By Elaine Donnelly
Extending sexual misconduct to combat units
It took a stray bit of dirt to scratch the perfection of "Cabaret," and painstaking effort to return it to cinematic glory.
"Cabaret" stars Liza Minnelli, Joel Grey and Michael York are on hand for a screening of the restored 1972 film at the TCM Classic Film Festival in Los Angeles.
Professor Hischak agrees that "Cabaret" represented a "radical" departure in movie musical staging.
' totally destroyed the idea that songs took place on a stage set."