The Broadway production of Rebecca Frecknall’s production at the August Wilson Theatre continues to play.
It has been announced that singer Adam Lambert and Moana star Auli’i Cravalho will both make their Broadway debuts as the Emcee and Sally Bowles in the new production of Cabaret.
The pair will star in the production from the 16 September 2024 to 30 March 2025, with original cast members Eddie Redmayne and Gayle Rankin playing their finakl performances on the 14 September.
Lambert is best known for being the current frontman of Queen as well as his appearance on American Idol. Cravalho voices the title role in Disney’s Moana and the upcoming Moana 2, and recently co-starred as Janis in the recent Mean Girls musical film.
They will be joining Tony winner Bebe Neuwirth as Fraulein Schneider, Ato Blankson-Wood as Clifford Bradshaw, Steven Skybell as Herr Schultz, Henry Gottfried as Ernst Ludwig, Natascia Diaz as Fritzie/Kost, 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 Hannah Florence, Pedro Garza, Christian Kidd, Corinne Munsch, Chloé Nadon-Enriquez, and Karl Skyler Urban.
Meanwhile, the prologue company, who welcome audiences to the club, is formed of dancers Alaïa, Iron Bryan, Will Ervin Jr., Sun Kim, Deja McNair, and swings Ida Saki and Spencer James Weidie. 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).
The musical features 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 well as being directed by Rebecca Frecknall, the creative team includes: choreographer Julia Cheng, music supervisor and music director Jennifer Whyte, scenic/club/costume designer Tom Scutt, lighting designer Isabella Byrd, sound designer Nick Lidster, hair and wig designer Sam Cox, makeup designer Guy Common, associate director and prologue director Jordan Fein, and prologue composer and prologue music director Angus MacRae.
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