Word: cabaret
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...FEEL FREE TO FOLLOW THE CABARET COROLLARY: YOU DON'T NEED A HAPPY ENDING "In real life, you don't make that last dash to the airport," says Carney, explaining the edgy ending of Once. His isn't the kind of musical you'll sing in the car on the way home, it's the kind you'll debate... before you pop in the soundtrack...
...cast was fairly strong, and all the singing was up to par. Katie Mulholland gave a stellar performance in the lead role of Sally Bowles. Her voice was consistently impressive, and really shined in the songs “Maybe This Time” and “Cabaret.” Amy M. Zelcer ’07 also showed off her musical talents in the supporting role of Fräulein Kost, particularly in the reprise of “Tomorrow Belongs...
Bobby (Nicholas A. Noyer ’09), a male dancer at the cabaret and part-time thug working for Ludwig, was perhaps my favorite character. Noyer made this role his own, and deserves high praise for the result. Although he was no small man, Noyer pranced about the stage like a graceful fawn, and was the highlight of the song “Two Ladies”—and just about every other scene...
...creative use of the fairly small Loeb Experimental Theatre by set designer Ethan A. Davis ’10 was also impressive. Tables and chairs lined the sides of the room, creating the feeling of actually being at the cabaret. The action took place on a variety of levels, from the floor just in front of the audience to a tier at the back of the stage, and this variety added to the play’s effect...
...despite a set that invited the audience in, directors missed the opportunity to have meaningful interaction between the cast and playgoers. One might expect the women to entice audience members as if they were real cabaret dancers; unfortunately, nothing of the sort went on, and the dancers went about their blocking and dancing as if the audience wasn’t there—one disappointing facet of the otherwise solid directing...