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Set in 1929–1930 Berlin during the twilight of the Jazz Age as the Nazis rise to power, the musical focuses on the hedonistic nightlife at the seedy Kit Kat Klub and revolves around American writer Clifford Bradshaw's relations with English cabaret performer Sally Bowles.
Cabaret opened in New York City at the Broadhurst Theatre on November 20, 1966, before transferring to the Imperial Theatre and then the Broadway Theatre, where it closed on September 6, 1969, after 1,165 performances. At the 1967 Tony Awards ceremony, Cabaret won in eight
Cabaret: Directed by Bob Fosse. With Liza Minnelli, Michael York, Helmut Griem, Joel Grey. A female girlie club entertainer in Weimar Republic era Berlin romances two men while the Nazi Party rises to power around them.
- (60K)
- Drama, Music, Musical
- Bob Fosse
- 1972-02-13
- Cabaret had a long gestation before it reached the screen. Cabaret is loosely based on novelist Christopher Isherwood’s time living in Weimer Germany.
- The film adaptation cut many of the musical’s songs. When a Broadway musical is adapted into a film, it’ll often look more or less the same – but Cabaret was a different story.
- Maybe This Time’ was included in the film on Minnelli’s request. Liza Minnelli was a big fan of the song “Maybe This Time”, which had been written by John Kander and Fred Ebb in 1964 specifically for the actress Kaye Ballard – and it was thanks to her the song ended up making the cut.
- Cabaret won eight Oscars – but it missed out on the biggest award of the night. In addition to Liza Minnelli’s win for Best Actress at the 1973 Oscars, Bob Fosse was named Best Director, Joel Gray won Best Supporting Actor, and the film was recognised for its cinematography, art direction, editing, score and sound.
It's 50 years since the release of Cabaret, Bob Fosse's ground-breaking 1972 film musical set against the backdrop of the dying days of Germany's Weimar Republic and the country's growing...
Cabaret takes place from 1929-1930, a time when Berlin, in the midst of a post-World War I economic depression, is transitioning from a center of underground, avant-garde cultural epicenter to the beginnings of Hitler’s totalitarian regime and the rise of the Nazi Party.
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Set in Berlin during the early 1930s, Cabaret follows the lives of an English cabaret performer, Sally Bowles (played by Liza Minnelli), and a young American writer, Brian Roberts (played by Michael York). The film unfolds against the backdrop of the rise of the Nazi party and explores themes of love, friendship, and self-discovery amidst the ...
