Cabaret 30 years old
Right this way your table's waiting!
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.
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Cabaret Cast
Name | Character |
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Alan Cumming He was 28, now 59 years old | as Emcee |
Jane Horrocks She was 29, now 60 years old | as Sally Bowles |
Adam Godley He was 29, now 60 years old | as Clifford Bradshaw |
Sara Kestelman She was 49, now 80 years old | as Frauline Schneider |
Cabaret Crew
Name | Department |
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John Van Druten as Theatre Play. He was 92 (56) years old when He died | Writing |
Joe Masteroff as Novel. He was 73 (now 104) years old | Writing |
Christopher Isherwood as Story. He was 89 (81) years old when He died | Writing |