joel is amazing! the MC is a very dark and a llittle scary charcter, you dont quite know if he is mocking hitler or if he is agreeing with the nazi-party... but joel brings such charm and fun to the charater you cant do anything else but love him. AND he spoke the german accent so perfect Im still a bit in chock everytime I hear him speak in his real accent
Joel Grey, reprises his film performance with slight alterations. On the DVD version he explains the character was played as a " third " rate performer which he hated but the Director loved. Yes the character is wicked, louche and plays the tease but that is the brilliance of it. Timing and emphasis are critical and they provide the impact of slapstick dance and vocals = a memorable performance.
wow this is out of the ark.. all the movement he does.... does it lessen his "impact" on stage? I know this is a film of a theatrical performance and not a film.. but it gives me pause for thought
Joel Grey is fantastic, however this is perhaps the worst example of his talents. Check out his other performances. He is much better than this video shows.
@AxeNewkill Really? Is he this good that his video is bad? I just love the moment he gets apparently arroused and goes "Woo! WHoo!" and wanders like Charlie Chaplin.
By the time that movie and revival came around, his German accent had gotten better. Like many German people pronounce A's as E's. He says "happy" in this version, but "heppy" in the movie. Just the little things. Anyways, great performance. A talented, talented man.
I'm a big Charlie Chaplin fan and watching this video Joel Grey's movements have the feel of something Charlie Chaplin would do. He draws you into the performance, very good. Thanks for posting.
Ahh so he had two diffrent interpretations of the way he played the character on stage and screen. But i prefer his movie singing than the stage but stage is always going to be different. Still Amazing, 5 Stars All Day :)
fritzie the puppet at 3:31
FANTAFRUITYTWIST 1 month ago
joel is amazing! the MC is a very dark and a llittle scary charcter, you dont quite know if he is mocking hitler or if he is agreeing with the nazi-party... but joel brings such charm and fun to the charater you cant do anything else but love him. AND he spoke the german accent so perfect Im still a bit in chock everytime I hear him speak in his real accent
catgroucho 3 months ago
his laugh makes me laugh so much!!!
ApoloExpress 3 months ago
Geez, is this from '67?!
noodle0912 4 months ago in playlist Musicals
how come willkommen is always the number they perform at the tony's?
agenttheater5 4 months ago
Great video of Joel Grey. Would love to see him in Anything Goes.
Bel1987 5 months ago
Joel Grey, reprises his film performance with slight alterations. On the DVD version he explains the character was played as a " third " rate performer which he hated but the Director loved. Yes the character is wicked, louche and plays the tease but that is the brilliance of it. Timing and emphasis are critical and they provide the impact of slapstick dance and vocals = a memorable performance.
tgb6591 5 months ago
3:29 :D
ValtronW 6 months ago
every time i watch this i always forget how serious cabaret actually is haha
broadwaymaniac92 9 months ago 4
There really are only 2 correct ways to play the emcee. The Joel Grey and Alan Cumming. Get to far from that and its awful.
It's amazing how much this production grew from the original to the 98' revival, amazing <3
JLNablo 10 months ago
Something about the Emcee character seems magical. He draws you into the performance.
xnarutofan2x 10 months ago
whoa, this is intense
MC is one of the roles i'd like to play b4 i die
jradetzky 11 months ago
wow this is out of the ark.. all the movement he does.... does it lessen his "impact" on stage? I know this is a film of a theatrical performance and not a film.. but it gives me pause for thought
Thegreenroomgroup 1 year ago
that was amazing he is amazing the original mc, brilliant!
woodsmand 1 year ago
Joel Grey is fantastic, however this is perhaps the worst example of his talents. Check out his other performances. He is much better than this video shows.
AxeNewkill 1 year ago
@AxeNewkill Really? Is he this good that his video is bad? I just love the moment he gets apparently arroused and goes "Woo! WHoo!" and wanders like Charlie Chaplin.
AliaSparrow 10 months ago
Aww, Joel Grey's adorable!
ShaiHuludisCool 1 year ago
Eddie Cantor certainly knew superb talent when he saw it!
nostalgiajunkie70 1 year ago 2
what year was this?
jagc9110 1 year ago
Definitely prefer Grey's Emcee to Cumming's.
springerjkreb 1 year ago
i love him!
lufuse 1 year ago
By the time that movie and revival came around, his German accent had gotten better. Like many German people pronounce A's as E's. He says "happy" in this version, but "heppy" in the movie. Just the little things. Anyways, great performance. A talented, talented man.
mooserooy 1 year ago
wow this is major!! thanks so much for posting!!!!!!
go joel grey! ;-)
bryanambition 1 year ago
Joel Grey is fantasmic........orgasmic! He is fabulous!
LitesofBway 1 year ago 3
I'm a big Charlie Chaplin fan and watching this video Joel Grey's movements have the feel of something Charlie Chaplin would do. He draws you into the performance, very good. Thanks for posting.
katlady5000 1 year ago 14
@katlady5000 it's called slapstick.
MrSalkin100 7 months ago
it is rare,thanks for share!!Joel Grey was Amazing.....I like this Performance!!
hannah77fish 1 year ago
w.o.w... THIS IS AM EXTREMELY RARE VIDEO...THNKS!!!!!
GuilleCarvajal 1 year ago 25
Ahh so he had two diffrent interpretations of the way he played the character on stage and screen. But i prefer his movie singing than the stage but stage is always going to be different. Still Amazing, 5 Stars All Day :)
Doley99 2 years ago