Former “American Idol” singer and present Broadway performer Adam Lambert recommended the pre-World Warfare II-set play “Cabaret,” which he presently stars in, is now a “cautionary story” for audiences throughout “the present administration.”
Lambert mentioned being a part of the award-winning present’s revival forged with Variety on Wednesday and the way its “anti-fascist” themes nonetheless apply as we speak.
“Few who enter this Equipment Kat Membership will go away with out considering slightly or so much about real-life worries they’ve introduced in from the surface [of] the theater. And nobody is much less more likely to ignore them than Lambert, who as a homosexual, Jewish man, embraces each the mirth of his half and the present’s ‘it may occur right here’ topical undertones,” the article learn.
Adam Lambert is presently starring within the 2024 Broadway revival of “Cabaret.” (Photograph by Thomas Lohnes/Getty Photos | Photograph by Mark Kauffman/Getty Photos)
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“Cabaret” is a 1966 musical set in 1929–1930 Berlin towards the backdrop of the Nazi Celebration rising into prominence and energy and the consequences it has on the characters in a fictional nightclub. Lambert remarked on how the present’s setting and themes have advanced for him since becoming a member of the present in September, notably after the election and President Donald Trump’s victory over Kamala Harris.
“100%,” Lambert stated in “Selection.” “And with the state of the world and all of the issues which can be happening in our nation, it’s so meta. Much more so than in rehearsals, which had been earlier than the present administration had gone into workplace and earlier than the election went south, for my part.”
“Cabaret” is a musical set in 1929-1930 Berlin because the Nazi Celebration rose to prominence. (Getty Photos)
“You understand, it’s scary what’s happening, and in a means there’s a catharsis in telling the story each evening as kind of a cautionary story to audiences — like, ‘Hey, this will occur. It might probably get uncontrolled,'” he continued. “I believe we’re seeing that now. So there are moments within the second act now the place I believe the viewers is extra keyed into the themes than they had been even initially of the run. It’s wild, how related it’s.”
Lambert beforehand attacked the Republican Celebration in 2023 over legal guidelines that sought to restrict drag performances round youngsters or close to a public space with youngsters.
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“Drag is a pleasure. It’s a celebration of all issues that make queer individuals who we’re. Drag is an incredible option to convey mild to the world. And these lawmakers are petrified of simply how brightly we’re shining. They’re utilizing youngsters as an excuse to take yet one more factor away from us. Nicely, they’re clearly threatened that we live our reality, that we aren’t apologizing for it anymore,” Lambert stated in a video for the “Drag Isn’t Harmful” telethon.
Lambert recorded a video for the “Drag Is not Harmful” telethon in 2023, calling out legal guidelines limiting drag performances round youngsters. (Drag Is not Harmful)
