Cabaret. Part nine.

[cheeseInANutshell]

I remember seeing a production of this and it got to this part and when the emcee sang the last line I could have sworn I heard the whole audience just go "Ah..."

On a lighter note...I would LOVE to be in that monkey suit...

[themidnightglitter]

Our emcee tonight gets more and more beautiful the more I see of him. I have to get over this crush...

[missnodrama11]

I love "If You Could See Her." Alan Cummings makes an excellent Emcee.

I also love his facial expressions through-out the whole show. He's so funny!

[SchiffThomas]

IT'S ME LOOK!!!!

[VintageFunkadelic]

IT'S ME LOOOOK!

Such an eccentric character. I love it

[Star2Be5394]

You know what I find interesting? ...I think Alan's more attractive dressed as a woman than most of the actual women in the kick line! :)

[C9H9NO3]

I swear, this is not the show to watch while on heavy pain killers. Holy shit.

[snorlax42]

@C9H9NO3 Shit, man, if you're on pain killers, I'd recommend something more light-hearted. Like, I don't know, Hair or something.

[myloverisbillmurray]

'she wouldnt look jewish at all' .....chilling. god love you alan

[Thegreenroomgroup]

thats a bitch of a costume change for the MC... kick line to if you could.. like as fast as you can.

[teebone593]

i feel like herr schultz's characte could be so much more in depth, especially in this scene. the historical background (jew during the rise of the nazis) leads to so much more feeling, and this interpretation is very surface level. i just played this, and im not trying to toot my own horn, but i feel like me and the schneider who played opposite me did it better

[GDscissorhandedgurl]

If they could see Alan Cumming through my eyes, I guarantee they'd fall, like I did.

[GDscissorhandedgurl]

I haven't fallen this hard for a fictional character in a long time. I'd marry him in a heart beat. The things I'd do to him. The things he'd do to me. Oh yes!

[StargirllLauren]

first time I've seen cabaret and wow, what a powerful piece

[elphabathropp12]

LOL! "It's mee look!!"

[kyrastube]

@gaben2n I dont think its ment that way. I think its mocking the nazis, making fun of them. and humor is in fact a very powerfull weapon. ok, making fun of hitler and his men would not have stopped them but maybe, just maybe made them feel like the fools they where. but back then people where probobly too terrified of them to do so. and I understand that of course, but never the less, humor is powerfull

[saveourplanet14]

@kyrastube I disagree. It's definitely meant to make you feel like that. 1) That's how Kander and Ebb are in their musicals. You leave feeling changed, and kinda like a bad person. 2) The end of this show, the whole purpose of it? It's exactly like this song, you laugh through it and then you just feel sick when Emcee walks out in his stripes. 3)It's meant to show how easy it is to influence others to look at people like animals like the Nazis did with their propaganda.-I've run out of space. :)

[3v3ryth1nr0cks]

omygod that was so clever- you giggle along for the whole scene then you realise the point theyre making and feel awful- pure brilliance

[justanotherme1]

this scene breaks my heart

[fudgmonkeys34]

i wish i was that gorilla =)

[theemoloversdream]

"And she doesn't smoke or drink gin...like I do"

My favorite part!

[latieplolo]

Damn, Alan Cumming can kick it!

[siriusblack985]

ohmygod, this was somehow the sexiest bit of acting ive ever seen, it topped frankenfurter....kinda reminded me of Adrian Brody in "Oxygen"

[SodaMyPlatypus93]

i love this so much <333. and i support cummingism :)

[salinger86]

7:12!

[GirLInSecondLife]

Love that they have somewhat heavy girls in the chorus too. That is what chorines of the time really looked like. Look at Dietrich in Blue Angel for instance. She was the epitome of German beauty for that time. When she came to America the Hollywood studios made her become skinny.

[walsabeautiful]

IT'S ME, LOOK

laawl funniest part in the whole show (:

I watched that part over and over again. I couldnt get enough of Alan's sexy face (:

[dragena]

I was skeptical of Alan, knowing how gross he made the role, but I am growing irrevocably fond of the way he keeps you on the edge between hate and love of his performance. Very nicely done.

[b1a2y3k4a5y6]

*drool*

[thatswhatsheread]

AHAHAH i laughed SO HARD when he said "it's MEEEE!"

ok, now i want to see this on broadway or wherever alan performs it

[IWillBeHers]

Alan Cumming in a wig, dress, and thigh-high boots = YUM. Just...YUM.

[Dindard]

you could say "if you see her through my eyes" is still relevant today with homophobia. In that sense it is timeless...

[odoanna1]

Emcee is wonderful ! Full of glee, funny, demonic, but also in his very own special way sexy as well. The part of Emcee has never been the same, nor has it ever been done so exceedingly well. Alan ROCKS !

[americanboy99]

Such an incredibly written scene into one of the most stunning, ironic musical sequences ever written or performed in the theatre. Just stellar all-around.

[Crazychic112]

haha i luv alans emcee he like a child at one moment and then he is very serius

[AFIGuitarGurl]

joel grey sux!

[mspudds22]

I'm a little confused on the monkey is it supposed to represent Germans and Jews?

[codykingo]

@mspudds22 yeah. I think it's mostly representing the two characters that are falling in love. Schneider and whatever his face.

[Awesomelybored]

@mspudds22 The gorilla suit is meant to show how a Nazi would view a Jewish person. As an animal.

[Lhappylstalker7]

Everytime he says Jewish, I actually flinch. Especially on the recording. I've listen to it a hundred times and it never stops me from flinching.

And additionally, I fully support adopting Cummingism as my new religion. :)

[cazia9]

i think this song, along with 'i don't care' really showcases his talent the best...you just get a glimmer of it in the opening number, but those 2 songs really give you an idea of just how legen-wait for it-dary his voice is

[magicalquaxo]

I now appreciate the way that Alan Cumming sings, he's got a surprisingly good voice that didn't shine through with all the other songs he did. *applause*

[musicalbabe27]

who agrees with the fact that Alan Cumming is one of the omst wonderful actors they have seen...not to mention good looking!

[TrippleLProductions]

Alan Cumming may actually be god

[musicalbabe27]

if alan cumming is the new god i'm conveting to that religion!

[magicalquaxo]

The religion will be called Cummingism

[musicalbabe27]

haha! i think he's athiest...oh well, now he is the god of cummingism!!

[tlyoung88]

@magicalquaxo Will there be a second Cumming?

[xkadie999x]

the lightling in that first segment is chilling xx

[musicalbabe27]

"its me look"! haha!!! i luv alan, soo funny. super hott

[MandyBuglet]

I know! That part's so cute!

-Amanda

[BethGoth15]

3:52-4:05 What an adorable smile!

[melissaisrlydumb]

hahahaha Alan Cumming....UGH. So so sexy

[EponineJavert]

I just saw the movie a few days ago and was blown away by Joel Grey, so it's great to be able to watch Alan Cumming's interpretation and be just as blown away. I don't care for this production as much as the movie (I'm a huge Fosse fan) but Alan and Fraulein Schneider are amazing!

[ss5gogetunks]

Holy crap I just turned gay :p

[OzBuckBear]

I was already there...

[hollz27]

alan cumming *swoon*

[mfsgoodlilslave]

he looks so good in the white suit coat... hehe

[BonePhone]

was 4:08 sapused to be crytal night or something else

[hollz27]

yeah its supposed to represent the warning to the jews to leave Germany

[picklesandmilk4u]

Hurray! I spotted Alan at the beginning. Third in from the left at 0:13

[ShovelDuct]

Not only is he absolutely lovely and incredibly talanted, but he plays a good Emcee too. The mixture of his childish innocence and the looks of pure wickedness that cross his face! I saw the Cabaret in London a couple years ago and their Emcee was fantastic, hideous and grotesque, but Alan Cumming's Emcee, balanced between the coy mischivious child and the black voyeuristic cruelty of the devil himself, gives the character a depth and mysteriousness which the doll-like Joel Grey never ventured.

[broadwaylover365]

i love Alan's "I-know-something-you-don't-kn­ow" smile.

*swoon*

[cassluvsmusic]

Alan CUmmings.....*sigh*

[hatsumomosilverlance]

did he just go Boo at the audience during if u could see her?

[meeetube]

alan cumming is the most beautiful person

[LaFeeVerte1209]

In the wooorld. But he will never love me, that is the tragedy of my life.

[Boonedaba]

She would look what?

[kwgybo345]

She wouldn't look jewish at all.

[elanor12]

I knew Alan was one of the girls, but I failed to spot hiim before he says:

IT'S MEEE LOOK!!!

Oh how much I love him!

[BlackCowgirl56]

wasn't that just great???

I laughed for like five minutes!!!

still do!

lol

[greenelphiexoxo]

I love how Alan does "If you could see her", he really slaps you in the face with last line

[MandyBuglet]

Oh I know...I'd never heard the song before, and when he sang that last line, my mouth dropped open....and I loved him even more.

-Amanda

[MandyBuglet]

To be clear, the message I got from the song was that it was making fun of the Nazi's stupid views toward the "other" ethnic groups....

Last night when I posted my comment I was under the impression that everyone else got that meaning too, but according to the imdb, that's not the case.

-Amanda

[PwincessaRae]

hear hear Amanda! i only just found out about him and my friend sugested I watch this and that last line is spectacular!!!

[tlyoung88]

@MandyBuglet There are two versions. The milder one is "She isn't a meeskite at all." But since they cut that song, it defaults to the original.

[BlackCowgirl56]

"it's me LOOK!"

lol!

[Glaerdrune]

Only Alan could Waltz into a room and throw a brick with style.

[rootbeeronbroadway]

ITS ME!!!!!!!!

[Glaerdrune]

I can honestly say my eagle eyes failed to spot him until that.

He seems very proud of his disguising skills. ^^

LOOK! :O

[iwantdetention]

Same here!

He made my day :D

[xt1me]

Ok, maybe its just me but, with Alan in the white suit jacket, is anyone else reminded of Desire from Neil Gaimans Sandman?

[panterist]

now i know that im not the only one who reads comic books and watch musicals

[TinaLovesTre4eva]

i looooooooooove musicals. im going to guys and dolls this weekend :D im so excited!!

[welshdevondragon]

This version and alan are amazing, but I have to say the recent West end Cabaret did the "If you could see her" much better. I hate julian clary but it was still beautiful and sad. But on evrything else this is amazing.

[scootyscoot4]

Was Don't Tell Mama, Maybe this Time and Money all cut out of this production?

[Theatershorty]

ya, unfortunately...im thinking since this wasnt a regular b'way performance, they had to cut some stuff : (

but they kept ALAN!!!! : )

[scootyscoot4]

So it wasn't actually cut from the production, just from the TV version? 'Cos it's quite ashame to cut three of the best and well known songs of the musical from the actual show.

And yeah Alan Cumming is amazing as the Emcee.

[Theatershorty]

that would be correct -- they had to do some minor adjustments to fit the TV time span they were given. happens all the time, which is quite a shame, especially for us theatre geeks who can't afford to see a live, b'way show.

[scootyscoot4]

Yeah it is a shame, but I suppose that if they have to cut it down. I would have personally cut one of the lesser known songs to be honest, but aside from Alan Cumming and the lady who plays Fraulein Schneider, I didn't really like the cast, paticularly the Cliff and Sally; I really didn't feel her cracking at the seams was enough throughout the play and it felt out of place when she performed "Cabaret".

[Theatershorty]

Alan Cumming is the best, no matter what lol. Schneider was excelent too. I thought Cliff was okay -- i can tell it's hard for him to act an unhappy&confused emotion, so it comes off as anger, which i think he didn't portray as well as other productions i've seen. In fact, he practically showed the same emotion until the end of the show. Sally -- she had her good moments, but yes, she was more-so overacting the part than actually being the character. Herr Shultz played a very lovable old man.<3

[Glaerdrune]

Amen to that!

[Phantomja]

Well I like "Don't Tell Mama".

[Theatershorty]

agreed. i also am very sad that they cut "money money money" cuz i really like that one too. in fact, i'm sad that they had to cut songs in general JUST for this production.

[Phantomja]

I don'r think it was just for THIS production. They butchered the Movie version.

[Theatershorty]

very interesting point.

[theatrekid07]

That's because they weren't trying to make the movie. It's called a revival for a reason. I love both very much. But since this was the televised version they cut several songs as well.

[funnyguyforjulia]

You can see him "shh" the people who get him in front of them before he announces "it's me, look!!"

Go audience people, you figured it out!

[Glaerdrune]

I know! And he sounds very happy that only those few saw through his cunning little disguise ^^

[Theatershorty]

omg, he is so cute when he says "it's me! look!" like an adorable child...

he makes me happy

[witchywanda666]

Ever since I saw the movie, I wanted so much to see Alan's version of "If You Could See Her"... Thank you for putting this up. So much. I LOVE this song. <3

[Glaerdrune]

Me too! Hehehe, he does a funny face at 4:44 and it's creepy at the end when he whispers 'She wouldn't look JEWISH at all...'