People are calling this performance creepy like it's a bad thing. Hell yes, this performance is brilliant and phenomenally creepy. Eddie is mesmerizing.

@amethystimagination3332

11 күн бұрын

I thought the MC was supposed to be a bit creepy

@sirjedisentinel

10 күн бұрын

That's kinda the point! The big 3 have all played it different, but they were all creepy! Joel Grey was creepy! Alan Cumming was creepy! Eddie Redmayne was crespy!

As a musical theatre and acting coach and someone who has performed the role of the MC several times, I am saddened to see some of the comments that work has to be performed just one way , like the iconic Liza/Joel Grey movie version or the revival with Alan Cumming which is my favorite. Making a work fresh and new is very difficult and though I haven't had a chance to see the whole production yet, I love the the immersive experience, and creepy humor mixing childlike costumes with the horrors of the time. It is a unique new take on the work compared to the intentionally dark German Expressionist style of the Cumming production. It looks fascinating. My friends in NYC adored the show and said it was the most immersive experience they have ever been at, and friends who are old enough to have seen the original with Jill Haworth, the movie with Liza, and various revivals .. all of them say this was a brilliant well thought out production and fresh. Eddie's MC gives off a creepy Pierrot Lunaire German Expressionist vibe and the doll like Betty Boopish "Don't Tell Mama" looks fab. I can't wait to see this production. But I admit I prefer Cabaret much darker .. The production I did was the same revival version as Cumming and I still get teary when I remember the final Auf wiedersehen in the black leather trench and take it off to reveal the Concentration Camp pajamas with a giant pink triangle and the projection of barb wire, and smoke from the gas chamber. That was a very dark production and I think emotionally one of the hardest shows I ever did. But the main thing is is Cabaret is still socially relevant today. And I'm delighted to see it still getting the attention it deserves.

@BalticWitch

12 күн бұрын

Thank you so much! These judgements go against everything theatre is!!

@CK-dp6je

11 күн бұрын

That’s the whole point they don’t have to make it fresh and new because a classic is a classic. You just have to show reverence for it and there is no reference in our society anymore.

@menaceinsane

10 күн бұрын

yes!

Why are people so àngry about this? He nailed it! I see pure acting skills here

@GlockenspielHero

16 күн бұрын

I haven't seen the whole show so take it with a grain of salt, but... I just don't see how this portrayal of Emcee could be made to fit with the script. It is literally not welcoming! The point is to pull people off the streets, intrigue an ordinary audience about an otherwise abnormal show. It's a cornerstone of light and joy that makes the whole show work. Instead he seems possessed, not concerned at all with being understood, assuming he's the main character. Maybe the director has a vision that makes that work. I struggle to imagine it.

@LouvonBrockdorff

16 күн бұрын

This is the opening number of the musical where he is suppose to welcome the guests.. not scare them away!

@moonbyun3949

15 күн бұрын

@@GlockenspielHerothe whole point of cabaret itself is to be off-putting. he’s trying to pull people off the streets, yes, but it’s unsettling. something is off. that’s the whole show of cabaret!

@jonldn

14 күн бұрын

People,want a performance that reflects their view or performance by someone set in aspic . The joy of theatre and live performance is that each production and indeed every performance brings something different to (hopefully) tell the story a new way. People also seem to forget that the Kit Kat club was not suppose to be a glamorous place full of highly talented performers…

@jonldn

14 күн бұрын

@@GlockenspielHeroi feel the point of your critique can be summed by not having seen the production and taking this close up view of a piece and performance meant for the theatre and in and a style and setting that transports the audience to the Kit Kat club. I have known many hosts who whilst maybe in theory are there to welcome have done so either in a condescending or aggressive way… or as this mc other worldly

I'm obsessed with this!

An outstanding actor who acts by singing. Magnificent. Full stop.

Only from this short bit, I think it looks good but the camera being so up close makes it uncomfortable. Looks like a performance that would hit very differently seeing it on a stage than on a screen. No wonder people don't like it, the medium and the performance style don't match!

I love him S O much it hurts 😩💕✨❤️

Newt Scamander having fun! 😁

Well I love it!!!

Brilliant!

Sh*t, Pinnochio grew up and got a job in the Kit kat club??

I saw a video of the broadway show, where his performance of Willkommen looks perfect for the role and the musical. here, the camera angle is bad and he seems very nervous.

The Emcee is supposed to make you uncomfortable, it's supposed to be dark and twisted, but this ISN'T dark to me at all, THAT'S what bothers me! it's just cringe

I dont like the way he Plays it! Its not a bad performance, I just dont like that take on the part

@shylo8590

16 күн бұрын

Agreed, ive seen a lot better performances of emcee

Why play to the camera and not the audience?

@zuuzaarr

9 күн бұрын

I think it was a recording specifically made for television

@ArchieAnderko

7 күн бұрын

@@zuuzaarr But that choice makes it about the actor and not the character.

yeah creepy

@alice-gp2bf

17 күн бұрын

yeah, it’s supposed to be!!!!!

@kasity

17 күн бұрын

@@alice-gp2bfnot in this song, he’s supposed to grow more creepy throughout the show indicating the rise of the nazis… this inrerpretation doesn’t feel like the glamour of nightclubs in 1920s Berlin it just feels uncomfortable and doesn’t work well with the story of the play

@llamapocolypes2875

16 күн бұрын

@@kasity the kit kat club is supposed to be rough, grimey and unsettling throughout, the severity and amount of discomfort increases as the musical progresses, this is just the starting point

@kasity

16 күн бұрын

@@llamapocolypes2875 it’s not, it’s supposed to be seductive representing how the nazis seduced people with glamour and sex appeal, then the club gets grimey and unsettling throughout the play indicating the nazis rise to power

Kim Kardashian would have been fabulous in this part 😅😅😅. Americans don't understand irony. Eddie is doing his version for this time. But lets lambaste the poor guy.

Emcee without makeup is weird

Sometimes less is more, this performance seems a bit too manic for my liking but each their own

Everyone saying oh not cringey it’s brilliant and creepy…where r u getting creepy I’m js seeing goofy

What is that voice

@tl1110

17 күн бұрын

I think he was attempting to do a French accent... I think!

@kasity

17 күн бұрын

@@tl1110no, a german accent

@tl1110

17 күн бұрын

@@kasity It's still terrible.

@kasity

16 күн бұрын

@@tl1110 agreed

@menaceinsane

10 күн бұрын

​@@kasity as a german: definitely more of an french accent.

I found it to be a creepy portrayal and sort of clownish. He used too much shouting in place of actual singing. Just my humble opinion.

@CindersSpot

11 күн бұрын

I think creepy and clownish was exactly what they were going for, so not necessarily a bad thing

Looks very modern. As in garish, unsettling, in-your-face, and entirely vapid.

I'm sorry, but his Emcee is the strangest thing I have ever seen. Is this what the Director was aiming for?

@Spiderstan727

17 күн бұрын

Definitely. It’s so perfect for this show. And unsettling and mesmerizing

@PhilJohn1980

17 күн бұрын

Watch Joel Gray - the Emcee is meant to be unsettling. Having said that, I think Mason Alexander Park did a much better job than Eddie when they appeared in London last year.

@kasity

17 күн бұрын

@@PhilJohn1980Joel Grey’s emcee was unsettling, yes but it still felt real. You still felt that 1920s Berlin nightclub vibes and felt in the character the change as the nazis rose to power… this performance is just unsettling, awkward and you don’t get those glamorous 1920s Berlin nightclub vibes

@Bxn320

17 күн бұрын

@@PhilJohn1980I saw Mason and they were unbelievable. By far the most excellent emcee. I would’ve loved to have seen Cara Delevingne and Mason Alexander Park

@avish1169

17 күн бұрын

It...seems like the director/choreographer went with making hin marionette-like? It's not the choice I would've made, but I haven't seen this version in context.

Es diferente. Pero la de Joel Grey es mejor. Infinitamente mejor.

why is this guy a star again?....holyshit thats going to give me nightmares

@avish1169

17 күн бұрын

In fairness, this character is supposed to give you nightmares.

@erikasweeney-hg4ez

15 күн бұрын

Maybe it’s because he’s supposed to be a creepy character…if he’s giving you nightmares, he’s doing his job!

Broadway used to be so beautiful now they’re trying to be hideous

Better Joel Grey. This is a parody of parody. Too much

@jonldn

13 күн бұрын

Whist you are free to your opinion. Exactly what is this a “parody” of , just curious as to your point of reference

That was so weird. Callum Scott Howells was much better.

@menaceinsane

10 күн бұрын

yes! this! I love the outfits and the interpretation, but Callum Scott Howells (the original version of this?) actually portrayed Cabaret. This really is just weird :(

The rubber gloves, bow and silly hat don't help. The whole costume looks terrible. He looks like a demented character from The Rocky Horror Picture Show.

Gringe

I’m a fan of the movie version. Eddie is over-rated. We knew that before. A pretty posh dude, privilege and good schools and opportunities normal actors don‘t get. Putting a movie star with limited singing and dancing ability into broadway or westend show has been done before, and sadly it will be done again. They want people to buy tickets and a famous person is gonna sell those tickets.

@beneddiected

12 күн бұрын

Pretty sure Eddie used to do theatre when he was younger

@ArchieAnderko

11 күн бұрын

Stunt casting.

Wtf is this nonsense? Way to absolutely ruin this iconic role in an almost mockery sense. Is this what direction woke theater has become making everything a clown show. Disgraceful