to Perdition, Skyfall) directed this new production for the Donmar Warehouse in London's West End. It starred Jane Horrocks as Sally, Adam Godley as Cliff, Alan Cumming as the Emcee and Sara Kestelman as Fräulein Schneider. Cumming received an Olivier Award nomination for his performance and Kestelman won the Olivier for Best Supporting Performance in a Musical. Mendes's conception was very different from either the original production or the conventional first revival. The most significant change was the character of the Emcee. The role, as played by Joel Grey in both prior incarnations, was an asexual, edgy character dressed in a tuxedo with rouged cheeks. Alan Cumming's portrayal was highly sexualized, as he wore suspenders (i.e. braces) around his crotch and red paint on his nipples.
IMDb rating 8.0
Producers The Donmar Warehouse
Original title Cabaret
Directors Sam Mendes
Writers Fred Ebb, John Kander, Christopher Isherwood, Joe Masteroff, John Van Druten

Cast

Alan Cumming

as Emcee

Jane Horrocks

as Sally Bowles

Sara Kestelman

as Fräulein Schneider

Adam Godley

as Clifford Bradshaw

George Raistrick

as Herr Schultz

Charlotte Medcalf

as Frenchie/Fräulein Kost

Michael Gardiner

as Ernest Ludwig

Loveday Smith

as Rosie

Charlotte Storey

as Texas

Jane Karen

as Lulu

Kevin Walton

as Max/Customs Official

Matt Kane

as Rudy/Gorilla

Anthony Hunt

as Bobby/German Soldier

Christopher Staines

as Victor/German Soldier