Wilkommen, bienvenue, welcome…the girls are back! In the season premiere, Sam and Alex look at the iconic musical Cabaret and ask: Is it a ‘Holocaust play’?
The conversation includes their encounters with it, from childhood memories up to recent performances in London and New York; key differences between the film and the stage version(s); the depictions of characters from Clifford and Sally to Herr Schultz and Frau Schneider, and what they represent; and what Cabaret itself represents in the current global political climate.
Hosts: Samantha Mitschke & Alexandra Gellner
Executive Producer: Samantha Mitschke
Producer / Editor: Alexandra Gellner
Music: “Image” by Infraction Music
Contact: https://holocaustonstage.com/contact/
Episode Sources
Books & Articles
Joel Grey, “I Starred In ‘Cabaret.’ We Need to Heed Its Warning” in The New York Times, 24 November 2024.
Plays
Joe Masteroff (book), John Kander (music) and Fred Ebb (lyrics) (1966/1987) Cabaret.
Other sources
You can find all three education packs by Susie Ferguson for the London production here: https://kitkat.club/education/.
