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Cabaret singer at the Kit Kat Klub in pre-WWII Berlin, Germany as the Nazi tide rises ominously around her. | Cabaret singer at the Kit Kat Klub in pre-WWII Berlin, Germany as the Nazi tide rises ominously around her. | ||
| − | Her many phased history includes: | + | Her many-phased history includes: |
| − | + | *[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christopher_Isherwood Christopher Isherwood]'s 1937 novella ''Sally Bowles'', based on real singer [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean_Ross Jean Ross] | |
| − | *Christopher Isherwood's 1937 novella ''Sally Bowles''. | ||
*Isherwood then included or adapted the material into his 1939 novel ''Goodbye to Berlin''. | *Isherwood then included or adapted the material into his 1939 novel ''Goodbye to Berlin''. | ||
*John Van Druten then adapted that novel into his 1951 stage play ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I_Am_a_Camera I Am a Camera]''. | *John Van Druten then adapted that novel into his 1951 stage play ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I_Am_a_Camera I Am a Camera]''. | ||
| − | *Van Druten's play was adapted into a film of the same name in 1955. | + | *Van Druten's play was adapted into a [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0048188/reference film of the same name] in 1955, with Julie Harris playing Bowles. |
*John Kander, Fred Ebb, and Joe Masteroff turned ''I Am a Camera'' into the stage musical ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cabaret_(musical) Cabaret]''. | *John Kander, Fred Ebb, and Joe Masteroff turned ''I Am a Camera'' into the stage musical ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cabaret_(musical) Cabaret]''. | ||
*Bob Fosse then directed the best known, classic, 1972 film version, ''[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0068327/combined Cabaret]'', where Liza Minelli played Bowles. | *Bob Fosse then directed the best known, classic, 1972 film version, ''[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0068327/combined Cabaret]'', where Liza Minelli played Bowles. | ||
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==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
*https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lxmz3RcNNBE | *https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lxmz3RcNNBE | ||
| + | *[https://archive.org/details/iamcameraplayin00vand Van Druten's play ''I Am A Camera'' on Archive.org (account required)] | ||
{{#ev:youtube|lxmz3RcNNBE}} | {{#ev:youtube|lxmz3RcNNBE}} | ||
Revision as of 05:20, 24 September 2019
Cabaret singer at the Kit Kat Klub in pre-WWII Berlin, Germany as the Nazi tide rises ominously around her.
Her many-phased history includes:
- Christopher Isherwood's 1937 novella Sally Bowles, based on real singer Jean Ross
- Isherwood then included or adapted the material into his 1939 novel Goodbye to Berlin.
- John Van Druten then adapted that novel into his 1951 stage play I Am a Camera.
- Van Druten's play was adapted into a film of the same name in 1955, with Julie Harris playing Bowles.
- John Kander, Fred Ebb, and Joe Masteroff turned I Am a Camera into the stage musical Cabaret.
- Bob Fosse then directed the best known, classic, 1972 film version, Cabaret, where Liza Minelli played Bowles.
Phew. You've come a long way, baby.
