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Post by pomegranate on Sept 16, 2022 6:46:07 GMT
“The Lido reopens its doors on the Champs-Elysées from December 2022 and offers us nothing less than the legendary musical Cabaret. Under the artistic direction of Jean-Luc Choplin and directed by Robert Carsen, this is quite simply the first time that the famous musical will be offered in its original version in Paris.“ www.cometoparis.com/catalog/lido-paris-48 |
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Post by barrowside on Sept 17, 2022 16:35:53 GMT
I'm almost certain the Mendes production had a long run before at the Folies Bergère.
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Post by pomegranate on Sept 18, 2022 13:35:56 GMT
I'm almost certain the Mendes production had a long run before at the Folies Bergère. Yes you’re right! I think what they mean is that it’s the first production using the original script |
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Post by WireHangers on Sept 20, 2022 22:03:02 GMT
Shut up. Cabaret at THE LIDO! I'm spending Christmas in Paris and was planning on attending the Moulin Rouge on Christmas Eve might just do this instead!
EDIT: I bought tickets for December 22nd.
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Post by QueerTheatre on Oct 11, 2022 15:00:04 GMT
I've seen on instagram that Sam Buttery with be the Emcee, but anyone know the rest of the cast?
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Post by marob on Oct 11, 2022 15:13:59 GMT
Saw on a sponsored post (advert?) on instagram that Carl Au is understudy Emcee.
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Post by Someone in a tree on Oct 11, 2022 16:02:06 GMT
sally ann triplett is fräulein schneider ❤️
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Post by pomegranate on Oct 11, 2022 23:25:36 GMT
Hannah Chamberlain (Serena in Regents Park Legally Blonde) has also been cast. Not sure who she’s playing!
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Post by fiyero on Oct 12, 2022 8:55:16 GMT
Nic Myers (who was in the last Back to the Future cast) is going as ensemble and cover Sally and Kost.
I had assumed this would be in French, a lot of English names being thrown up though so was I wrong? I think I'll go anyway!
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Post by distantcousin on Oct 12, 2022 15:05:13 GMT
Sam Buttery (Taboo, The Voice) as The Emcee Lizzy Connolly as Sally Oliver Dench as Cliff SALLY ANN TRIPLET as Fraulein Schneider (they get younger and younger - however she is fabulous!) Her husband, Gary Milner, playing Schultz Ciaran Owens as Herr Ludwig Charlie Martin as Fraulein Kost
The ensemble includes Poppy Tierney! Wow -she used to play principal roles!
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Post by WireHangers on Oct 13, 2022 23:04:59 GMT
Nic Myers (who was in the last Back to the Future cast) is going as ensemble and cover Sally and Kost. I had assumed this would be in French, a lot of English names being thrown up though so was I wrong? I think I'll go anyway! It’s performed entirely in English. All the musicals performed at the Lido will be in English. I emailed them and asked before I bought tickets. |
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Post by WireHangers on Dec 29, 2022 13:04:00 GMT
I saw the production on December 22nd and thoroughly enjoyed it but felt like it could have gone further. It was a very “safe” production and came across like a good amateur show where the director was a bit directionless, almost every aspect of the show was fairly vanilla.
The venue is still stunning and works perfectly for this type of show. You can get small snacks to take to your table such as caviar or macarons. It’s all very fitting for a musical set in a cabaret club but it does make you wonder how future productions will fit into the theatre. You can’t imagine Jekyll & Hyde or Mamma Mia working in the venue.
Sam Buttery as the Emcee was a wonder to witness, their genderless presentation felt like the natural next step of the mysterious Emcee and very current given today’s conversations. They really committed to the weirder aspects of the character but you never didn’t believe that they were a fully realised character working in a cabaret club in Berlin in the 30’s.
Lizzie Connolly as Sally Bowles was okay. Serviceable but very much a painted-by-numbers performance. Her Sally didn’t ever rise or fall the way the character is supposed to so when it came to her singing “Cabaret” at the end of Act Two it left us wondering what the hell she was doing. I’m not a very good writer so I can’t really explain what I mean but I thought she was all technique and no soul, if that makes sense?
Sally Ann Triplet was Sally Ann Triplet. An absolute joy to watch. Her vocals were stunning, her acting was perfection. She was paired with a very bizarre Here Schultz who I imagine was the same age as Triplet but he did a very exaggerated old man impression complete with warbling voice and very hunched back. His performance was very jarring next to Triplet’s wonderful performance.
I really enjoyed the ensemble and thought they were incredibly strong. Each person was absolutely committed and their interactions with each other, as well as the audience, made you feel like you were really in that club.
The staging was a bit off at times, for a production with seats on three sides all the action essentially played to the front which was a bit frustrating after paying €145 a ticket to see the side of the actors head.
Overall I think it was a good first production for the venue and I look forward to seeing what they do next, hopefully they’ll learn from their downfalls and the next production will be even better.
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Post by Dr Tom on Dec 29, 2022 18:41:05 GMT
You can get small snacks to take to your table such as caviar or macarons. I just love the way TB members think of caviar as a "small snack".  In all seriousness, thanks for the review. I had hoped to attend, but will not get chance. |
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Post by fiyero on Dec 29, 2022 21:37:32 GMT
I am going in 3 weeks and can’t wait.
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Post by BurlyBeaR on Dec 30, 2022 7:30:06 GMT
€145 for a side view? Oof!
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Post by pomegranate on Dec 30, 2022 11:55:04 GMT
€145 for a side view? Oof! We sat in the cheap seats in an almost empty theatre. People around us asked to be upgraded and got a firm no. They decided to upgrade everyone in the balcony to the stalls 5 minutes after the show had already begun. |
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Post by fiyero on Dec 30, 2022 13:45:23 GMT
€145 for a side view? Oof! We sat in the cheap seats in an almost empty theatre. People around us asked to be upgraded and got a firm no. They decided to upgrade everyone in the balcony to the stalls 5 minutes after the show had already begun. I'd hate that more! I'm seeing it from the cheap seats on a midweek performance. I've booked dead central as i didn't fancy a possible side view! If they do close the balcony I hope they do it in advance! |
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Post by distantcousin on Jan 4, 2023 11:29:30 GMT
Sally Ann Triplet was Sally Ann Triplet. An absolute joy to watch. Her vocals were stunning, her acting was perfection. She was paired with a very bizarre Here Schultz who I imagine was the same age as Triplet but he did a very exaggerated old man impression complete with warbling voice and very hunched back. His performance was very jarring next to Triplet’s wonderful performance. Interestingly, he was played by her actual husband. As an aside though, should there even be an age difference between the two characters? Not much of one anyway. I have always envisaged the roles for actors of 60+ (perhaps they both are, or "read" as, a bit too young?) |
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Post by oxfordsimon on Jan 4, 2023 12:52:25 GMT
According to Google, Ms Triplett is 60...
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Post by Someone in a tree on Jan 24, 2023 8:58:16 GMT
Fabulous. Sam Buttery, Lizzie Connelly and SallyAnn are the ultimate holy trinity.
The production wasn't allowed to use Mein herr and Maybe this time. WTF. Also, a riser is used to bring on the boarding house and the changes weren't very slick
Carson's production managed to be set in the 1930's but also the present day and its a work of genius. Very moving.
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Post by bobbievanhusen on Jan 26, 2023 0:55:29 GMT
The production wasn't allowed to use Mein herr and Maybe this time. Did they replace them with anything else? The Lido would be a great venue for the original Telephone Song or Sitting Pretty. Was Why Should I wake up in it? |
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Post by Someone in a tree on Jan 26, 2023 9:46:25 GMT
We had the telephone song - which was cute to see but I can see why it's cut.
First verse or so of sitting pretty which lead into Money - which I really liked.
The lido was a fab but a large venue for this masterpiece
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Post by partytentdown on Jan 29, 2023 20:10:02 GMT
I enjoyed this though it has its let-downs. Sam Buttery as the Emcee is engaging and very watchable but feels (perhaps deliberately) like they've come from a different production, one of the Mendes/Frecknall style ones where the character is sort of 'out of time' and ethereal. The rest of the show feels a lot more like a 'traditional' production of the show - the scenes in the club (other than Buttery) are played realistically, and there is a VERY realistic set for the boarding house which, sadly, doesn't work at all if you're sitting in the side floor seats. In fact, I'd strongly advise avoiding those altogether, as this is very much played to the front with massive set pieces blocking your view entirely at some moments. I had paid quite a lot to sit at one of the floor tables, luckily I was roughly in line with the front of the enormous stage but even then some of my view was cut off. The rest of the leads are functional but not enormously memorable - really quite 'cookie cutter' casting and direction. I agree that the actor playing Schultz was quite distracting with his 'playing older' schtick. Sally Ann Triplett was a great Schneider though she does also look a little young. The ensemble are probably the strongest element to this show, throwing themselves into every routine with thrusts a-plenty.
It was the first time I'd seen a production not use 'Mein Herr' and 'Maybe This Time' and I did miss them - fun to see some of 'Sitting Pretty' and 'The Telephone Song' but I can see why they were jettisoned in the newer version of the show. I would love to know why these swaps have been made here. Some directorial moments are a little heavy-handed - I'm not sure we needed video projections of Hitler etc to understand the undertones of what was going on.
The venue is gorgeous but the bar prices - whew...
Overall, 3 stars from me.
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Post by fiyero on Jan 30, 2023 14:15:18 GMT
I really enjoyed the show, it was great to see another interpretation. I didn't notice which songs were missing (discussed above) but did know there were changes.
I'm excited to see what other shows they put on but the view wasn't great from the back row upstairs, or the row in front due to the heads of the people in the front row. it is still cabaret tables all around so room for drinks and food (I didn't look at the prices). It also seems bringing in a massive bag of crisps isn't just a UK thing! Lots of talking too, though some was from one of the 3 groups I noticed who walked out.
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