When Rebecca Frecknall was a child, one of her favorite things to watch was a televised 1993 London revival of “Cabaret,” which her father had recorded on VHS tape. As the British theater director grew up, she hoped that one day she would stage a version of the musical, in
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Cuban cabaret artist Juana Bacallao dies at 98
Cuban singer-entertainer Juana Bacallao performs at the “One-Eyed Cat” cafe in Havana in 2010. Javier Galeano/AP hide caption toggle caption Javier Galeano/AP Cuban singer-entertainer Juana Bacallao performs at the “One-Eyed Cat” cafe in Havana in 2010. Javier Galeano/AP Cuban cabaret sensation Juana Bacallao died Saturday in her hometown of Havana,
Mary Todd Lincoln, Thwarted Cabaret Star? That’s Cole Escola’s Take.
It’s hard to pin down the moment in “Oh, Mary!,” a comedy about Mary Todd Lincoln, that will send Lincoln scholars and purists into apoplexy. It could be when the first lady disastrously auditions for a role in “Our American Cousin,” the play at which John Wilkes Booth would later
Award-Winning ‘Cabaret’ Revival Plans Spring Broadway Bow
Willkommen, bienvenue, Broadway! “Cabaret,” the ever-popular (and portentous) musical set in a Berlin nightclub on the eve of the Nazis’ rise to power, will return to Broadway in the spring in a new production that has already won raves in London. The producing team on Tuesday morning announced a plan
‘The Beautiful Lady’ Review: A Cabaret for the New Order
A few minutes into “The Beautiful Lady,” you might find yourself thinking the show owes a little something to “Natasha, Pierre & the Great Comet of 1812”: After all, here are, again, a bunch of exalted Russians in a cabaret, singing of life, loss, hope and love. But “The Beautiful
Cabaret Mainstay 54 Below Enters a New Era: As a Nonprofit
After nearly 11 years in operation, one of New York City’s most high-profile cabaret venues has decided to transition from a commercial entity to a nonprofit. The owners of 54 Below, a popular forum for both Broadway stars and rising performers and composers, say they intend to raise close to
A Cabaret Star and an Opera Star Walk Onto a Stage …
“This show has been 10 years in the making,” the countertenor Anthony Roth Costanzo said recently. He was talking about “Only an Octave Apart,” an undefinable event — A staged concert? A revue, maybe? — which he has created with Justin Vivian Bond and which runs at St. Ann’s Warehouse
‘The Threepenny Opera,’ With out the ‘Cabaret’ Clichés
BERLIN — This winter, after dwell performances had made a modest return in Germany, the coronavirus pandemic introduced them to a different halt. However on the Berliner Ensemble in January, preparations had been underway for a extremely anticipated new staging of “The Threepenny Opera.” That “play with music” by Bertolt