Former “American Idol” singer and current Broadway Performer Adam Lambert The pre-World World War II-Set plays “Cabaret”, in which he is currently in the lead, is now a “warning story” for the public during “The Current Administration”.
Lambert discussed part of the revival cast of the award -winning show variety On Wednesday and how the “anti-fascist” themes still apply today.
“Few who enter this Kit Kat-Club will leave without thinking a little or much about real concerns they have brought in from the outside (of) the theater. And no one will be less inclined to ignore Lambert, who as a gay man, Jewish man, both the cheerfulness of his part of his part and the shows ‘Topical Undernones,’.
Adam Lambert is currently playing the lead role in the Broadway revival of 2024 of “Cabaret.” (Photo by Thomas Lohnes/Getty Images | Photo by Mark Kauffman/Getty Images)
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“Cabaret” is a musical from 1966 in 1929-1930 Berlin against the background of the Nazi party that comes up in fame and power and the effects it has on the characters in a fictional nightclub. Lambert noticed how the setting of the show and themes for him have evolved since he came to the show in September, especially after the elections and the victory of President Donald Trump in Kamala Harris.
“One hundred percent,” Lambert said in “Variety.” “And with the state of the world and all the things that are going on in our country, it is so meta. Even more than in rehearsals that were earlier The current administration Was in my opinion in office and before the elections went south. ”
“Cabaret” is a musical set in Berlin from 1929-1930 when the Nazi party became known. (Getty Images)
“You know, it’s scary what’s going on, and in a sense there is a catharsis in telling the story every night as a kind of warning story for the audience – such as:” Hey, this can happen. It can get out of hand, “he continued. “I think we’ll see that now. So there are moments in the second act now that I think the audience is more coupled in the themes than they were even at the start of the run. It’s wild, how relevant it is.”
Lambert previously attacked the Republican Party in 2023 because of laws that were looking for To limit the Drag versions Around children or near a public space with children.
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“Drag is a pleasure. It is a celebration of all the things that we are queer we are. Drag is a great way to bring the world light. And these legislators are terrified of how clear we shine. They use children to take another thing from us.
Lambert recorded a video for the “Drag is not dangerous” telethon in 2023 and shouted laws that limit drag appearances around children. (Drag is not dangerous)
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