Cabaret
Fri, 16 May 2003, 12:14 amAHarwood23 posts in thread
Cabaret
Fri, 16 May 2003, 12:14 amHiya,
Now I hate giving negative reviews.. But I just saw one show and I just can not keep my mouth shut.
Cabaret.
My god. I was SOOOOOOOOOOOOOO Bored!!!
Ok first of all. Todd Surprised me. I expected Boy from oz and got a pretty decent Emcee. Vocally and Physically good. He performed well.
The real let down? The story of Cliff and Sally.
Oh MY GOD!!!
The guys from Pageant know what I'd say about their performances.. It was - (LET ME HEAR YA MICHAEL AND DREW) BULL%#$^
Talk about half assed and lacking any 1. Emotion. 2. Stage Presence. 3. Flair or anything remotely interesting.
Like that song from Buffy and like what I saw the young lad in Mamma Mia in Sydney doing - Going through the motions. Done it before and doin it again is how it felt.
He was so stereotypically American with annoying register to boot (prolly direction I dunno). He looked down or was covered face wise for half the show - the half he was in - And lacked any spunk or credibility. Just a whining git if ya ask me.(I should know cos I am one myself) Which would explain why Young Ms Beck's Sally Bowles would go for him. SHe lacked any Pezazz herself. Some nice moments but ultimately a let down and hard to watch without the eyes wandering onto my star of the show and Drew's gonna love me - TEXAS!!!!. She rocked. So much power and stage presence. I was in awe of her confidence and her verasity. SHe really got into it.
I honestly don't think Tina or Lisa could have done any better - but that comes from recycling good little Kathy Seldon types for the meaty roles such as Sally. You want someone to play a tough as nails slutty type who loves sleeping round and being promiscuous. Get a woman who can do it - like Liza. Though theres prolly no beating her.
You can't base a show like this on a goody two shoes type and a man who never shows his face.
The rest of the cast were great! Frau and Frauline were brilliant though Nadine Rocked the show especially with her Act One send off. The first Lead performer (besides Todd) who gave it an oomph. But too late for me and I think a lot of the audience. By the time Act Two came round, people were noticeably fidgeting and coughing. Never a good sign and my eyes were wandering to take in the ceiling of the Burswood theatre, wondering who would survive if the place caught on fire. - Sounds silly but it's true. I was that bored.
The sets were brilliant, the band rocked as did the dancers. But that was half the problem.. They were two good and outshone the stars on several occassions.
Like the supporting casts and the band - I;'d like to see more cycling through of actors for the leads, rather than seeing people who are talented, but not suited to the cast be sent back over to us time after time.
All up - I've seen better shows done around Perth with seamless dialogue that didn't drag, people held captivated by the production and a portion of the production values. And they've been "Amateurs".
I know I wasn't the only one to feel this way and I wish now I had seen David Gardette's Verison of the show (this was the first time I've seen Cabaret the whole way through but from the snippets I've seen I desired more).
It's not the worst show, but far from the best I have seen.
GO TEXAS!!!!!
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Now I hate giving negative reviews.. But I just saw one show and I just can not keep my mouth shut.
Cabaret.
My god. I was SOOOOOOOOOOOOOO Bored!!!
Ok first of all. Todd Surprised me. I expected Boy from oz and got a pretty decent Emcee. Vocally and Physically good. He performed well.
The real let down? The story of Cliff and Sally.
Oh MY GOD!!!
The guys from Pageant know what I'd say about their performances.. It was - (LET ME HEAR YA MICHAEL AND DREW) BULL%#$^
Talk about half assed and lacking any 1. Emotion. 2. Stage Presence. 3. Flair or anything remotely interesting.
Like that song from Buffy and like what I saw the young lad in Mamma Mia in Sydney doing - Going through the motions. Done it before and doin it again is how it felt.
He was so stereotypically American with annoying register to boot (prolly direction I dunno). He looked down or was covered face wise for half the show - the half he was in - And lacked any spunk or credibility. Just a whining git if ya ask me.(I should know cos I am one myself) Which would explain why Young Ms Beck's Sally Bowles would go for him. SHe lacked any Pezazz herself. Some nice moments but ultimately a let down and hard to watch without the eyes wandering onto my star of the show and Drew's gonna love me - TEXAS!!!!. She rocked. So much power and stage presence. I was in awe of her confidence and her verasity. SHe really got into it.
I honestly don't think Tina or Lisa could have done any better - but that comes from recycling good little Kathy Seldon types for the meaty roles such as Sally. You want someone to play a tough as nails slutty type who loves sleeping round and being promiscuous. Get a woman who can do it - like Liza. Though theres prolly no beating her.
You can't base a show like this on a goody two shoes type and a man who never shows his face.
The rest of the cast were great! Frau and Frauline were brilliant though Nadine Rocked the show especially with her Act One send off. The first Lead performer (besides Todd) who gave it an oomph. But too late for me and I think a lot of the audience. By the time Act Two came round, people were noticeably fidgeting and coughing. Never a good sign and my eyes were wandering to take in the ceiling of the Burswood theatre, wondering who would survive if the place caught on fire. - Sounds silly but it's true. I was that bored.
The sets were brilliant, the band rocked as did the dancers. But that was half the problem.. They were two good and outshone the stars on several occassions.
Like the supporting casts and the band - I;'d like to see more cycling through of actors for the leads, rather than seeing people who are talented, but not suited to the cast be sent back over to us time after time.
All up - I've seen better shows done around Perth with seamless dialogue that didn't drag, people held captivated by the production and a portion of the production values. And they've been "Amateurs".
I know I wasn't the only one to feel this way and I wish now I had seen David Gardette's Verison of the show (this was the first time I've seen Cabaret the whole way through but from the snippets I've seen I desired more).
It's not the worst show, but far from the best I have seen.
GO TEXAS!!!!!
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Cabaret, old chum
Mon, 19 May 2003, 05:43 pmWalter Plinge
I saw Cabaret the other day and overall I really enjoyed it.
I thought Todd McKenney was magnificent, as always, and it really shows how versatile he is considering the major differences between The Boy from Oz/Singin' In The Rain etc.
I do agree with some previous comments, in that some cast members at some points looked a little tired and that perhaps this downtrodden feeling went beyond that intended?! However on the other hand I think the sleazy, miserable nature of the Cabaret and the times was represented really well.
I liked the set, dazzling lighting effects also added a lot to the numbers. Also loved the glowing pineapple-lantern type things. :)
I haven't been able to get "Mein Herr" out of my head. I think this one in particular was done well. I also liked Rachael Beck's performance of the title song, it was really powerful. Also loved Two Ladies, the great instrumental at the start of act two, ummm, I Don't Care Much and Tomorrow Belongs to Me, which really gave me chills.
Rachael Beck has got such a great voice, though, what someone else said about her not being quite gutsy or sort of hard-core enough I can take on board. However, it does show the sensitive side of Sally Bowles though which is nice.
I really thought Nadine Garner was so so good, hilarious and a great voice. Maybe this is silly but her character reminded me of Julie Walters when she played Victoria Woods mother in a British sitcom called Dinnerladies? Perhaps a stupid comment but you'll know what I mean if you've seen it. :)
I understand all the dark and miserable themes of Cabaret and perhaps this is just me loving a big send off in a show but I was left wanting more at the "stark" ending. The silence-drum thing was amazing but then they just sort of walked off and I really wanted a big finale number. :) However thats just me, and I'm sure it added to the true meaning of the whole piece.
I wish that people had of turned off their mobile phones, stopped giggling, talking, coughing and eating!!! :D It was so distracting. I often think its so sad, because nowadays you can't go to the theatre without hearing mobiles going off at least once. Even if its just the sms beeping its so irritating and disrespectful to the performers. I don't mean to have a whinge, but it was really starting to bother me after the same persons phone rang over and over. You'd think theyd have turned it off after the first time. :) Whinge over... sorry about that!
Loved the show, its really worth going along to see it.
Thou bootless rump-fed lout!
I thought Todd McKenney was magnificent, as always, and it really shows how versatile he is considering the major differences between The Boy from Oz/Singin' In The Rain etc.
I do agree with some previous comments, in that some cast members at some points looked a little tired and that perhaps this downtrodden feeling went beyond that intended?! However on the other hand I think the sleazy, miserable nature of the Cabaret and the times was represented really well.
I liked the set, dazzling lighting effects also added a lot to the numbers. Also loved the glowing pineapple-lantern type things. :)
I haven't been able to get "Mein Herr" out of my head. I think this one in particular was done well. I also liked Rachael Beck's performance of the title song, it was really powerful. Also loved Two Ladies, the great instrumental at the start of act two, ummm, I Don't Care Much and Tomorrow Belongs to Me, which really gave me chills.
Rachael Beck has got such a great voice, though, what someone else said about her not being quite gutsy or sort of hard-core enough I can take on board. However, it does show the sensitive side of Sally Bowles though which is nice.
I really thought Nadine Garner was so so good, hilarious and a great voice. Maybe this is silly but her character reminded me of Julie Walters when she played Victoria Woods mother in a British sitcom called Dinnerladies? Perhaps a stupid comment but you'll know what I mean if you've seen it. :)
I understand all the dark and miserable themes of Cabaret and perhaps this is just me loving a big send off in a show but I was left wanting more at the "stark" ending. The silence-drum thing was amazing but then they just sort of walked off and I really wanted a big finale number. :) However thats just me, and I'm sure it added to the true meaning of the whole piece.
I wish that people had of turned off their mobile phones, stopped giggling, talking, coughing and eating!!! :D It was so distracting. I often think its so sad, because nowadays you can't go to the theatre without hearing mobiles going off at least once. Even if its just the sms beeping its so irritating and disrespectful to the performers. I don't mean to have a whinge, but it was really starting to bother me after the same persons phone rang over and over. You'd think theyd have turned it off after the first time. :) Whinge over... sorry about that!
Loved the show, its really worth going along to see it.
Thou bootless rump-fed lout!
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