Cabaret - Eddie Redmayne | 2024 Tony Awards (Full Performance)

[@0626saraf]

People thought his movements were so weird and uncomfortable, but if you know what Cabaret is about it makes sense. He’s pretending to be a puppet, much like the characters will soon feel under Nazi regime. It’s foreshadowing the manipulation and coersion. I also love that at about 0:35, he places himself in a swastikah pose- it’s brilliant choreography actually.

[@itswherethecomedycomesin8864]

I think eddie is fantastic. Hes really got such an underrated singing voice and i love how he executed this interpretation of the character.

[@teddi3246]

i feel like he sounds like german kermit the frog in all the other recordings I’ve heard of him

[@itswherethecomedycomesin8864]

@@teddi3246 ha a lot of people seem to share that thought! i can definitely hear it. but i also think he is just straight up a good singer

[@Helloitsme-vt5hq]

He made it like, his own performance, it’s weird, but just so good 🤩

[@Ty-mu7gl]

The way he moves is hypnotic idc

[@angeliarodriguez5247]

His little pitter patter of a crawl across the stage sold me. He’s silly. I’m in love.

[@SWGpittsburgh]

His live performance in the Kit Kat club was overpowering in the best sense. I was completely jaw-dropped and speechless from the first note to curtain.

[@TheKimregina]

@@SWGpittsburghso good! Saw this last week and in the middle of this number I immediately knew I want to see it again so I went again 2 days ago. Worth it!

[@NerdyCountryGirl93]

I love that part

[@katieelise4954]

the subtle swastika by Eddie at the beginning was so ingenious. I don't/can't understand why people wouldn't like this version of the emcee. He is fantastic

[@moralkombat66]

I didn't notice that. How clever.

[@airamay4314]

I really love Eddie's performance. It's uncomfortable, it's silly, and it's over the top, things that, considering the ending, make you think even more. Is this inside his imagination, where he's exaggerating everything to keep himself happy? Or is this how it actually was? Either way, you will get an emotional whiplash as soon as you know what's going on

[@SolarpunkEnjoyer]

I hope one day it will be available online 😢

[@JoTheAnomaly]

I’ve never cried at the opening number before?? I had the thought “oh wow, this cast is brash and bold and they’re all so diverse!” and then I remembered how the play ended. It feels like the end of the world to Clint, so I take comfort in this show as my little world ends, bit by bit.

[@veggigoddess]

What are you even talking about? That was just fucking weird and creepy😂😂😂

[@madi469]

@@veggigoddessah yes it doesn’t fit the Cabaret aesthetic of sunshine and rainbows

[@khoale1010]

@@veggigoddessHave you ever seen Cabaret? Clearly not.

[@upturnedkangaroo]

He's acting with every single muscle. Absolutely excellent!

[@cyanscholar5498]

Maybe not my favorite cast, but the energy is incredible

[@lauczen]

What’s wrong with the cast?

[@lucyintheskywdiamonds]

​@@lauczenAlan Cummings is by far the best

[@CindyBrann-dq5wb]

@lucyintheskywdiamondsoh, it has to be the OGM Joel Gray, period

[@finleyforevermore]

I LOVED this performance, thank you so so so much for reuploading it!!!

[@ayunditabatari9065]

Out of all the versions of this number, this one is my favourite. I love how uncomfortable, unhinged, energetic, and attractive it is. ♡

[@SillySmallMan]

imo I really like Eddies performance. It really is a unique character and a very unique performance and he captures every bit of my attention!

[@emilylucht5397]

The way this man moves his body to embody every role… I haven’t seen dedication like this since Daniel day Lewis

[@BREAKOFSTRUCHHHHA]

The Show is so amazing. Eddie is a master of his craft and Gayle Rankin was amazing. So blessed to see them twice, one in the front row of the mezzanine and at the floor level in the dining seats by the curtains where the performers walk out of. Unbelievable experience. Broadway is amazing.

[@hellismurky]

i really wish i could see a video of them doing the whole song - it’s absolutely incredible

[@isekai_neo]

Truly my favorite Emcee honestly 💯🫶🏽 his performance just scratches a itch in my brain. I think he also just captures everything I think the MC would be. Love his uneasy, mysterious, and enticing nature.

[@TheKimregina]

I second the itch in my brain comment! I saw the show and immediately knew I was going to come back the following week to see it again. He’s amazing!

[@tUVsproAll]

Gosh I love this performance so much. He really sold the show for me and did a fantastic job as the narrator

[@fishddr]

It was so wonderful, I didn’t think it was gimmicky, just unique. And the cast is outstanding

[@justabee07]

Thank you so much!!! I've been looking for this performance 🙏🙏

[@cocoabrowniebear]

say what you want, the climax of the song at 2:34 hits different here. everyone is completely letting loose and it's so satisfying that i can't help but smile

[@finleyforevermore]

When done with the perfect amount of energy, the climax goes SO hard. The only other versions of this song that capture that energy is the Broadway trailer for Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club, and two of the West End trailers imho!

[@champagne3164]

His vibe is so unique. What a shame I didn't have the chance to see his performance live on stage

[@luckyemo8269]

Personally, I have mixed feelings about this cast, but that dosent change the fact that the proformance was absolutely phenomenal. I loved how energetic and committed they were. The vocals and delicacy of the movements while having that eerie feeling is a vary had thing to do yet Eddie Rhymen (sorry if that's not the right spelling) did a good job at nailing it. So overall a 8.5/10 :)

[@ruth7603]

He reminds me of a marionette. That's neither good nor bad.

[@JuliaJulia007]

He reminds me of a circus freak.

[@chooseyourpoison5105]

I think that's exactly it. He's a marionette, symbolising how he's manipulated by others, who he manipulates in turn

[@Swiftpaw12]

Someone pointed out to me recently he's also very much like a Shakespearean fool; silly, over the top, but also often secretly smarter than much of the rest of the characters, and almost always the only one able to call out the problems for what they are, using their jokes to tie the historic tragedies to the modern audiences' lives.

[@tUVsproAll]

@@JuliaJulia007yes, to me that’s the general feel every time the ensemble comes on stage and it honestly works so well

[@Msfifisquarepantz]

Eddie is making the sign of the Swazika with his body

[@sofiialiashenko1234]

When? Timestamp plsss

[@jbflorece7]

0:35

[@Mx.RumpusParable]

@@jbflorece7 That's a stretch, given only the upper body can be seen and they are common jesture/puppet movements like the rest of the version of MC he is doing...

[@BernardProfitendieu]

how stooopid

[@dogboydove]

@@Mx.RumpusParableno it’s definitely intentional - there’s similar choreography in cummings performance as well

[@abbyself5660]

I need a slime tutorial asap 😂

[@jkrfan7]

Eddie’s performance reminds me of an old animatronic in an abandoned amusement park (and no, this isn’t an insult)

[@lynndenault8198]

I just saw Cabaret in the west end last week. It was amazing.

[@renaesmith9501]

I love his performance but at the same time it terrifies me so much.

[@katiehines927]

I think that's exactly what makes it so brilliant. Joel Grey and Alan Cumming's Emcees are brilliant as well, but there's this eeriness and creepiness to Eddie's version that truly stands out to me. I honestly don't have a favorite, I love them all for different reasons.

[@catie1296]

Ate tf down idc it’s so good

[@HibiscusplayzXO]

When I saw MJ the Musical on Broadway, Cabaret was right across the street and both of the shows let out at the same time and so when we went to the stage door to meet the actors of MJ, we all of a sudden heard a loud cheer from across the street and there is Eddie Redmayne lol. Before we even turned around, the woman next to me said, “I bet that’s Eddie Redmayne”

[@emilylucht5397]

I wanted to see him in this role SO BAD

[@BernardProfitendieu]

just not bad enough to buy a ticket, right?

[@stephanierivera8064]

I enjoyed this show immensely

[@bobbidazzler1343]

I wish I'd seen him. He is brilliantly grotesque! ❤❤❤❤

[@dankusmcgankus4947]

HE. IS. A. SILLY. WILLY YOUR HONOR

[@finleyforevermore]

THE SILLIEST SILLYWILLY

[@primarytrainer1]

i wish no one had mentioned kermit the frog, i can't unhear it now

[@kinglycidas]

Love it!!

[@panasonic_youth]

I don't understand this at all but I think I like it

[@teddi3246]

I remember looking for this video a couple weeks ago, and I was surprised when I couldn’t find it anymore. Does anyone know why the original video was taken down?

[@BernardProfitendieu]

yes, it was taken down because it was too stooopid

[@adambomb1553]

I heard someone describe Eddie's movements, as Emcee, like that of a marionette's. Sharp and jerky. And, while I'm sure that was meant as a critique, I think it works so well and brings a strange otherness to the character.

[@carolepeck3829]

Wonderfully creepy🎉

[@EdithMachuca]

Artistically Amazing and personally freaking scary😂

[@jasminnemcdonald94A]

What the heck?!! This show certainly has changed over the years.

[@amadamaquiagem]

The greatest show on earth!

[@betitovespi85]

Not the Best MC , not the Best cast , but the energy is amazing…

[@roymackenzie-jy4lr]

57 years after the 1967 tony awards with this same song

[@SueDenimDomDenim]

Remember that this is just a snippet & if you listen to the cd you get a better idea of the show personally I thought it was amazing

[@rrganza]

너무 잘하네👍🏻

[@MrJackKnightSays]

Dumbledore: Right then Newt we need to distract Grindlewald, but try not to be too over the top. Newt: Okay......

[@BernardProfitendieu]

move on from that Harry Potter nonsense, ferchrissakes

[@MrJackKnightSays]

@@BernardProfitendieu We have no troubles here for life is beautiful.......

[@BernardProfitendieu]

@@MrJackKnightSays move on from that Harry Potter nonsense, ferchrissakes

[@BernardProfitendieu]

@@MrJackKnightSays move on from that Harry Potter nonsense, ferchrissakes

[@BernardProfitendieu]

@@MrJackKnightSays move on from that Harry Potter nonsense, ferchrissakes

[@juliehurrell3106]

Is there nothing Eddie can do, would loved to have seen him in Cabaret

[@hanschristianbrando5588]

Purple leather culottes and a party hat don't exactly say 1930 Berlin to me. More like "David Geffen took me shopping in Beverly Hills for my birthday."

[@tikitribe5715]

Hahahahahahaha

[@marklazatin]

Joel is enchanting yet creepy. Alan is a sexual creep. Eddie is a creep. my gosh, I can’t take my eyes off ‘em

[@klcrawford24]

Thanks for uploading this. So far, I've only heard audio of Eddie Redmayne's Emcee, and this is the first time I've actually seen his performance. Somehow, it's even more offensive than I could've possibly imagined from the audio alone. Glad the curiosity is sated.

[@circe2258]

How is it offensive?

[@klcrawford24]

@@circe2258 You know, my comment was an initial gut reaction, but when I read someone else's comment farther down, it made me reevaltuate. Someone else farther down pointed out that this is an out of context Tony performance that's meant to be more extra than the full performance and, yeah. This is the only case where I've seen Eddie's performance in its full. Who's to say his performance during a full-stage production wouldn't have been better? I mean, I doubt his performance was that much better, but as someone who does not, in fact, know better: who knows?!

[@jaajames]

@@klcrawford24 I've seen him on Broadway 2 weeks ago. I thought he was great, the performance was pretty much the same you see here at the Tony's.

[@isekai_neo]

@@jaajamespretty much they basically just cut each of the cabarets members introductions

[@Itsadarknight]

I really find this version to be more creepy child catcher than Caberet. Can’t beat Alan Cummings or Joel Grey.

[@isekai_neo]

Honestly love this way more tbh💯you’re supposed to be creeped out/uneasy and he perfectly captured it 💯it’s like he’s hiding something but you can’t really tell by the way it’s masked by all the life and party around him. And his puppet like movements are just amazing truly a puppeteer pulling all the strings 💯

[@Mx.RumpusParable]

Undermines both the track of the story and the caberet culture it is set in.

[@kathrynrose155]

I'm a real Eddie Fan, however, my favourite will always be Alan Cumming. There is no other for this roll imo.

[@tikitribe5715]

Joel Grey is still the unrivaled king IMO, but all of them are worth watching.

[@desidiva76]

@@tikitribe5715Adam Lambert is also doing a phenomenal job. His vocals are amazing ☺️

[@finleyforevermore]

​@desidiva76 Since we're all sharing, I guess I'll pitch in! I REALLY enjoy both Mason Alexander Park and Fra Fee’s performances as the Emcee! 💚💚💚

[@lucaslukis8166]

Finally i can watch this performance in full, although i still think the performance of callum scott howell in graham norton is better than Eddie's ,callum's performance is just a good balance of weird and amazing for me

[@cba7873]

It’s so amazingly disturbing

[@Ralb2000]

I miss Berlin

[@PercivalDeRolo-f4c]

Idk who it is. As long as u make the emcee silly i dont mind.

[@JakeStups]

This is diabolical. Should be prosecuted

[@debboo69]

Prosecuted? For what? You absolute turnip

[@JakeStups]

@@debboo69prosecuted for this being uninspired dog shit deb

[@crzycatlady62]

Sorry, but that’s a hard pass for me. Alan Cumming will always be my emcee.

[@steventownsley6763]

This couldn’t be further from Weimar Berlin. We only have to see Dietrich in The Blue Angel. And why is every new production making Sally more and more grotesque and uncouth? She was naive, self absorbed and a fantasist, but she wasn’t so grotesque and base. As for the Emcee, well no one can top Joel Grey, though Alan Cumming at least captured the sinister sexuality of the time. This cast and production just tries far too hard to be different.

[@DarkHorse-bp3xf]

His movements are like a marionette.

[@MinaF99]

Oof, that’s offputting. The emcee is compelling because he straddles the line between charming and creepy, sexy and gross, do we really think patrons would have spent their hard earned money at the kit kat club to see that? Misguided performance, and production it seems

[@anniecrestani1121]

I'm sorry I love Eddie but he reminded me of a puppet especially at the beginning I didn't like this interpretation of CABARET from what I have seen baci x

[@chooseyourpoison5105]

That's kind of the whole point. He's a puppet, being manipulated by others who he manipulates in his turn. Emcee is SUPPOSED to be weird and uncomfortable. Eddie did a great job.

[@anniecrestani1121]

​@chooseyourpoison5105 I understand that I am just not that much into this interpretation in saying that if I was to see the whole production I might change my mind yes it's hard to judge buy this one number it would be very very difficult to preform I have preformed in Musical Theatre for 40 year's retired now Professional Pro Amateur and Amateur thankyou for your feedback

[@flaggerify]

No Jessie alas.

[@gessyca7754]

i really dont like it............... the amount of weird off putting pauses he adds into the song is ruining it. its like hes trying really really hard. you see the same thing in people who are new

[@moi-manda4648]

I mean the song is meant to be off-putting and since it's for the Tony's it'll be extra, but I can see what you mean.

[@marceya9585]

You've missed the entire point of cabaret. Alan Cummings version has a sexy sinister under tone that by the end of the show you understand WHY his performance is so alluring and enticing. It's like he knows something you don't, and you really want to know. Eddie Redmayne's is uncomfortable, and off putting yet strangely playful, full of joy and childish. Every MC has his thing. I think Eddie did it well. Which considering the ending is also good. The MC is not supposed to make you feel secure or comfortable. He is misleading you into laughing along, so that by the end of the play you're left wondering "What the fuck just happened?"

[@przhenojajce5774]

@@marceya9585 The Emcee is there PRECISELY to make you feel secure and comfortable. That's the point of the musical - political apathy and wilful ignorance in favour of entertainment and false security. He is meant to make you lower your guard and ignore the rising conflict quite literally on stage in front of you. That's what makes it so impactful when the ending twist gets revealed, whatever the twist may be. Eddie is a wonderful actor and his performance in Cabaret is absolutely incredible, no doubt about it. But the reason why so many people don't like this particular reimagining of the Emcee is because it kind of misses the point. It's glaringly obvious from the very start that something's not right. He doesn't lure you in, he doesn't lull you into falsified safety, he's creepy and off-putting from the very start. I just don't think this Emcee fits the show's message and narrative. Having in mind the ending of this particular production (which I won't spoil) paired with the fact that Hitler is said to have been incredibly charming and charismatic, a much more impactful character, in my opinion, would have been if they amped up the Emcee's charm and charisma tenfold; make him as likeable and sympathetic as you possibly can without sacrificing some of his characteristic "not-quite-rightness". Then, once you've made the audience feel safe and secure in their delusion that safety in the club is guaranteed, make the grand reveal. Make the audience perpetrator, not just spectator.

[@topcatmatt]

​@marceya9585 in ER's defense I think what he's trying to do is be naive and childlike, like a rube or mark waiting to be easily had and prejudices preyed upon. However successful, I ono, but that is what's going on.

[@tockalaluz]

@@topcatmatt”Waiting to be easily had and prejudiced preyed on” is such a good way of putting it tbh. Especially when there are more serious moments in the play, such as the sequence of him with the gorilla, where he does break this seductive or playful persona. I think ER’s interpretation of the role works well in contrast with what happens later.

[@nerys1338]

I like the dude but I don't like this version that he has done

[@JanetMcquillan-q9g]

Crude

[@jeffschecter4543]

very silly

[@emhu2594]

i am so glad i saw the version with MAP...i would have been annoyed to pay those prices for these "try really hard to be quirky" performances.

[@ryancurtis2593]

MAP was in this production

[@emhu2594]

​​@@ryancurtis2593 I hate the two leads shown here. So forced.

[@ryancurtis2593]

@@emhu2594 the production was built around Eddie but I do prefer more queer interpretations like masons

[@emhu2594]

​​​​​​@@ryancurtis2593 The MC, in this production, represents the deterioration and collapse of the soul of a country. Maybe being non binary helped MAP in this role as the role is not meant to be about gender, religion, or sexuality, but I don't see that being queer or straight in your private life has anything to do with acting in general. Your personal experiences are the food of your artistry but it is not necessary to vomit on stage to show the audience what your artistry is made of.

[@ryancurtis2593]

@@emhu2594 this is a show that the material is so beautifully vague so the only way to do it is throw your self into it and I think for this production with the emcee being Berlin he should start out more queer and individual like the citizens of Berlin but due to the changes loose that and I think that change can be shown better with queerer actors

[@matt199aaa]

Clown fiesta

[@effurfeelings]

This was executed poorly. More rehearsal.

[@veggigoddess]

Creepy as fuck

[@BernardProfitendieu]

he's trying too hard and not pulling it off

[@MrJackKnightSays]

@@BernardProfitendieu are you trying to be rude or just merely stoooooopid?

[@chexfan2000]

this is unbelievably annoying and totally wrong footed from the jump. the emcee is meant to have been the nightly MC of a cabaret not a fae prince who helped the nazis rise to power. Do people not get that the reason he looks spooky is that he is a ghost? Cabaret is a show where the audience is visiting the former site of a Berlin night spot and the ghost of the former emcee is imparting a vision of the terrible fates that befell the spirited who haunt it. This “tee hee i’m doing the holocaust aren’t i a dreadful little imp” thing is not just grating, it’s fundamentally ridiculous to believe people would go to a club where the nightly constant is a guy acting like this. This is worse than an aggressive bar trivia MC. This is worse than a wedding DJ who singles people out to shame them for not dancing. This is worse than a corporate-hired inspirational speaker doing mandatory team building trust falls. When an art scene begins to become actively hostile to its audience as a form of gatekeeping, especially when it’s already prohibitively expensive as the primary gatekeeping mechanism, it’s time to pull up and let the old guard rot. Cabaret is a tragedy that is genuinely heartbreaking but it should not be actively repellent, it should be transportive. The emcee should be UNIRONICALLY inviting the audience to be swept away. This sucks

[@nikkib5079]

Absolutely, couldn’t agree more with your statement!

[@anniez3431]

Ugh. This is awful casting. The Master of Ceremonies is not supposed to be a silly, unsexy, pasty white WASP; he is supposed to be decadent, lithe, sensual, and a bit dangerous. Redmayne is so not Weimar culture.

[@JakeStups]

Couldn’t have said it better diva

[@Whittstopher]

The music is great but Eddie sounds like he's having a seizure and stroke during this. This is honestly the worst Emcee.

[@lindelx]

I dont like it at all

[@daidrivejil4950]

Awful

[@GH-xb6jh]

Most distracting performance ever. Only salvaged by the chorus performers.