'They're not getting the message of the show': Adam Lambert reveals why he broke character to clap back at Cabaret audience member

Adam Lambert breaks character in 'Cabaret' to ensure audience members are "listening".

The 43-year-old star went viral earlier this month after he stopped during the Broadway musical - which has antisemitism as one of its big themes - when audience members laughed when he sang the line "If you could see her through my eyes, she wouldn't look Jewish at all" from 'If You Could See Her' to a gorilla, and he's explained he's worried people aren't properly understanding the "message" of the production.

Speaking on 'The View' on Monday (17.02.25) about why he felt it was important to his break character as Emcee, he said: "Sometimes people in the audience, there were a few people here and there, they've had a few too many to drink during the intermission, and they're not listening.

"They're not getting the message of the show, because the beginning is so permissive and fun and free.

"And sometimes it gets a laugh as if it were a joke, and there have been a few shows — one in particular, where this person commented, and I stopped, and I just looked at the audience, and said, 'No, no, no, no, this isn't comedy. Pay attention.'"