"Sally Bowles Sally Bowles () is a fictional cabaret singer created by English-American novelist Christopher Isherwood. She originally appeared in Isherwood's 1937 novella ""Sally Bowles"" published by Hogarth Press. The story was later republished in the novel ""Goodbye to Berlin"". Sally is a central character in the 1951 John Van Druten stage play ""I Am a Camera"", the 1955 film of the same name, the 1966 musical stage adaptation ""Cabaret"" and the 1972 film adaptation of the musical. In 1979, critic Howard Moss of ""The New Yorker"" noted the peculiar resiliency of the character: ""It is almost fifty years since"
"The Cabaret Girl The Cabaret Girl is a musical comedy in three acts with music by Jerome Kern and book and lyrics by George Grossmith, Jr. and P. G. Wodehouse. It was produced by Grossmith and J. A. E. Malone at the Winter Garden Theatre in London's West End in September 1922 and featured Dorothy Dickson, Grossmith, Geoffrey Gwyther, and Norman Griffin (later replaced by Leslie Henson) in the leading roles. The first performance was originally scheduled for Thursday, 14 September 1922, with Henson in a leading role, but he fell ill on the morning of the scheduled opening, which"
"Melissa Hart also played the part. ""Cabaret"" was revived on Broadway in 1987 with Alyson Reed playing Sally. The musical was revived again in 1998 with Natasha Richardson as Sally. Richardson won the 1998 Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical. As the run continued, actresses including Jennifer Jason Leigh, Susan Egan, Joely Fisher, Gina Gershon, Deborah Gibson, Teri Hatcher, Melina Kanakaredes, Jane Leeves, Molly Ringwald, Brooke Shields and Lea Thompson appeared in the role. The 2014 Broadway revival starred Michelle Williams as Sally, with Emma Stone and Sienna Miller as subsequent replacements. ""Cabaret"" debuted on the West End"
"director Sandy Ryerson (Stephen Tobolowsky) and enlists him in her plan to sabotage the club. She blackmails Principal Figgins (Iqbal Theba) into appointing Sandy as the school's new Arts director, and together they hold auditions for a school production of ""Cabaret"", hoping to entice away the glee club's star, Rachel Berry (Lea Michele). Rachel feels slighted when Will awards Tina Cohen-Chang (Jenna Ushkowitz) a solo that she wanted, so she auditions for the musical and is given the lead role. When Will refuses to reassign the solo to Rachel, she quits the club. The football team puts their dance training"
"Liza Minnelli Liza May Minnelli (born March 12, 1946) is an American actress and singer. Best known for her Academy Award-winning performance in ""Cabaret"" (1972), she is noted for her energetic stage presence and her powerful Mezzo-Soprano singing voice. She is the daughter of Judy Garland and Vincente Minnelli. She is of Italian and mixed European descent. Seeking theatrical work, Minnelli moved to New York City in 1961, where she began her career as a musical theatre actress, nightclub performer and traditional pop recording artist. She made her professional stage debut in the 1963 Off-Broadway revival of ""Best Foot Forward"""
"Vedette (cabaret) A vedette is the main female artist of a show derived from cabaret and its genres (revue, vaudeville, music hall or burlesque). The purpose of the vedette in a cabaret or nightclub show is to entertain the public. The vedette has to know how to sing, dance and act on stage. Depending on the quality of its show, career or mastery of one or more stage talents, can be considered a ""super vedette"" or ""first vedette"". Generally a vedette is a woman with physical presence, personality and charisma that captivates the public. In addition to singing, dancing and"
"Cabaret (1972 film) Cabaret is a 1972 American musical drama film directed by Bob Fosse, and starring Liza Minnelli, Michael York, and Joel Grey. Situated in Berlin during the Weimar Republic in 1931, under the presence of the growing Nazi Party, the film is loosely based on the 1966 Broadway musical ""Cabaret"" by Kander and Ebb, which was adapted from the novel ""The Berlin Stories / Goodbye to Berlin"" (1939) by Christopher Isherwood and the 1951 play ""I Am a Camera"" adapted from the same book. Only a few numbers from the stage score were used for the film; Kander"
"the cabaret style, saying, ""Opera is more technically difficult for a singer, but cabaret is up close and personal. There’s nowhere to hide! ... It really feels like home"". Clarey joined the Roosevelt University faculty in 2008, teaching voice and performance at the Chicago College of Performing Arts there. She has also been a guest professor at Indiana University Bloomington. Cynthia Clarey Cynthia Clarey (born April 25, 1949) is an American operatic singer and educator. In opera, she has sung both soprano and mezzo-soprano roles and is often associated with the role of ""Carmen"". Clarey was born in Smithfield, Virginia."
"the musical's world, chess players are sex symbols, and football players nobodies.) Their love blooms quickly (""I Think We Got Love""). Meanwhile, Kate Aspero, all-around overachiever, finds love with Roberta, a part-time waitress. Kate had long resisted Zanna's efforts to find love for her, citing ""SATs, ACTs, APs, and GPAs"" as being more worthy of her time, while Roberta seemed destined to a life of cheating girlfriends. She laments this in ""I Ain't Got Time,"" much to the chagrin of the diner's customers. Spurred by Zanna's magic, Roberta impresses Kate so strongly (""Ride 'Em"") that they become a couple. Zanna,"
"show gained Best Musical, Bacall Best Leading Actress in a Musical, but Bonnie Franklin missed out on the best supporting actress to Melba Moore. The composer, Strouse, called in Marvin Hamlisch to write the arrangement for the title song ""Applause"", which was sung at the opening of the show by Franklin as waiters danced on tables. The song was reprised at the end of the show. The song has Franklin's character, a waitress-cum-chorus dancer named Bonnie, asking her fellow waiter-performers: ""What is it that we're living for?""—then providing the answer: ""Applause, Applause! / Nothing I know / brings on the"
"Julie Wilson Julie May Wilson (October 21, 1924 – April 5, 2015) was an American singer and actress ""widely regarded as the queen of cabaret"". She was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Musical in 1989 for her performance in ""Legs Diamond"". Wilson was born in Omaha, Nebraska, the daughter of Emily (née Wilson), a hairdresser, and Russell Wilson, a coal salesman. She first found a musical outlet with local musical group ""Hank's Hepcats"" in her teenage years and briefly attended Omaha University. She won the title of Miss Nebraska and would have competed in"
"riots. Liza Minnelli Liza May Minnelli (born March 12, 1946) is an American actress and singer. Best known for her Academy Award-winning performance in ""Cabaret"" (1972), she is noted for her energetic stage presence and her powerful Mezzo-Soprano singing voice. She is the daughter of Judy Garland and Vincente Minnelli. She is of Italian and mixed European descent. Seeking theatrical work, Minnelli moved to New York City in 1961, where she began her career as a musical theatre actress, nightclub performer and traditional pop recording artist. She made her professional stage debut in the 1963 Off-Broadway revival of ""Best Foot"
"the musician Gabe Witcher, best known for playing fiddle in the progressive bluegrass group the Punch Brothers since September 15, 2013. Mary Faber Mary Benton Faber (born August 8, 1979) is an American actress, singer, voice actress, and dancer. She graduated from the Governor's School for the Arts and Brandeis University. Faber made her Broadway debut on December 26, 2005, replacing Stephanie D'Abruzzo in the musical ""Avenue Q"". She played the big-hearted Kate Monster and the easy Lucy T. Slut. Starting October 30, 2006, she took a leave of absence from ""Avenue Q"" to appear as Clea in the Playwright's"
"Mary Faber Mary Benton Faber (born August 8, 1979) is an American actress, singer, voice actress, and dancer. She graduated from the Governor's School for the Arts and Brandeis University. Faber made her Broadway debut on December 26, 2005, replacing Stephanie D'Abruzzo in the musical ""Avenue Q"". She played the big-hearted Kate Monster and the easy Lucy T. Slut. Starting October 30, 2006, she took a leave of absence from ""Avenue Q"" to appear as Clea in the Playwright's Horizon's production of ""Floyd and Clea Under the Western Sky"". Faber returned to ""Avenue Q"" on December 19, 2006. Faber's last"
"cat, Thomas, convinces Ninette to migrate to England and become a premier dancer there. With no better options, Ninette takes the chance despite her disbelief in magic. On the way, Thomas teaches her English, instructs her on the basics of the magical world and convinces her to adopt the identity of the Russian ballerina, Nina Tchereslavsky. Thomas is also able to convince the owner of a music Hall, Nigel Barret, who is an Elemental Master of Air to take 'Nina' on as the main act of his show. In a ploy based on the fairy tale, Nigel and his partners"
"the ballet ensemble led by Madame Giry. At the end of Christine's performance, Christine confides in Meg in the musical number ""Angel of Music"" that she has been coached by a mysterious tutor who is calling her to him. Meg dismisses her claims, but after Christine's disappearance, comes to believe in the Phantom's powers, in part due to her mother's experiences with the Phantom as a young man. At the end of the musical, Meg finds the Phantom's mask that he had used to cover his disfigured face resting on his chair in his abandoned underground lair, suggesting a romance"
"fans and musical theatre buffs. ""There Won't Be Trumpets,"" a song cut during previews, has become a favorite of cabaret performers. On April 8, 1995, a staged concert was held at Carnegie Hall in New York City as a benefit for the Gay Men's Health Crisis. The concert was recorded by Columbia Records, preserving for the first time musical passages and numbers not included on the original Broadway cast recording. For example, the cut song ""There's Always A Woman"" was included at this concert. Lansbury served as narrator, with Madeline Kahn as Cora, Bernadette Peters as Fay, and Scott Bakula"
"Kimilee Bryant Kimilee Karyn Bryant (born June 22, 1969) is an American actress, singer and former Miss South Carolina. Bryant is best known for playing the role of Christine Daaé in the Broadway and other productions of ""The Phantom of the Opera"", and later the role of Carlotta in the same musical. She has sung at Lincoln Center's Avery Fisher Hall and played many roles in U.S. regional theatres and opera, including at New York City Center with the New York Gilbert and Sullivan Players. She has also performed in cabaret, film and television. Bryant grew up in Berea near"
"Nanette Fabray Nanette Fabray (born Ruby Bernadette Nanette Theresa Fabares; October 27, 1920 – February 22, 2018) was an American actress, singer, and dancer. She began her career performing in vaudeville as a child and became a musical-theatre actress during the 1940s and 1950s, winning a Tony Award in 1949 for her performance in ""Love Life"". In the mid-1950s, she served as Sid Caesar's comedic partner on ""Caesar's Hour"", for which she won three Emmy Awards, as well as co-starring with Fred Astaire in the film musical ""The Band Wagon"". From 1979 to 1984, she appeared as Katherine Romano on"
"the World Goes 'Round"" and ""Wonderland"". Mason is married to Paul Rolnick, a producer and composer. Mason has received 10 MAC Awards, including the 2004 MAC Award for Major Female Vocalist, and three Bistro Awards. Karen Mason Karen Mason is an American theatre actress and singer. She has appeared on stage in Broadway theatre, notably as Norma Desmond in ""Sunset Boulevard"" and is a multiple award-winning cabaret performer. Mason was born in New Orleans, Louisiana, and grew up in St. Louis and Chicago. She majored in theater at the University of Illinois at Chicago Circle, graduating in 1999. Mason started"
"The musical shows Barth contemplating the changes she should make to return to success with a forthcoming Miami show. The musical features a series of comic songs and uses several of Barth's own trademark jokes. The show featured Bethany Thomas as Barth, Courtney Crouse as a number of male characters representing men from Barth's life, and Gerald H. Bailey as Barth's pianist. The musical was workshopped at the STAGES 2008 Festival of New Musicals before premiering at Chicago's No Exit Café. In November 2008 it moved to the Theo Ubique Theatre, where it ran through December. The ""Chicago Reader"" called"
"her worth in the workshop, surprising everyone by dancing in place of Maureen as the lead in Jonathan's ballet. Charlie, and fellow advanced students and friends Anna (who was always favored by Jonathan and who danced ""Gelsey Kirkland's part"" as the lead in the ""Italian Symphony"" ballet; played by SAB alumna and former NYCB corps member Megan Pepin) and Erik are also asked to join the American Ballet Company, and Sergei (Ilia Kulik), Charlie and Erik's roommate and friend, joins his girlfriend Galina in the San Francisco Ballet Company. Of the main characters who are dancers, four are professional ballet"
"Carmen Cusack Carmen Cusack is a Denver, Colorado-born American musical theater actress and singer. She is known for playing Elphaba in the Chicago, North American Tour and Melbourne productions of the musical ""Wicked"", as well as for originating the role of Alice Murphy in the Broadway musical, ""Bright Star"". Her performance was highly praised and earned her a Tony Award nomination and a 2016 Theatre World Award for her Broadway debut. Cusack attended the University of North Texas and graduated with a performing arts degree. She trained in opera, ballet, jazz and tap. Cusack is married to actor Paul Telfer."
"Rachel deBenedet Rachel Helene Kasper deBenedet (born c. 1967) is an American actress and singer best known for her roles in musical theatre. In 2011, she was featured in the musical ""Catch Me If You Can"" on Broadway. Rachel deBenedet was born in North Newton, Kansas. Her father, Arlo Kasper, was a professional actor and Head of Drama at Bethel College in Kansas, where her mother was Professor of Voice. Her first live performance was at six years old in Germany, performing a recital. Her family lived in Germany for two years, as her dad was ""on the running crew,"
"Distinguished Alumni for her 1990 Masters of Fine Arts from Florida Atlantic University. Melissa Hart (actress) Melissa Hart is an American actress, singer, and teacher. She made her Broadway debut in 1966 as an ensemble member in Jerry Bock's ""The Apple Tree"". As Barbara Harris's understudy, she replaced the actress as the various heroines in that musical for several performances. In 1969 she took over the role of Sally Bowles in the original production of John Kander's ""Cabaret""; a role she had previously performed in the musical's first National Tour. In 1970 she created the role of Meredith in the"
"Karin Bloemen Karin Bloemen is a Dutch actress and singer. She has appeared in several films and television shows in the Netherlands. Since 1983 Bloemen is a singer and cabaret artist who is very extrovert and likes to draw attention to herself with her striking appearance, her beautiful songs and lively performances. In her theatre shows and concerts she makes use of her fabulous voice and expressive facial expressions and she plays the audience very well. She is exuberant and extroverted and can also be subdued and sensitive. Before she had even finished her study at the Academy of Arts"
"was played by Sally Ann Triplett. The musical also introduced Miss Bonnie (Josie Lawrence), a sister of Miss Babs and Miss Berta (in the original series, Berta and Babs were cousins). The plot revolves around the original (fictional) actors reprising their roles from stage; however, contrary to their wishes, the experimental director adapts it into a gritty commentary on British suburban life, despite the fact that the cast (led by Bo Beaumont (Julie Walters)) want to just have a fun piece with a good tap number. After a disastrous open dress rehearsal, the cast hijack the concept to return it"
"of the Opéra's ballet mistress Madame Giry, tells Firmin and André that Christine Daaé, a chorus girl and orphaned daughter of a prominent violinist, has been ""well taught"", and could sing Carlotta's role. With cancellation of the performance their only alternative, the owners reluctantly audition Christine, and to their surprise she is exceptional in the role (""Think Of Me""). Backstage after her triumphant début, Christine confesses to Meg that she knows her mysterious teacher only as an invisible ""Angel of Music"" (""Angel of Music""). The new patron, Raoul, Vicomte de Chagny, finds Christine, his old childhood playmate, in her dressing"
"officially on March 13, and closed on March 30. The cast starred Kelli O'Hara as Albertine, Brent Carver as older Marcel and the Narrator, and Chad Kimball as young Marcel. The cast featured Donna Lynne Champlin as the grandmother, Emily Skinner as Mlle. Lea, a lesbian cabaret singer, and Brooke Sunny Moriber. Directed by Richard Nelson and choreographed by Sean Curran, scenery was by Thomas Lynch, costumes by Susan Hilferty, lighting by James F. Ingalls, and sound by Scott Lehrer. The musical received a 2003 nomination for the Drama League Award as Distinguished Production of a Musical. It received two"
"Kristy Cates Kristen ""Kristy"" Cates (born March 14, 1977 in California) is an American actress and singer. She is best known for her role as Elphaba in the Chicago production of ""Wicked"". She was previously in the casts of ""Princess Ida"" and the off-Broadway production ""Boobs! The Musical"". In 2016, she portrayed Ms. Bassett in ""Finding Neverland"" on Broadway and understudied the role of Madame du Maurier. She was last seen on Broadway as the role of Grandma Josephine in ""Charlie and the Chocolate Factory"". Cates started her performing career at 3 years old, singing songs and presenting self-written musicals"
"the period—Berlin, 1931—at a cool distance. We see the decadence as garish and sleazy; yet we also see the animal energy in it—everything seems to become sexualized. The movie does not exploit decadence; rather, it gives it its due. With Joel Grey as our devil-doll host—the master of ceremonies—and Liza Minnelli (in her first singing role on the screen) as exuberant, corruptible Sally Bowles, chasing after the life of a headliner no matter what; Minnelli has such gaiety and electricity that she becomes a star before our eyes."" In 2013, film critic Peter Bradshaw listed ""Cabaret"" at number one on"
"Golden West"". Mara Zampieri Mara Zampieri (born January 30, 1951, in Padua) is an operatic soprano. She trained at Padua Conservatory. She has performed in the opera houses of Europe, including Milan, London, Berlin, Munich, Paris, Zurich, Madrid, Barcelona and Vienna; also in San Francisco, New York, Buenos Aires, and Tokyo. She has performed in more than fifty operatic roles, including twenty-one in operas by Verdi. She favors Italian but she also famously performed in the title role of Richard Strauss's ""Salome"". She can be seen on video as Lady Macbeth opposite Renato Bruson, and as Minnie in ""The Girl"
"Air Presbyterian Church Carol Lawrence Carol Lawrence (born September 5, 1932) is an American actress, who has appeared in musical theatre and on television. She appeared as Maria on Broadway in the musical ""West Side Story"" (1957), receiving a nomination for the Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Musical. She has appeared at The Muny, St. Louis in several musicals, including ""Funny Girl"". She appeared in many television dramas, including ""Rawhide"" to ""Murder She Wrote"". She was married to fellow performer Robert Goulet. Born Carolina Maria Laraia in Melrose Park, Illinois, her parents were of Italian ancestry. Her"