This is not comedy! Pay attention': from Cabaret to Trump rallies, why does audience laughter feel so sinister?
Briefly

In the latest production of Cabaret, Adam Lambert's performance has sparked varied reactions from audiences, particularly during the provocative number "If You Could See Her". As societal dynamics shift, what once incited shock now elicits laughter, prompting Lambert to address the audience's response directly. The production is designed to engage viewers, compelling them to acknowledge historical distractions in the face of totalitarianism. It draws inspiration from Christopher Isherwood's novel, highlighting a warning against complacency in the light of rising fascism, showcasing an intricate blend of performance art and audience interaction.
Every night on a new Broadway production of Cabaret, Adam Lambert waits to see how the audience will react...this is not comedy. Pay attention.
Cabaret has its share of Germanic pixie dream girls, but tells a more complex story of how the artists of Europe became distracted by camp and hedonism on the road to fascism.
Inspired by Goodbye To Berlin, Christopher Isherwood's novel about the final years of the Weimar Republic, the musical rebukes artists who choose to ignore politics.
This production of Cabaret aims to produce a sense of complicity in the audience...there are little Nuremberg's Got Talent style sideshows before the production begins.
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