Cabaret Dreams – This Time

A retrospective on Natasha Richardson’s Sally Bowles

Marcos Namit

In November 2014, I purchased tickets for the Cabaret revival, starring film star Emma Stone, and Tony Award winning actor Alan Cumming reprising his 1998 performance. Cabaret first opened on Broadway in 1966, with a legendary score written by John Kander and Fred Ebb; and found itself etched into eternal pop culture through the iconic 1972 film, directed by Bob Fosse and starring the indomitable Liza Minnelli as madcap singer, Sally Bowles.  Cabaret is a work of art that has influenced and stayed with me since I first saw it in 1998. My boyfriend and I were excited and were filled with anticipation.