| C A B A R E T |
| ACT II: |
| 19. Entr'acte |
| 20. Kick Line |
| 21 - Married - reprise |
| 22 - If You Could See Her (The Gorilla Song) |
| 25. Sally's Revolt (underscore) |
| 26. Cabaret |
| 27. Break Up (underscore) |
| 29. Curtain Calls |
| 30. Exit Music |
| We are again transported to the Kit Kat Klub where we see the girls dancing to dance arrangements of 'If You Could See Her' and 'Why Should I Wake Up?' - Near the end the MC dances in dressed as one of the girls. Miliray drumming starts and everyone salutes. A military version of Tomorrow Belongs to Me merges into the tune and everyone marches off stage. |
| Fraulein Schieder goes to see Herr Schultz to tell him that she thinks it'll be better for everyone if the marriage didn't happen. She bursts out to say that she needs the licence to rent her rooms and the Nazis may take that away. Schultz says it'll be alright. He sings a section from 'Married' - before a brink flies through his shop window. 'Mischievous children on the way to school...you understand?' I understand replies Scheider as she walks off. |
| The narrative MC now appears to sing his song at the Kit Kat Klub. It is a dance song between his girlfriend - a German gorilla - and himself. 'I know what you're thinking, you wonder why I chose her...that's just a first impression..' the punch line is :If you could see her through my eyes - She wouldn't look JEWISH at all! |
| Scheider sees Sally and Cliff to return their engagement presents. Cliff says she shouldn't give up like that. She points out that 'its easy for you to say Fight - but if you fail, what does it matter? You pack your belongings and move to Paris, and if you don't like Paris - where? It's easy for you, but if you were me...' She runs back to her room in floods of tears. |
| Sally wants to work back at the Klub to earn some money for the baby. Cliff says no to it and that he has booked tickets to go back to America. Cliff leaves her to call the Klub and tell them goodbye. |
| Sally goes against the wishes of Cliff and she sings, once again, at the Klub. She sings of her philosophy on life - Life is one greate party. She then sings of her girlfriend, Elsie, who lived a life of disillusion and who died prematurely, probably from a drug overdose. Sally knew she was happy. She just wants to be happy too, but Sally now realises that she would most probably die young as well. She made her mind up then that she would go like Elsie. |
| Sally arrives back home the morning of their departure. She has had an abortion. They break up... He goes, leaving Sally behind - she still as hopefull as ever: 'Dedicate your book to me...' as they fade apart. |
| Cliff is in a railway compartment heading back to America. He starts to write his novel, singing 'Willkommen' when suddently the MC appears and takes over the tune (Cliff exits). We are now back at the Klub. The MC finishes his speach that 'life is beautiful, even the orchestra is beautiful!!' - while a discordant version of Willkommen is blasted out from the orchestra and the now ugly ensamble enter suggesting scences of torture. Suddently they sing Willmommen faster where a shift in the music makes Shultz, Scheider and Sally visible up stage. 'Just Children who broke my window... you understand' says Schultz, then Scheider says 'I understand, one does what one must' - Sally interrupts -'it'll all work out, its only politics and what's politics got to do with us...' Music Shift and the ensamble sing. Music changes to waltz tempo and Sceider speaks: 'I must be sensible. If the Nazis come, what other choice have I?' - 'I understand the Germans, after all, what am I - A GERMAN!' Schultz says. Chorus sing once more then Sally interupts singing bits from 'Cabaret' - 'When I go I'm going like Elsie' She fades. The MC bids the audience farewell (A bien tot...) while a drum roll cues the concentration camp Jews in to centre stage. We find the MC is also a Jew! The last chord and lights down! |
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