Broadway Great Joel Grey on Cabaret Movie Memories and Being Asked to Play the Emcee Nude On Stage
In 1972, Joel Grey got a precious gift plenty of Broadway stars never receive: His Tony-winning performance as the Emcee in Cabaret was preserved on film in Bob Fosse’s glossy big-screen adaptation of the Kander & Ebb musical. Not only that, but Grey took home one of the movie’s eight Oscars for his indelible characterization of the nasty star attraction at the Kit Kat Klub. Prepping to savor a 40th a…