ROMEO AND JULIET - Stratford Festival

STRATFORD STAGE HISTORY
This is the second production of the play at Stratford. The musical appeared on the
Festival Stage in 1987 with Sheila McCarthy as Sally, Brent Carver as the Emcee and
Scott Wentworth as Clifford. Also in the production were Stephen Russell as Ernst
Ludwig, Denise Fergusson as Fraulein Schneider, Richard Curnock as Herr Schultz and
Bradley C. Rudy as a German Sailor. Also cast was Eric McCormack, who went on to
star as Will in television’s hit comedy Will and Grace. The musical was directed and
choreographed by Brian Macdonald, with musical direction and additional music by
Berthold Carrière, design by Susan Benson and lighting by Michael J. Whitfield.
IN OTHER TERMS
Bob Fosse directed a brilliant film version of Cabaret in 1972, starring Liza Minnelli as
Sally Bowles, Joel Grey as the Emcee and Michael York as Clifford. It won eight
Academy Awards, including wins for Minnelli, Grey and director Fosse. It was also
nominated for Best Picture. The film won more than 23 other awards, including Bafta
Awards (UK) for Best Film, Golden Globes (Best Film, and for Minnelli and Grey), and
other Guild Awards.
Director Sam Mendes directed a filmed version of the stage musical in 1993. Jane
Horrocks played Sally with Alan Cumming as the Emcee.
OF INTEREST
Stratford connections
Stratford alumna Julie Harris played the lead in I Am a Camera in the première
production in New York City. The play was a huge success, and it was later as successful
in London with Dorothy Tutin in the lead role. Julie Harris reprised her role as Sally
Bowles in the 1955 film version of I Am a Camera.
ON THE INTERNET
Photos of the film version of the play can be viewed on the Internet Movie Database:
http://www.imdb.com/find?s=all&q=Cabaret&x=12&y=8
Watch Liza singing “Life is a Cabaret” on You Tube here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=opi1da2FzbE
Wikipedia has a good listing:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cabaret_(musical)
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