Willkommen. Bienvenue. Welcome to the Kit Kat Club. Home to an intimate and electrifying new production of CABARET.
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.
London’s hottest ticket arrives on Broadway this Spring with Academy® and Tony Award® winner Eddie Redmayne reprising his Olivier Award-winning performance as the Emcee, and introducing Gayle Rankin as the Toast of Mayfair, Sally Bowles.
CABARET 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.
As for the show itself (I know, it almost seems like an afterthought), it has been given an undeniably powerful if somewhat imperfect staging. Among its chief strengths are its lead performances, or at least most of them, with Eddie Redmayne repeating his Olivier Award-winning performance (at least through early September) as the leering Emcee. He’s not quite as menacing as Alan Cumming in the Mendes production, at times seeming fragile and almost adorable. But the actor is certainly mesmerizing, using his angular physicality and androgynous looks to tremendous effect and employing his natural charisma to such a degree that you can’t take your eyes off him. During many dramatic scenes involving the other characters he silently lurks at the edge of the stage, doing nothing but making it seem like everything.
While the Emcee adores all of the Kit Kat Club’s endlessly talented ensemble, it’s easy to see why he holds a special fondness for the cabaret’s headliner, Sally Bowles. Rankin is nothing short of spectacular as the ostentatious performer, knowing when turn on her character's charming nature and when to pull back the curtain to reveal a weariness that makes it feel as if life's hardships have been weighing on her shoulders for centuries. Still, when the curtain lifts and the spotlight beams down upon her, Rankin ensures that Sally transforms into an unforgettable star with her coquettish performances of "Don't Tell Mama" and "Mein Herr." However, it's her rendition of "Maybe This Time," soft and full of hopeful surrender, that truly makes Sally's eventual arc within the musical that much more affecting.
Digital Lottery:
Price: $25
Where: www.luckyseat.com
When: For weekday performances, entries will be accepted until 9:30 AM ET the day before the performance with winners being selected beginning at 10 AM ET and continuing throughout the day as needed. For weekend performances, entries will be accepted until 9:30 AM ET the Friday before, with winner selection following at 10 AM ET and continuing throughout the day as needed.
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Year | Ceremony | Category | Nominee |
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2024 | Drama Desk Awards | Outstanding Direction of a Musical | Rebecca Frecknall |
2024 | Drama Desk Awards | Outstanding Featured Performance in a Musical | Bebe Neuwirth |
2024 | Drama Desk Awards | Outstanding Lead Performance in a Musical | Gayle Rankin |
2024 | Drama Desk Awards | Outstanding Sound Design of a Musical | Nick Lidster for Autograph |
2024 | Drama League Awards | Distinguished Performance | Gayle Rankin |
2024 | Drama League Awards | Distinguished Performance | Eddie Redmayne |
2024 | Drama League Awards | Outstanding Direction of a Musical | Rebecca Frecknall |
2024 | Drama League Awards | Outstanding Revival of a Musical | Cabaret |
2024 | Outer Critics Circle Awards | Outstanding Featured Performer in a Broadway Musical | Bebe Neuwirth |
2024 | Outer Critics Circle Awards | Outstanding Revival of a Musical | Cabaret |
2024 | Tony Awards | Best Costume Design of a Musical | Tom Scutt |
2024 | Tony Awards | Best Lighting Design of a Musical | Isabella Byrd |
2024 | Tony Awards | Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Musical | Steven Skybell |
2024 | Tony Awards | Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical | Eddie Redmayne |
2024 | Tony Awards | Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Musical | Bebe Neuwirth |
2024 | Tony Awards | Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical | Gayle Rankin |
2024 | Tony Awards | Best Revival of a Musical | Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club |
2024 | Tony Awards | Best Scenic Design of a Musical | Tom Scutt |
2024 | Tony Awards | Best Sound Design of a Musical | Nick Lidster for Autograph |
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