Musical Month takes a sharp, provocative turn this week on @wedrinkandwewatchthings as we enter the smoky, seedy world of 1931 Berlin in Bob Fosse’s masterpiece, "Cabaret (1972)." This isn't your typical "jazz hands" musical; it’s a brilliant, disturbing look at a world partying on the edge of a cliff. Grab a stiff drink - maybe a Prairie Oyster - and get ready for a discussion about "divine decadence" in the shadow of a gathering storm.

This week, we are immersing ourselves in the legendary performance of Liza Minnelli as the irrepressible Sally Bowles and Joel Grey’s haunting, omniscient Emcee. We’ll be examining Fosse’s revolutionary direction, where the musical numbers stay strictly on the stage of the Kit Kat Klub, acting as a twisted mirror to the grim political reality unfolding outside. We talk through the film’s exploratio ...