the 60's
According to www.wikipedia.com, Cabaret is a musical with a book by Joe Masteroff, lyrics by Fred Ebb, and music by John Kander.The dances are also choroegraphed by Bob Fosse.
the first musical ever made was sometime in 1927
I do know that it is a Shakespean play. Not sure whether it has been made into a musical.
Musical theatre came out of Burlesque*, the first " book musical" being "The Black Crook", which opened on Broadway in September of 1866. There are many books that detail the history of American Musical Theatre, you might begin with a search on amazon.com for titles that you can then take to the library.Ethan Morddenhas a whole series, decade by decade, which might be a good place to start.*Keep in mind, too, that Burlesque at that time referred to performances where dancing girls wore tights or bloomers that showed the shape of their legs, not the feather and tassel Burlesque you might think of today.
1966
Cabaret (film/musical) was set in 1930s Berlin, when Nazis and Hitler were on the rise.
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The name of the musical would be . . . Are you ready for this? CABARET - WJS1632 - Actually, Judy Garland never sang a song called "Cabaret" or did a show (stage or screen) called "Cabaret". He must be confused with Garland's daughter, Liza Minnelli, who starred in the film "Cabaret" from the Broadway musical of the same name. Minnelli did NOT appear in the Broadway musical, just the film. Addendum: You're absolutely right! I apologize for not paying closer attention to the question. - wjs1632 -
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the 60's
I was also looking for the answer to this and even though it took a while i ventually discovered that it wa in the 19th century!
1970's
"All the odds are in my favor" is a line out of "Maybe This Time" from the musical Cabaret.
Music by: John KanderLyrics by: Fred EbbOriginally written for the film version of Cabaret, starring Liza Minnelli and Joel Grey.
Cabaret won the Golden Globe for Best Motion Picture - Comedy Or Musical in 1973.