Adam Lambert, while performing as the Emcee in 'Cabaret' on Broadway, halted the show to address audience laughter during the song 'If You Could See Her.' This song feigns humor with an antisemitic punchline, meant to provoke discomfort. Lambert explained in an interview that the laughter stemmed from audience members misunderstanding the satire, highlighting the serious commentary on societal views buried within the performance's humor. He expressed his concern over audience distractions and the misinterpretation of the work's deeper message about antisemitism.
It's satire, it's supposed to be like, 'Yeah, we're back in the nightclub, and we're doing a cute little number,' but it's actually about a really dark, sad thing about how society sees people.
There have been a few shows - one in particular, where this person commented, and I stopped, and I just looked at the audience, and said, 'No, no, no, no, This isn't comedy. Pay attention.'
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