EXCLUSIVE VIDEO RELEASED OF JOHN KANDER AND CAST OF “CABARET AT THE KIT KAT CLUB” CELEBRATING 58TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE OPENING
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EXCLUSIVE VIDEO RELEASED
OF BROADWAY LEGEND
JOHN KANDER
AND THE CAST OF
“CABARET AT THE KIT KAT CLUB”
CELEBRATING THE 58TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE OPENING OF THE
ORIGINAL PRODUCTION OF THE LANDMARK MUSICAL
New York, NY (November 21, 2024) – Last night, legendary Broadway composer John Kander and the cast of Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club at the August Wilson Theatre (245 West 52nd Street) celebrated the 58th anniversary of the original Broadway production.
Footage of Kander being welcomed to the stage by frequent collaborator and Tony Award winner Bebe Neuwirth can be found HERE.
In her curtain speech Neuwirth, who received a 2024 Tony Award nomination and Drama Desk Award for her performance as ‘Fraulein Schneider’ said, ”What John Kander and his partner Fred Ebb, and collaborators Joe Masteroff and Hal Prince created with Cabaret is a sublime work of art that makes the world crystal clear. Cabaret takes place at a specific time in history, but its themes – love, good standing against evil, survival – those themes are timeless. And as the show has been performed over the decades, it is always relevant. And the music, John and Fred’s phenomenal score, is always transcendent.”
Cabaret originally opened November 20, 1966 and subsequently has been revived on Broadway four times with countless productions worldwide. The musical is universally heralded as a masterpiece and one of the greatest musicals of all time and notably was an Academy Award-winning film released in 1972.
Over the past six decades, stars that have performed in productions of Cabaret include:
- Emcee: Joel Grey, Alan Cummings, Eddie Redmayne, Raul Esparza, Neil Patrick Harris, Michael C. Hall, Mason Alexander Park, Adam Pascal, Jake Shears, John Stamos, and current Broadway Emcee Adam Lambert.
- Sally Bowles: Jill Haworth, Judi Dench, Jane Horrocks, Natasha Richardson, Michelle Williams, Jesse Buckley, Gayle Rankin, Maude Apatow, Madeline Brewer, Cara Delevingne, Gina Gershon, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Sienna Miller, Molly Ringwald, Brooke Shields, Emma Stone, and current Broadway ‘Sally Bowles’ Auli‘i Cravalho, and notably Liza Minnelli in her Academy Award- winning performance in the Bob Fosse film.
In addition to Lambert, Cravalho, and Neuwirth, Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club also stars Calvin Leon Smith as ‘Clifford Bradshaw,’ 2024 Tony Award nominee Steven Skybell as ‘Herr Schultz;’ Henry Gottfried as ‘Ernst Ludwig’ and Michelle Aravena as ‘Fritzie/Kost.’
The cast of Cabaret also includes Gabi Campo as ‘Frenchie,’ Ayla Ciccone-Burton as ‘Helga,’ Colin Cunliffe as ‘Hans,’ Marty Lauter as ‘Victor,’ Loren Lester as ‘Herman/Max,’ David Merino as ‘Lulu,’ Julian Ramos as ‘Bobby,’ MiMi Scardulla as ‘Texas,’ and Paige Smallwood as ‘Rosie.’ Swings include Maya Bowles, Hannah Florence, Pedro Garza, Kayla Jenerson, Christian Kidd, Corinne Munsch, Chloé Nadon-Enriquez, and Karl Skyler Urban.
The Prologue Company, the dancers and musicians that welcome audiences to the club, feature dancers Alaïa, IRON BRYAN, Will Ervin Jr., Sun Kim, Deja McNair and swing Ida Saki. The musicians of the Prologue are Brian Russell Carey (piano & bass), Francesca Dawis (violin), Keiji Ishiguri (dedicated substitute), Maeve Stier (accordion), and Michael Winograd (clarinet).
Experience this groundbreaking musical like never before. The denizens of the Kit Kat Club have created a decadent sanctuary inside Broadway’s August Wilson Theatre, where artists and performers, misfits and outsiders rule the night. Step inside their world. This is Berlin. Relax. Loosen up. Be yourself.
Cabaret, one of the most revered and successful musicals of all time, has 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. The show features the songs “Willkommen,” “Don’t Tell Mama,” “Mein Herr,” “Maybe This Time,” “Money,” and the iconic title number.
Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club on Broadway is directed by Olivier Award winner and 2024 Drama Desk Award nominee Rebecca Frecknall with club, scenic, and costume design by Tony Award winner, Evening Standard Award winner, and Olivier Award nominee Tom Scutt, and choreography by 2024 Chita Rivera Award nominee and Olivier Award nominee Julia Cheng.
The creative team for Broadway includes Jennifer Whyte (Music Supervision & Music Direction); 2024 Tony Award nominee, Drama Desk Award winner, OBIE Award winner, and Olivier Award nominee Isabella Byrd (Lighting Design); 2024 Tony Award nominee, Drama Desk Award winner, and Olivier Award winner Nick Lidster (Sound Design); Sam Cox (Hair & Wig Design); Guy Common (Makeup Design); Jordan Fein (Associate Director & Prologue Director); Danny Sharron (US Associate Director); Kayla Lomas-Kirton (UK Associate Choreographer); Ilia Jessica Castro (US Associate Choreographer); Angus MacRae (Prologue Composer & Prologue Music Director); Bernard Telsey, CSA & Kristian Charbonier, CSA (Casting Directors); and Thomas Recktenwald (Production Stage Manager). 101 Productions, Ltd. serves as the US General Manager for Cabaret.
The Broadway production of Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club began previews on Monday, April 1, 2024 and quickly became Broadway’s “hottest ticket” (Washington Post), and “the Broadway show everyone needs to have an opinion on” (Town & Country). Critics called the production “an unforgettable and jaw-dropping experience” (Entertainment Weekly), and “a ravishing, gut-punching, timely revival” (Variety). It was the most nominated revival of the 2023-2024 season receiving nine Tony Award nominations and honored with Best Revival nominations by the Outer Critics Circle Awards, Drama Desk Awards, and Drama League Awards.
When the London production of Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club began performances in November 2021, it electrified the West End with critics calling it “a kill-for-a-ticket theatrical triumph” (The Telegraph). The production went on to win a record-breaking seven Olivier Awards and is now tied for the most for any musical revival in Olivier history. Now in its third smash year, the West End production of Cabaret currently features Adam Gillen as ‘Emcee’ and Katherine Langford as ‘Sally Bowles.’
The 2021 Original London Cast Recording of Cabaret recorded during a live performance is available on Decca Records as a CD and to stream on all major platforms. To order the album or stream it, please visit https://cabaret.lnk.to/ListenNow
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