Alan Cumming - I Bought A Blue Car Today

[camrogers]

I'm not sure I'll see a better show at this festival. The man's got a singing voice that fills a room, and he performed songs I never thought much of and made me appreciate them. Absolutely worth the twenty quid.

Among other things he performed 'Mein Herr' from Cabaret, 'Almost There', a great track called 'American' and a Costello/Sondheim medley of two songs entitled 'Losing My Mind.'

Closed with a song his dad wrote for a 96-year-old woman's birthday present. It's called Beautiful, and is littered with profanity. It was brilliant. It's also the last track on his CD, which is reason enough for me to buy it.

He's toured the show through Oz already, having played the Opera House. But if you get the chance, go see.

Comments

[valkyriekaren.livejournal.com]

Jealous!

I did get to write to Alan Cumming once (for work reasons, in a previous job) but the address we had for him, a poste restante in New York, came back undeliverable. Shame.

[damien-wise.livejournal.com]

Among other things he performed 'Mein Heir' from Cabaret

That one was poignant. I think one of the most effective was "Tomorrow Belongs To Me". It's a beautiful song to start with, but part-way through its wrongness dawns on you...
Not usually a fan of musicals, but "Cabaret" had teeth.

[patchworkkid.livejournal.com]

He clearly loves the song to death. Has got the oomph down pat, really knows how to make the punctuation of it pop. Fucking great to watch.

Also meant 'herr' not 'heir'. One of those typos I've taken to making.

Got the album. Like it a lot.