Rebecca Frecknall’s acclaimed (well, in London) production of Cabaret has opened at the Kit Kat Club – aka the August Wilson Theatre on Broadway.
Check out a first-look trailer for the show, featuring the return of Eddie Redmayne to the part of The Emcee, and Gayle Rankin as Sally Bowles.
Trailer: Cabaret (Broadway)
The show also stars Bebe Neuwirth as Fraulein Schneider, Ato Blankson-Wood as Clifford Bradshaw, Steven Skybell as Herr Schultz, Henry Gottfried as Ernst Ludwig, and Natascia Diaz as Fritzie/Kost.
Other cast include Gabi Campo as Frenchie, Ayla Ciccone-Burton as Helga, Colin Cunliffe as Hans, Marty Lauter as Victor, Loren Lester asHerman/Max, David Merino as Lulu, Julian Ramos as Bobby, MiMi Scardulla as Texas, and Paige Smallwood as Rosie.
Photos: Cabaret (Broadway)
Swings are Hannah Florence, Pedro Garza, Christian Kidd, Corinne Munsch, Chloé Nadon-Enriquez, and Karl Skyler Urban. The Prologue Company of dancers and musicians include dancers Alaïa, Iron Bryan, Will Ervin Jr., Sun Kim, Deja McNair and swings Ida Saki and Spencer James Weidie; and musicians Brian Russell Carey (piano & bass), Francesca Dawis (violin), Keiji Ishiguri (dedicated substitute), Maeve Stier (accordion), and Michael Winograd (clarinet).
Joining Rebecca Frecknall in the creative team are club, scenic, and costume designer Tom Scutt, choreographer Julia Cheng, lighting designer Isabella Byrd, sound designer Nick Lidster for Autograph, music supervisor and director Jennifer Whyte, hair and wig design by Sam Cox, make-up design by Guy Common, Prologue composition and music direction by Angus MacRae, Prologue director Jordan Fein, casting director Bernard Telsey and Kristian Charbonier, and production stage manager Thomas Recktenwald.
Cabaret – Broadway Reviews & Awards
Cabaret opened on Sunday 21 April 2024 at the August Wilson Theatre. Reviews from the New York critics have been mixed, with publications such as the Daily Beast and Entertainment Weekly wholeheartedly loving the show; whilst the powerful New York Times, plus industry bible Variety, the New York Post and the Wall Street Journal all enjoyed some aspects of the production but didn’t offer a rave review; and TimeOut New York and Vulture were pretty negative.
The critics may be undecided, but the show has already scored some Awards nominations, with the Drama League Awards today nominating the show for four awards – Outstanding Revival of a Musical, Distinguished Performance Award for Eddie Redmayne, Distinguished Performance Award for Gayle Rankin, and Outstanding Direction of a Musical for Rebecca Frecknall.
Cabaret boasts music by John Kander, lyrics by Fred Ebb, and a book by Joe Masteroff based on the play by John Van Druten and stories by Christopher Isherwood.
Cabaret on Broadway is now booking to 29 March 2025.
Cabaret in London is playing at the Kit Kat Club / Playhouse Theatre, starring Cara Delevingne and Luke Treadaway.
Book tickets to CABARET at the Kit Kat Club in London
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