| Description |
xiii, 321 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm. |
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text txt rdacontent |
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unmediated n rdamedia |
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volume nc rdacarrier |
| Series |
The FAQ series |
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FAQ series (Applause Theatre & Cinema Books (Firm)).
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Summary |
"Features chapters on Jean Ross and Christopher Isherwood--the real people behind the singular characters of Sally Bowles and Clifford Bradshaw/Brian Roberts. Also includes background information on the original source material, Isherwood's Goodbye to Berlin stories; delves into the stories behind the figure of the outlandish Emcee as well as the actors who played him, from Joel Grey to Alan Cumming; studies the famous musical score by John Kander and Fred Ebb; and looks into the burlesque roots of director Bob Fosse in his native Chicago. Throughout the book, connections and associations to Cabaret are explored by looking at such diverse topics as the first cabarets in Paris, Cabaret Voltaire in Zurich, the Dada movement, early Berlin cabarets during the Weimar Republic, German expressionism, the Bauhaus, Marlene Dietrich and The Blue Angel, David Bowie's many German influences, and the present and future of modern cabaret."-- Back cover. |
| Contents |
The roots of cabaret : the first cabarets -- The birth of German cabaret : the Weimar Republic -- Cabaret Voltaire and Dada : the big bang of modernism -- Early German cabarets : French yet German -- Goodbye to Berlin : back to the source -- "A most strange and extraordinary person" : the real Sally Bowles -- I am a camera : meet Julie Harris -- Cabaret goes to Broadway : happy to see you -- Cabaret : what the critics said -- Tours and revivals : beyond the Great White Way -- Cabaret, the film : on the big screen -- The making of Cabaret : gathering the team -- Cabaret cast and crew : hello stranger -- What the critics said about the movie : beyond ordinary -- The man who fell to Berlin : Bowie in Berlin -- Modern cabarets : beyond the margins -- Why Cabaret still matters : ongoing influences. |
| Subject |
Kander, John. Cabaret.
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Isherwood, Christopher, 1904-1986. Goodbye to Berlin.
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Van Druten, John, 1901-1957. I am a camera.
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Ebb, Fred.
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Cabaret (Motion picture : 1972).
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Music-halls (Variety-theaters, cabarets, etc.) -- Germany -- History.
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| Added Title |
Cabaret frequently asked questions |
| ISBN |
9781495051449 paperback |
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1495051447 paperback |
| Standard No. |
888680096199 |
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99976573071 |
| Music No. |
HL00153545 Hal Leonard |
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