Suanne Braun's cabaret

[Jazz]

Wow what a night!

ok ...words descrbing tonight..side splitting comedy, amazing talent....i dunno...

ok rewind.....now i have to tell you about the "before" show adventure...just cuz it was funny....scroll down if you want to Read all about Suanne

the adventure began when Kris and I met outside Lauderdale House...no wait, it began when we decided it was cold sitting outside so we decided to go inside the house. We walked into the house and there was a piano and some people and we thought ok "warm up" ....so then i asked this woman where the cabaret show was going to be..."who's that?, it's probably upstairs" so kris and i with my mum in tow traipsed upstairs....where lo and behold there was a tango class....and so we asked again...and NO ONE seemed to know anything about the cabaret...ok after a "Have we got the date/venue wrong. ..panic at 4.30 if nothing happens" moment...we got confirmation eventually that the show was to be in the upper gallery...

fast forward to about 3.30 and then this "cabaret groupie" starts talking to us..or maybe my mum...but all i know is kris and i were giggling over Lord knows what!!?? but this "cabaret groupie" decided to take on the "MM groupies" (Kris made this name up) and said "you can't sit at the front, cuz there's a group of us and we always sit at the front on the left" LMFAO!! so i sweetly replied "oh do you like Suanne Braun then?" ....Kris and i were giggling non stop so this "cabaret groupie" got talking to my mum (except she didn't know it was my mum) and complained that we were giggling too much and then my mum told me ... Kris and i didn't keep a straight face throughout....and Suanne had us in hysterics...

anyhoo Kris, my mum and moi got front row ...without upsetting anyone ;D and the girl sat next to my mum and we learnt how to do the "cabaret clap" (FYI hold your right hand still and clap into it with the left) ;D


OK the show..the opening act was James Adler in his first ever cabaret and my gosh he was funny....loved the jokes...loved the duet with Simon Lipkin too. (that was a plesant surprise)

Ok Suanne comes on ....(introduced as being promoted from understudy to lead YAY!!! )The theme of her Cabaret was "Absurd"

Her jokes on LA were just hilarious. What a hidden talent, i had read she was funny, but you had to experience it to see it. She told us about her Sting encounter in the swimming pool. and the encounter with Richard Dean Anderson whilst she played Hathor, the Fakeness in LA, her experience with internet dating. Her encounter with the LAPD was hilarious....hahaahahha. oooh and the accents, Suanne did a great "across the USA" accents bit....she was just freakin' hilarious... oh her Maitre'd joke was brilliant....Nancy/Nazi! Oh oh oh...the joke about "women in LA on horse hormone supplements" was just funny as anything.
Well in a nutshell Suanne Braun should do stand up/cabaret more often. She is just really funny......and you get to see Suanne being funny in MM, but everyone really should hear the jokes this woman tells! for 45 minutes or however long she was on for, she was just purely hilarious, at the expense of Americans (Kris, she didn't know you were American huh? ;D)

As for the songs...there was an "eat your heart out EP" rendition of Sunset Boulevard....seriously it was dayum good, and a song all about "Joyce" - lyrics too funny....and some other really beautiful songs too. it made me realize Mamma Mia doesn't really give Suanne a chance to showcase her amazing voice! This woman needs to cut a CD!!


i gotta go eat...i'm sure i;ll edit later...but therre ya go my review....

ooh and my mum before the cabaret has never seen Suanne in MM, and now i'm at work and i've just got off the phone from her and all she said was ...


"Suanne is so pretty"
"suanne has lovely eyes" (Suanne has had a guy describe the kolor as "Piss green" LMFAO)
"Suanne has a great voice"


One more thing, Suanne freaked the crap out of me when she pulled back her face to do an impression of those LA chicks that have too much botox and their faces don't move. Then she started singing with her face pulled back...it was freaky..

[michaela]

Simon Lipkin was there? OMG! Very lucky you!

[Jazz]

you bet he was he sang a great number with James Adler.... I did think of you! ;D

That duet was something...

[Kris]

OK...my input...my two cents/pence worth...

First, before the show...yes I guess we were giggling a little too much for the "cabaret groupie"...don't even know what we were laughing about really...maybe we made her upset because we weren't taking her "cabaret knowledge" very seriously...I don't know. But once I found out she had complained about it, I had a hard time keeping a straight face. ;D ;D ;D I actually wanted to laugh even harder. I could not put my "cabaret face" on like she did...but I tried. (he he...didn't work) ;D Of course, her telling us where we could and could not sit when we arrived like an hour before her...well, that just made me irate!

It's a good thing James Adler's show was funny, cuz I needed to cover up the fact that I was now laughing at the "cabaret groupie". Yes, James was funny, and talented, and a self-described "cabaret virgin". Hey James, it was my first time too. I thought he did pretty well...but considering I had absolutely nothing to base my opinion on, my opinion's not worth very much. I thought he did a great job!

My sides were hurting by the time he was through...some of it due to the "cabaret groupie" - who sat right next to us despite the fact that we annoyed her. There was only one toilet in the whole place and the line went all the way down the stairs...so hold it we did. (Note to self...don't try to hold it when you know it's a comedy!)

Suanne came on and was amazing...and I'm not just saying that...really. Some people can sing, but her voice is the kind that you just can't get enough of. I especially loved her choice of topic. Me being from the States and hearing her experiences while there...some of it made me want to hide my head because she got it so right. Ha ha...especially the woman from Georgia who did not believe Suanne was African. Her accent when she did the woman's voice was identical to people I knew when I briefly lived in Georgia. Scary! She also went on to make fun of the Texas accent (my home state) and Jazz is poking me in the side the whole time. (I don't sound like that right Jazz?) Ha ha.

I won't recap the entire show (because I hardly have any computer time tonight)...but the comedy, the singing...wow! If you ever hear she is doing another one...everyone needs to see this woman's talent. Or you can go to watch the "cabaret groupie" if you really want. I want to go back next week just to irritate her and sit where she told me I couldn't. Although I am sure we're not allowed back in...too much giggling. ;D

Afterwards Suanne was extremely nice to let me have a photo with her (which Jazz took and needs to send to me...hint, hint.) And thanks to Sarah for the same...can't forget her...what a sweetie. Oh yeah, and to Jazz for taking the photos...that she needs to email to me...ha ha...need any more hints?!


Well, that's all folks...

[Jazz]

I'm still laughing at Suanne's diet joke, "No carbs" i went into a health shop yesterday, and i tried desperately not to laugh as i had a flashback to Suanne pulling her hair down. I didn't actually want to buy anything I just wanted to see those "girls"...LMAO!!

Oh gosh the "Southern woman" ..how funny was that one?

as for my camera...i'll get those pics to you..but i'm at work, camera is at home