5/21/2023 0 Comments Alan cumming emceeBoth of those things, I think, are hugely important in the America we find ourselves in in 2017. When extremism starts to seep into our society, we must be incredibly vigilant and not let things slip. The other one is that we must be vigilant for extremism. ![]() One is how we must embrace difference, how we must not be afraid of people who are different to us, in all forms. It has two main themes for me that continue to be very prevalent in the world and we need to be reminded about. More widely seen than any of these stage performances, of course, was Grey’s Oscar-winning turn in the 1972 film version directed by Bob Fosse.Ĭumming: I think the reason “Cabaret” has such potency is that although it is set in 1929 and later, it actually is about something incredibly universal. So Grey returned to play the Emcee in a 1987 Broadway revival of “Cabaret,’’ and Cumming tackled the role again on Broadway, starting three years ago. Grey and Cumming each won Tony Awards for their performances as the Emcee: Grey (who originated the role) in 1967, Cumming in 1998. Though the primary story line of Kander & Ebb’s “Cabaret’’ traces the turbulent romance between British singer Sally Bowles and American writer Cliff Bradshaw in Weimar-era Berlin as the shadow of Nazism begins to spread, the most compelling character onstage is usually the Emcee, silkily presiding over decadent doings at the seedy Kit Kat Klub. ![]() It’s rare for two actors to be closely identified with the same role, but that’s the case with Joel Grey and Alan Cumming, whose portrayals of the leering, enigmatic Master of Ceremonies in “Cabaret’’ stand as career landmarks for both.
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