The Musical Cabaret
In November 1966 the hit musical opened on Broadway. Its director, Hal Prince, recalls the award-winning show, set in Berlin as the Nazis are rising to power.
In November 1966 the hit musical opened on Broadway. Set in 1930s Berlin as the Nazis are rising to power, the show chronicles the love story between a cabaret singer Sally Bowles and an American writer amid the city's decadent cafe society. The Broadway production was a huge hit, inspiring numerous subsequent productions as well as the Oscar winning 1972 film. Farhana Haider has been speaking to Cabaret's legendary director, Hal Prince.
(Photo: Jill Haworth, playing Sally Bowles from Cabaret, New York, 1966. Credit: Mark Kauffman/The LIFE Images Collection/Getty Images)
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- Mon 21 Nov 2016 08:50GMTΒι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service except News Internet
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