| Fosse's "Cabaret": a deep dive (Don't miss today's Weekly Blast) | |
| Posted by: TheBroadwayMaven (DavidBenkof@gmail.com) 08:51 am EDT 03/30/23 | |
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| Perhaps the greatest movie musical ever, Bob Fosse’s 1972 triumph Cabaret is filled with various symbols and images that help illustrate the themes of the film. I’ve thought a lot about this film, and here I run down some of the things you’d know “if You Could See Fosse’s Cabaret Through My Eyes.” What does the Kit Kat Klub symbolize? The Kit Kat Klub symbolizes (among other things) Hell: • The main colors are red, black, and white. In addition to their netherworld associations, those three also happen to be the colors of the Nazi flag. • The cabaret is in the basement, and patrons have to walk down stairs to get there. • The Emcee declares “Here it is so hot…” • The Emcee is the Devil of the Kit Kat Klub, with his cane doubling as a pitchfork. What do the names symbolize? Cabaret is filled with symbolic names: • The wealthy nubile Berliner is known as Natalia Landauer (LAND, DOWRY). • The wealthy bachelor is Maximillian (MILLION). • There’s a prostitute named Fraulein Kost (COST). • Despite the growing threat of the Nazi era, the main female character “sallies forth” (SALLY). • The protagonist in the film, a well-educated writer and teacher, is named Brian (BRAIN). Other questions addressed in this issue: • What does “Mein Herr” refer to? • Is “Tomorrow Belongs to Me” really anti-Semitic? • Is “If You Could See Her Through My Eyes” really anti-Semitic? • What’s the deal with “old chum”? • Who is “Elsie”? There's also a LAST BLAST about "Spamalot." |
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