Cabaret (2021 London Cast Recording) Review

This began as a text to my mom, but it became something I’m honestly kind of proud of. I have no one else to send it to, so Tumblr it is.

I am completely blown away by the new Cabaret recording. Jessie Buckley is amazing as Sally. Her voice is incredibly smooth and jazzy, but carries her emotion so profoundly. It’s a vessel for pain, pleasure, fear, and extravagance. She can really sing, which is rare for most Sallys (they usually rely on screaming the whole time). In my opinion, her standout performances are “Mein Herr,” “Don’t Tell Mama,” and “Maybe This Time.” The only song her voice is slightly underwhelming on is, ironically enough, “Cabaret.” That’s the only recorded performance from the show they’ve released though, and from what I’ve seen from it, this is her chance to act rather than sing. It’s more unhinged, but equally as chilling.  Redmayne brings his Les Mis vibrato to the Emcee, which is rare for the character, and it’s just stunning. As iconic as Liza and Joel Grey are, the London cast certainly rivals them. Tomorrow Belongs to Me sounds like a church choir instead of a creepy Small World Doll (the reprise is like a soldier’s march), and Money is like a chilling mystery-movie score instead of a quick gag to separate acts. Buckley and Redmayne are inarguably the standouts, but not to a fault of the rest of the cast. No one leaves Cabaret and says “I guess Liza Minnelli was okay, but wow that Fraulein Schneider really blew me away!” It’s okay to have standout performances. I really like that, I’m assuming, they recorded it live. The laughing sounds really organic and without it a lot of Redmayne’s comedic timing would fall flat. The score and vocal performances become grittier and more like the “typical” Cabaret as it progresses, symbolizing Berlin’s fall to Nazism. It brings a lot of nuance and artistry to the show that is usually sidelined for the sake of it being Cabaret. The third to last song, “I Don’t Care Much,” sounds like it’s out of Phantom or such. It’s always been in the show, but this is the first time I’ve taken note of it while listening. That really speaks to Redmayne’s portrayal of the Emcee. The last number is chilling. It wraps up the absurdity of the show and weighs it down with the gravity of the reality of 1930’s Berlin. Redmayne ends the show singing alone with a single accordion, then with a gradual build-up of percussion that finally resembles the brutal sounds of war.

WHAT WE DO IN THE SHADOWS - S04E03 - The Grand Opening

Pride & Prejudice 2005 x Eddie/Chrissy

oh *that scene with the hand flex* - this is definitely what happened when he helped her to get into his van (yeah she is small) before heading to his trailer

note: i only realized at the end that she was sitting on the wrong side but shhhh

a genre

#Most metal ever 

kate bush during a performance of “wuthering heights” (1978)

idk there’s just something about this dude

no like i’m seriously so mad about the fact that mike said his life started the day he met el. imagine being will and not only knowing your love will never be reciprocated, but now hearing that the boy you love and consider to be your best friend actively believes that the day you went missing, the day your life went to absolute shit, was the best day of his life. what the actual fuck mike

the duffer brothers using will’s unrequited love and suffering to further develop mike and el’s relationship

eddie munson come back to me </3

Come crawling faster, obey your master.

i'll miss u eddie munson

“We were always calling ourselves the ‘Scooby Doo’ gang, like we were Daphne and Velma and Shaggy and Fred.” — Maya Hawke

STRANGER THINGS 4 + Scooby Doo

Outside of D&D, I am no hero. I see danger and I just turn heel and run. Or at least that’s what I’ve learned about myself this week. The only reason I came in here was ‘cause those ladies came in straight after you. Now, I was too ashamed to be the one who stayed behind.

Joseph Quinn as Eddie Munson in STRANGER THINGS 4

STEVE, NANCY, ROBIN & EDDIE AKA the ✨Magnificent Quartet 🔪

STRANGER THINGS

Chapter Six: The Dive

him.