The above image is sort of an old photograph from when renaissance man Alan Cumming appeared on the “Martha Stewart Show” to promote The Threepenny Opera (warning: flash site). After stumbling upon this seemingly uncharacteristic photographic gem, I had to dig up some words by the man himself:
Martha Stewart is my role model. I want to be the queer Martha. I want to have aprons and garden tools and measuring spoons with my name on them. I want to go to prison and wear ponchos my cellmates have made me. I want to rule the world.
Well, that’s certainly a noble goal, but I will always remember Alan Cumming from his revolutionary recrafting of The Emcee character within the 1998 Broadway revival of Cabaret. After that show, I wanted a little pocket Emcee all for myself.
All images from alancumming.com.
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What a beastly woman. I have yet to hear a single nice thing about her from anyone who has known her personally, or had to work around her on a regular basis.
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“I want to go to prison and wear ponchos my cellmates have made me.” He’s a treasure.
He was also really charming and funny in Sweet Land–a real change from the oily nasties he often plays.
Huh. I had thought Neil Patrick Harris originated that look for the Emcee, but it turns out he didn’t step into the role until 2003. However, the production made its biggest profit while he was in the role.
John Stamos has also played the Emcee, which is just too weird to think about.
Oh, I know my Emcee, baby. After Alan Cumming came Michael C. Hall, Raúl Esparza, Neil Patrick Harris, Adam Pascal, Jon Secada, and John Stamos.
With a little help from Wikipedia on a few of those middlers.
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