8/18/2019 Final Paper Proposal

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Micaela Slotin

Queer Pop

Professor Stephan Pennington

3/28/16

Final Paper Proposal

For my final paper, I ill !e "iscussing the 1#66 original $roa"ay pro"uction of %an"er 

an" &!!'s Cabaret  in comparison ith its 1##3 (on"on re)i)al, specifically in regar"s to the

sho's treatment of the character of the &mcee* Primarily using )i"eos of to performances of

the sho's opening num!er, +ill-ommen. one of the 1#60 ony ar"s performance an" one

of the filme"for4 1##3 re)i)al5, I hope to eamine the il"ly "ifferent characteri7ations of

oel 9rey's 1#66 &mcee an" lan :umming's 1##3 &mcee, an" ho these "ifferent

characteri7ations reflect on the sho as a hole an" the historical moment these shos ere

 performing in* Specifically, I inten" to eamine ho oel 9rey's performance is em!lematic of a

 preStoneall, pre9ay (i!eration moment in ;ueer history, hereas lan :umming's

 performance is steepe" in a postI<S crisis sensi!ility* I ill loo- primarily at performance an"

affect !ut also at costuming, staging, "ifferences in li!retto an" score !eteen the original an"

re)i)al, an" also perhaps !riefly tie in :umming an" 9rey's on seual i"entities as they relate

to their performances in Cabaret *

Sources=

The Making of Cabaret  !y %eith 9are!ian $oo-5

 Musical Theatre, Realism, and Entertainment  !y Millie aylor $oo-5

+he <i)inely <eca"ent (i)es of :a!aret. !y ames (e)e :hapter of a !oo-5

+>:a!aret', merica?s eimar, an" Mythologies of the 9ay Su!@ect. !y Mitchell Morris ournal

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