jane horrocks - cabaret

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13 жыл бұрын

with speach by alan cumming. I do not own this. just thinks she does an amazing job with the song, much better than liza

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@dlweiss 7 жыл бұрын

Here's the most interesting thing about this performance: if you've seen Jane in the movie "Little Voice," you know that she actually is a brilliant singer and vocalist, capable of perfectly mimicking everyone from Judy Garland to Marilyn Monroe. If she'd wanted to, she could've belted this number out as gorgeously as Liza Minnelli. But instead, she chose to embody one of the core truths about Sally: Sally's a mediocre talent with limited prospects. She sings at a run-down club because she's not good enough to make it anywhere else. And that mediocrity is what fuels Sally's desperation and self-destruction.

@kyrastube 7 жыл бұрын

dlweiss yes, that is exactly why I think it's so great. the movie makes no sense in that way. Sally wants to become a movie-star. since Liza is both pretty and sings and dance well in the movie, Sally really would have no trouble with reaching her goals.

@johndallman2692 5 жыл бұрын

This performance is what Sally could actually do; Liza Minnelli's performance is what Sally thought she was doing.

@allui2006 5 жыл бұрын

And that's why critics say Liza Minnelli's Sally was the best miscast ever. She's good, but she's still oblivious to the world around her and stands up for her principles (something Sally from the play will never do) making her a tragically empowering character. To quote: decider.com/2015/03/12/liza-minnelli-sally-bowles-cabaret/

@MikeA15206 5 жыл бұрын

If the director Sam Mendes wanted her to belt it out, she would have. It wasn't really her call. Unless her voice is gone, that happens with age, particularly with lower registered voices.

@patimuse 5 жыл бұрын

So why didn't she go to Broadway with this production like Alan Cummings did? No offense to Natasha Richardson, but if they already had success in London, why tamper with that dynamic for a transfer to Broadway? Surely Sally should have been more important to carry over than the Emcee.

@lilysm6382 3 жыл бұрын

this is exactly how cabaret is meant to be felt. seeing people enjoy it like it’s some light hearted fun musical is like reading animal farm or 1984 and not getting the allegorical story

@siobhancassidy7061 3 жыл бұрын

i think that someone could theoretically enjoy an allegorical story for what it is, outside of the context of its deeper message. i think it’s the same with cabaret...if you want to sing this song in a way that it’s just very gritty and dark, you can. it’s art, and art doesn’t have to be done one way.

@ImNotOdd 3 жыл бұрын

@@siobhancassidy7061 i completely agree w this, but i think the movie sorta missed the point of this song. liza did a great job at singing but i dont think it conveyed the dark message of this song like jane does

@eullerich 3 жыл бұрын

Right this way your table's waiting.

@buckjohnson3748 3 жыл бұрын

@@ImNotOdd I like this version, but the point of the song is to show sally dosnt care about the politics outside and wants to have fun(even if that leads to her death). Liza briefly remembers cliff at the corpse part, but then ignores it. After that she decides she will always continue to be like this, she'll never change. Liza sings it as a metaphor and less literal.

@eltonsmor 3 жыл бұрын

@@buckjohnson3748 to be fair Sally had an abortion right before this number. Having lost everything shes not exactly sane as shes singing

@eirikastokes9652 6 жыл бұрын

The screaming into the mic at the end is so reminiscent of Adolph Hitler - one of the most genius things I've ever seen. This whole performance is so uniquely hard to watch, the woman is literally coming apart at the seams - I can see her wincing in fear throughout the song, and the whole section about Elsie is so fantastically demented, it's actually frightening. Not to mention all the technical skill involved to sing properly, out of key, while channeling all of the emotion required. Jane Horrocks as Sally Bowles should finally be acknowledged as one of the greatest musical theatre performances of all time.

@MamaMidnight98 3 жыл бұрын

Completely agreed!

@ericbasart888 2 жыл бұрын

@@MamaMidnight98 Excellent college 101 critique.

@guymontag9577 2 жыл бұрын

So a Caberet is a Fiddler on the roof

@johnman559 2 жыл бұрын

It's that embarrassing abortion at the beginning with the made-up accent why I hate this genre..... that Jane has some Power about her though👍👍

@robertbarron4274 Жыл бұрын

Brilliant analysis, that. I wish I had your knowledge and insight into theatre. Thanks, Eirika.

@user-ms8km7lh1l 3 жыл бұрын

she & the makeup team did a great job at making her look clownishly creepy whenever she grinned/grimaced

@arianaminhas6495 3 жыл бұрын

i think they did that by putting little lines of eyeliner or lip liner on the corners of her mouth to extend it

@camogrrl 3 жыл бұрын

The lighting is awesome too

@TRVBAL 3 жыл бұрын

It’s the lighting.

@rolfagten857 2 жыл бұрын

@@TRVBAL Just like the German Singer Nina Hagen in 1982.

@seanroaney1473 8 жыл бұрын

I read once that the character of Sally is meant to reflect Germany's collective, national mental state. I have no idea if this is true, but after watching Horrocks' electrifying performance, the theory is certainly plausible. It can easily be seen as a slow descent into hateful, savage insanity.

@neighborhoodtatum6801 8 жыл бұрын

I heard that about the Emcee as well

@nicoleeb4637 8 жыл бұрын

I would say that each character in Cabaret reflect their country (this can be more or less apparent depending on the direction of the production). Sally is England, Cliff is America, Herr Schultz is the Jewish population, and then there is Fraulein Schneider. I think she is best fit to reflect Germany's collective, national mental state. A sort of self-preservational way of thinking. Because before all the hate and savege insanity, there was fear, especially in this era - before/during Hitler's rise to power. And that, I think, is echoed most clearly in Fraulein Schneider. This particular portrayal of Sally however, is a good reflection of what is to come.

@andrewcrocker9282 7 жыл бұрын

Sean Roaney The whole of the KitKat club is meant to represent the Weimar Republic of the time.

@benjaminepstein7812 Жыл бұрын

I know I’m REALLY late, but in this rendition of Cabaret, Horrocks was asked to scream as manically and insane as she could. The idea was that her ghastly screaming imitates Hitler, of course at this point in the world it is July, 1939. Just before the invasion of Poland.

@th8257 3 ай бұрын

I'd say she's primarily a reflection of the Berlin scene back then. It attracted all kinds of eccentric characters from across Europe, looking to join in on the chaotic explosion of creativity and licentiousness. Like punk half a century later, its boundaries were loosely defined because it was so experimental and indulgent, and a lot of it wasn't the highest quality.

@spider1dog 10 жыл бұрын

I was seated at a table on the stage at this performance in London. Absolutely amazing. It was like watching a complete mental breakdown in 4 minutes as Sally tries to adhere to "the show must go on mentality" whilst coping with events within the country, the loss of her child and an ill fated romance. Jane Horrocks is indescribable.

@HypnoticPhantom 6 жыл бұрын

As I said above I haven't seen the play, but I have been watching various versions of this song and the one thing I noticed that almost all the stage actresses have in common is that when they sing the line "When I go I'm going like Elsie" is when their brain snaps and they lose it (to varying degrees depending on the actress). My theory is that at that moment Sally realizes that she is going to end up the same way and that she is trapped in a lifestyle that is more than likely going to kill her at a rather young age.

@kellyalves756 5 жыл бұрын

HypnoticPhantom Also- well, someone wrote a book about the art/ film/ music scene in Berlin just before the Third Reich, and they noted a weird fatalism and anxiety in a lot of the themes. It’s almost like the creatives acted like “canaries in a coal mine” to quote Kurt Vonnegut about the role of writers in society. Also also- Berlin was like the San Francisco or Fire Island of Europe in the 20’s- it was a place where people of varying gender fluidity and sexual orientations could live fairly openly. Or relatively openly. So, as the Nazi rhetoric began to scream about returning to rigid gender roles and traditional family functions , people like Sally and Fredrick and the MC were doubtless sensing their increasing vulnerability. The cabaret pretty much exemplified exactly the kind of “ garbage art” the Nazis sought to eliminate.

@kellyalves756 5 жыл бұрын

Capt Janeway ( after trying and failing to remember title and throwing various key phrases at Amazon) Here it is: www.amazon.com/Caligari-Hitler-Siegfried-Kracauer/dp/0691025053/ref=mp_s_a_1_3?crid=12X057JCHCT2P&keywords=from+caligari+to+hitler&qid=1554165745&s=gateway&sprefix=from+cali&sr=8-3

@kellyalves756 5 жыл бұрын

She’s like a wild animal being squeezed into a corner.

@melodyrogers5658 4 жыл бұрын

Wow what an amazing experience for you!!

@zachbolger3922 2 жыл бұрын

A performance like this take guts. You have to be unapologetically committed to the character. Jane is absolutely absorbed in Sally. She gives a performance that is devastatingly intriguing. You wanna look away, but you can’t. This is how cabaret is supposed to feel. Through and through. Jane is the best Sally. I think Emma Stone also did a good job finding a happy medium.

@madelineharding 8 ай бұрын

have you seen amy lennox perform this song? i definitely recommend it if you love this!

@JewishJeff839 8 ай бұрын

@@madelineharding The drag queen show that no one can recognize?

@holdynisalive 3 ай бұрын

@@JewishJeff839that production is absolutely fantastic, i’m assuming you haven’t actually seen it

@JewishJeff839 2 ай бұрын

@@holdynisalive Unlike you, I DO NOT go to drag queen shows that INSULT the HOLOCAUST. CHECK your history and not your GAY over this. What AWARDS didn't Horrocks win for this tragedy? THIS tells you how much it sucked. Got it, little girl?

@JewishJeff839 Ай бұрын

@@holdynisalive The show called "The Worst Broadway Show Ever"?

@billylenzsupremacy 3 жыл бұрын

this performance specifically caused such an emotional reaction i actually made a tiktok telling people that if they want to see an example of how cabaret can be borderline terrifying when done right, they should see this. jane horrocks is by far my favorite sally.

@ikac11 3 жыл бұрын

I literally came here form your tiktok. Thank you

@ilovemarblehornets 3 жыл бұрын

Ooh I came here from your tik tok! Thanks!

@JewishJeff839 2 ай бұрын

@@ilovemarblehornets Chinese spies?

@shizukaFALL 2 ай бұрын

@@ilovemarblehornets W MARETU PFP

@codybeasenburg6275 5 жыл бұрын

Wow tbt to when I was 14 and didn't get it at all and thought this was trash and now as an adult recognize that this is one of the best portrayals of Sally we've ever gotten.

@th8257 3 ай бұрын

An illustration of how stupidly naive we are as kids!

@saxpower 8 жыл бұрын

She actually makes something of the the "when she died the neighbors came to snicker/thats what comes from too much pills and liquor"

@bornaturaleaderobn 11 жыл бұрын

VERY disturbing. Usually, I can sing along to this song. All I could do was watch (almost in horror) as Jane displays a very obvious "break" from sanity. WOW. I never understood the degree of Sally's instability before. (NICE) And I LOVE Jane Horrocks so this was a TREAT!!!

@alibaokbah2960 3 жыл бұрын

The way she says, "And I love a cabaret" at the end sends shivers down my spine. It's as if she's doubling down on her decision to descend down the path of self destruction. Terrifying..

@JewishJeff839 8 ай бұрын

"Terrifying"??

@alinal5290 3 жыл бұрын

it’s absolutely amazing how she can go from such a soft voice to imitating hitlers screaming. it’s absolutely terrifying

@AutismThespian1993 3 жыл бұрын

I didn’t think of her doing Hitler’s screaming. I thought it was her breaking down. Thanks for brining it to my attention

@jasonellis4330 3 жыл бұрын

@@AutismThespian1993 its both

@johndalton3180 2 жыл бұрын

@@AutismThespian1993 Zero question. She's imitating Hitler.

@valmacclinchy 11 ай бұрын

It's terrifying indeed. Here it is, 2023, and this show is still frighteningly relevant..

@JewishJeff839 8 ай бұрын

@@valmacclinchy Can anyone of the British trash prove "Hitler screams" or a "breakdown" not written anywhere? Also, your drag queen version? Where did that crap come from? 1930. No drag queen BS.

@jeofickles2771 7 жыл бұрын

There's two options in musical theatre, focus on acting great in songs, or focus on sounding great in songs. This is a perfect example of that trade off. She was literally directed to sing terribly in her performance songs because it fit the themes of the story. Sally Bowles is supposed to only be on stage because she's sleeping with her boss, and her poor singing reflects the analogy of Germany's corruption perfectly.

@pablokuhne7055 7 жыл бұрын

Jeo Fickles Definitely, and it really does look like she is having a mental breakdown.

@aiya3130 6 жыл бұрын

Agree completely. Interestingly, though, you can still tell she's a well-trained singer. It takes a lot of skill to develop such a unique interpretation and deliver it so consistently.

@mmdillon1 4 жыл бұрын

You're ignoring the third option, which is doing BOTH (a great singer acting out a song to perfection), which is usually the goal. Of course, here, we have someone who needs to play a not-so-great singer, so sounding great in the traditional sense is not the goal.

@JewishJeff839 2 ай бұрын

YOU were the "director"? Not Sam Mendes?

@Bahine1 11 жыл бұрын

This for me, has to be one of the best performances of Cabaret ever. This performance EPITOMIZES what a breakdown would look like in a song. It screams raw emotionality, and Jane manages to express just how tormented and screwed up Sally is by this point. It is incredible. And stays true to the Sally that I know from the books by Isherwood. Simply astounding.

@marquamfurniture 8 жыл бұрын

Horrocks peels off all the varnish of the glitzy movie version. Raw, fierce, and savage. If you care about emotional content, this is the one to beat!!

@SourEggz 8 жыл бұрын

Who would expect less from Jane?! 💅

@astrowiz3544 6 жыл бұрын

Agreed!

@liamsullivan8903 5 жыл бұрын

Isn't she (not Sally the character, but Jane the actress) deliberately performing the last part of the song in the style of Hitler giving a speech? I always thought that was what was happening.

@Firegirl483 5 жыл бұрын

Yes that's what she's going for

@sashika6053 3 жыл бұрын

OMG! You are sooooooo clever!

@melizmatea 3 жыл бұрын

@@Firegirl483 and why?! The emcee evokes all of that - there is no need for Sally to. If it ain't broke, don't fix it.

@tawondasmooth4817 2 жыл бұрын

@@melizmatea I think that it does an excellent job of illustrating how the zeitgeist is rubbing off on everything within its vortex, showing up in unexpected places and people. It also indicates that, while Sally may not explicitly agree with the Nazis, her indifference basically makes her one, anyway. In her complacency as the pot begins to boil, she’s as responsible for what’s to come as anyone else. In this song, she’s consciously made the decision to turn off, like so many people in her country, and that indifference allowed the Nazis to get away with it.

@ProblematicBeach 2 жыл бұрын

@@melizmatea not fixing just making it better. you just cant see the bigger picture here

@billydeeuk 3 жыл бұрын

“Well that’s what comes from too much pills and liquor” - the way she says it in such a mocking voice. Like the neighbours’ words still sting, even after all this time has past

@salumbre365 8 жыл бұрын

Jesus H. Christ. Jane Horrocks is a goddess. Which I knew already, yes, but... Wow. What raw emotion. And how hard it must have been for her to sing this bad. Singing off-key on purpose is a lot more difficult to pull off that it looks, especially being the extraordinary singer that she is.

@dovestone_ 6 жыл бұрын

Felix Lizarraga yes, as a singer, singing deliberately badly is fun but not easy

@ntroyfreeman 6 жыл бұрын

What's Jesus's middle name?

@astrowiz3544 6 жыл бұрын

Nicholas Troy Freeman His middle name is Fucking. Jesus Fucking Christ.

@osahju914 4 жыл бұрын

Nicholas Troy Freeman Henry lol

@lilcardigan 3 жыл бұрын

The fact she’s imitating hitler hurts somewhere new

@JewishJeff839 8 ай бұрын

She is? Proof?

@O_Haraa 2 ай бұрын

@@JewishJeff839 it's a very famous theory and interpretation but many people say she was directed to do that, but i don't know for sure

@JewishJeff839 2 ай бұрын

@@O_Haraa "Theory"? So it must be true to first grade failures, right? 1996. Get over it, loser.

@fluffydalek2948 7 жыл бұрын

I love this version of the song cabaret. It captures Sally's breaking point so well and how she cracks open.

@SymphonyBrahms 6 жыл бұрын

She didn't win the Olivier Award that year. She wasn't even nominated for the Olivier Award that year. I guess that the nominating committee must have missed her brilliant performance. Maybe they were all at home washing their hair or re-arranging their sock drawers.

@XerkDaniels 5 жыл бұрын

Or just sitting alone in their room.

@CV-Moore 4 жыл бұрын

@@XerkDaniels Damn. What good is sitting alone in your room?

@mmdillon1 4 жыл бұрын

And maybe they DID see her performance, and decided that other performers were more deserving of the award...

@ExternalInputs 3 жыл бұрын

@@mmdillon1 Proving yet again how worthless those awards really are.

@minarik01 3 жыл бұрын

awards for art are the stupidest thing ever

@ssharkbait 9 жыл бұрын

Still my favorite rendition. The other ones sound spot on technically but none have the same feeling behind it. She's really telling the story through her performance.

@marcallan9069 3 жыл бұрын

I love this performance of this song so much, the more I watch it the more I appreciate the the nuances in the performance. Sally is destroyed, realizing she's condemned to live like Elsie, convincing herself that thats what she wants. The sad dead eyes full of despair, the deep anguish in the voice work perfectly in contrast with the happy laissez-faire lyrics of the song. It's depressing, it's sad, It's the inevitable culmination of Sallys philosophy. Ignore whats happening in Germany by partying and doing drugs, what happens will happen. God I love Jane Horrocks in this show, at the same time showing a deep acknowledgement of shame of her lifestyle while trying to fully embracing it.

@kyrastube 3 жыл бұрын

Jane Horrocks is genius. You rarely come across someone quite as talented as her. I adore her in this role as well (but frankly I adore her in any role) I've heard a theory that this number is mirroring Sallys emotional state before, during and after her abortion, which no doubt were a rough procedure back in those days. As well as the whole situation of her life, which were going fast to hell, of course.

@JewishJeff839 8 ай бұрын

@@kyrastube Can you hear??

@AmaindeJH 7 жыл бұрын

Shit. This is so good I almost hate it, yet I can't stop watching. How did she even do this? I've seen this type of breakdown before, unfortunately, in real life. I'm impressed at how savage this portrayal is. It takes me back but it's so real i keep running it back to watch that perfect transition. Incredible.

@larrydirtybird 7 жыл бұрын

What a disturbing rendition. It's almost like a threat, so much hostility and anger. It dovetails quite nicely with the impending Nazi takeover because by the end, she looked like Hitler ranting in German.

@kyrastube 7 жыл бұрын

larrydirtybird that's a nice observation, especially since how the movie jumped back and forth from what the nazis did to what happened in the Cabaret. I had always seen Janes performance here as the ultimate mental breakingpoint of Sally, happening during the abortion.

@damnnndamien6085 3 жыл бұрын

Indeed

@Bahine1 11 жыл бұрын

It's just deliciously over dramatic as well. Like she is properly losing it (like when she shouts at bits mid way thorugh, and obv at the end). I also love the way she says the neighbours line, and the way she appears to flit in and out of different personalities throughout. Brilliant. Thanks for uploading! xx

@kld9214 10 жыл бұрын

Best arms on broadway.

@Talierau3 7 жыл бұрын

...patina still wins

@michaelwilkinson682 6 жыл бұрын

Only she was in the west end

@michaelwilkinson682 6 жыл бұрын

Meester Lilith she was in the west end

@deerheart87 4 жыл бұрын

Shame about the voice

@ImNotOdd 3 жыл бұрын

@@deerheart87 sally is described as a poor singer with no hope of future prospects. this song is much more about the acting.

@RyanWorthman 2 жыл бұрын

The musical theatre world has become so obsessed with hitting each and every note in a song perfectly that it has begun to lose its authenticity. This is not west side story or anything goes where everything is meant to be precise and focused. This is Cabaret! Love this performance

@kakeyluvsu 5 ай бұрын

The harrowing contrast to her empty hollow gaze and screaming against the cheery upbeat music is just so mesmerising

@sela5613 3 жыл бұрын

i’ve watched this nearly a dozen times. the hitler screaming part gives me chills every time. this show is so brilliantly horrifying when done right

@JewishJeff839 2 ай бұрын

"Hitler screaming"?? PROVE this was in the script. Reading TOO much into things makes you a liar...

@TheSpygirl7 Күн бұрын

@@JewishJeff839 . . . it's . . . OBVIOUS to anyone who's ever seen this performance and a newsreel of Hitler. How do you know she's singing off-key and in English? Because you can hear it. How do you know she's wearing red lipstick? Because you can see it. How do you know she's imitating Hitler here? Because you can see it and hear it.

@JazzyJ96771 9 жыл бұрын

I want those biceps.

@selenium3447 3 жыл бұрын

I want to touch the biceps

@JazzyJ96771 3 жыл бұрын

@@selenium3447 wow, 5 years ago, I forgot I commented on this

@JazzyJ96771 3 жыл бұрын

@@selenium3447 but me too lol

@selenium3447 3 жыл бұрын

Those biceps are nice

@lawrencele3391 7 жыл бұрын

this is what musicals should be about singing and great acting not just singing

@dovestone_ 6 жыл бұрын

Lawrence Le Exactly.

@jimp4170 6 жыл бұрын

Sally was not a decent singer. "She had a surprisingly deep husky voice. She sang badly, without any expression, her hands hanging down at her sides..." From "Goodbye to Berlin," Christopher Isherwood.

@Ro-yl5cm 3 жыл бұрын

@Talcum Cabaret the musical wasn't designed to please your ears exactly. It's supposed to make you uncomfortable with the dark story and message it's trying to come across. Sally's character in this song is having a mental breakdown and going insane. This song may seem like it's about living life to the fullest but it's really a declaration that Sally will end up in an early grave. You feel her distress in her voice which I think is a brilliant stylistic choice on Jane Horrocks' part.

@Ro-yl5cm 3 жыл бұрын

@Talcum This can be seen through it's music. Most specifically in "Tomorrow Belongs to Me" and "If You Could See Her". Both of these songs can show you how easy it is to be swept under the Nazi Regime of the time. Tomorrow Belongs to Me sounds like a song of hope until you realize what group is singing. If You Could See Her at first seems like a funny story about a man falling in love with a gorilla until you realize you've been laughing at the dehumanization of Jews. Also there's the ending of the show. The haunting and distorted reprise of the opening number, Willkommen, plus the moment the MC takes of his cloak to reveal the concentration camp uniform. There have been many performances where the audience just sits in uncomfortable silence before applauding. I suggest you rewatch the musical and try to analyze it a bit if you wish.

@Ro-yl5cm 3 жыл бұрын

@Talcum Sorry if that's a lot lol the way the musical was written really intrigues me

@Ro-yl5cm 3 жыл бұрын

@Talcum oh lol whoops I thought you were talking about the musical as a whole

@Ro-yl5cm 3 жыл бұрын

Cabaret the musical is based off of the Berlin Stories so the actors would still be somewhat faithful to the book. Someone in the comments actually explained Jane Horrocks singing choices excellently. "Here's the most interesting thing about this performance: if you've seen Jane in the movie "Little Voice," you know that she actually is a brilliant singer and vocalist, capable of perfectly mimicking everyone from Judy Garland to Marilyn Monroe. If she'd wanted to, she could've belted this number out as gorgeously as Liza Minnelli. But instead, she chose to embody one of the core truths about Sally: Sally's a mediocre talent with limited prospects. She sings at a run-down club because she's not good enough to make it anywhere else. And that mediocrity is what fuels Sally's desperation and self-destruction."

@CarolanIvey 10 жыл бұрын

Wow. Brilliantly disturbing. :) I wonder how she kept her voice intact, belting in the low register night after night?

@astrowiz3544 6 жыл бұрын

And screaming lol

@caram6073 4 жыл бұрын

Look up estill voice training 😀

@Abitscrewycreations 4 жыл бұрын

Spite and practice

@saturn1486 2 ай бұрын

My god I love this version. This is the only musical I’ve cried over, and the only one I’ve had to sit in silence for a LONG TIME after.

@paulhorneschillings1212 6 жыл бұрын

3:51- Watch the arms. Holy shit. JANE SMASH She's going Super Saiyan.

@hategreed1 7 жыл бұрын

Everything that Jane Horrocks has done has been superb. She has an amazing range of talent. Just watched "The Amazing Mrs. Pritchard"...she and the entire cast were great. Loved her as a Bubble in Ab Fab. And Little Voice, wonderful. Hoping to see more of her great work. Thanks for sharing this.

@slimlouis6441 5 жыл бұрын

hategreed1 Bubble is an iconic character that couldn’t be written on paper. That is the brilliance of Jane Horrocks.

@ajmartin7752 3 жыл бұрын

This is completely off topic but she is buff.

@dmitrivlad8538 3 жыл бұрын

Not off topic. You said what we were all thinking.

@wrmty56413 3 жыл бұрын

She's got arms like fucking Schwarzenegger!

@user36able 4 жыл бұрын

Here’s a question Is the Elsie section something that can be heard by the in-universe audience? Or is it a moment where we , the real audience, finally get to access Sally’s private thoughts/ interior monologue that she usually resists showing to the world? On a related note, are we to assume that this Elsie person was real (and her death was the start of Sally’s implosion that seems to reach its climax here) , or is this just another one of Sally’s stories? What does it mean if the Elsie story is fictional, but can only be heard by us ? I feel like that’s the most likely conclusion in this particular production, but I’d be interested to hear other people’s thoughts In other news I am obsessed with Jane’s bizarre, cartoonish facial expressions. Especially just after “neighbors came to snicker”. It’s as if Sally has forgotten how genuine emotion works.

@AtlanticGiantPumpkin 3 жыл бұрын

Damn I didn’t notice this until she screamed, but Jane Horrocks is RIPPED

@JewishJeff839 8 ай бұрын

Lesbian?

@supermaxim109 9 ай бұрын

Audience gives polite, terrified applause. Perfect.

@Swagguu 3 ай бұрын

Perfectly said!

@johndalton3180 2 жыл бұрын

Life is America is so close to the events of Cabaret it's downright scary. Sally, and Cliff were "fast asleep," as are, I'm afraid, most Americans in 2022. If you're reading this in the future, and things have gone off the rails, I'm truly sorry I couldn't do more to prevent it. God, help us.

@JewishJeff839 8 ай бұрын

It's ONLY a musical, calm down queen...

@johndalton3180 8 ай бұрын

@JewishJeff839 Uh huh. And Death of a Salesman is only a play, The Godfather is only a movie, Catcher in the Rye is only a book. You sound like a typical Trump loving ignoramus. Thanks for playing, though!

@johndalton3180 4 ай бұрын

@@JewishJeff839A musical with an important message.

@JewishJeff839 2 ай бұрын

@@johndalton3180 Not with this chick...

@cbh4166 6 жыл бұрын

this is the human rendition of the phrase “balls to the wall”

@chimayai 3 жыл бұрын

it is SO hard to sing badly when you have a powerhouse voice, which also applies to bad performing : master performer. She fucking nails it. I'm used to the Liza version, but I think the next time I do this show, I will def direct the Hitlerian delivery that she snarls at the end of this song, which was just masterful! Kander & Ebb would have been gobstopped by this performance!

@DAS1962 9 жыл бұрын

If you go back to the source material. Isherwood's stories, Sally did not have a good voice. The version here is the stage version. Liza's version is the cinema version (and fantastic) but Liza does have a great voice - something Sally did not possess. Both versions have their merits, but because of their mediums.

@th8257 3 ай бұрын

The Liza version was a real distortion of the character of Sally Bowles. They cast Liza because they wanted a big name to make $$$. It's a shame in many respects. If they made a version today, I suspect they'd cast someone who portrayed Sally more as she was intended.

@JewishJeff839 2 ай бұрын

@@th8257 "Fake producer" now?

@heatherteasdale9229 Ай бұрын

It goes without saying that this is an amazing performance (one of my faves) but I would like a moment of appreciation for Jane Horrocks' workout routine. Girl those armsss. I'm in love.

@hole1991 12 жыл бұрын

@cleverboi2 SPOILERSSPOILERSSPOILERSSPOILERSSPOILERS Actually me and the person who posted this were having a little discussion about this about a week ago. Apparently, in this production, Sally isn't actually singing in the Kit Kat Club, this is what's going through her head when *major spoilers* she is having the abortion, which if you look at it from that way, would explain the ending alot (including her screaming and her spasm at the end, etc).

@osahju914 4 жыл бұрын

Matt McLaren THATS what the director said?

@johndalton3180 2 жыл бұрын

That may be true for this production. I think in other productions, and the way others have played it, is she decides to have the abortion at the "when I go, I'm going like Elsie" part. But, what you said makes sense for this particular performance.

@doug9022 3 жыл бұрын

This is my favorite version of Cabaret but it's still so weird to see Bubble from AbFab singing and playing such a serious role LOL. Jane Horrocks is an absolute gem!

@kyrastube 3 жыл бұрын

I felt the same way when I first saw it, and still do to a degree, honestly. Bubble is my favorite Abfab character, and as a result I adore Jane Horrocks. So very talented. 💕

@JewishJeff839 8 ай бұрын

@@kyrastube What else has Jane done after this to be "talented"?

@TheDramaDorks 3 жыл бұрын

My favourite rendition of this song. Jane Horrocks is the definitive Sally Bowles imo.

@kyrastube 3 жыл бұрын

I agree.

@kyrastube 11 жыл бұрын

yes, it is wonderful, more wonderful than I have the right words for. and knowing its the same woman who played the daft and quite mousy (but loud) bubble in abfab. just makes it so much more amazing! she is a great actress! one more thing about her when she is singing this song...she sort of makes me think of nina hagen. the facial expressions, the rage, the humor and the voice that is so much bigger than her tiny body. love it!

@jacxyz7252 3 жыл бұрын

I've seen multiple people play Sally and I never understood what the hype was about the character. This woman made me understand. What a performance!

@JewishJeff839 8 ай бұрын

Which "multiple women" in the West End? Or are you lying for attention?

@SandymoorFerrariClub 5 ай бұрын

@@JewishJeff839 You really are an oddball, with all of your strangely phrased questions. Something I wonder when I see people who phrase questions in bizarre ways like you do is whether they write in such a bizarre way in all situations, or if the weird use of language is an intentional part of the trolling.

@JewishJeff839 5 ай бұрын

@@SandymoorFerrariClub 2 MONTHS later and you are still trying to get into the pants of your lesbian lover? IF you can't READ, why are you here, little child? KZfaq is NOT a lesbian dating site for lesbo losers. Get an education and stop speaking for all lesbos like you clearly are. Ask mommy why she never aborted the lesbian loser? STOP bothering ADULTS with your GAY issues. Can you DO that lezzy Karen? How UGLY are you that you can't show your lesbian COWARD face?

@emilyblues 3 жыл бұрын

i can't describe how many times i've watched this. absolutely mesmerized by jane's performance. unmatched in my books

@xjesusmercyx 9 жыл бұрын

Every single detail on this superb little number is absolutely mesmerizing & astonishing. My Victorian Top hat is off for Jane Horrocks Bravo, Bravissimo!

@prince5233 2 ай бұрын

The best musical performance I think I have ever witnessed. The emotion, presentation, passion. Nothing has ever evoked such a feeling inside me as this song has. This is the way it is meant to be sung and she knew that as a fact. Where it takes place in the timeline of the musical, near the end, only adds to the building tension. When she finishes it, I can feel my own chest release. All that built up anxiety and anger, I could never see a human as Sally Bowles the way I see Jane Horrocks.

@MrVitor1563 8 жыл бұрын

Stop comparing the 90's revival with the movie. The original musical was not at all like the revival. Fosse's Cabaret is one of the best movies ever, stop trying to make it smaller. Can't you simply understand that the movie was a totally different thing, as was the original musical in the 60's, as was this revival.

@Rusty3659 7 жыл бұрын

Exactly! Had Bob Fosse directed Liza Minnelli to preform Cabaret in this manner, there's no doubt that she could have. But he was of the opinion that if she did Cabaret like this, like it was done in the play that movie audiences wouldn't understand. He was right too. So he altered the performance for the movie.

@osahju914 4 жыл бұрын

the revival is similar to the original in a way the movie isn’t

@melodyrogers5658 4 жыл бұрын

Oh my, stop.

@nosanitynoworries 6 жыл бұрын

We never find out what actually happens to sally after the credits roll/ curtain falls but i think the kit kat club would get trashed and the emcee put in a camp and all the girls wpuld probs be shot but sally i think she would realise what happened and find her dreams shattered then she would take a permanent nap (suicide) rather than be killedor imprisoned and humiliated (or likely worse) thats what makes this version so intense

@maddierenee2847 3 жыл бұрын

i had a conversation with a close friend about this. one thought we had was her overdosing as soon as she knew the kit kat club would be raided. another was that she fled and ended up committing suicide or putting herself into a drunken coma. another that possibly she went ended up in a camp also. as she was most likely not completely straight and (i think?) jewish. either way, i don't believe she got to live a full life.

@ElleCee62978 3 жыл бұрын

Well, from the endings I’ve seen that weren’t the movie, the Emcee is definitely put into a concentration camp as he is three of the things Hitler hated the most (gay, Jewish and a socialist/Communist). I would imagine that Sally maybe made it back to England as Jean Ross did, but the other girls probably met the same fate as the Emcee.

@greenfloatingtoad Ай бұрын

I think we can assume she went like Elsie

@turloughgirl5535 3 жыл бұрын

Absolutely breathtaking. She is Sally.

@RogerWorrod 8 жыл бұрын

It is and should be a non-singer's performance. For my generation, Judi Dench was magnificent... her giggle on "We'll think of something" was one of the suggestively dirty statements of all time!

@robsieger1886 4 жыл бұрын

That was a different song, though ("Perfectly Marvelous").

@th8257 3 ай бұрын

Casting Liza Minnelli in the film was a distortion of the Sally Bowles character. She was meant to be someone who wasn't the most talented performer- a reflection of the nature of the Berlin scene back then, which attracted all kinds of characters.

@mrdrakeo 8 жыл бұрын

A truly staggering performance. I am absolutely blown away every time I watch Jane in this role. Amazing! Nails it!

@markxist 7 жыл бұрын

Jane's performance WAS Sally Bowles

@ryebread9299 6 жыл бұрын

Just started watching and listening (exploring) cabaret, so seeing all the different interpretations of the characters and the many themes are very interesting!

@cassandrak.7998 8 жыл бұрын

This is my favorite favorite favorite performance. Ugh WOULD HAVE LOVED TO SEE THIS ON BROADWAY. With this cast. Jane is wonderful.

@osahju914 4 жыл бұрын

Cassandra K. West end ya mean?

@dayiteriyaki 6 жыл бұрын

This is mega-memorable. I bet she used Judi Dench for inspiration in the second part of the song! So good.

@NamelessPerson34 13 жыл бұрын

I actually like this one. It's very different, more traditional interpretation than Minelli, (though I DO love Liza's) and it shows of the mentally unstable, darker side of Sally, so much more intense, almost disturbing.

@BluFingerzXD Жыл бұрын

I have watched this so many times, always when I need to be re-inspired, and I am never disappointed. It's her biceps towards the end of the song; they terrify me in the best way

@oldhamegg 8 жыл бұрын

changed my mind. That was perfect not just good.

@SueBeaWho 7 жыл бұрын

I LOVE CABARET...however I am NOW terrified!!! Interesting interpretation on good ole Sally!

@victordunson7019 10 жыл бұрын

Sally Bowles is a third rate singer in a third rate night club , so the singing should be a little off.Liza Minelli to me does not embody this.Jane was excellent here.

@brennabrodbeck5183 9 жыл бұрын

I thought she was a second rate singer in a third rate club

@spacial2 9 жыл бұрын

Respectfully I think the point of the film version was rather different from the stage. Stage will always be topical and relevant. The polished performances in the film were juxtaposed with the ugliness of the age.

@robsieger1886 4 жыл бұрын

@@brennabrodbeck5183 That is what Sally Bowles was as John van Druten and Christopher Isherwood wrote her character.

@deerheart87 4 жыл бұрын

I think she's a third rate singer in a second hand dive bar

@ScottKerill 3 жыл бұрын

It's because Liza is mediocre, but she can't PORTRAY mediocrity 😅😅

@thefilmwatcher1216 22 күн бұрын

Jane Horrocks captures everything about this character so perfectly and on so many levels. She's both funny and haunting at the same time and her performance of this song is filled with so much intention and the ending is bone chilling.

@lizmacdonald2063 10 жыл бұрын

i dont know why i love this so much

@saidiemai 12 жыл бұрын

I just can't get my head around the fact that she had to do this performance night after night, and matinees! Her poor throat! (This is awesome)

@pazuzu126 4 жыл бұрын

Wow, she sure does love a cabaret. I think she charred the skin off everyone in the audience with that one.

@rupertprawnworthy758 4 жыл бұрын

I think she is extremely underrated as an actress.

@markiecamden 3 жыл бұрын

An absolute brilliant performance by Jane Horrocks. I have also seen her in Annie Get Your Gun and The Rise and Fall of Little Voice and she was just phenomenal - that girl sure can belt out a tune! Just brilliant.

@JewishJeff839 8 ай бұрын

No awards won...

@offwiththefairies77 9 жыл бұрын

Excellent! Would love to have seen that live. Love Jane Horricks. Talent hard to find nowadays.

@ginjaababe 6 жыл бұрын

Jane is amazing!She's one the of many reasons I've watched Ab Fab! I love her accent and her voice is unique!She has quite a range! She can sing contralto then she can raise her voice to soprano heights!What voice she has! Wow! I love you Jane Horrocks!Was that Alan Cummings in the beginning?

@osahju914 4 жыл бұрын

kelsee o'shea yup! This is from their west end production in 93

@sisifromthefuture 9 жыл бұрын

This is still my favorite, even if she's tearing up her voice. It's just so much more than Liza Minelli's cavalier version. It changes the whole show.

@SimplyTaylor14 4 жыл бұрын

One of my favorite performances of sally. I love it so much

@alexhale3531 2 жыл бұрын

Truly the best acting performance I’ve ever seen of this song

@MaddySmedley 8 жыл бұрын

This is my favourite performance ever!!!! ever ever ever xxx

@Magicwithizz 5 жыл бұрын

It's hard for a performance to be so visceral it's hard to watch. Damn.

@ninakasper4ever 10 жыл бұрын

THE BEST SALLY BOWLES ALIVE!!!

@johmcg64 3 жыл бұрын

They are cabaret stars. The main singer is beautiful! thank you

@VintagesingerclairelouiseUk 8 жыл бұрын

This is amazing characterisation

@robsieger1886 5 жыл бұрын

Interesting interpretation. I have heard criticisms that it is "over the top". I think she does go over the top in the last stanza. Up until that point, given the grim seediness and the new POV of the Alan Cumming version, which differs significantly from the original (from what I have read), her interpretation makes sense. This is a miserably unhappy woman. And it is sad and depressing. Bleak and joyless. After seeing this I can't imagine ever wanting to see the show.

@fatgooch4769 3 жыл бұрын

the ending is her imitating hitler’s speeches

@bdcooper93 7 жыл бұрын

Knowing Jane Horrocks as Bubble from Absolutely Fabulous makes this very strange to see. Her acting diversity is astounding.

@sharkattack8560 7 жыл бұрын

Best performance I ever watched.

@TheCaptainnoU 5 жыл бұрын

It's just my ears or why a lot of people are going so hard on her. I think she has her unique style of singing and it's full of raw emotions.

@auddyroses Жыл бұрын

I always come back to this performance. Again and again.

@cga18 2 күн бұрын

people who think this is bad have zero idea of the control Horrocks has. Even the screaming is controlled. It takes immense talent to sing this "badly".

@kyrastube 12 жыл бұрын

@musicaltheatergeek79 well, have you seen the whole version of the play with him in it? I thought so too at first, but as the play went on I started getting what he was about. but joel grey is still the one I prefer

@martinezgerard 10 жыл бұрын

Amazing rendition. Dark and disturbing.

@kikikinsdoesthings Жыл бұрын

She takes it from laughter to goosebumps in just a few measures. Love it.

@annnonymous952 7 жыл бұрын

It's pretty impossible to see Jane Horrocks perform and not fall a bit in love with her.

@Norberto_G 9 ай бұрын

They just nailed the cabaret atmosphere. Not exactly glamorous, desperate, dark, as foretelling the future.

@joeharris4345 2 жыл бұрын

Wow, Bubble has really hit the skids.

@davidlondon2810 6 жыл бұрын

This is great for the theatre and is closer to the true spirit of Sally Bowles. However, this type of version would never have featured in a big budget movie version of "Cabaret" because it would have failed at the box office even if the financial backers had forked up the lucre to get it made (unlikely): America prefers its movie musical songs sung sweetly and in tune and for its female stars to look, act and sing pretty even when being kooky (ie Liza Minelli in Cabaret)....Sad but true.

@bobbi940 Жыл бұрын

I'm a Minnelli fan, but I love how Horrocks has done this. "Bubble" can sing!

@kyrastube Жыл бұрын

The interesting thing is, she is capable of singing much better than she does here. Watch Little voice and you'll see what I mean. This isn't perfect, because Sally is not supposed to be some great talent. If she were, after all that time trying to make it, she would have gotten further than The kit kat club.