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Cinema Chats: "Cabaret"

Museum at Eldridge Street
Jun 30 | Sun |
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Join us on Sunday, June 30, 6pm ET on Zoom for another installment of our Cinema Chats series!

Cabaret (1972) is an iconic film which won Academy Awards for best directing (Bob Fosse), best actress in a leading role (Liza Minnelli), and best actor in a supporting role (Joel Grey), as well as cinematography and production design. Based in 1931 Berlin, the plot follows Minelli's character, American cabaret singer Sally Bowles, who meets British academic Brian Roberts (Michael York) who is finishing his university studies. The pair become lovers, but both soon fall for newcomer Maximilian von Heune (Helmut Griem), a wealthy and decadent playboy. This love triangle plays out against the rise of the Nazi party and the collapse of the Weimar Republic.

Join us with award- winning actor, Steven Skybell, who is currently starring as Herr Schultz, a Jewish fruit vendor who falls in love with boarding house owner Fräulein Schneider, in the Broadway revival of Cabaret. Together, Skybell and Cinema Chats moderator Lucy Shahar will lead us in a discussion about the film from an acting perspective.

We recommend you watch the film in advance of this lecture. Cabaret can be streamed on Netflix, HBO Max, Vudu, Prime Video, Google Play, YouTube, and Apple TV.

Please see the Zoom link in your order confirmation email. This program is entirely virtual.

Registration for this program is pay-what-you-wish. The following are suggested amounts for each ticket type: Adults $12 Seniors $10 Students $8

Steven Skybell is currently starring as Herr Schultz in the Broadway revival of Cabaret. Skybell won the 2019 Lortel Award for best performance by an actor for his portrayal of Tevye in *Fiddler on the Roof in Yiddish, directed by Joel Grey. Other Broadway credits include *Wicked*, *Pal Joey*, *Fiddler on the Roof*, *The Full Monty*, *Love Valour Compassion*, *Café Crown*, and *Ah, Wilderness*. Recent engagements include a Carnegie Hall solo debut in an evening of Yiddish songs from the Holocaust and his Lyric Opera of Chicago debut as Tevye in Barrie Kosky’s celebrated *Fiddler* from the Komische Oper Berlin. In addition to his extensive theater career, Skybell has many TV and film credits.

Venue: Museum at Eldridge Street

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