Cabaret @ The Deen
Wed, 7 Mar 2001, 01:30 amWalter Plinge35 posts in thread
Cabaret @ The Deen
Wed, 7 Mar 2001, 01:30 amTonight I was at The Deen in Northbridge where Scarp staged Cabaret. Strange really as I don't go to musicals generally, but what was even stranger was that I was actually in the cast. But I have an excuse - Jamie Cant is the Director and I wanted to find out if what people say about him is true! Well, my opinion about Jamie is............ sorry, I'm just about to sneeze...... wait a minute..... Ahhhhhhh!..Ahhhhh! Ahhhtosssssaaaa!!!!! There, that's better,. Now, where was I? Oh yes, Jamie Cant. Now what was I going to say? I'm sure it will come back to me soon.
Anyway, Cabaret - go see it! Those all-singin' all-dancin' types are really very talented. I was in total awe of the performances. I won't single people out ,'coz the cast party is yet to come, and everyone (apart from the jerk with the fruit) is excellent.
And if you want even more value for the trivial amount of money you will pay to get in, after the show go and tell Jamie you thought the guy playing Schultz was very good - wait until he's got a drink to his mouth though (which will be difficult as he will also have to be not talking).
And for the sake of Meadows, Buttery et al, the perv factor is very high. God I love being backstage.
Ahhh! Now I remember. About Jamie Cant - what people say IS true!
Anyway, Cabaret - go see it! Those all-singin' all-dancin' types are really very talented. I was in total awe of the performances. I won't single people out ,'coz the cast party is yet to come, and everyone (apart from the jerk with the fruit) is excellent.
And if you want even more value for the trivial amount of money you will pay to get in, after the show go and tell Jamie you thought the guy playing Schultz was very good - wait until he's got a drink to his mouth though (which will be difficult as he will also have to be not talking).
And for the sake of Meadows, Buttery et al, the perv factor is very high. God I love being backstage.
Ahhh! Now I remember. About Jamie Cant - what people say IS true!
RE: Cabaret - review
Fri, 9 Mar 2001, 05:06 pmMalcolm wrote: "This production of Cabaret isn't the same version of the production we know and love but something very, very different. The director has seen it necessary to add songs, characters, and sub-plots, in order to give the story of an American writer who falls in love with a cabaret girl a brand new twist".
Jamie certainly added some of his own clever ideas to 'Cabaret' but the re-written script and additional songs and sub-plots were in fact, mostly, (please correct me if I'm wrong Jamie) part of the recent revival of 'Cabaret' and were not the work of the director.
Personally, I didn't like the script re-writes. It seemed to me that this new version was almost sending up the original one at times. I even found myself shaking my head in disbelief once or twice. I also thought that the absence of the young Aryan Nazi singing "Tomorrow Belongs to Me" was fatal to the power of the show.
This new 'Cabaret' is worth seeing even if you are a 'Cabaret' prude though because of the interesting discussion it elicits.
What I loved about 'Cabaret' was the simple, representational way in which the show was presented and I enjoyed the final twist (which I believe was a Jamie original). The new song "I Don't Care Much" is lovely and was sung beautifully by Ethan Tomas. Nadia Nassif (Sally) is exceptionally talented. It was a pleasure to finally hear her sing (I've got her Myrtle CD, but that's a bit different to Music Theatre) but I was disappointed that she didn't down the egg!!
Chookas to all involved for the rest of the season and all the best for your pro future Jamie.
Jamie certainly added some of his own clever ideas to 'Cabaret' but the re-written script and additional songs and sub-plots were in fact, mostly, (please correct me if I'm wrong Jamie) part of the recent revival of 'Cabaret' and were not the work of the director.
Personally, I didn't like the script re-writes. It seemed to me that this new version was almost sending up the original one at times. I even found myself shaking my head in disbelief once or twice. I also thought that the absence of the young Aryan Nazi singing "Tomorrow Belongs to Me" was fatal to the power of the show.
This new 'Cabaret' is worth seeing even if you are a 'Cabaret' prude though because of the interesting discussion it elicits.
What I loved about 'Cabaret' was the simple, representational way in which the show was presented and I enjoyed the final twist (which I believe was a Jamie original). The new song "I Don't Care Much" is lovely and was sung beautifully by Ethan Tomas. Nadia Nassif (Sally) is exceptionally talented. It was a pleasure to finally hear her sing (I've got her Myrtle CD, but that's a bit different to Music Theatre) but I was disappointed that she didn't down the egg!!
Chookas to all involved for the rest of the season and all the best for your pro future Jamie.
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