Isherwood Wasn’t Sure About Liza Minnelli
While Liza Minnelli might have had her doubts about the casting of Michael York in the film, The Berlin Stories author, Christopher Isherwood, had his own doubts about Liza’s casting! He said that she was simply too talented to play the part of Sally Bowles in the way he had originally written and envisioned it.
Liza Minnelli in ‘Cabaret,’ 1972. Photo by Moviestore Collection / Shutterstock
For him, Sally was a deluded amateur, someone with a little talent, but not enough to become a veritable superstar. Isherwood believed that Liza Minnelli, who was already an Oscar-nominated and award-winning icon of the time, was far too big and talented an individual to take on that kind of role. He felt that her performance would detract from his original vision.