Michael York and Liza Minnelli
Cabaret is a musical
based on a book written by Christopher Isherwood, music by Kander and
Ebb.
(Also for Three Word Wednesday and ABC Wednesday: "W" is for "Will")
Here’s this week’s Berownial quiz question: I wrote the following scenelet, thinking it might remind you of a famous musical. Name the musical.
Berlin,
Germany, in the early 1930s.
“Come on, Will.
Are you talking about the Austrian corporal? Don’t worry about him. He’s just a bag of hot air.”
“Really? Seems
to me Hitler is something to worry about.
He has quite a following.”
“But what does it add up to? A collection of dimwits marching about
shouting heil! to each other in a combative way. His party, the National
Socialists, does not represent the general population and will never amount to anything serious.”
“I hope you’re right. You’ve lived here for a full year so I guess you
know more about this than I do. I
realize I’m just a tourist.”
“Look at it this way. The German people are blessed with a large
portion of common sense. They may have
the occasional radical agitator to deal with, but he won’t win any general
elections. My advice is, ignore local
politics and especially ignore local politicians.”
“That’s easy to say, but I’m still concerned. Along with this Hitler movement, there’s the economic
depression to worry about – it’s spreading around the world.”
“So that’s your theme now, to be permanently down in
the dumps? What you need is a little
cheering-up. Wasn’t that the original
idea? To enjoy your visit to Germany?”
“But there’s so much bad stuff going on…”
“Listen, Will. We’re going to go out and have some fun. I know a great little spot, a sort of night
club here in town where’s there music and comedy and beautiful girls. You’ll love it.”
“Sounds great, but I’m really not in the mood right
now.”
“This joint will get you out of that sluggish mood, get you to enjoy life
for a while. What good is sitting alone
in your room? Come here the music play!”
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submitted to Sunday Scribblings)
39 comments:
Cabaret
Congrats; Heidi starts us off with the right answer.
Cabaret!
New York Erratic has just inerratically given us the correct answer.
"Life is a Cabaret, old chum. Come to the Cabaret.." Three cheers for Sally Bowles and Cabaret
I'll be humming all day. Thanks!
It has to be ‘Cabaret’ - and now I will have the earworm of that song all day. Or should I say Ohrwurm? The Germans invented the concept and named it.
Cabaret
Life is a "Cabaret," old chum. Come to the "Cabaret!"
Cabaret?
Cabaret ... come hear the music play!
Cabaret, one of my favourite musicals.
Cabaret, wouldn't you say?
Here's a collection of all-stars, all with the correct answer: ds, Little Nell, Blog by Bee, naturgesetz, Jae Rose,Helen, oldegg and Altonian.
'Cabaret', I think? Based on one of Chrisopher Isherwood's "Berlin Stories"
Doc FTSE has just joined our friendly group with another right answer.
Cabaret
It's gotta be the Producers!
Life is a Cabaret, old chum.
Made me think of two...The Sound of Music and The Producers...
Two more for the winners' circle: Leaz and Roger Owen Green, each with the correct answer.
It's Cabaret, I should think, Berowne!
Hank
Kaykuala is the latest to give us the right answer.
I'll offer The Blue Angel, but your piece today was incredible in the way it brought several other stories to my mind (like previews before the show) it was like reliving about five other great shows.
I haven't seen many musicals that don't star Judy Garland or Gene Kelley, so my pool from which to choose is limited. I came close with Sound of Music...I knew Judgement at Neuremburg didn't have an musical qualities to it. :)
Tammie
www.mycuplifted.blogspot.com
Baby, the last two lines sent it over the top: Cabaret, based on the play "I Am A Camera" by John Van Druten, which was in turn adapted from Christopher Isherwood's novel, Goodbye to Berlin. (Sorry, don't know how to underline titles of books in Blogger.) Thanks, Amy
No idea, but Germany was the most modern of European nations in the late thirties, with the hifgest proportion of Graduates , who would have thought .... I have been meaning to read Victor Klemeperers " Language of The Third Reich ", but keep putting it off dor some silly reason , perhaps it will ring some bells?
If this isn't "Cabaret" I'll eat my shorts.
Amy (as in "Once in Love With") has put her sharp little pencil to work and has come up with the right answer. Also, Lucy Westenra feels pretty confident too: "I'll eat my shorts," she wrote, if she's wrong. Fortunately she's right. :-)
I always seem stuck by your quiz and think I should know the answer. Carver, ABC Wed. Team
Sounds like "Cabaret" to me. Best wishes for the Christmas season.
Leslie
abcw team
Oh, Come to the Cabaret old chum!!!
Two more who have joined our merry band with the right answer: Leslie and Hildred.
Cabaret, old chum?
What is "Cabaret?"
And wishing you a happy holiday!
the Sound of Music ??
Two more "winners": Meryl and uberrhund, with the right answer.
I keep thinking Sound of music
So many right answers, but I'm not even going to try to guess. I just enjoyed a scene like you could actually look into history.
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wow I nevr even thought of Cabaret! Cheers- have a great day!
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