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West End CABARET with Jessie Buckley and Eddie Redmayne
lopside
Stand-by Joined: 11/16/21
#100West End CABARET with Jessie Buckley and Eddie Redmayne
Posted: 11/21/21 at 5:58am
Thanks guys for your details. Also think that not being very explicit with it is also the better approach.
Updated On: 3/4/22 at 05:58 AM
#101West End CABARET with Jessie Buckley and Eddie Redmayne
Posted: 11/21/21 at 6:57am
A great article with John Kander and director Rebecca Frecknall. Brief talk of Hal Prince's contribution, the original production, the film version, the Sam Mendes production, this production and Judi Dench in the original London production.
https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2021/nov/20/we-were-a-little-naive-staging-cabaret-in-the-60s-and-now
"You can't overrate Bernadette Peters. She is such a genius. There's a moment in "Too Many Mornings" and Bernadette doing 'I wore green the last time' - It's a voice that is just already given up - it is so sorrowful. Tragic. You can see from that moment the show is going to be headed into such dark territory and it hinges on this tiny throwaway moment of the voice." - Ben Brantley (2022)
"Bernadette's whole, stunning performance [as Rose in Gypsy] galvanized the actors capable of letting loose with her. Bernadette's Rose did take its rightful place, but too late, and unseen by too many who should have seen it" Arthur Laurents (2009)
"Sondheim's own favorite star performances? [Bernadette] Peters in ''Sunday in the Park,'' Lansbury in ''Sweeney Todd'' and ''obviously, Ethel was thrilling in 'Gypsy.'' Nytimes, 2000
#102West End CABARET with Jessie Buckley and Eddie Redmayne
Posted: 11/21/21 at 11:15am
Dying to see this!
Wonder if they brought this production over where it could potentially land? Park Ave Armory?
EDIT: Just bought tickets. Looks like I’m heading to the UK this winter.
#103West End CABARET with Jessie Buckley and Eddie Redmayne
Posted: 11/22/21 at 1:59pm
Circle in the Square maybe?
#104West End CABARET with Jessie Buckley and Eddie Redmayne
Posted: 11/22/21 at 7:44pm
Wick3 said: "Circle in the Square maybe?"
I'm sure they could make that work!
#105West End CABARET with Jessie Buckley and Eddie Redmayne
Posted: 2/12/22 at 6:40am
Managed to see the show again since the first preview. The show and performances do not seem to have changed much. Eddie is still sounding strong vocally and not tired at all, which I find impressive for someone I didn’t even know could sing. Jessie Buckley might have slightly toned down her performance and is singing more but only slightly - it still overall feels a little overwrought to me but I will say it’s never boring and I’d actually be interested for it to be seen in NYC just to see what people think. Her ‘Maybe This Time’ for me is absolute perfection. Liza Sadovy’s performance of ‘What would you do’ is haunting and maybe the best I’ve ever heard vocally.
Has there been any word of a cast recording? Some impressive vocal work and choices here that warrant capturing in my opinion.
"You can't overrate Bernadette Peters. She is such a genius. There's a moment in "Too Many Mornings" and Bernadette doing 'I wore green the last time' - It's a voice that is just already given up - it is so sorrowful. Tragic. You can see from that moment the show is going to be headed into such dark territory and it hinges on this tiny throwaway moment of the voice." - Ben Brantley (2022)
"Bernadette's whole, stunning performance [as Rose in Gypsy] galvanized the actors capable of letting loose with her. Bernadette's Rose did take its rightful place, but too late, and unseen by too many who should have seen it" Arthur Laurents (2009)
"Sondheim's own favorite star performances? [Bernadette] Peters in ''Sunday in the Park,'' Lansbury in ''Sweeney Todd'' and ''obviously, Ethel was thrilling in 'Gypsy.'' Nytimes, 2000
#106West End CABARET with Jessie Buckley and Eddie Redmayne
Posted: 2/12/22 at 8:41am
Thank you binau! I saw the second preview and will be in London in early March but to see other shows. I do have one slot open but it looks like Cabaret is well sold out. Good for them!
I remember Eddie Redmayne as Marius in the Les Mis film ten years ago but singing live for 6 days a week in the emcee role is definitely not easy!
The Other One
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/1/08
#107West End CABARET with Jessie Buckley and Eddie Redmayne
Posted: 2/12/22 at 10:01am
"Liza Sadovy’s performance of ‘What would you do’ is haunting and maybe the best I’ve ever heard vocally."
Polly Bergen's version of that song, late into the run of the first Mendes revival in NY, still gives me chills when I recall it. I wish her performance had been recorded .
#108West End CABARET with Jessie Buckley and Eddie Redmayne
Posted: 2/12/22 at 10:17am
I hope they make an announcement soon regarding replacement casting. I’ll be in the UK in May and want to get tix locked in asap but really want to know who I’d be seeing, first.
lopside
Swing Joined: 1/1/22
#109West End CABARET with Jessie Buckley and Eddie Redmayne
Posted: 2/12/22 at 4:14pmUpdated On: 3/1/22 at 04:14 PM
lopside
Swing Joined: 1/1/22
#110West End CABARET with Jessie Buckley and Eddie Redmayne
Posted: 2/12/22 at 4:16pm
binau said:
Has there been any word of a cast recording? Some impressive vocal work and choices here that warrant capturing in my opinion."
I think the producers would be looking to not record actually, which is a shame. They want to show to run for a while, and recording the big names from the get go might be detrimental.
#111West End CABARET with Jessie Buckley and Eddie Redmayne
Posted: 3/3/22 at 7:39pm
Eddie Redmayne delivers in every way, but it is Jessie Buckley who gives the best performance I have ever seen. The whole evening was nothing short of magic, and certainly worth the trip to the UK.
I truly cannot stop thinking about this production.
#112West End CABARET with Jessie Buckley and Eddie Redmayne
Posted: 3/3/22 at 7:39pm
Eddie Redmayne delivers in every way, but it is Jessie Buckley who gives the best performance I have ever seen. The whole evening was nothing short of magic, and certainly worth the trip to the UK.
I truly cannot stop thinking about this production.
#113West End CABARET with Jessie Buckley and Eddie Redmayne
Posted: 3/6/22 at 2:09pm
Nearly a week later, and I cannot stop thinking about this production!
blaxx
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/28/05
#114West End CABARET with Jessie Buckley and Eddie Redmayne
Posted: 3/7/22 at 2:42pm
Is the production still worth spending a gazillion pounds per ticket even without the original leads?
Listen, I don't take my clothes off for anyone, even if it is "artistic". - JANICE
#115West End CABARET with Jessie Buckley and Eddie Redmayne
Posted: 3/7/22 at 2:49pm
It’s a great production but no show is worth the top price they’re selling. You can get great seats for £80 or so in the dress circle that are worth it.
blaxx
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/28/05
#116West End CABARET with Jessie Buckley and Eddie Redmayne
Posted: 3/7/22 at 3:00pm
Jordan Catalano said: "It’s a great production but no show is worth the top price they’re selling. You can get great seats for £80 or so in the dress circle that are worth it."
That's good to know, thanks. I really couldn't believe the prices when I was looking at tickets.
Listen, I don't take my clothes off for anyone, even if it is "artistic". - JANICE
blaxx
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/28/05
#117West End CABARET with Jessie Buckley and Eddie Redmayne
Posted: 3/8/22 at 10:49pm
Jordan Catalano said: "It’s a great production but no show is worth the top price they’re selling. You can get great seats for £80 or so in the dress circle that are worth it."
Also, is the production in itself revolutionary? Does it elevate the Mendes staging? I saw that a million times and curious if it shines a brand new light on the musical.
Listen, I don't take my clothes off for anyone, even if it is "artistic". - JANICE
#118West End CABARET with Jessie Buckley and Eddie Redmayne
Posted: 3/8/22 at 11:05pm
Revolutionary? No. Elevate the staging? Not.....really....? Worth seeing? 100% yes.
It's different than the Mendes staging which is really about all I can say about it. It's different enough that I was never thinking "Oh, I liked 'that part' better in the last revival" and so on. It's just very well done. I can't say it shines a new light on anything, though.
blaxx
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/28/05
#119West End CABARET with Jessie Buckley and Eddie Redmayne
Posted: 3/8/22 at 11:23pm
Jordan Catalano said: "Revolutionary? No. Elevate the staging? Not.....really....? Worth seeing? 100% yes.
It's different than the Mendes staging which is really about all I can say about it. It's different enough that I was never thinking "Oh, I liked 'that part' better in the last revival" and so on. It's just very well done. I can't say it shines a new light on anything, though."
That's really honest, thanks!
Listen, I don't take my clothes off for anyone, even if it is "artistic". - JANICE
#120West End CABARET with Jessie Buckley and Eddie Redmayne
Posted: 3/19/22 at 10:35am
Tonight is the final performance of Eddie, Jessie and many of the primary cast members. Such a magical experience seeing those artists perform the greatest (and my favorite) musical. Thank you for the memories!
Also, thank you to the board members here who alerted me to this production being something worth traveling to see. I wouldn’t have gone without your endorsements, so thank you. It was the evening of a lifetime for my partner and I, not to mention a fabulous excuse to dash across the Atlantic to visit London for the the first time.
#121West End CABARET with Jessie Buckley and Eddie Redmayne
Posted: 3/19/22 at 10:43am
Curious if Jessie is going to show up to her final show tonight.
#122West End CABARET with Jessie Buckley and Eddie Redmayne
Posted: 3/19/22 at 10:55am
Jordan Catalano said: "Curious if Jessie is going to show up to her final show tonight."
Emily Benjamin did both matinees this week, Wednesday and today.
iluvtheatertrash
Broadway Legend Joined: 11/9/04
#123West End CABARET with Jessie Buckley and Eddie Redmayne
Posted: 3/19/22 at 10:56am
Her attendance is atrocious, and at those prices, outrageous.
"I know now that theatre saved my life." - Susan Stroman
#124West End CABARET with Jessie Buckley and Eddie Redmayne
Posted: 3/19/22 at 10:58am
I also believe they don’t exchange or refund in typical west end style either.
"You can't overrate Bernadette Peters. She is such a genius. There's a moment in "Too Many Mornings" and Bernadette doing 'I wore green the last time' - It's a voice that is just already given up - it is so sorrowful. Tragic. You can see from that moment the show is going to be headed into such dark territory and it hinges on this tiny throwaway moment of the voice." - Ben Brantley (2022)
"Bernadette's whole, stunning performance [as Rose in Gypsy] galvanized the actors capable of letting loose with her. Bernadette's Rose did take its rightful place, but too late, and unseen by too many who should have seen it" Arthur Laurents (2009)
"Sondheim's own favorite star performances? [Bernadette] Peters in ''Sunday in the Park,'' Lansbury in ''Sweeney Todd'' and ''obviously, Ethel was thrilling in 'Gypsy.'' Nytimes, 2000
