You're right Courteney - the movie "original" sounds strange in voice and (germanish) pronounciation, too, stressing the "madness" of that etablissement.
The musical is about an "obscene" varieté in an obscene stage of history - which is worse IYO?
I viewed the new thing from the Olivier Awards Presentation, and I think that Will Young performed well, though I didn't like the 2013 performance as a whole - Joel and Liza (1972) is more my style. Their "Money" is one of my high favourites.
Or, do your antici...ppate some sweets for dessert, honey? (from 0:53)