Cabaret. Part three.

[avatarmn]

Maybe I need to see more of her, but I'm afraid I do have to say she's completely failing at portraying Sally Bowles and her sweet, engaging, loving and desperate to be loved demeanor that Liza Minelli nailed. Horracks' Sally is weird and off-putting, not at all charming and loveable.

[widdlepuddyfat]

@avatarmn Liza Minelli's portrayal is barely Sally Bowles. She's more like Liza in Sally Bowle's shoes.

[missnodrama11]

I don't really care for this version of "Mein Herr.".....Just my opinion.

[missnodrama11]

Can someone please tell me what that lollypop that Sally is holding says?

Thanks! :)

[OreadNYC]

@missnodrama11 -- It looks like it says "Ich Liebe Dich", which is German for "I love you."

[25832]

I LOVE how when Alan gets to "one" he flips the audience off. to me that's just so...Alan.

[bezilliox]

:/

[SchiffThomas]

"Just the other day I said to her, I want you for my wife! She said 'What would your wife want with me" ....... ((long pause)) ((laughter)) ((bit more pause)) "Thank you ...." I love how Alan just pauses and just waits for the audience to laugh

[OTimeMasterXO]

Sally seems quite like a spoilt child in her first song here. The high-chair doesn't help ;)

[theoriginalchrisjay]

if Sally had truly been 5-star caliber she would have had no problem becoming the actress she aspired to be. it's her limited talent that keeps her captive in the Kit Kat and chasing after the lusty producer or the rich aristocrat.

[fountainchain126]

How the FUCK did he not win the fucking Olivier for this!!!!

[katiemckay]

Oh my gosh, it's Little Voice!

[JudgeJulieLit]

This Jane Hochman rendition of "Mein Liebe Herr" uniquely brings out Sally's likely elsewhere repressed rage at her "sexy" father who "tries, poor thing but simply doesn't care" about his motherless daughter. Some rage too at Hitler's ever worsening Fascistic Fatherland's repression of women (he once said they should only materialize at night).

[misstweezers]

Sally Bowles was so brilliantly crafted...

[OohcoolProductions]

The "Little Girl" thing they have going doesn't fit this song. If it were "Dont Tell Mama" (the RIGHTFUL song) then it would be great.

[Jimsteinman]

I love alan´s double take after "what would your wife want with me?" ..

Miss DONt TELL MAMA though...

[justanotherme1]

I understand the argument that she is more "Sally", but it doesn't excuse a poor voice in a musical lead.

[milkynightmare]

@justanotherme1 she's doing that deliberately, she's actually an excellent singer

[johnnamariee17]

...i wish. dont tell mama. was in here..instead. still an amazing performance..but ...still. dont tell mama is my fav.

[XMalice]

I really like how much different Sally is in this version from the movie.

[metacarple]

This should be 'Don't tell Mama'. 'Mein Herr' was written for the film, not for the stage production.

[saveourplanet14]

Does anyone know if there's footage of Natasha Richardson portraying Sally? I can't seem to find any.

[Caram3lLov33]

this is brilliant!

[ccm800]

Minelli's version - brilliant but homogenized..this is Sally.

[itsabitironic963]

I love Jane as Sally; she's great. Sally's character was reinvented for Liza Minelli -- basically two different characters, really. Both amazing.

On an unrelated note, I'm going to get my hair cut today and I'm bringing a screenshot of this video during Mein Herr to show what I want XD

[reasereal]

she can sing way better than this, doing it on purpose

[GirLInSecondLife]

Oh it's Jane Horrocks, from Little Voice!

[JyNa93]

horrendous!!

[bbmonkey14]

Who plays Sally in this?

[hole1991]

@bbmonkey14

Jane Horroocks.

[anik1410]

terrible

[anik1410]

okropne

[blithium]

"Husbands, you have only ten seconds in which to loose your wives! FIVE. . .FOUR. . .THREE. . ."

. . .intentional fail?

[bbmonkey14]

@blithium Well it's in the script....so yeah.

[Adlea13]

@blithium I always assumed the 10 seconds started from when he started talking

[ShadowinaCave]

Hmmm ... seeing this for the first time ... I'm a bit puzzled why they took out "Don't Tell Mama" and substituted the song written for the movie, but then didn't really do anything with it. That was an extraordinarily unimpressive routine.

Ah well. Was it just my imagination, or was Jane Horrocks (famous for impersonations) channelling a bit of Judi Dench in that, from when she played Sally in the very first London production of Cabaret?

[thatswhatsheread]

i live like 30min away from harrisburg! yaaay PA never gets any attention lol

[DantBelmont]

:( i preffer that outfit and the big chair for don't tell mama :(

[zerochris]

very bad singing...hoooooo

[GirLInSecondLife]

@zerochris I think she's great...It's a comic portrayal.

[nynavee]

Oh my... I love Cumming's counting XD

[timba666]

I prefer Liza Minelli's performance. I understand that they're both really different portrayals, but like I said, I prefer the classiness of Minelli.

[Crazychic112]

ALAN CUMMING YOU ARE THE TRUE EMCEE

haha fuuny guy

[SaverinoMusic]

What? This is a musical show, the actors and actresses are suppose to entertain the audience. I don't care how much in character you could be, a character in a musical show can never entertain and sell tickets WHEN THEY SUCK AT SINGING. THIS SALLY BOWLES SUCKS!

[narmolania]

Jane Horrocks... ouh, if only you had seen my expression when I realised that she was in that one British TV series about the minster... or something... started to watch that mini series after I realized that it was her! man, she is SUCH a good actress... but some expressions and the way she exaggerates some words gave her away... (a series about politics (politics, what does it have to do with us?) XDD so great)

[shrubbmeister]

Jane Horrocks was absolutely terrible. Can't carry a tune at all. Horrendous.

[TotallyRandom6353]

@shrubbmeister Jane Horrocks is actually a very talented singer, but the part of Sally Bowles is supposed to be a very mediocre to terrible singer. Just in her mind she is going to break through and become famous. So when people comment that she sounds terrible that's actually a thumbs up for her because she's not supposed to sound good in this.

[OdessaChristie]

Jane Horrocks is so brilliantly beautiful in this production

[Sarahteehee3]

Bwhahahaha does he flick everyone off when he says 1 in the new years eve count down! 7:58

[gladrial89]

Ha that was the first time where I realized that on one he lifted up his middle finger. Clever how he puts in little things like that all throughtout the show.

[gerelepo]

Jane Horrocks said in interviews at the time that Sam Mendes asked her to sing badly because Sally wasn't supposed to be a great singer. So I agree with Pluto727! :)

[vasstheo]

perfect....

[Chelliemar11]

How hard, impossible really, to sing live anything that Liza Minelli has sung live and make it sound or look as good as she did. Sad, but true.

[carwyncymru]

kind of makes me think of shirley temple on Crack! i know sally isn't the most likable of character but i really don;t like jane horricks's perfromance as sally, but thats just me,

hope no one takes offense at this x

[ANorthernSong]

I completely agree with pluto727. People need to consider the directorial choices in a performance, and not immediately blame the performer for presumed shortcomings.

[Dravenswraith]

the older lady at the start reminds me of grandma walton

[elaineakalaney]

I don't know if I like who is playing Sally in this one...

[shrubbmeister]

She's terrible.

[MadhaviKhan]

She's the actress from "Little Voice." She the most amazing impressions! I adore her!

[steveduysen]

Yes, "Mein Herr" was never in the original stage version, it was "Don't Tell Mama" was the song. When they did the revival, they updated it to match the movie more. They also made it more dark. Notice the bruises on the Emcee's arms and needle bruises on the other arm?

[nannaboo96]

wow, i didnt notice that, but those little details add immensely to the story

[plunkza]

Even though Sally wasn't meant to be talented, I can't help but feel disappionted with this performance.

[FlowersInHisHair]

I think that Jane Horrocks conjures a Sally Bowles unlike any other. What I get from this is not just that Sally's not supposed to be talented, but that she's a pretentious 1930s avant-garde cabaret artist who either thinks she's better than she is, or deliberately tortures her audience. It takes great guts to deliberately sing like this when you're really a very good singer (like Horrocks is) in such a high-profile role and I think it's a magnificent performance.

[tlyoung88]

I used to think that Don't Tell Mama was Sally's backstory, but it really couldn't be, right?

[FlowersInHisHair]

@tlyoung88 I don't think that Don't Tell Mama is her backstory, no. I think it's a tale she's telling in a song, trying to add to her mystique. In short, I wouldn't trust a word that girl says!

[Troublemaker1991]

Wow... I never thought of it that way, and I like your interpretation. Thank you for giving me an insight into your sophistication :P

[frosita83]

why isnt she dancing on the chair????

[jonathanbrowning50]

What year was this video filmed?

[pluto727]

Jane Horrocks actually has a really wonderful voice. It's just that in this production she's meant to portray Sally as a not very good singer in a sleazy nightclub.

I do wish people would stop comparing Liza Minelli, and indeed the entire Cabaret movie, to the stage production. They are two very different things.

[Jazzzkidd]

@pluto727 I think she sounds great even as Sally Bowles haha

[etraig]

@pluto727 jane horrocks, was she that girl from ab fab, that stared in "little voice"?

she's got a great voice.

[60sluv]

isnt it 'dont tell mama' first in the musical?

[60sluv]

i mean the first song sally sings btw

[musicalbabe27]

she not a very good sally

[Calicobec]

Jane does have power to her voice but she has very poor control, you can hear it wobbling when she sings the long powerful notes, she needs a little training to help her hold her notes better. And when she sings "mein lieber herr", the mein is out of tune each time and it sounds like a death rattle, i know she's dumping someone in the song but ....lol Having said all of that though, I do think she plays a good sally. Love this version of the musical, Alan makes it superb!

[Troublemaker1991]

In which part do they play "Money" ?

[PrinceHector100]

@Troublemaker1991 I believe that it was taken out for this performance, along with "Don't Tell Mama"

[ryanstackhouse13]

I always thought that Sally wasn't necessarily that talented, just very alluring. I've read articles about how miscast Liza was in respect to the actual character.

[STUPIDxxSITE]

But Liza was just so awesome int he movie. Although she's an American, she played Sally's personailty very well.

[PhantomCake]

but she was far too talented

[Troublemaker1991]

@ryanstackhouse13 Well in the movie she was a much more tragic character seeing as she was actually very talented and opportunity never knocked on her door. And if it did she felt forced to choose the Cabaret instead, maybe because the baby was the MC's. I don't know, but what I think is the case is that she couldn't escape the Cabaret and her dream of becoming an actress showed itself in her ability to allure men. She already WAS an actress in her life.

[JudgeJulieLit]

@ryanstackhouse13 Yet Liza's Sally Bowles was a brilliant creation--Liza brought her superstar singing and dancing, and her fascinating neuroses and touching vulnerabilities ... we can believe her issues with a narcissistic, neglectful parent !

[coastercub81]

I think we are so used to seeing the Bob Fosse style of dance with Kander and Ebb shows that we almost expect it. I do miss the iconic chair dance though...

[closer7339]

Jane seems like a ridiculous choice. Sally is supposed to be a temptress. Jane seems like a seasoned ho... which I think is more suited for a Kit Kat girl than Sally Bowles. And what's with the big chair?! I thought that was for "Don't Tell Momma" and the tutu! And she can't sing! Blah. Alan Cumming kicks ass though.

[xkadie999x]

agree on the tutu bit xx wtf

[mfsgoodlilslave]

omg i cant believe this is posted yay!!!!!!

[Lamirroirmagique]

Oh God I just love her as Sally, the whole thing is so Donmar.

[THEDICKISNIGHT]

I was completely turned off by her portrayal in the song, but it grabs you by the end, it all makes sense by the song Cabaret.

Also, in a show that had such iconic past actresses playing Sally, what else can you do than reinvent and stir?

I like her not being able to move though, it creates a really interesting 'static' dynamic.

[lolita24601]

I have to say, I don't agree with her interpretation of Sally at all, but I think "Mein Herr" is almost exactly how Isherwood's Sally would have performed it.

[tendenPB]

the girl who plays Sally Bowls is really bad. Natalia Millán is better

[bobgirlxx96]

@tendenPB Actually, Jane Horrocks (the woman playing Sally) is a very talented singer, but in this production she decided to portray Sally as a second rate cabaret singer.

[demonchild101]

Alan Cumming is amazing.

this girl can't sing its sad

[jemb2000]

This girl is Jane Horrocks. And she can sing very well - "Little Voice" proves that beyond a doubt.

[demonchild101]

i do now realize that the director most likely had her sing bad as the part, i just didnt care for her preformance.

[bibibabkagirl]

thanks so much for posting this!!!! :D

[jivillasenor]

Was she on "Absolutely Fabulous"? The young blonde who was always in the funny outfits hanging out with Patsy?

[TRWolf]

Yup, Bubble! Jane Horrocks.

[totaljekkie]

JESUS! my god. Its nothing personal but that woman is just atrocious in the role. I feel bad by saying that. But i feel bad about how she makes me feel too. I keeep hoping for someone to run up and knock her off the stage. Im sorry. I am. But dear god

[lessandri]

this girl just shouldn't sing this music, I know they want to make a diferent more "jocker" version, and more "dirty" but they didn't need to put bad singers to sing this trilling musics, wich are alreadry a critic to society...

[ChiaraMcD]

i think its supposed to be sung badly. in the book, sally was described as having a bad voice so...

thats what i think anyway :s

[lessandri]

LIZZA FOR EVER!

[Boonedaba]

Fraulein Coste would have made a better sally.

[20427161]

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!! X) I LOVE IT!!!

[enc0lpius]

I guess no one read the Berlin Stories because Sally Bowles couldn't sing at all, which is one of the reasons why we like her so much.

[kirstyasher2]

i've read them and i know she had a 'don't care what people think of me' attitude when she sang but now they've made it into a musical it needs to be someone who can sing cos the story's been rearranged

and i mean Liza Minnelli had an amazing voice when she was younger

but i get what you're saying and i don't think it's necessarily bad that she isn't singin proper :)

[MoonPhantom]

Of cause they should care if their leading lady in a musical can actually sing. Oh and the musical came first, the movie is a filmatising of the Musical.

[kirstyasher2]

yeh i know cos Joel Grey was the original Emcee on Broadway i'm just sayin that Liza's voice was amazin :)

i guess she was just tryin to make her voice distinctive like Natasha did

[MoonPhantom]

She maybe be a great singer, I don't know cause non of these songs fits to her voice, Because the songs is set for hardcore altos and I can hear from the way she speaks that she is soprano, The songs are to deep for her, she can't get probably down there, it was stupid casting from the producerse side.

Or they could at least have transpered the sheet music 1½ tones upward to give her a chance.

[unadrielad]

Jane Horrocks is actually a fantastic singer, she made a character choice to make Sally slightly off because the Sally Bowles of Christopher Isherwood's 'Goodbye to Berlin' was a second rate singer with a little talent. it's all to add the effect. I quite like what it adds, brave choice.

[ColumbiaTD]

I completely agree, I think that people just expect a fantastic singer to play Sally because of the movie .etc and can't appreciate that this is a character choice, a difficult one by Jane because she could have easily just winged this song and sang it brilliantly. I love how this production is very much character based rather than music based.

[quadlas3r]

+1 to everything you've written here.

I just want to add. See how they put her in that huge chair and limit her movement. The whole song is one of strength and power and control. And, whatever you think about her singing, her voice has immense power, too.

But then, they set up the scenery and costume and blocking all to do nothing but make her look tiny and fragile and perilous.

Genius. This production is genius.

[HeartPainsCandyVeins]

Natasha was sooooo much better

[izzabr]

Coudn't agree more!

[monorailblue]

aaah the "telephone song" is all scary now!

[MatthewVJames]

I like this Sally bc in Bradshaw's actual book about his trips Sally was described as not pretty and not a good singer and I think she gets that across in a way, instead of her being some hot thing that can sing her butt off

[leela145]

I agree with you Matthew I also like this sally's slight creepyness about her, I always find that caberet should be slightly sinister :D

[911lukey1990]

oh dear... sally is shocking!!! i thought this song was sposed to be like a sexy empowered woman number, not a moron wrapped in tuel licking a lollipop! i know it would have a lot to do with direction, but surely any talented actor could at least think about their character for two seconds...

[eliand504]

Sally's character was never an "empowered woman" - she deluded herself into thinking she is but fails miserably and is used by every man and tossed away once her tires of her. Which is what makes the ending heartbreaking...

[911lukey1990]

oh yeah i know, but i mean i thought the actual song as a Kit Kat number was supposed to be her "goodbye, i don't need any of you, i rock" sort of sign out song... I know she is completely deluded but I just thought this song should have shown more that her life is an act... OH! and i did get to the end of this and LOVED her version of "Cabaret" - sort of made me change my opinion of her as an actress :)

[LaFeeVerte1209]

That's the wonderful irony, they none of them are empowered, it's something like a streetcar named desire in that respect, delusion under oppression etc (at least Sally reminds me of Blanche )

[MacNair]

This song is somewhat empowering, but then again it was originally written for the movie, where Sally is interpreted rather differently. The original song that goes here is "Don't Tell Mama" which was replaced with the film's "Mein Heir" in practically every revival thus far.

[blackpython]

Both were in the 1998 Roundabout Broadway revival (also directed by Sam Mendes). Don't Tell Mama was where Mein Herr is in this production, and Mein Herr was Sally's farewell song at the Kit Kat Klub.

[dudewheresmydignity]

actually, when this transfered to broadway, they used "don't tell mama" here and put "mein herr" later in the show.

[SwanofHollywood]

ehh i dnt like sally in this version

[masterofmetacognitio]

I think I'm in love with whomever posted this video. I saw it on Broadway in high school ! Thanks for returning my memories!

[chofaigh]

thanks for uploading :-)

[geminipeach22]

This rendition of cabaret sucks! Brain's replacement is sweet and I like him, but Sally's is an abomination!

[LaFeeVerte1209]

Abomination eh? Better than a cliche.

[broadwaylove52]

hahaha.

emcee slightly scares me sometimes

[leela145]

that's what makes it great :)

[Itahchis1andOnly]

WHOEVER U ARE THAT UPLOADED THIS

I FRIKIN LOVE YOU U ARE MY GERO FOR LIFE. thankyou, very very very much.

[CotnHeadedNinyMugins]

She's pretty good

[witchywanda666]

"Your wife? What would she want with me?"

XD Poor EMCee everyone laughed.

[ameliabelia]

I love the expression on his face at that part!

:D

[Glaerdrune]

Me too!

'... Sank you.'