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Cabaret inspired black nickel hard enamel pin with screen-printed details. Roughly 3.3cm x 2.5cm (1.2in x 0.9in). This is an original design, there is nothing like it!
‘Cabaret’ is a timeless Broadway classic filled with iconic songs like ‘Maybe This Time’, ‘Don’t Tell Mama’ and ‘Cabaret’. With music by John Kander, lyrics by Fred Ebb, and a book by Joe Masteroff, the show premiered on Broadway in 1966, inspired by Christopher Isherwood’s semi-autobiographical stories in Goodbye to Berlin and the 1951 play I Am a Camera by John Van Druten. Since its groundbreaking debut, Cabaret has become one of the most influential musicals of all time. The original Broadway production won 8 Tony Awards, but it was the 1998 revival, directed by Sam Mendes and starring Alan Cumming and Natasha Richardson, that redefined the show for modern audiences. In 1972, Cabaret reached an even wider audience through Bob Fosse’s Oscar-winning film adaptation, starring Liza Minnelli and Joel Grey. The film won 8 Academy Awards and is now considered one of the most influential movie musicals of all time. More recently, the 2021 West End revival, featuring Eddie Redmayne and Jessie Buckley, won critical acclaim and multiple Olivier Awards for its immersive and bold reinvention.
Set in the seedy Kit Kat Club in Weimar-era Berlin just before the rise of the Nazi regime, Cabaret follows the story of American writer Cliff Bradshaw and his relationship with the captivating nightclub singer Sally Bowles. As political tensions rise outside the club, the carefree decadence inside begins to unravel…
The phrase ‘Willkommen, Bienvenue, Welcome’ is the iconic opening line of Cabaret, sung by the Emcee in the show’s opening number at the Kit Kat Club. These three words—German, French, and English for “welcome” immediately set the tone for the musical’s world. By greeting the audience in multiple languages, the Emcee invites everyone – regardless of nationality or background – into a seemingly open, self-indulget world of amusement and escape. But as the show progresses, this cheerful invitation becomes more ironic… The line captures the essence of Cabaret: a show that draws you in with charm and glitter while revealing darker truths beneath the surface.
In this design, the words ‘Willkommen, Bienvenue, Welcome’ in their mismatched fonts are adorned by the Emcee’s hat bowtie creating a pin that references ‘Cabaret’ in a very iykyk type of way.
