| re: Where does Orville Peck fit into the queer legacy of ‘Cabaret’? | |
| Last Edit: Chromolume 09:20 pm EST 01/21/25 | |
| Posted by: Chromolume 09:07 pm EST 01/21/25 | |
| In reply to: Where does Orville Peck fit into the queer legacy of ‘Cabaret’? - tandelor 03:35 pm EST 01/21/25 | |
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| “When we first did it, there was no way the leading man in the show could be gay. He was never gay in the Isherwood stories or I am a Camera, and when we did it in 1966 he wasn’t gay either,” said book writer Masteroff in a 2014 interview with Broadway World. “Cliff and Sally had a legitimate boy and girl love affair." And they still do, don't they? I mean, don't we need to believe that no matter what else Cliff may enjoy sexually, that he does fall in love with Sally and does enjoy sex with her? And that he does get her pregnant and wants to raise the child with her? More to the point, I suppose - with many openly gay actors now, many more shows now that deal openly with gay relationships, why is Cabaret being singled out here? Is the "queer legacy of Cabaret" really such a newsworthy item? This feels just a bit David Benkof-ish to me...having a viewpoint you really want to write about, and THEN finding a show to pin it on, even if it feels a little forced. |
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