and they left bob fossey alone.those who aren't familiar with the film or have forgotten, you hear "cabaret" and you think of something so light and airy. in fact, there are elements of this that are very dark and very edgy. is that right, joel? >> i would say it's probably darker than it is light. >> yes. >> the entire idea of this film and this story is dark, dark. and the fact that we get a laugh or two here or there is like, you know, gold. >> and, michael, groundbreaking. you played a character who was not only in love with liza's character, sally, but had another love interest, a man. take us back to this period of time in our country. this was rather unorthodoxed, was it not? >> it was very repressed. people didn't talk about it certainly not in the movies. this gentleman was bisexual. now, of course, it seems so harmless. but back then it was sort of a big deal. but this was groundbreaking. i think everyone would agree. bob fossey, this extraordinary man, had a vision and for the first time nobody broke into