Cabaret News

Alan Cumming , who is an out and proud bisexual performer , was presented the high honor of the Order of the British Empire for his service to film, theater, arts, and his work for gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender issues.

On a seemingly twelve foot stage and rag decorated in jewel tones and Middle Eastern motif, Macaggi pops onstage in a pillow-stuffed suit looking like a Teletubby imitating Luciano Pavorati and lip-synchs to one of Luci's operatic hits.

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Scots star Alan Cumming is teaming up with two of the pop worlda s most celebrated divas for a new film inspired by the classic stage musical Cabaret.

In this 1991 photo, composer John Kander, left, and lyricist Fred Ebb are shown at the piano at Ebb's apartment in New York.

"Grey's Anatomy" star Eric Dane has joined "Burlesque," Screen Gems' musical drama which stars Christina Aguilera and Cher.

ANSWER: "Cabaret" won eight Oscars, including best director and actress , but lost best picture to "The Godfather." "A Place in the Sun" reaped six and lost best pic to "An American in Paris." "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woof?" claimed five and lost the top race to "A Man for All Seasons." "Star Wars" won six and lost best pic to "Annie Hall." ...

From the moment producer Tony Buckley rose out of a gray plastic garbage container center stage singing "Life is a Cabaret," the third annual Well in the Desert Showstopper Dinner and Cabaret never slowed down.

Its roots stem from the dark and illicit 1920 and 30s club scene, and the kaleidoscopic palette and out-of-this-world colors would fit the hedonistic vamp played by Liza Minnelli in the movie Cabaret as easily as it would Lady Gaga's futuristic and flamboyant style.

Since its Broadway premiere in 1966 and the famous movie version with Liza Minnelli, Michael York and Joel Grey, Cabaret has won a staggering number of stage and screen awards, including eight Oscars, seven BAFTAs and 13 Tonys.

Another Grey will be heading to Seattle Grace Hospital this season. Variety reports that Tony Award winner and Broadway veteran Joel Grey has booked a guest spot on ABC's hit primetime medical drama "Grey's Anatomy." No, he won't be playing a doctor.

Can you spot the three films featured below that won Oscars for best director, writer and lead actor or actress, but nonetheless failed to win best picture? The other movie pictured here also lost best picture, but didn't pull off those three top, compensatory victories.To see the answer, click onthe "Continue reading" linkunderneath the photos.

Beyonce has scooped a hat-trick of prizes at the MTV Europe Music Awards, dedicating one of them to husband Jay-Z. The singer beat Leona Lewis among others to take home the Best Female gong, and also won Best Song for Halo and Best Video for Single Ladies last night.

Is there any doubt that Burlesque is going to be the craziest movie of 2010? It's already got Cher and Christina Aguilera duking it out in the main roles, and Stanley Tucci, Kristen Bell and Cam Gigandet, among others, as witnesses to the catfight.

U2 were among the early winners at the MTV Europe Music Awards on Thursday, picking up the best live act award hours after treating 10,000 fans to a free concert in front of Berlin's Brandenburg Gate.

Casting Tidbits Activate! First up, THR reports that Zach Galifianakis is continuing his hot hiring streak , but this time only his voice will be needed as he's entered negotiations to provide the voice for Humpty Dumpty in the Shrek spin-off Puss in Boots at DreamWorks Animation.

Katy Perry has said that hosting MTV's European Music Awards in Berlin is a chance to educate people about the fall of the Berlin Wall.

Cabaret has been revived several times in London over the years, to most people's mind it means Liza Minnelli sitting on a chair in the film.

Next Stage has done a remarkable thing in following on from a series of super successful film and TV versions of this play and staging a production under the direction of Ann Garner that is quite captivating.

The British actor, left, and Czech pianist are teaming up for a fresh interpretation of a classical tear-jerker. Celebrated stage and film actor Michael York will team up with award-winning pianist Libor Novacek to present Richard Strauss' composition for solo piano set to Alfred Tennyson's famous epic poem, Enoch Arden.