Kander & Ebb: Cabaret: 1972 Film & 1998 Revival

Class Preparation

• The chapter of Kander, Ebb, & Lawrence's Colored Lights associated with this class is chapter 3.
• If you haven't seen it in the last few years, watch the film of Cabaret (1972), or seek out clips of any stage production on YouTube.
• Synopsis of Scenes and Songs from original 1966 production of Cabaret.
• Synopsis of Revival Scenes and Songs (from 1998 Broadway Revival)
• Lyrics to Songs from Cabaret (original production, film, and revival)
• Handout of key slides

Links to Film Clips from Cabaret ​(1972)

​The following scenes  from the 1972 film of Cabaret are available on YouTube (Joel Grey and Liza Minnelli)

• “Willkommen” (Emcee & cast)
• "Mein Herr" (Sally)
• "Maybe This Time" (Sally)
• “Money, Money” (Emcee & Sally)
• “Two Ladies” (Emcee & Girls)
• “Tomorrow Belongs to Me” (Chorus)
• ​“If You Could See Her Through My Eyes” (Emcee)
• “Cabaret” (Sally)

Links to Cast Recording of Cabaret 1998 Revival

​The entire cast recording of the1998 revival of Cabaret is available on YouTube (audio only, each song an individual link). Cast: Alan Cumming, Natasha Richardson, Mary Louise Wilson, Ron Rifkin, Michele Pawk, Denis O'Hare

• “Willkommen” (Emcee & cast)
• "So What?" (Fräulein Schneider)
• "Don't Tell Mama" (Sally & Girls)
• "Mein Herr" (Sally)
• "Perfectly Marvelous" (Cliff & Sally)
• “Two Ladies” (Emcee & Girls)
• "It Couldn't Please Me More" (Fräulein Schneider & Herr Schultz)
• “Tomorrow Belongs to Me” (Boy Soprano on a recording)
• "Maybe This Time" (Sally)
• “Money” (Emcee & Girls)
• "Married" (Herr Schultz & Fräulein Schneider, with Fräulein Kost singing a verse in German)
• "Tomorrow Belongs to Me (reprise)" (Fräulein Kost, Ernst Ludwig & Chorus)
• "Entr'Acte" (Orchestra)
• "Married (reprise)" (Herr Schultz)
• ​“If You Could See Her Through My Eyes" (Emcee)
• "What Would You Do?" (Fräulein Schneider)
• "I Don't Care Much" (Emcee)
• “Cabaret” (Sally)
• “Finale” (Cliff & Emcee)

Links to videos shown in class

• ​Bob Fosse's dancing (and choreography) in the 1953 film Kiss Me, Kate. "From this Moment On."
• Liza Minnelli's performance of "Ring Them Bells" from Liza with a "Z." (From here you can easily find links to other numbers in the concert.)
• Many sections of the "DVD Extra" feature on the 40th anniversary edition of the film of Cabaret are available on YouTube. HERE, John Kander talks about "Tomorrow Belongs to Me." From this clip, you should be able to locate several of the other sections we viewed in class.
• "Willkommen" from the 1998 Broadway revival--on the 1998 Tony Awards broadcast.
• Liza Minnelli sings "Yes" in Liza with a "Z."

Links to additional videos & resources

• ​In November 2019, to observe the 53rd anniversary of Cabaret's opening on Broadway, Playbill.com offered a photo retrospective with several photos of the 1998 revival. LINK
• "I Don't Care Much" was written much earlier. Barbra Streisand recorded it for her second album. LINK

 Class Feedback/Evaluation of Today's Class

What worked?

• "Digression" of "Ring Them Bells?"-- Please continue!
• On the electronic survey, most people thought the pace, depth, and amount of interaction were "just right" (ranging from 45 to 50 out of 53 responses)
  

What would make it even better?

• Make the class longer
• Easier sign in—for example, send out link every week.
• [variations of "making it not on Zoom"]